Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Legacy of Heath Ledger



Heath Ledger plays the role of the Joker in The Dark Knight. No, not just that. He also gave the best portrayal on one of the most definitive villains of comic books.According to director Christopher Nolan, "I talked to Heath a lot about The Dark Knight's depiction of the Joker as a force of anarchy even as we were writing the script, finishing the script, I should say.

And we both agreed that that is the most threatening force that society faces is that of pure anarchy, of someone who wants to do harm for its own sake and really for his own entertainment."

What Heath is doing is very unique, and really I think pretty amazing and very frightening, as the character should be."The whole tone of Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight is what it should be and he did an amazing job with a striking performance."

The Joker is an extremely crazy and intelligent villain who is often admired because he is the greatest foe of the Batman, and one of the greatest in the DC universe. There are a lot of things that attract you to him, his quirks, his plans, his reactions, the Joker is a joy to read in the comics and Heath Ledger was a joy to watch in The Dark Knight.

When asked about Heath Ledger's performance, Gary Oldman who plays police commissioner Jim Gordon said, "What Heath is doing is going to blow you away. It is very dangerous and very unhinged, what he is doing. And how he plays it is like Coco the Clown on crack."
---DarkKnightCity

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