Hey Dr Langley ! - that was a cool insight to the cartels of villains who've been a thorn in Bruce Wayne's backside for decades ! I'm curious - did you start getting into the minds of Gotham City scumbags as a kid, devouring comics, TV episodes and films? And if you do teach too, do you take special classes or presentations on these antagonists who define Batman?
Proverbs 4:6-7, "Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding
Lol ikr. That entire movie was so poorly written. The characters were shallow af and you could actually see the actors struggling through the screen lmao.
I think it was a shame. Besides Nicholson. Could be the best joker on screen. Heath was a brilliant actor and made a cool character. But it never felt like joker. He looked like absolute trash
Surprised he didn't comment on the fact that Harley Quinn was a therapist. One would think that would be an interesting notion when it comes to exploring her own mental health.
@@darkmarc I could be wrong, but I thought Jonathan Crane was more of a psychiatrist, dealing with the medicine of mental illness rather than the therapy.
He kinda does, if not explicitly. "Even though she is smart enough that she has the ability to see through all these things, she doesn't always want to"
Me too. I tend almost go on the offensive at first like "You better not say anything bad about him." and then they say something nice and it's all good. I think it a protective instinct because of what he gave this role was essentially, his life. And I don't think that loss is felt more to any as much as to his family, especially his daughter.
I think what's interesting about him noting tardive dyskinesia in the Heath Ledger Joker is that the tongue flicking was originally due to the lip prosthetics coming loose and then Heath just made it part of the character.
honestly when i watched the movie i just thought it was like a………repeated motion of feeling the insides of his scars. like how when you bite your cheek and it makes it swell up it’s hard to not kind of compulsively feel it with your tongue
I think the scariest now was dano's riddler, you got the egotistical megalomania of the riddler, with a little of the zodiac killer, and just a dash of jigsaw, the fact that he also got a following, and these people were willing to also murder is just chilling
Well, he can't because it's like going deep into Jameson in Raimi films. There's not much to analize. Even though he could've talked about the notion that he's a porpuseless villain and what represents for Batman but it's fair enough.
Although this video is excellent, I see that WIRED has not provided timestamps. Allow me to do the honors. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Dr. Tito Daka 1:36 The Wizard 2:28 The Penguin 4:12 The Joker 7:41 Catwoman 10:29 The Riddler 12:54 Two-Face 15:03 Mr. Freeze 15:53 Poison Ivy 16:42 Bane 18:27 Ra's al Ghul 19:13 Scarecrow 20:18 Carmine Falcone 20:52 Talia al Ghul 21:57 Harley Quinn 23:11 Max Shreck 24:28 Lex Luthor (Batman v Superman) 25:43 The Penguin, Catwoman, and The Riddler as seen in The Batman (2022) 26:38 Conclusion
Didn't most of them have psychological profiles already, even specific diagnoses in some cases? Riddler is stated to be driven by an inferiority complex, Harley is described as being "in a way, just another one of [Joker's] victims" and there's a short conversation between Alfred and Bats about how growing up with his condition has affected Killer Croc.
There are already literal diagnostics in each game. You have to understand that in every game, all of the villains had passed through examination of SOME sort. All of them had ended up in black gate or Arkham at one point and that’s probably what we see when we look at those little character profiles. I love how it also always keeps the jokers info mostly secret.
Im actually very impressed. This guy obviously knows a lot about psychiatry, go figure, but I was pleasantly suprised to see that he's very well versed in Batman knowledge and lore.
aww... it would've been great to see the addition of the villains as portrayed in the tv show Gotham as well. Nygma played by Corey Michael Smith and Penguin by Robin Lord Taylor were both excellent, and there's also Alexander Siddig as Ras and BD Wong as Hugo Strange.
i was just GONNA MENTION THATTTTTTTT i love the actor who played the riddler in that show. Absolutely amazing and in my opinion the best representation of riddler. PENGUIN IS STILL HILARIOUSLY PSYCHOTIC BUT THATS OKAY BECAUSE THE ACTOR IS ALSO AMAZING. not too hooked on about Ras but Hugo Strange was a really interesting character 😎😎 I will not spoil it for anyone else but season 4 tho 😦
I think this is a good video BUT I'd really like to see this guy do an IN-DEPTH analysis. Covering so many villains these analyses are kinda anti-climactic and short. Some of these analyses sound something akin to, "Yeah. "He's a psycho. Moving on..." I'd really appreciate a 30 minute deep dive into the fan favorites, maybe doing a whole video on ONLY one bad guy. Interesting concept though. But the video left me wanting way more...
