It’s hard to believe, but before master director Christopher Nolan gave the superhero genre a serious touch, Batman’s antagonist Joker was portrayed as rather silly. Heath Ledger showed us one in 2008 with his Oscar-winning performance absolutely captivating performance. The Dark Knight is also convincing across the board.
Christopher Nolan’s Batman film The Dark Knight with Heath Ledger on Netflix
Batman (Christian Bale) has already fought against some dark villains, but the Joker presents him with completely new challenges. With his brilliant mind, he wants to plunge Gotham City into chaos and focuses on District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). Along with the Black Knight, he has become the city’s hero figure and the Joker does everything he can to get him on his side.
As in the first part, Bale delivers a fantastic performance as Batman in the sequel, but Ledger steals the show. Where the Joker appears it will be dark and brutal and yet you look forward to his scenes. With the madness in his voice and the scarred face, he captivates his audience.
Joaquin Phoenix almost snatched the Joker away from Heath Ledger
The fact that The Dark Knight is the best superhero film of all time with a rating of 8.3 out of 10 points is probably also due to Ledger’s incredible performance. The role is forever linked to the late actor, and Joaquin Phoenix’s Oscar-winning interpretation of the Joker didn’t change that.
The role seems to be tailor-made for both of them, even though they are played and staged so differently. Now it seems unimaginable Phoenix seen in The Dark Knightbut that almost happened, as the actor reported in a recent interview. Our ranking of all previous Joker actors shows how differently the comic character can be interpreted, with a surprising first place.
Stream or TV: When is the superhero blockbuster The Dark Knight running?
You could watch Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight on November 22nd at 8:15 p.m. on ProSieben look at. It was repeated again at 2:05 am. If you miss the film, you can watch it on Netflix or WOW as a streaming flat rate.
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