07-30-2008, 01:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-30-2008, 01:29 PM by Pink Underoo.)
tell me what you think of this:
in one scene the antagonist claims that he does not scheme, he just does.
however, throughout the movie he is the source of many a wacky doom scenario that require complicated orchestration, such that cannot be done at the drop of a hat, and covert executions so as not to alert the do-gooders before it's time. nothing that he does is explained through dialog or shown visually, so this leads you to believe that:
a) his actions cannot be explained, so it's purely plot-induced
b) he's just that cool, because oh my god, just wow, i can't believe how awesome he is!
now, don't get me wrong. the story calls for a bad guy, so one is required. also, the Joker is very much like a revamped version of the original from the comic book... which was made three or four generations ago and was designed for a young/teen audience... and this Joker was definitely shoved into the hole where the antagonist should be, but there is no Joker-shaped hole in the plot. =\
in one scene the antagonist claims that he does not scheme, he just does.
however, throughout the movie he is the source of many a wacky doom scenario that require complicated orchestration, such that cannot be done at the drop of a hat, and covert executions so as not to alert the do-gooders before it's time. nothing that he does is explained through dialog or shown visually, so this leads you to believe that:
a) his actions cannot be explained, so it's purely plot-induced
b) he's just that cool, because oh my god, just wow, i can't believe how awesome he is!
now, don't get me wrong. the story calls for a bad guy, so one is required. also, the Joker is very much like a revamped version of the original from the comic book... which was made three or four generations ago and was designed for a young/teen audience... and this Joker was definitely shoved into the hole where the antagonist should be, but there is no Joker-shaped hole in the plot. =\