His coverage of the villains' psyches was a mile wide and an inch deep. He covered too many characters in too short of a time and so his analyses were spread quite thin.
Loved the description of Harley... Very strong and capable, someone who doesnt recognize her own strengths, a social chamaleon. Fascinating character... Kaley Cuocos version is great too
I love what was raised about Jared Leto's Joker. What people forget when commenting on this interpretation is that Joker in Suicide Squad is merely an extension of Harley Quinn's story, told through her eyes, showing us the audience why Harley has this attachment to him as despite his awful, psychotic tendencies, he does show her affection she craves.
Yeah. I hate that joker, he makes me deeply uncomfortable, and I don't really like the movie (elevator scene tho😍😍😍) but this is the best lens I've seen to view that character
Good point. Actually, I explicitly said that but it didn’t fit the final edit of the video. We don’t really see that Joker except through Harley’s eyes and later in Batman’s nightmare (JL Snyder cut).
His notation that we hardly know anything about Crane in TDK series speaks volumes of how much he was underutilized. He needs to be better explored on the big screen.
I think the resemblance to Tardive Dyskinesia was an accident. In all the things I read, Ledgers lip smacking was because the make up bothered him but just kept it as part of the character
I love how Nicholson evolved Romero’s Joker and Ledger evolved Nicholson’s. I feel they set the standard for all the future 250,000 people that are going to play it in the next half a year.
It’s been theorized as the scarecrow of Batman‘s villains is not actually insane that he’s just pure evil. Basically total antisocial personality disorder. In the past comics he had expressed desires in scaring animals as a kid as a form of intimidation. Early warning signs of a serial killer. The only frightening thing about scarecrow is the fact that he tends to enjoy it or at least fascinated by it. It kind of reminds me a little bit of Freddy Krueger and his psychopathy.
He ought to make another video analyzing the villains in BTAS, the psychological profiles of the villains in that show have a much more solid foundation than in any of the movies.
Yoooo Dr. Travis Langley is the fuckin GOAT. Not only is he a Batman nerd, he is a psychology nerd. This is the true medium. Understand the others to best them. Then fuckin best them
Tommy Lee’s Two-face did have a least one line as Harvey Dent: When he thanked Bruce for reminding him about his coin. That line stood out to me when I saw it as a kid.
@@devforfun5618 there’s an interesting article online somewhere about how there’s five types of criminals: The one who just wants his piece of the pie. The one who wants his piece and yours too. The one who wants to rule the world for the sake of ruling the world. The one who wants to rule the world to make great changes. The indeterminable anarchist. Penguin falls under the second one.
16:25 Dr Langley: What is insanity? Me (smug): Insanity is doing the same th... Dr Langley (continuing): Insanity is a legal term... Me (sad face): Ok...
I'm curious as to why Lego Batman wasn't brought up, lol. The dynamic between Joker and Batman in that movie was great, hahahaha. And Harley Quinn was pretty awesome, too. That being said, I enjoyed this analysis!
About Tommy Lee Jones Two-Face. He said he didn’t really care abt the role and just did it for the money. Which I respect because at least he was honest. But it shows why he was just one person.
I would love to see more videos like this, I really liked it! I would love to see every avengers movie villain analyzed. There are so many good ones there as well. You could also do one for the villains of X-Men, Superman, Spiderman, etc...
Heath Ledger's Joker . One of the analyse suggested he may be a former Veteran with PTSD disorder not a psychopaths because he have no self-preservation instinct . He doesn't hesitate to hurt himself .
Wow, I'm very surprised he correctly cited Harley Quinn's New 52 + Rebirth Solo Series family dynamic (Very Supportive Mother, Con-Artist Father). People never really care to delve into those stories seriously, but I think there is a lot to be said for how her family is portrayed in it and how that contributed to Harley as a person ^-^.
I think was also the same before the New 52, as in "Gotham Sirens" she goes to visit her father in prison, telling him that she was motivated to study psychology in order to understand why he was the way he was. I remember one panel because her father might have been made to look like a younger Jack Nicholson, as the Burtonverse (Earth-89!) would have introduced her as Jack Napier's daughter.
People keep bringing up the lick/smack thing and I understand why, so I'll elaborate: Yes, it has been said that Ledger did those odd licks and smacks because of his makeup. That behind-the-scenes tidbit is not what we see revealed on the screen. Regardless of how it originated, Nolan chose to keep those behaviors in the movie. What we see on the screen is someone showing signs of tardive dyskinesia. I know therapists who have been bothered seeing that on screen in this particular movie for a number of reasons, whether out of concern for their own clients or because they don't like seeing anything sympathic in the Joker's depiction. They do not look up behind-the-scenes trivia while immersed in the story as presented. We react to what we see. If we go, "Oh, that's just Ledger," the movie breaks the illusion and isn't doing its job. Nolan made a choice to let those actions become part of their Joker.
