Jack Nicholson is the better Joker

I am very very very sorry to say this. Jack Nicholson is a better Joker compared to the late Heath Ledger. And by saying this, i am fully aware i am going to piss off a lot of Ledger and Christian bale fans out there.

No, i am not saying Heath Ledger is a bad Joker. He was good. Hats off to that. But it so happens, for the role of a psychopathic criminal with a twisted sense of humor, Jack Nicholson comes out tops anyday.

Jack Nicholson was the Joker in "Batman" with Michael Keaton (too soppy faced to be the bat) and
Kim Basinger (was ok in the movie) ...for non Batman fans......true batman fans would remember the fils for the sheer pointlessness of it.

That plus the bad casting in "Batman" plus the hype surrounding "The Dark Knight" and Ledger's death and the awesome storyline plus Christian Bale is probably why you guys would now come to relate Joker with Heath Ledger.


The Dark Knight was a movie along the lines of Lord Of the Rings. Epic. Perfect. I have never seen Heath Ledger act so well. And Christian Bale is by far the best Batman ever.

The only complaint i have is...Jack Nicholson, had he been cast as The Joker would have elevated the movie's status to the Star Wars level...legendary.

You see, i have reasons for this. Jack Nicholson's Joker is comic book accurate. He encompasses what The Joker should be. A character with sharp makeup, not the sloppy version of Heath Ledger's, though the effect was very very good nontheless.

The Joker plays more jokes, makes more puns (from the cartoons and comics), is a coward (which Heath Ledger's one was NOT) and dresses smartly albeit a little eccentrically, not shabbily (Heath Ledger again). His hair is well done and is not a messy mop.

Nicholson got all this perfectly. It was just unfortunate Tim Burton was the director in charger, and despite his success, a serious comic book character portrayal is something he fails at. Bad script and casting let Nicholson down.

Would he have a made a better Joker than Heath Ledger?

DEFINITELY.

He has experience in acting as a psycho (The Shining) and his very character matches the Joker, the way he carries himself and talks....you could always sense a kind of underlying menace to him despite the smiling exterior...the perfect Joker.

That being said, is Heath Ledger a bad Joker?

NO.

The Dark Knight was cast perfectly, a damn good strong storyline and The Joker portrayal was perfect except for the costumes, makeup and the lack of lunacy.....cause you see...Heath Ledger's Joker was always on the plan, and despite him acting as a very convincing luncatic, it was through his actions and random murder and sick plots, the lunacy shines thorough, not though the character himself as Nicholson showed in "Batman".

That being said my final point is this:

Heath Ledger was a damn good Joker, but Jack Nicholson is portrayed in The Dark Knight, would have been god like.




Cheers Mates!

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