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Reflections of a Hierophant: Why So Serious? |
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Monday, 24 January 2011 01:49 |
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      I just finished watching "The Dark Knight" for the umpteenth time, and I thought that the time has come for me to properly weigh in on the on-going issue among many "Batman Film" fans: Which Joker was the best between Heath Ledger's dark, brilliantly manipulative, and psychotic Joker, or Jack Nicholson's comical, homicidal, and psychotic Joker? Now, let me be honest. If I was forced to pick a favorite between the two, I would have to choose Heath Ledgers darker take on the iconic villain. But, I will not let my biased interfere with my reasoning for both cases. So, here it is, my argument of who is the better Joker between Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson:
      So, we're going to start with Nicholson's (age before beauty). Jack Nicholson's take on Joker in Tim Burton's "Batman" from 1989 was largely inspired by Steve Englehart's recreation of the |