Heath was downright amazing at certain aspects of the character and dedicated to the character like no other. However, it remains true that there are aspects of Joker, in his truest form seen in the pages and games, which no actor has brought to screen yet, much less all at once. Each of the big 3 or 4 performances gets some things right that the others don't, but there's still room for the truly perfect portrayal, imo. Many people, including me, still have a big problem with Ledger, which is that he's often hard to recognize as Joker and not a totally different villain, albeit a great one.
I wasn't sure I'd like this vid but I really liked Dr. Langley's passion both as a psychologist and a Batman fan. Also, he looks like Dr. Hugo Strange to me which is kinda funny, nice vid!
That analysis about Ledger's Joker seems to support the theory that he is a former soldier/agent/spy who was horribly disfigured before veering off the deep end. Maybe he was prescribed anti-psychotic meds one time only to find that the government has cut off his meds due to budget cuts.
It's interesting that he didn't touch at all on the domestic abuse angle of Harley & Joker's relationship? She reminds me of an intelligent woman I know who was unlucky enough to get into marriage with a severely narcissistic, gaslighting guy. Of the emotionally abusive type who seem to prefer to find a strong empathetic woman and attack her self-worth, rather than the physical abuser's pattern of targeting a woman who's already vulnerable due to prior abuse, substance addiction, poor self esteem etc...?
Psychiatrist, not therapist. Her job was to diagnose and treat mental illness pharmacologically, not to provide therapy. Important distinction, as mental patients really need to have access to both.
The thing that makes Batman villains especially interesting to me is, that, for the most part, they are all "people", as in they don't necessarily have super powers either (although some for sure do), but are all cunning, intelligent, and sadistic..and for sure mentally scarred and disturbed. The saddest really is Harvey of course though, as he was a truly good man, pushed too far to his moral limits and he broke of course, seeing both his life and others lives as play things decided by chance, not by your own actions, relieving himself of all consequences as well.
His analysis on riddle is on point not only the movies he’s dangerous in the Arkham game series his actions became more deadly then the previous video game going after people Batman cares about riddler is is one of my favorite villains if he’s played right
Would have been even better if Gotham's ver. of these characters were added to the analysis... I honestly felt multiple villains were portrayed best in this show
This is great. I had to pause because I was laughing at "the bat, the cat, and the chilly little bird". And it's nice to see someone talk about Scarecrow in a video like this. That character in that particular movie is the reason I'm planning to be a psychopharmacologist (don't worry, I mean the Dr. Crane side, not Scarecrow).
Bank manager: "What do you believe, huh?" Joker: "I believe that whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you...stranger." Best line, followed by "Why so serious, son?"
Thank you, Wired, for inviting me to discuss these villains. That was fun.
you were awesome!! i’d love to see you cover batman, eventually, if you think you’d be interested.
Hey Dr Langley ! - that was a cool insight to the cartels of villains who've been a thorn in Bruce Wayne's backside for decades !
I'm curious - did you start getting into the minds of Gotham City scumbags as a kid, devouring comics, TV episodes and films? And if you do teach too, do you take special classes or presentations on these antagonists who define Batman?
I would love more videos of your take on villians. I'd REALLY love your take on Frank Castle.
This was awesome!
Proverbs 4:6-7, "Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding
The dismissal of Leto's version of Joker was brutally true. I love that dude spent about ten seconds on it and just immediately moved on abruptly.
Lol ikr. That entire movie was so poorly written. The characters were shallow af and you could actually see the actors struggling through the screen lmao.
@@sohinidutta97 The actors tried their best i think the originals script was better
I think it was a shame. Besides Nicholson. Could be the best joker on screen. Heath was a brilliant actor and made a cool character. But it never felt like joker. He looked like absolute trash
@@alexanderwindh4830 beware of tdk engineering PHDs
"He is..... '"*SCARY*'"...." 🤣
The way he dismissed Jared Leto’s Joker as a ‘superficial punk’ was on point. 😂
Such a mad violation 🤣wasn’t ready for it
Surprised he didn't comment on the fact that Harley Quinn was a therapist. One would think that would be an interesting notion when it comes to exploring her own mental health.
