DARK KNIGHT Breakdown! JOKER Analysis & Easter Eggs (Nolan Batman Trilogy Rewatch)

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  • Опубліковано 17 лип 2018
  • 2023 UPDATE: Watch Erik Voss' even deeper analysis into The Dark Knight, and new secrets discovered in the Joker's makeup: • DARK KNIGHT BREAKDOWN:...
    The Dark Knight (2008) full movie breakdown! What details did you miss in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight -- from Heath Ledger's masterful performance as the Joker, and how game theory inspired his plan... to the duality between Batman and Harvey Dent / Two-Face, and how Nolan's imagery quietly exposed that parallelism? To celebrate the tenth 10th ANNIVERSARY of the movie's premiere, Erik Voss rewatches The Dark Knight scene by scene and explains the missable craftsmanship that makes the movie unforgettable. What clues hint at the Joker's possible origin? Does the Joker hide in plain sight without his makeup earlier in the movie? What are the connections between The Dark Knight and its influences, like Michael Mann's Heat, Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, and Alan Moore's The Killing Joke?
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  • @NewRockstars
    @NewRockstars  9 місяців тому +28

    UPDATE: Erik here! I revisited The Dark Knight for our Deep Dive channel, and I discovered dozens of more amazing details that Christopher Nolan hid in this film: ua-cam.com/video/yXGqIxj4IFo/v-deo.html

    • @Dinoco-42
      @Dinoco-42 9 місяців тому

      Hi watched the whole thing😁

  • @daughterofyah6209
    @daughterofyah6209 4 роки тому +3977

    Nolan did his job so well that now we don't even want to see another Batman v. Joker story. RIP to Heath Ledger, the greatest actor to play a villian.

    • @CaptMadness_
      @CaptMadness_ 4 роки тому +81

      Yes Rip Heath ledger wish he was still alive

    • @xdarkknightx09
      @xdarkknightx09 4 роки тому +50

      A harley origin story by Nolan could have been awesome. It could have been self contained spinoff featuring joker. Will never get to see it unfortunately.

    • @adrikdutta7415
      @adrikdutta7415 4 роки тому +21

      Joaquin pheonix

    • @isaiah7269
      @isaiah7269 4 роки тому +4

      @_ANCIENT ASTRONAUT THEORIST_ u mean birds of prey

    • @olchapplobro5258
      @olchapplobro5258 4 роки тому +18

      We don't even need another Joker, I mean, we didn't need the Joker movie. Neither did we want it(at least I didn't)

  • @lilneftrappin
    @lilneftrappin 5 років тому +3002

    _The Dark Knight is the only movie i can watch for the rest of my life and never complain_
    *Never...*

    • @musamil4320
      @musamil4320 4 роки тому +72

      The more i watch it the more impressed i become

    • @kevinsplinter1954
      @kevinsplinter1954 4 роки тому +32

      This one and Shawshank Redemption for me.

    • @jasperfreedom1505
      @jasperfreedom1505 4 роки тому +35

      I watched it twice last week lol. It went Dark Knight, Dark Knight Rises... shit now I have to watch Batman Begins... aaaaaaaand now I want to watch The Dark Knight again haha

    • @thatdude8603
      @thatdude8603 4 роки тому +2

      ya... me to

    • @dank_the_gecko4143
      @dank_the_gecko4143 4 роки тому +7

      The only thing I dislike about the movie is some cheesy lines that the cops say and the choreography

  • @UmbraFulgur
    @UmbraFulgur 2 роки тому +814

    “Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married, or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy.”
    ― Heath Ledger

    • @cclark3
      @cclark3 2 роки тому +21

      Wow

    • @Omashu2425
      @Omashu2425 2 роки тому +37

      This genuinely sounds like something the Joker would say.

    • @patrickkanne
      @patrickkanne 2 роки тому +12

      good point. let's go:
      You guys happy? for real?

    • @thomasvangompel7211
      @thomasvangompel7211 Рік тому +2

      Thats deep

    • @simeonfranko
      @simeonfranko Рік тому +3

      Holy cow. Thank u for sharing that quote. That’s AMAZING

  • @harrisonbudzeck9373
    @harrisonbudzeck9373 3 роки тому +573

    Harvey’s half face was so good. You could see his jaw bone, the muscle tendons or whatever they are. The only thing I find unrealistic about it is the fire didn’t burn out his eye

    • @tumadrexuxa
      @tumadrexuxa 3 роки тому +42

      His eyelid was close

    • @evelynfuller6866
      @evelynfuller6866 2 роки тому +48

      as another person said, his eye was closed so it would make sense for the oil to only get on his eyelid (as his eyelid IS gone) and also, the water in your eye has to evaporate before burning without a starter! pretty cool

    • @smegspreader
      @smegspreader 2 роки тому +8

      Still a bit too cg lookin

    • @LittleHomieLightningtech
      @LittleHomieLightningtech 2 роки тому +35

      @@smegspreader 2008

    • @smegspreader
      @smegspreader 2 роки тому +4

      @@LittleHomieLightningtech and? His face still looks uncanny at times

  • @worlds1ep3enthusiast92
    @worlds1ep3enthusiast92 4 роки тому +3727

    It's sad. Everyone cared so much about Joker everyone forgot how amazing Aaron Eckhart's Two-Face was.

    • @youwantsomenut2310
      @youwantsomenut2310 4 роки тому +92

      No they didnt

    • @mattgreek1066
      @mattgreek1066 4 роки тому +31

      Nah.

    • @vnz9179
      @vnz9179 4 роки тому +277

      "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain" is a memorable line from him. It is not just a quote from him. That quote really became him.

