Many would agree that The Joker from Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is one of the most memorable villains in recent years.

Heath Ledger's unforgettable performance won him a posthumous Best Supporting Oscar and solidified Joker into the popular culture. But have you ever actually wondered why this particular version of The Joker was so memorable and others weren't?

Well, that's all explored in this fascinating ten-minute video essay on the topic by Lessons From The Screenplay.

Take a look.

There's a particularly interesting point about the differences between Man of Steel and The Dark Knight in relation to the ending that we genuinely didn't pick up on, but now it makes complete sense.

If you liked this, the YouTube channel regularly dissects screenplays and the like in the same way, so it's worth a sub.

 

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