So was Jonathan Crane. You'd be surprised how many psych clinicians I went to school with in real life that ended up being pretty cuckoo themselves...
@@darkmarc I could be wrong, but I thought Jonathan Crane was more of a psychiatrist, dealing with the medicine of mental illness rather than the therapy.
@@greywolf7577 Can you give people psychotropic medication without also giving them therapy? Maybe he has someone else to do the therapy bit for him.
He kinda does, if not explicitly.
"Even though she is smart enough that she has the ability to see through all these things, she doesn't always want to"
@@darkmarc that’s cause most of us in medicine have savior complexes have trouble saving ourselves 😅
Everytime a professional, in this case Travis, says Heath Ledger did a great job, it warms my heart. So sad we lost him so early.
Me too. I tend almost go on the offensive at first like "You better not say anything bad about him." and then they say something nice and it's all good. I think it a protective instinct because of what he gave this role was essentially, his life. And I don't think that loss is felt more to any as much as to his family, especially his daughter.
I think what's interesting about him noting tardive dyskinesia in the Heath Ledger Joker is that the tongue flicking was originally due to the lip prosthetics coming loose and then Heath just made it part of the character.
Or he just could be dehydrated, you know... Which makes sense, since some psychiatric medicine causes a dry mouth.
Source: myself
honestly when i watched the movie i just thought it was like a………repeated motion of feeling the insides of his scars. like how when you bite your cheek and it makes it swell up it’s hard to not kind of compulsively feel it with your tongue
😂😂😂I was just about to write this too. It's kinda funny to know this before watching this video
@@cynzix lol you’re the so source. But nah it’s was really just the prosthetics.
@@ansissksiwnsjs yeah, I I've been on antipsychotics (wrongly diagnosed btw), that's why I put myself as source.
So.. Gotham doesn’t need batman, they’re in dire need of psychiatrists.
And a fully funded mental hospital, lol!😆😎🤓
Have you heard a person name Dr. Harleen Quinzel, Ph. D.
Or a former psychiatrist named Dr Jonathan Crane, or now preferred to be called Scarecrow.
Lol they became a villain
Corruption plays a big role in Gotham too.
I honestly don’t think Catwoman is a villain and more an anti-hero character
Same
She teamed up with Batman briefly didnt she
@@Dumpylongstockings meh
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Depends on what version, who's writing, and when.
I think the scariest now was dano's riddler, you got the egotistical megalomania of the riddler, with a little of the zodiac killer, and just a dash of jigsaw, the fact that he also got a following, and these people were willing to also murder is just chilling
The scariest part of that movie was how close it can be to real life with public shootings happening in real life
@@ReanuKeevesAus The Batman, you know the robert Pattinson one?
I love that he didn't go deep with Leto's Joker.
I mean that character compared to everyone on this list, had the least screen time of all of them. There's not much you can.
@@keanuorange690 yes, you got a good point. I really loved that Jarred Leto's Joker had the least screen time compared to others.
he couldn't get any deeper
Well, he can't because it's like going deep into Jameson in Raimi films. There's not much to analize. Even though he could've talked about the notion that he's a porpuseless villain and what represents for Batman but it's fair enough.
@@Meg13Crossheart hol up
I love how they got Hugo Strange to come in and talk about the other Batman villains.
Dr. Langley was my college professor for a 3 classes. Such an insightful guy and incredible teacher.
Although this video is excellent, I see that WIRED has not provided timestamps. Allow me to do the honors.
0:00 Intro
0:30 Dr. Tito Daka
1:36 The Wizard
2:28 The Penguin
4:12 The Joker
7:41 Catwoman
10:29 The Riddler
12:54 Two-Face
15:03 Mr. Freeze
15:53 Poison Ivy
16:42 Bane
18:27 Ra's al Ghul
19:13 Scarecrow
20:18 Carmine Falcone
20:52 Talia al Ghul
21:57 Harley Quinn
23:11 Max Shreck
24:28 Lex Luthor (Batman v Superman)
25:43 The Penguin, Catwoman, and The Riddler as seen in The Batman (2022)
26:38 Conclusion
Thank you!
@@marksmith164 anytime :)
Love!
@@concettasorvillo3719 thank you!
the world needs more people like you! thanks Kayla
I get the sense this guy could talk about the psychology in Batman Returns for like two hours and I would absolutely listen to that.
Likewise. My favorite Batman film, btw.
I'd love to see him do this with the versions of the characters in the Batman: Arkham series of video games as well.
Possibly the telltale series also would be good
Didn't most of them have psychological profiles already, even specific diagnoses in some cases?