    • @jeepthingable
      @jeepthingable 4 роки тому +12

      No offense but I have no idea who that is

    • @thrisela7763
      @thrisela7763 4 роки тому +34

      @@jeepthingable *Harvey Dent*

  • @pareshmuni9495
    @pareshmuni9495 5 років тому +4915

    I just watched a 48 minute video on a movie that's 10 years old# that is what THE DARK KNIGHT IS

    • @sololay3861
      @sololay3861 5 років тому +25

      Hell yeah.

    • @terrancehector8161
      @terrancehector8161 5 років тому +22

      damn right!

    • @kanishcktewatia597
      @kanishcktewatia597 5 років тому +7

      does nobody notice that batman tells gordon he will get rachel then gordon says he will save harvey. but batman ends up getting harvey and the cops automatically go to rachel ?? how?

    • @a.r.t93
      @a.r.t93 5 років тому +33

      The Joker lied knowing Batman would go for Rachel.

    • @stoneynirvanna6938
      @stoneynirvanna6938 5 років тому +8

      Why hasn’t anyone noticed that when the Joker is looking out the window at the two ferries, that he is holding a script of what to say over the PA system? It’s probably nothing, but idk it just seems weird to me...

  • @mfconstructor
    @mfconstructor 3 роки тому +2648

    I wonder if Nolan sees these videos and thinks “I never tought of all this , awesome “

    • @bekim7878
      @bekim7878 3 роки тому +26

      😂😂😂

    • @t-dabbingt-dabber2298
      @t-dabbingt-dabber2298 3 роки тому +53

      So true. You're funny. You single?

    • @rafaelcampero7326
      @rafaelcampero7326 3 роки тому +37

      @@t-dabbingt-dabber2298 hahahahhaa

    • @fargo1234
      @fargo1234 3 роки тому +135

      I'm pretty sure
      Nolan be like after watching this video
      "Where are the other 100 Easter eggs and detail?"

    • @shafayrajput7837
      @shafayrajput7837 3 роки тому +5

      He's nolan not mario or someone else

  • @sutherlabs_237
    @sutherlabs_237 4 роки тому +277

    Burn the forest down is also a callback to Batman Begins when Ra's al Ghul says “When a forest grows too wild a purging fire is inevitable and natural...”

  • @Daysed.and.Konfuzed
    @Daysed.and.Konfuzed 4 роки тому +2368

    Cameraman sneezes and shakes the camera for a millisecond:
    "Here Nolan was referencing how the Joker is a force of nature, not unlike an earthquake"

    • @Bluewater225
      @Bluewater225 4 роки тому +25

      Mad Geo xd

    • @pggaming2349
      @pggaming2349 4 роки тому +15

      Mad Geo 🤣🤣

    • @Ygshey
      @Ygshey 4 роки тому +30

      @@Bluewater225 this isn't roblox there are emojis stop saying xd

    • @thatautisticbrony7847
      @thatautisticbrony7847 4 роки тому +24

      I really want that to be what actually happened now.

    • @kingsizedmidget7294
      @kingsizedmidget7294 4 роки тому +24

      @@Ygshey Us oldies like to use text faces too because that's what we started with. Ah, the days when aim instant messenger was the way your reached your friends quickly. Plus good luck finding a lennyface emoji.

  • @mxedfeelz3099
    @mxedfeelz3099 5 років тому +3371

    Did I just watch 40 mins of this at 2 am? Bruh I just realized how long this is

    • @V_ln
      @V_ln 5 років тому +31

      Mxed Feelz Ik I didn’t even realize how flipping long it was til I needed to press pause

    • @JSamuel
      @JSamuel 5 років тому +5

      same

    • @sethmitchell1463
      @sethmitchell1463 5 років тому +3

      Just did the same thing 😂

    • @shelkran
      @shelkran 5 років тому +9

      5 am for me. i need sleep

    • @williamwildman5780
      @williamwildman5780 4 роки тому +3

      Same though 😂

  • @chumcool
    @chumcool 3 роки тому +124

    Heath ledger's performance in this movie is so good that every single time I watch it I become convinced that he is going to do something completely different than the last time I watched it.

    • @aushwada
      @aushwada 9 місяців тому +3

      Honestly though! Even though I know this movie back to front I am still shaken by him.

  • @buttermebuns6974
    @buttermebuns6974 3 роки тому +55

    14:42 that line delivery is incredible

  • @broccoli6931
    @broccoli6931 5 років тому +732

    47 minutes of pure heaven

    • @abe10
      @abe10 5 років тому +5

      Brocasmc Agreed!

    • @ninadjoshi4200
      @ninadjoshi4200 5 років тому +3

      You stole my comment!!

    • @broccoli6931
      @broccoli6931 5 років тому +1

      Jeez 255 likes

    • @ninadjoshi4200
      @ninadjoshi4200 5 років тому

      Brocasmc I did not mean it literally,That was my way of telling how similar our views were for the video😒

    • @fatbroccoli8
      @fatbroccoli8 5 років тому +2

      516_Brocasmc why didn’t you watch the last 53 seconds?

  • @slythefly8105
    @slythefly8105 4 роки тому +328

    U think I’m about to watch a 47 minute long video about heath ledger.....damn right

  • @jonathanfeldheim6554
    @jonathanfeldheim6554 4 роки тому +124

    Ha. Just realized the address with the 2’s and the 5’s is a reference to a full deck of cards. Well played.

  • @Kaidon0
    @Kaidon0 2 роки тому +51

    The line alfred said after explaining that “some men, just want to watch the world burn” is one of the coldest things I’ve ever heard (24:36)

    • @XANSEM
      @XANSEM 8 місяців тому

      Same

  • @streetgossip1017
    @streetgossip1017 5 років тому +1227

    The film was gonna be decent with or without ledger, but ledger made it PERFECT and cemented it as the best comic book movie ever

    • @antoniobrooks474
      @antoniobrooks474 5 років тому +13

      Duke23Bulls it’s definitely not the best comic book movie ever, but Ledger gave the best comic book performance ever for sure

    • @PaulMurphyMusic
      @PaulMurphyMusic 5 років тому +59

      Antonio Brooks if your gonna suggest it’s not the best ever could you suggest what is the best ever?

