![]() And Arthur says, ‘No, I’m not political.’ He just didn’t get what he was creating. Even (Robert) De Niro, (who plays) Murray (Franklin), says it to him. I think he became a mistaken leader, so to speak, or a symbol. “He thought he was put here on this Earth to make people laugh and bring joy to the world, and he made a few bad decisions along the way, but no, his goal was not that. As for the past ones, that’s a different thing. He was never looking for the world to burn, this Joker. “I think he becomes, mistakenly, a symbol, and really what he was looking for was adulation. In the beginning of the movie he’s sitting here doing this (forcing himself to smile and frown) in the very first scene, and it’s a guy searching for identity,” Phillips said. This Joker had an entirely different goal in mind. “I don’t think it was this Joker’s goal to watch the world burn. Speaking at the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Phillips explained the major differences between Heath Ledger’s legendary Joker and Joaquin Phoenix’s updated version: Ledger takes round 1 WINNER: Phoenix: 1/ Ledger: 0. But when it comes to deviations from the source material, Ledger’s seem more effective the scars in particular feeling like a better choice than Phoenix’s traditional clown makeup. ![]() However, according to Joker director Todd Phillips, while it may be the same renowned character, Ledger’s and Phoenix’s versions are actually quite different. We love Joaquin’s Joker suit, which seems like a better fit than Ledger’s overcoat. Naturally, though, no matter how successful the film is or how beloved Joaquin Phoenix’s performance may be, it was obviously going to be compared to Heath Ledger’s iconic performance in The Dark Knight (sidebar: I LOVE that everyone essentially ignores the existence of Jared Leto’s downright awful take on the character).
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