Riddler is stated to be driven by an inferiority complex, Harley is described as being "in a way, just another one of [Joker's] victims"
and there's a short conversation between Alfred and Bats about how growing up with his condition has affected Killer Croc.
@@Dhakadice Oh there are for sure, but would be interesting to see a proper pyschologist's take as well.
That would be great!
There are already literal diagnostics in each game. You have to understand that in every game, all of the villains had passed through examination of SOME sort. All of them had ended up in black gate or Arkham at one point and that’s probably what we see when we look at those little character profiles. I love how it also always keeps the jokers info mostly secret.
Im actually very impressed. This guy obviously knows a lot about psychiatry, go figure, but I was pleasantly suprised to see that he's very well versed in Batman knowledge and lore.
25:00 the fact that both Lex Luthor
and Mark Zuckerberg are portrayed by the same actor on the big screen tells you everything.
In case you're wondering what does it tell you, it tells you Jesse Eisenberg is great at playing sociopaths in films
@DanCreaMundos He was great as Lex? Gimme a break....
i've said it a million times and i'll still say it again: cillian murphy killed it as scarecrow. i can't imagine a better fit for him.
I can. The head of the Peaky Blinders.
The only exception is Thomas Shelby, OBE MP
aww... it would've been great to see the addition of the villains as portrayed in the tv show Gotham as well. Nygma played by Corey Michael Smith and Penguin by Robin Lord Taylor were both excellent, and there's also Alexander Siddig as Ras and BD Wong as Hugo Strange.
i was just GONNA MENTION THATTTTTTTT
i love the actor who played the riddler in that show. Absolutely amazing and in my opinion the best representation of riddler.
PENGUIN IS STILL HILARIOUSLY PSYCHOTIC BUT THATS OKAY BECAUSE THE ACTOR IS ALSO AMAZING.
not too hooked on about Ras but Hugo Strange was a really interesting character 😎😎 I will not spoil it for anyone else but season 4 tho 😦
Riddler definetly is bipolar
@@sergiorubens8475 I say DID
@@sergiorubens8475 but yeah that’s also accurate 👌
Don't forget Cameron.
Definitely the kind of teacher who is passionate about what he does and inspires this in his students. Not a class I would fall asleep in for certain
Man.... now I want this dude to do an in depth run down of all the villains in Batman: the Animated series
Also some Batman Beyond villians like Inque, Blight, and Ten.
I think this is a good video BUT I'd really like to see this guy do an IN-DEPTH analysis. Covering so many villains these analyses are kinda anti-climactic and short. Some of these analyses sound something akin to, "Yeah. "He's a psycho. Moving on..." I'd really appreciate a 30 minute deep dive into the fan favorites, maybe doing a whole video on ONLY one bad guy. Interesting concept though. But the video left me wanting way more...
Agree
Agreed!!
He wants you to buy his book.
His coverage of the villains' psyches was a mile wide and an inch deep. He covered too many characters in too short of a time and so his analyses were spread quite thin.
You can try channel Cinema Therapy to go more in depth
When you're really into comic books but your parents force you to go to college
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Hahahaha well said
Love Travis Langley! Got to meet him at comic con. Super chill nerdy guy with a passion for psychology.
I'd like to see him do this with Gotham's interpretations.
Aww too bad Gotham is trash
@@deznutes6689 hahaha
@@deznutes6689 awww too bad you have crappy taste
She does evil so she’s a villain
@@deznutes6689 Oh, so disagree! I love the interpretations! I thought the Joker was brilliant!
0:37 Dr. Tito Daka ✨
1:45 The Wizard 🧙🏼♂️
2:35 the penguin 🐧
4:18 The Joker 🃏
7:45 Cat Women 🐈⬛
10:34 The Riddler ❔
12:58 Two Face 😭😁
15:09 Mr.Freeze 🥶
15:56 Poison Ivy 🥀
16:46 Bane ⛓
18:35 Ra’s Al Ghul 🌎
19:19 The Scarecrow 🧑🏼🌾
20:26 Carmine Falcone 🦅
20:57 Taila Al Ghul 🌏
22:20 Harley Quinn 💙 ❤️
23:15 Max Shreck 🩸
24:34 Lex Luthor 🧑🏽🦲
Thank
there's a segmented timeline showing this on the video itself when you scrub through
Loved the description of Harley... Very strong and capable, someone who doesnt recognize her own strengths, a social chamaleon. Fascinating character... Kaley Cuocos version is great too
What movie does Kaley Cuocos play her?