    • @DBoyCorleone
      @DBoyCorleone 5 років тому +13

      @@PaulMurphyMusic I'll give you a hint. Just 2 words. BAT NIPPLES.

    • @joshm.9427
      @joshm.9427 5 років тому +5

      @@PaulMurphyMusic infinity war, civil war, winter soldier

    • @Ok-eg8dg
      @Ok-eg8dg 5 років тому +57

      @@joshm.9427 civil war? The amount of plot holes in that make it pathetic to even put it there. Infinity war also had multiple plot holes but none were as bad as civil war which was trash. Winter soldier was a solid film but not dark knight level.

  • @thomascarpenter3967
    @thomascarpenter3967 5 років тому +1495

    The odd thing is that Joker technically won.
    "The only sensible to go through life is without rules. And tonight you're going to break your one rule."
    Batman's one rule is that he won't kill. However, he kills Harvey Dent by shoving him off the building. Batman killed and therefore broke his one rule in order to save Gordon's son.
    At the same time, Batman continues to hold true to himself and continues to live life with his rule, but his hands are still bloody.

    • @crazygamerkids3180
      @crazygamerkids3180 5 років тому +52

      That is why I love this movie

    • @kapnkruncher3713
      @kapnkruncher3713 5 років тому +49

      well if we go by the games... apparently gravity doesn't count

    • @blidge8282
      @blidge8282 5 років тому +91

      Batman only half-killed him.

    • @thomascarpenter3967
      @thomascarpenter3967 5 років тому +8

      @@blidge8282 lol

    • @mikewarnke404
      @mikewarnke404 5 років тому +12

      Thomas Carpenter yes, victory is defined as “achieving your goal” so if you do, but die and that is of no consequence to you...you win.

  • @SamF1828
    @SamF1828 3 роки тому +91

    God I wish I could watch that opening scene for the first time again. So epic when ledger reveals himself

  • @catfinity8799
    @catfinity8799 3 роки тому +25

    The Joker is trying to prove "The Lord of the Flies."

  • @MrTwister4Life
    @MrTwister4Life 5 років тому +2269

    This movie is a masterpiece.

    • @marcus_masters6906
      @marcus_masters6906 5 років тому +6

      Compared to dc it is

    • @theonlysceptre
      @theonlysceptre 5 років тому +6

      Except when he says ras it’s pronounced raésh

    • @owenperry7082
      @owenperry7082 5 років тому +8

      Lurk Skerwurker it’s the fifth best movie of all time according to IMDb

    • @Handconnonierr
      @Handconnonierr 5 років тому +6

      Yes. And in my opinion it's mostly because Keith Ledger role- how he played one of the all time best villain , because in nowadays I can't remember such a great villain. Maybe only in western world..
      Ps. Interestingly then one of his top roles was in ''the knight tale'' and now ''black knight'' (with what he'll associate to me as his best roles ) interesting, isn't it?:)

    • @c9shadow782
      @c9shadow782 5 років тому +4

      @@Handconnonierr keith ledger ?

  • @italianpower99
    @italianpower99 4 роки тому +770

    Sony: How much you want?
    Disney: Uh, half.

  • @Scarywesley4
    @Scarywesley4 3 роки тому +12

    32:00 I loved that you pointed this out. My high school English teacher always told us that true masters of art know when and where to break longstanding rules.

  • @phoenix0401
    @phoenix0401 Рік тому +14

    I’m glad you mentioned Ledger’s “I’m not. No I’m not.” It’s the one straight line Ledger delivers in the whole film and one of my favorites. It makes the character so much more dangerous.

  • @LokiWolfe1985
    @LokiWolfe1985 5 років тому +196

    I never noticed the Joker's finger on the hammer of the gun when he put it in Dent's hand.. Damn, what a schemer

  • @Ralphhy
    @Ralphhy 5 років тому +559

    Christopher Nolan is a genius.

    • @georgeguja6155
      @georgeguja6155 4 роки тому +3

      One of the few amazing filmmakers working today like Scorsese, Tarantino and Dennise Villeneuve

    • @waranghira
      @waranghira 4 роки тому +1

      Yep, he made Goyer do great work. Can't say the same for another. :))

    • @rockytopg4767
      @rockytopg4767 4 роки тому

      The Maynard James Keenan of TV

  • @rickybobby5950
    @rickybobby5950 Рік тому +4

    I used to work in the building they filmed the Wayne Enterprises scenes and I walked in the same door hundreds of times! We had many interruptions due to the number of scenes filmed in and around the building. My first day at work, they were filming the crash scene nearby and I actually saw Bruce Wayne’s Lambo before it got smashed. It is still surreal to watch the movie many years later and see things that were common to me. I used to hear stories about Heath riding a skateboard around Chicago in full Joker makeup to pick up take out food. Still love this movie!

  • @laundrybasketgamers
    @laundrybasketgamers 3 роки тому +40

    “Trying to make us feel sympathy for the Joker”
    Yep. That happened in 2019

  • @starcrafter13terran
    @starcrafter13terran 5 років тому +588

    42:00 You skipped an important theory that is highly likely. The detonators were not set to blow up the other ship, but instead the ship they are on. Similar to what happened when he gave the addresses for harvey and rachel. If the citizens blow themself up, everyone outside the boat will think the criminals did it and the joker wins. If the criminals blows themselves up, everyone thinks the citizens did it and they are frowned upon...and the joker wins.

    • @jjsmith706
      @jjsmith706 5 років тому +11

      How would the Joker win if the criminals blow up the civilians? That would just confirm what everybody already thought. It would actually reinforce Batman's argument, that the people of Gotham are good.

    • @hollowblaze1
      @hollowblaze1 5 років тому +10

      He is saying the detonators are for the boats they are on. so if the criminals hit it it would blow up the criminals boat and same with the citizens

    • @jjsmith706
      @jjsmith706 5 років тому +3

      Tsunayoshi Sawada " If the citizens blow themself up, everyone outside the boat will think the criminals did it and the joker wins."

    • @the1anonlyace221
      @the1anonlyace221 5 років тому +24

      If the citizens blow up then it appears that the law enforcement on the criminal boat allowed it to happen

    • @jjsmith706
      @jjsmith706 5 років тому +7

      the1anonlyACE Or...or...now stay with me here because it might get a little complicated, people understand that law enforcement was outnumbered on the criminal boat and would assume (correctly) that the criminals overpowered them and took the remote.

  • @amarendrab6875
    @amarendrab6875 5 років тому +1191

    I was blown away by 40:20
    That's a mind-blowing attention to detail.

    • @tanto_entertainment
      @tanto_entertainment 5 років тому +10

      Me too!

    • @stevelin3659
      @stevelin3659 5 років тому +34

      I somehow noticed that and wasn't surprised.

    • @SlashsBluesBall
      @SlashsBluesBall 5 років тому +6

      just insane

    • @williamhaines7876
      @williamhaines7876 5 років тому +10

      im never gonna miss this every time i watch this film

    • @braid834
      @braid834 5 років тому +24

      For real! I've seen this movie 100 times, literally. and never have I noticed that.

  • @Slumpgod_BRANDON
    @Slumpgod_BRANDON 4 роки тому +29

    I can't get over that "LOOK AT ME"!!!! So awesome

  • @alfredsantino1408
    @alfredsantino1408 4 роки тому +24

    Harvey dent getting in that car quietly like that just blew my mind

  • @segalman
    @segalman 4 роки тому +2111

    Heath Ledger: Realistic Joker
    Joaquin Phoenix: Reality Joker
    Jared Leto: Joker wannabe

    • @Muksss
      @Muksss 4 роки тому +85

      Jared Leto: THUG LIFE JOKER!!!!!
      which is bad

    • @Quadrilaterally
      @Quadrilaterally 4 роки тому +79

      Ugh..that was terrible. Seriously what’s the difference between realistic and reality? Because when I use the dictionary, there is none.

    • @segalman
      @segalman 4 роки тому +88

      @@Quadrilaterally realistic joker: what joker should definitely be (though not always realized in reality)
      reality joker: joker in real life (whether it's bad or yes)

    • @jackkruse1260
      @jackkruse1260 4 роки тому +7

      Realistic and reality lol

    • @SebastianAceFawkes
      @SebastianAceFawkes 4 роки тому +29

      JARED LETO: Cosplay Joker
      JOAQUIN PHEONIX: Tragic Joker

  • @vanhopecomedy
    @vanhopecomedy 4 роки тому +438

    When you watch the Dark Knight with subtitles on it reveals each clown bank robber has a specific clown name.

    • @benvalenti7679
      @benvalenti7679 4 роки тому +24

      Really I need to do that

    • @riggedsaw_
      @riggedsaw_ 4 роки тому +4

      @Faunterloy Silth thats joker

    • @gracedaisy1095
      @gracedaisy1095 4 роки тому +6

      you can find the script pretty easily as well, and they all have clown names there too.

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 4 роки тому +2

      Not in Finnish subtitles.

    • @miloscott6617
      @miloscott6617 2 роки тому

      Yeah, have you seen the Flashback FM clip? Dunnhier.

  • @casual-bat-man
    @casual-bat-man 2 роки тому +14

    Also would like to point out all the imagery of light only hitting half of Harvey's face in alot of scenes

  • @icewaterwitlemon
    @icewaterwitlemon Рік тому +5

    The joker’s line about “to them, you’re a freak , like me. when the chips are down, these people will eat eachother” really foreshadows all of dark knight rising… When the city’s structure and police and laws and batman are taken down, the city went into chaos

    • @Somesaymisery
      @Somesaymisery 8 місяців тому +1

      well the joker did say he was gonna give gotham a better class of criminal. and then they got bane and everything that joker said about society came true.

    • @icewaterwitlemon
      @icewaterwitlemon 8 місяців тому

      @@Somesaymisery That was my point!

  • @lenardregencia
    @lenardregencia 5 років тому +146

    Because he's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now.
    So, we'll hunt him, because he can take it. Because he's not our hero.
    He's a silent guardian. A watchful protector.
    A Dark Knight.

    • @andreiaromanesei9270
      @andreiaromanesei9270 5 років тому +6

      Lenard Regencia best line ever

    • @Tewkar
      @Tewkar 5 років тому +12

      Lenard Regencia these lines still give me goosebumps

    • @ChattGM
      @ChattGM 5 років тому

      Lenard Regencia after those words were spoken I just had to give an applause. Couldn't have been said any more perfectly. Resonates with you on such a deep level!!!!

    • @venomoussymbyeote1473
      @venomoussymbyeote1473 5 років тому +1

      "Some people deserve to have there faith rearward"#batman gives a faithful line to fans

  • @mmoves4603
    @mmoves4603 4 роки тому +800

    Heath Ledger was PERFECTION in this movie! Miss him.

  • @i1mz
    @i1mz 2 роки тому +16

    I’ve always loved how the villains in Nolan’s trilogy were grounded in realism. Joker being the perfect nihilistic embodiment of this however, I thought Scarecrow was perfection. An understated but believable performance of a fantastical character, who wouldn’t be in anyones top 5 picks for a Batman villain in a feature film.