@@ReanuKeevesAus not a movie, the hbo max animated series... Greatly recommended
@@Pulpos999 what's it called?
@@ReanuKeevesAus The show is called "Harley Quinn" on HBO max
I love what was raised about Jared Leto's Joker. What people forget when commenting on this interpretation is that Joker in Suicide Squad is merely an extension of Harley Quinn's story, told through her eyes, showing us the audience why Harley has this attachment to him as despite his awful, psychotic tendencies, he does show her affection she craves.
Yeah. I hate that joker, he makes me deeply uncomfortable, and I don't really like the movie (elevator scene tho😍😍😍) but this is the best lens I've seen to view that character
Good point. Actually, I explicitly said that but it didn’t fit the final edit of the video. We don’t really see that Joker except through Harley’s eyes and later in Batman’s nightmare (JL Snyder cut).
Never thought I would see Heath's Joker and Halle's Catwoman in the same thumbnail ×_X
I love the subtle jab at Bezos near the end lol. Great video
His notation that we hardly know anything about Crane in TDK series speaks volumes of how much he was underutilized.
He needs to be better explored on the big screen.
Agreed cilllian nailed him and it was such a one off character I was like sooo when Dose he get his show cuz he’s a straight crazy mf
@@ReanuKeevesAus The "Gotham" TV series had a very excellent, very sympathetic and very chilling take on the Scarecrow's origin. ;)
That was interesting, people always assume everyone is the bad guy but phycology always reveals the truth. Thank you wired for putting this together.
I think the resemblance to Tardive Dyskinesia was an accident. In all the things I read, Ledgers lip smacking was because the make up bothered him but just kept it as part of the character
6:40 "this joker is a punk."
That was it. Lmfao i laughed so hard when u skipped to the next joker😂😂😂
I love how we all agree lettos joker its just a punk and only gets a 5 second analysis while heath and joaquin get a more in dept anaysis
I love how Nicholson evolved Romero’s Joker and Ledger evolved Nicholson’s. I feel they set the standard for all the future 250,000 people that are going to play it in the next half a year.
It’s been theorized as the scarecrow of Batman‘s villains is not actually insane that he’s just pure evil. Basically total antisocial personality disorder. In the past comics he had expressed desires in scaring animals as a kid as a form of intimidation. Early warning signs of a serial killer. The only frightening thing about scarecrow is the fact that he tends to enjoy it or at least fascinated by it. It kind of reminds me a little bit of Freddy Krueger and his psychopathy.
6:31 I liked how you cut out Jared's Joker HAHA
He ought to make another video analyzing the villains in BTAS, the psychological profiles of the villains in that show have a much more solid foundation than in any of the movies.
Agree
Yoooo Dr. Travis Langley is the fuckin GOAT. Not only is he a Batman nerd, he is a psychology nerd. This is the true medium. Understand the others to best them. Then fuckin best them
Tommy Lee’s Two-face did have a least one line as Harvey Dent: When he thanked Bruce for reminding him about his coin.
That line stood out to me when I saw it as a kid.
A psychologist take on Batman's Rogues.This topic I have seen discussed before but this was the best one I've ever seen. Good video.
I love how he only gave Leto's joker 10 seconds, and diagnosed him as "a punk."
Not just a Punk but a Superficial Punk!!
Weirdly i never thought of him as just a gangster but it’s very true
He did penguin perfectly. As an avid fan of the penguins I think he’s absolutely right.
i like that penguin hates Bruce wayne as much as he hates batman, just because he see him as someone better than him without knowing
@@devforfun5618 there’s an interesting article online somewhere about how there’s five types of criminals:
The one who just wants his piece of the pie.
The one who wants his piece and yours too.
The one who wants to rule the world for the sake of ruling the world.
The one who wants to rule the world to make great changes.
The indeterminable anarchist.
Penguin falls under the second one.
If you have the time definitely read his book. I picked it up several years ago and it takes all of this psychoanalysis to a much deeper level
Glad you enjoyed it! And thank you for saying so.
@@drtravislangley Woah it's you! Cool. Planning on picking up your book soon. Very excited.
Plan to see if the local library has the book.
16:25
Dr Langley: What is insanity?
Me (smug): Insanity is doing the same th...
Dr Langley (continuing): Insanity is a legal term...
Me (sad face): Ok...