  • @wizzydoesdallas3408
    @wizzydoesdallas3408 4 місяці тому +2

    The jokers theme sounds simple but the musician did something really incredible. He kept taking the note higher with no changes in the note. Really awesome back story

  • @noah9370
    @noah9370 4 роки тому +540

    Rest In Peace Heath Ledger, honestly he was an amazing actor and an even better person. It’s a shame that he died and I’m still sad about to this day.

    • @ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970
      @ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970 2 роки тому +4

      I heard he died from an overdose.

    • @miloscott6617
      @miloscott6617 2 роки тому +5

      @@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970 I hope so, cuz someone told me it was suicide.

    • @garmen-
      @garmen- 2 роки тому +5

      @@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970 accidental overdose on sleeping pills for his insomnia, he wasn’t depressed or anything it was just a mistake

  • @JTKatz07
    @JTKatz07 5 років тому +341

    You missed when Joker is talking to Harvey Dent in the hospital. He mentions Rachael on Harvey's "Good" side and talks about chaos and destruction on his "bad" side.

    • @MegaOmega001
      @MegaOmega001 5 років тому +2

      He also missed when the camera is angled just right to see only Harvey's right side of hos face (his unburnt side later on) and Batman showing only his left side while they chat. Showing the two sides are the same theme again, they even showed it in the video, I've never seen this movie and I saw it just in seeing that part of the scene they played.

  • @bromodragone8405
    @bromodragone8405 3 роки тому +10

    The demolished hospital being an abandoned candy Factory irl also kinda fits. In Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, Joker's hideout was *in* an abandoned candy factory.

  • @starlordawe2499
    @starlordawe2499 2 роки тому +4

    37:00 ik this vid came out ages ago but also Bruce jokes to Lucius on wether the suit will protect him from “dog bites” aka jokers attacks

  • @TheAtlbravos22
    @TheAtlbravos22 5 років тому +201

    Joker’s reveal is still, to this day, one of the best moments in cinema history. Period.

  • @TheJoeSwanon
    @TheJoeSwanon 5 років тому +1412

    I wonder if Katie Holmes regrets not taking that role now

    • @rich369963
      @rich369963 5 років тому +58

      I wonder this all the time too.

    • @dansmith1922
      @dansmith1922 5 років тому +224

      I regret it. Maggie Gyllenhaal reminds me of a pound puppy.

    • @tfcollect2690
      @tfcollect2690 5 років тому +28

      @@dansmith1922 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @wrath3371
      @wrath3371 5 років тому +5

      me too

    • @augustusmcgovern6084
      @augustusmcgovern6084 4 роки тому +9

      Probably that and a few other decisions around that same motif if you will. Yes, marrying him!

  • @uosdwiSrdewoH
    @uosdwiSrdewoH 2 роки тому +33

    There's always more to appreciate in Ledger's performance even after watching the movie dozens of times. When he's telling the story to Gamble the first time I just noticed how he stop and kind of rolled his eyes as if he was really reflecting on the story as he's telling it. So subtle. So brilliant. I do wonder if this trilogy would be held in such high regard without Heath Ledger's Joker. Let's be honest, Dark Knight Rises was a let down and Batman Begins still had some growing to do. This is the best movie but it's also strengthened by a performance that overshadows every other performance.

  • @chenugent
    @chenugent 4 роки тому +6

    The beginning of this film is the most badass action packed intro to film ever

  • @GreenGo731
    @GreenGo731 4 роки тому +616

    Leto:”When I was a little boy no one thought I could play the joker “
    Murray: “you can say that again pal!”

    • @jakenapier6925
      @jakenapier6925 4 роки тому +5

      Chicken and Cheese Taquitos lmfao

    • @Timeismoney102
      @Timeismoney102 4 роки тому +4

      Lol

    • @nicholashodges201
      @nicholashodges201 4 роки тому +8

      Leto: "When I was a kid and I said I was going to play the Joker, everyone laughed at me"
      .......
      Leto: "WELL WHO'S LAU... why is everyone laughing at me?"

    • @alonso_0055
      @alonso_0055 3 роки тому

      So you chosen death💀💀💀

    • @chello70
      @chello70 3 роки тому +2

      Leto was a good joker, not the best, but not the worse either. And he's back again....To shut everybody UP !!!!

  • @CIDEStheharasser
    @CIDEStheharasser 4 роки тому +711

    I could rewatch The Dark Knight several times and never get bored.

    • @Rio-gt3eg
      @Rio-gt3eg 4 роки тому +7

      CIDES I do that, like all the time😂

    • @Cowboyjason
      @Cowboyjason 3 роки тому +4

      Rio SuperCard ...RACHEL!...

    • @Sycthe_
      @Sycthe_ 3 роки тому +1

      Would anyone? Lol it’s so good

    • @shadowshotme4418
      @shadowshotme4418 3 роки тому +2

      I can’t find a place to watch it anywhere sadly

    • @pdlmango6930
      @pdlmango6930 3 роки тому +1

      Shadowshot Me if you mean by app I suggest NowTV

  • @zayenus7253
    @zayenus7253 2 роки тому +13

    I think the existence of the Joker is an example of the escalation Gordon talked about in the 1st movie. “We carry semi-autos, they carry autos, we wear body armor, they get AP rounds.” The implied line, “We get a vigilante in Batman, they get a vigilante in Joker.”

  • @AriknotErik
    @AriknotErik 3 роки тому +5

    “At the end of the day” and the clock shows midnight. Clever Erik, clever.

  • @firedavin
    @firedavin 5 років тому +204

    When I clicked on the video almost 50 minutes long I was like I’m not going to watch this whole thing. Well 50 minutes later I’m leaving this comment

  • @ShockerTopper
    @ShockerTopper 4 роки тому +227

    I loved:
    "You're crazy!" - Gangster
    "I'm not. No..I'm not." - Joker
    He seemed genuinely serious like he was offended and does not like being called crazy. Oh Heath Ledger...we lost you too early. I remember I was finishing up college (I think I was in a class Senior year), when I read the article about him dying. This was just prior to Smart Phones getting huge, so had the "semi-basic" internet that was the bridge between the garbage grey scale "8 option internet" and the current full-on internet. This immediately got the class into a full on discussion I remember lol...everybody jumping on their laptops in class to read about it.

    • @PewPewShootEmUp
      @PewPewShootEmUp 4 роки тому +5

      MF Gaming something like that is not manipulation and he clearly tried to keep composure he looked like he wanted to slit their throats there hence the subtle pause as though he’s halting an impulse

  • @enderbison9271
    @enderbison9271 3 роки тому +4

    Make me want to cry when I watch it it’s so beautiful every detail is amazing

  • @teddysquid9556
    @teddysquid9556 3 роки тому +19

    No one gonna talk about how good Erik’s Michael Caine impression is?

  • @varunmadhavan3227
    @varunmadhavan3227 5 років тому +486

    I see a lot of "Easter eggs", "What you missed in ...", "x things you missed in..." type videos... Most of them are just straight up obvious stuff... Like "Oh this is joker.. he's the mortal enemy of batman.."..
    This channel is the only one so far that is actually true to the title...

    • @dethisbtfl
      @dethisbtfl 4 роки тому +1

      his analysis of rises is even better

    • @Andrew-jh6nm
      @Andrew-jh6nm 4 роки тому +2

      He does this good of work in all his videos

  • @Icarus_Tactical
    @Icarus_Tactical 4 роки тому +827

    The best sequels of all time
    1. The Empire Strikes Back
    2. The Dark Knight
    3. T2 Judgement Day

  • @nintendods1233
    @nintendods1233 4 роки тому +1

    I’ll always watch this video whenever it shows up in my recommended. Love it

  • @saymynameice-zen-berg511
    @saymynameice-zen-berg511 3 роки тому +10

    ‘Some men just want to watch the world burn.’ Such a great line. And yet so true.

  • @P0V3RTY09
    @P0V3RTY09 5 років тому +369

    Ledger made this film! Definitely, my favorite " Joker" in the entire Batman franchise.It's a shame that he had passed so earlier in life. It would have been iconic to have seen Ledger's Joker methodically walk out of the Gotham prison in The Dark Knight Rises, when Bane reveals that the Gotham government imprisoned criminals illegally with their Dent Act by lying about Dent's true nature.

    • @linkeragon7885
      @linkeragon7885 5 років тому +12

      the movie is nothing without Ledger's Joker

    • @Xander-86
      @Xander-86 5 років тому +4

      The third movie felt rushed I think its the worst out of the three

    • @AR-mq2sd
      @AR-mq2sd 5 років тому +9

      P0V3RTY09 ledger was amazing but Nolan and Bale's talent shouldn't be undermined.

    • @sofiyanali2489
      @sofiyanali2489 5 років тому +5

      Ledger was amazing but I think Joaquin Phoenix’s take on the Joker can be pretty good

    • @johannatomberg833
      @johannatomberg833 5 років тому +3

      It actually was the idea! Joker should've been in the third movie, but since Ledger died, they obviously couldn't do it. That's why it was rushed too, they had to rewrite almost the whole movie

  • @BD-cu2pg
    @BD-cu2pg 4 роки тому +168

    ‘We burned the forest down’ gives me goosebumps. Every. Time. What an emotional scene that is.
    Masterpiece

    • @olawunmipopoola632
      @olawunmipopoola632 3 роки тому +3

      Leto:”When I was a little boy no one thought I could play the joker “
      Murray: “you can say that again pal!”

  • @Abcdefghijklmno4840
    @Abcdefghijklmno4840 3 роки тому

    thank you for all the information!!!!

  • @MichaelTPaulo
    @MichaelTPaulo 3 роки тому +1

    This is the best analysis video I’ve ever seen

  • @shortly101
    @shortly101 5 років тому +214

    The Dark Knight still blows me away. The Joker being one of the most interesting villains I have ever seen in a movie.

  • @setharagon2139
    @setharagon2139 5 років тому +112

    I like that a lot of people miss that when he burned the money that the accountant was on top of it.

  • @jppaullada
    @jppaullada 2 роки тому

    Awesome video. Thanks

  • @mosesmuricy3362
    @mosesmuricy3362 4 роки тому

    Wow, it's incredible how you can possibly go about all these details. Amazing!

  • @Smitty7242
    @Smitty7242 4 роки тому +733

    What superhero movies have come close to the dark knight?
    None.

    • @icemav5740
      @icemav5740 4 роки тому +16

      Joker?

    • @icemav5740
      @icemav5740 4 роки тому +3

      @Oh No well it's a comic book based in a comic book character in superhero comics

    • @icemav5740
      @icemav5740 4 роки тому +14

      @Oh No neither is bales batman or legders joker. What's your point here?

    • @angelcarrion2042
      @angelcarrion2042 4 роки тому +37

      Logan

    • @GalaxyKane
      @GalaxyKane 4 роки тому +3

      @Oh No loosely based on long halloween

  • @mannyt4371
    @mannyt4371 5 років тому +89

    33:17 Batman chose Rachel because that's what Dent and himself would of wanted. That's why dent was disappointed when batman got him and not Rachel. The joker lied again because he knew that's what Batman would do. By making him save Dent, the joker had the "ace in the hole" plan for later on in the movie. The joker lies for manipulation and works in his favor....

    • @squidincsquid
      @squidincsquid 5 років тому +1

      Manny Tejada most guys I work with on Wall St. are just like this.

    • @samsoh93
      @samsoh93 5 років тому +2

      Joker was so precise and calculated with his planning. He implemented the domino effect. Manipulation of Batman ---> death of Rachel ---> corruption of Harvey Dent ----> fall of Batman in the eye of Gotham.
      It's such an incredible film on so many levels.