Albert Einstein was a physicist, so his definition of insanity probably wouldn't cut muster in an actual medical field.
lol same 🥲
I respect how the video is half an hour long but he took less than 10 seconds to talk about Jared Leto
Not a lot to say about Leto’s Joker, and for good reason
NO BUT THE WAY I COULDNT STIFLE MY LAUGH WHEN HE GOT TO LETO's JOKERR RNFJFJFJFF
24:26 that... is perhaps the most insightful quote that I have heard this year.
"The Bat, the Cat, and the Chilly Little Bird" my god so well delivered 🤣
Heath Ledger's Joker at 5:25...definitely agree he was the most dangerous. He was TERRIFYING...
I'm curious as to why Lego Batman wasn't brought up, lol. The dynamic between Joker and Batman in that movie was great, hahahaha. And Harley Quinn was pretty awesome, too.
That being said, I enjoyed this analysis!
The Lego Batman Movie may be the single best Batman character analysis on film. We just covered live action for this one, though.
@@drtravislangley is there a video for the lego batman?
I’d love to see this guy analyze the Gotham tv series’ villains
Yes! I just asked that after seeing this video. There were so many. Of course Penguin, Riddler, Tech, the former Chief Of Police, Dumont, Zazz, etc.
I did too! And I do too!
17:40 "He's not even on venom"
No, he IS the venom
Lmao the 10 seconds dedicated to Leto's Joker
Would love to see an analysis of the heroes next. This was well done.
At the end of the day I think most fans can agree, that when it comes to the best portrayal of any Batman villain, BtAS wins every time.
Max Shreck didn’t grow up wealthy. He was a self-made man.
5:36 is all i came for. Health's Joker is AMAZING🙌
Sure is. I was absolutely blown away by Mr. Ledger's characterization. Now I have to get out my DVD.
Hey WIRED! Timestamps are the new standard and would really really complete this video! You should add them 😁
Looked for them as well. Unsucrssfull of course
@@crestfallenwarrior5719 😔
id love to see you guys do this same type of video with star wars characters, especially anakin!
Can’t believe it’s been almost 15 years since we lost Heath
About Tommy Lee Jones Two-Face.
He said he didn’t really care abt the role and just did it for the money.
Which I respect because at least he was honest.
But it shows why he was just one person.
I would love to see more videos like this, I really liked it! I would love to see every avengers movie villain analyzed. There are so many good ones there as well. You could also do one for the villains of X-Men, Superman, Spiderman, etc...
Heath Ledger's Joker . One of the analyse suggested he may be a former Veteran with PTSD disorder not a psychopaths because he have no self-preservation instinct . He doesn't hesitate to hurt himself .
“this joker is a punk” showed how bad it was
The only line i remembered by the joker in suicide squad was “hunka hunka!”
Leto's Joker analysis: "This joker is a punk"
Yes, yes he is.
The Joker was in The Batman though, played by Barry Keoghan, so basically 4/4 of the main villains were in The Batman
Wow, I'm very surprised he correctly cited Harley Quinn's New 52 + Rebirth Solo Series family dynamic (Very Supportive Mother, Con-Artist Father). People never really care to delve into those stories seriously, but I think there is a lot to be said for how her family is portrayed in it and how that contributed to Harley as a person ^-^.
I think was also the same before the New 52, as in "Gotham Sirens" she goes to visit her father in prison, telling him that she was motivated to study psychology in order to understand why he was the way he was. I remember one panel because her father might have been made to look like a younger Jack Nicholson, as the Burtonverse (Earth-89!) would have introduced her as Jack Napier's daughter.
@@schoolfreak32 Oh, interesting! Was there anything about her Mother?
That would give her a really interesting similarity with Stephanie Brown, and I'd love to see that explored in a story
@@Emily-ye1rj omg iconic idea.
People keep bringing up the lick/smack thing and I understand why, so I'll elaborate: Yes, it has been said that Ledger did those odd licks and smacks because of his makeup. That behind-the-scenes tidbit is not what we see revealed on the screen. Regardless of how it originated, Nolan chose to keep those behaviors in the movie. What we see on the screen is someone showing signs of tardive dyskinesia. I know therapists who have been bothered seeing that on screen in this particular movie for a number of reasons, whether out of concern for their own clients or because they don't like seeing anything sympathic in the Joker's depiction. They do not look up behind-the-scenes trivia while immersed in the story as presented. We react to what we see. If we go, "Oh, that's just Ledger," the movie breaks the illusion and isn't doing its job. Nolan made a choice to let those actions become part of their Joker.
Just confirming: Yes, that’s me despite the different image. I had to use my other account at that moment.
Would like a video with Dr Curry answering questions about psychology, she was so well spoken and easy to understand in the trial
Anyone who doesn't believe Heath Ledger was the ultimate Joker needs to get their heads checked.