    • @Blasted2Oblivion
      @Blasted2Oblivion 5 років тому

      One thing that is also possible. Maybe the Joker didnt lie. Maybe the people he hired are just incompetent and mixed up the locations. Teehee

  • @pimmohs
    @pimmohs 3 роки тому

    keep coming back to this video

  • @devonmurphy5544
    @devonmurphy5544 3 роки тому +15

    Rip Heath Ledger you will always be my favorite actor! Thank you!

  • @115DELDE
    @115DELDE 5 років тому +373

    Personally, not a single super hero movie can surpass The Dark Knight.

  • @aydenwh1te7629
    @aydenwh1te7629 5 років тому +1671

    *Joker thanked the bus driver*

    • @jeffjeff6078
      @jeffjeff6078 5 років тому +12

      Ayden White my throats sore as crap good thing I didn’t die laughing but that was hilarious

    • @mohammedislam598
      @mohammedislam598 5 років тому +23

      Dont bring fortnite into this

    • @mattwalker3177
      @mattwalker3177 5 років тому +35

      Mohammed Islam why so serious

    • @mist7295
      @mist7295 5 років тому +3

      @@mattwalker3177 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @AidenR19
      @AidenR19 5 років тому +7

      but he said to the last criminal "i kll the bus driver" and he was like "bus driver, what bus driver?' aand the bus comes.

  • @azersrecordings.3600
    @azersrecordings.3600 2 роки тому +1

    The way I shed tears watching this

  • @mathislawfirm5910
    @mathislawfirm5910 Рік тому +1

    much respect. well done.

  • @Hihowareyoudoingmaybe
    @Hihowareyoudoingmaybe 5 років тому +180

    You either die a hero or you live long enough to see your self become the villain best line

    • @philwood2762
      @philwood2762 5 років тому +8

      Second best the best is "Some men just wanna watch the world burn" - Alfred Pennyworth

    • @iPSLee
      @iPSLee 5 років тому +1

      Aaron Eckhart, so underrated.

  • @Ismail-kv3ex
    @Ismail-kv3ex 5 років тому +441

    Can't we just call this perfect already? I mean come on, no one can top this (ever) so just, give it the 11/10 it deserves already

    • @johnporteriii9130
      @johnporteriii9130 5 років тому +24

      Exactly. Definitely untouchable.

    • @theknowlodge8294
      @theknowlodge8294 5 років тому +9

      Ismail x - it is by a very long way the best superhero movie ever made - because it’s not really a superhero movie.

    • @VicSellsPeace
      @VicSellsPeace 5 років тому +5

      @@theknowlodge8294 The Dark Knight is definitely a superhero movie

    • @theknowlodge8294
      @theknowlodge8294 5 років тому +2

      \\DEM-GTR// - Ostensibly mate. It’s a Batman film, after all. But it isn’t really a superhero movie in the normal sense. It bears more resemblance to 2001 than it does Captain America. That’s what I mean.

    • @antoniobrooks474
      @antoniobrooks474 5 років тому +5

      Dominic Lodge uh no. The Dark Knight just so happens to be a comic book film that doesn’t follow standard comic book film rules. WB allowed Nolan to make this film how he wanted because he first one was a box office success on a relatively smaller budget, that’s it.

  • @rodriamigodeale
    @rodriamigodeale 3 роки тому +27

    Another ‘easter egg’ you missed: When The Joker is arrested and puts all his knives on the table, he also puts a potato peeler on the table

  • @barriolimbas
    @barriolimbas 3 роки тому +4

    Rooftop scene is from Long Halloween, Gordon, Batman and Harvey plotting to take down the mob, and like in the comics, Harvey is lost to the cause becoming a villain.

  • @SoberBeatz
    @SoberBeatz 5 років тому +213

    Katie Holmes turned down this film to film *Mad Money*
    *Mad Money* made $26 Million
    *Dark Knight* made $1 Billion
    Think you messed up there Mrs Holmes

    • @Oozywolf
      @Oozywolf 5 років тому +4

      SoberBeatz That's great for fame and whatnot. But that doesn't equate to actors making more money. Actors get paid before the movie even comes out.

    • @woooweee
      @woooweee 5 років тому +10

      She's still way hotter though ;3

    • @164spikes
      @164spikes 5 років тому

      Lex Loadgiver LMAO

    • @After_Dawn
      @After_Dawn 5 років тому +3

      Completely untrue. Actors only get paid a certain amount before the movie comes out, then they make royalties off the movie afterwards.

    • @Derek_M1967
      @Derek_M1967 5 років тому +4

      That's what happens when you are associated with $cientology.

  • @carlweathers5714
    @carlweathers5714 5 років тому +559

    I never noticed him stab the men to get up

    • @Spthomas47
      @Spthomas47 5 років тому +6

      Neither had I. F'n crazy

    • @Spthomas47
      @Spthomas47 5 років тому +11

      Total boss move

    • @DanteYewToob
      @DanteYewToob 5 років тому +7

      The murder equivalent of using a short person's head as an arm rest! Haha

    • @joshw7152
      @joshw7152 5 років тому +1

      @@DanteYewToob or, in that scene, the murder equivalent of Freddie Mercury hosting a party

    • @KaoSBluey
      @KaoSBluey 5 років тому +8

      Yeah i didnt notice that, nor did i notice Lau ontop of the money or Harvey getting into Maroni's car

  • @DaneliusUK
    @DaneliusUK 4 роки тому

    Enjoyed it, thank you.

  • @kimcastro3844
    @kimcastro3844 4 роки тому +6

    This is the best video I've seen on youtube yet. Thanks for showing us the techniques Nolan used in making this film.

  • @yodasecondave
    @yodasecondave 5 років тому +314

    You missed something from the meeting in the kitchen with the crime bosses. When he walks in Heath does the Jack Nicholson laugh exactly only much slower.

    • @williamerickson520
      @williamerickson520 5 років тому +10

      I am assuming you are talking about the recorded laugh at the end of the Burton film, yes? Now that you mention it...

    • @kealsta
      @kealsta 4 роки тому +10

      And when heis torturing the wannabe Batman on video he does the Cesar Romero Joker laugh. Perfect.

  • @MrPielovers
    @MrPielovers 5 років тому +40

    During the bank heist. The joker lies to the other the other bank robber about the amount of bullets left in the shotgun, so he would get shot

  • @sideshow26bob
    @sideshow26bob Рік тому +2

    29:09 Is also a throwback to Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson. In the Tim Burton Batman.

  • @emank03
    @emank03 3 роки тому

    47 minutes of greatness
    Nice work my g💯👏🏾🔥🔥

  • @Splatzloki
    @Splatzloki 5 років тому +248

    *"Some men, just want to watch the world burn", yeah? But it was Alfred and his men who burnt the forrest down to catch the Burmese bandit.*

    • @charliezandieh8946
      @charliezandieh8946 5 років тому +18

      Max Steel Alfred did that because he HAD to. They realized they had to go to the extreme to win. The Joker wants to watch the world burn because that’s just his sick and twisted way of entertainment

    • @azzystillborne9125
      @azzystillborne9125 5 років тому +5

      Fight fire with fire

    • @dark-marauderc6735
      @dark-marauderc6735 5 років тому +11

      Problem with fighting fire with fire, we all burn together

    • @jannadrielcervo7753
      @jannadrielcervo7753 5 років тому +6

      No it was more of a symbolic meaning. It just shows that Batman had to do something similar to burning the forest in order to catch the Joker. Aren't you all paying attention to the explanation.

    • @stevebirks2186
      @stevebirks2186 5 років тому

      King aĺfred burned the bread !

  • @sim6446
    @sim6446 5 років тому +133

    ive just realised im watching a 50 minute video
    felt like 10 minutes

  • @danieledwards4378
    @danieledwards4378 Рік тому

    Can’t wait for more of this

  • @-Eren_Ye4ger
    @-Eren_Ye4ger 3 роки тому +3

    I watched this a 1 am.
    *WORTH IT!*

  • @sunilpermaul7876
    @sunilpermaul7876 4 роки тому +417

    I always thought of Joker as the "unstoppable force" and Batman as the "immovable object".

    • @alexwalker3627
      @alexwalker3627 4 роки тому +54

      I came here to say exactly this. Especially since Joker utters "You really are incorruptable, aren't you?" just prior.

    • @maryamalraeesi2513
      @maryamalraeesi2513 4 роки тому +54

      I think both of them could be either, further highlighting their duality.

    • @Aiiwolf
      @Aiiwolf 4 роки тому +2

      @@grantmeyourwish "no kill code" lololol

    • @lol0787
      @lol0787 4 роки тому +19

      @@maryamalraeesi2513 Chaos is the unstoppable force, justice is immovable

    • @miloscott6617
      @miloscott6617 2 роки тому

      Yeah same

  • @tristanburchett
    @tristanburchett 5 років тому +30

    You forgot to say that Joker most likely intentionally mixed up the locations of Harvey and Rachel, probably hinting that Joker noticed the way Batman gave Rachel extra attention in their previous encounter. It just shows the Joker’s attention to detail and how strategic he can be

    • @fabolousninenine30
      @fabolousninenine30 5 років тому +3

      Tristan Burchett he knew he would go after Rachel, so he mixed it up and Batman saved Harvey instead so Joker could have his ace.

  • @moviehermit5631
    @moviehermit5631 4 роки тому +4

    The "improvised" hospital explosion scene wasn't actually improvised. It was a beat that was scripted into the scene. Whenever a movie deals with practical explosions, no mistakes can be made, no one can stand still, if the explosion doesn't go off immediately you keep moving or else you could get seriously hurt or die.
    There is a deleted scene showing Joker entering the school bus driving by the hospital as it crumbles down, and he's just staring blankly forward, not paying the explosion any mind

  • @stephenhirt1883
    @stephenhirt1883 3 роки тому

    Very well done.

  • @ShakeItLittleTina
    @ShakeItLittleTina 5 років тому +887

    By the way, Heath Ledger’s actual Joker makeup is rumored to be done by himself from a set of makeup he bought at a pharmacy. He showed up on set wearing it and the crew loved it so much they painstakingly recreated it for every day of shooting.

    • @kieransenra5996
      @kieransenra5996 5 років тому +23

      I have never heard that before, cool!

    • @RellatheFella
      @RellatheFella 5 років тому +9

      interesting!

    • @ShakeItLittleTina
      @ShakeItLittleTina 5 років тому +132

      I’d like to add that just as Nolan attempted to justify Batman’s plausibility the same attention went to the Joker. Of course with this (possibly unplanned) makeup detail, but notice that the makeup slowly fades away, especially during the interrogation scene, and it only reappears when Joker would have had time to reapply it.
      It’s also brought up in a throwaway line that the Joker’s clothes don’t have any tags and someone quips “It’s like he made these himself” which is probably exactly what Joker did and how he has all these extravagant outfits.
      Nolan and Ledger tried to justify The Joker as much as they did Batman without going into the character’s backstory. It’s this attention to detail that makes me love Christopher Nolan’s films.

    • @kmaneatsbeans
      @kmaneatsbeans 5 років тому +5

      Tyler Zellers that's very cool!

    • @cathalmasterson2269
      @cathalmasterson2269 5 років тому +13

      july 18 is my birthday im 12 today so im batman!

  • @pixell8974
    @pixell8974 4 роки тому +156

    Joker: HIT ME!
    Batman: Ight imma head out

  • @justwinfelipe6495
    @justwinfelipe6495 4 роки тому

    I enjoyed this video, thanks.