Heath was downright amazing at certain aspects of the character and dedicated to the character like no other. However, it remains true that there are aspects of Joker, in his truest form seen in the pages and games, which no actor has brought to screen yet, much less all at once. Each of the big 3 or 4 performances gets some things right that the others don't, but there's still room for the truly perfect portrayal, imo.
Many people, including me, still have a big problem with Ledger, which is that he's often hard to recognize as Joker and not a totally different villain, albeit a great one.
physically and looks wise he is not the ultimate joker, everything else yes
Mark hammel
6:05 - No, Ledger just tried to hold prothestic scars on his face.
I wasn't sure I'd like this vid but I really liked Dr. Langley's passion both as a psychologist and a Batman fan. Also, he looks like Dr. Hugo Strange to me which is kinda funny, nice vid!
This was a great video , BATMAN is my favorite superhero of all time
Holy cow this is a good video, I really like how he knows the comics behind them
That analysis about Ledger's Joker seems to support the theory that he is a former soldier/agent/spy who was horribly disfigured before veering off the deep end. Maybe he was prescribed anti-psychotic meds one time only to find that the government has cut off his meds due to budget cuts.
That’s what I like about Harley Quinn, I’ve never seen her being anything but herself. She’s a little crazy but she owns it
It's interesting that he didn't touch at all on the domestic abuse angle of Harley & Joker's relationship? She reminds me of an intelligent woman I know who was unlucky enough to get into marriage with a severely narcissistic, gaslighting guy. Of the emotionally abusive type who seem to prefer to find a strong empathetic woman and attack her self-worth, rather than the physical abuser's pattern of targeting a woman who's already vulnerable due to prior abuse, substance addiction, poor self esteem etc...?
@@annastevens1526 that’s true and I feel he left out that important detail
Amazing!
Thank you Wired!
"... everybody except the Joker, because we've seen a whole lot of Joker lately."
Okay, sure, Travis. 😂😂
That was wonderful! Thank you, Wired and Dr. Langley. Now I gotta add that book to my collection!
He forgot to Mention that Harley was a Therapist Too!
Psychiatrist, not therapist. Her job was to diagnose and treat mental illness pharmacologically, not to provide therapy. Important distinction, as mental patients really need to have access to both.
The thing that makes Batman villains especially interesting to me is, that, for the most part, they are all "people", as in they don't necessarily have super powers either (although some for sure do), but are all cunning, intelligent, and sadistic..and for sure mentally scarred and disturbed.
The saddest really is Harvey of course though, as he was a truly good man, pushed too far to his moral limits and he broke of course, seeing both his life and others lives as play things decided by chance, not by your own actions, relieving himself of all consequences as well.
This is so nice ! I want to see this kind of content again and again 🙂
His analysis on riddle is on point not only the movies he’s dangerous in the Arkham game series his actions became more deadly then the previous video game going after people Batman cares about riddler is is one of my favorite villains if he’s played right
Would have been even better if Gotham's ver. of these characters were added to the analysis... I honestly felt multiple villains were portrayed best in this show
Technically they're just covering movie stuff
This is great. I had to pause because I was laughing at "the bat, the cat, and the chilly little bird". And it's nice to see someone talk about Scarecrow in a video like this. That character in that particular movie is the reason I'm planning to be a psychopharmacologist (don't worry, I mean the Dr. Crane side, not Scarecrow).
one of the best analysis, thanks doc
this is really good episode. thanks
I'd love to see this same breakdown but with Gotham
Would like to see him analyzing all of the TV versions of Batman villains, actually.
Agree!
I wish he would do this again but for *The Batman Movie that will be in theatres soon seems like a lot for a psychologist to sink their teeth into
The majority of his book is dedicated to this
Heath's joker was a psychologist himself, the kind I'd like to have an appointment with.
@@TreeSymphony52 He's not being serious he's joking
Bank manager: "What do you believe, huh?" Joker: "I believe that whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you...stranger." Best line, followed by "Why so serious, son?"
Not the video I deserve but the one I needed 😊
Great video. I agree with you about Gorshin, he has an compulsion, he can't help him self which is why he is such a great riddler.
Im only here for his thoughts on heath ledger joker. Wonderful comments.
@Wired I love these psychology breakdowns! PLEASE can you do one of these for Love is Blind?!
LOL at "The Bat, The Cat, and The Chilly Little Bird"!!
Anyone else think doc is a doppelganger for Jack Black?! This was awesome.
WOW! This was really well put together!