In the name of justice, Batman should kill the Joker. The Joker has already proven that he is unworthy of living in society. Time and time again, the Joker has committed cold-blooded, psychopathic murder without reason or remorse. In essence, his only purpose in life is to be a “force of chaos & destruction”. One might argue that the Joker can be jailed, or the government can deal with him, but this has already proven to be an unpractical solution. Batman repeatedly throws the Joker in jail for his murders, and the Joker almost immediately escapes and kills more people. Despite his knowledge of the aforementioned problem, Batman refuses to kill the Joker. Therefore, Batman is to some extent responsible for the deaths of all the innocent people killed by the Joker.
It is already an established premise that the Joker needs to be killed, but that only leads us to a more important question; By whom should the Joker be killed? It can be easily concluded through deductive reasoning that it is Batman’s responsibility to kill the Joker.
1. The Joker needs to be killed (by someone who is capable of killing him).
2. Batman is the only person capable of killing the Joker.
3. Therefore, the Joker needs to be killed
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Well, Batman is the only person capable of killing the Joker, so if anyone is responsible, it’s Batman. Now the only thing that stops Batman from killing the Joker is his famed moral code, or more appropriately as quoted from the Joker, his “misplaced sense of self-righteousness”. As the Joker himself acknowledges, Batman’s morals are misplaced. Killing is wrong, but not in this case, due to the Joker’s special circumstances. To understand better, we need to go back to what the whole point over here was, justice. The only way for the Joker to receive justice is to be killed, and the only one who can kill him is Batman. Therefore, I conclude, in the name of justice, Batman should kill the
It has been eight years since the ending of the previous movie, The Dark Knight. At the end of this movie, Batman took the blame for the people killed by Harvey Dent, the district attorney who set out a war against crime. During The Dark Knight, crime had decreased dramatically because of him and Batman. Numerous criminals were placed in prison because of him. Therefore, Batman took the blame for his murders because he understood that a discovery of Harvey Dent’s killings would allow the numerous criminals that he imprisoned to be set free.
Gotham is Batman’s hometown and an incredibly corrupt place. It is well known for its corrupt police department, which turns a blind eye to Batman’s questionable actions, since they are for the sake of the city. The city produces deviance because of the officials and police officers which shy away from addressing crimes. Although Batman is committing crimes in order to fight crime, this is not necessarily moral. While Batman is ultimately solving the city’s
The Dark Knight borrowed elements from Batman: The Killing Joke, a 1988 DC Comics graphic novel, which provides an origin story for the Joker. The connection between the two leads to a similar origin story of the creation of the Joker through the influence of Batman. Batman's interference in The Killing Joke causes the Joker to leap into a chemical vat, which severely disfigures him. In The Dark Knight, the Joker himself also has multiple testimonies on how he came to be. He sometimes blames his abusive and alcoholic father for creating his mutilated smile while in a drunken rage one night. The Joker also claims that after his wife’s face was mutilated, he pulled a razor on his own to comfort her by showing that her damaged appearance didn’t bother him. After carving his own cheeks, he says that, “she couldn’t stand the sight of (him).” This disturbing attempt to make her feel better makes causes worse, resulting in his wife leaving him, furthering his mental instability. Although the scars are present on The Dark Knight version of the Joker, the rest of his appearance is cosmetic in contrast to the physiological image of the Joker from the 1989 Batman film. The Joker in The Dark Knight applies chalk white makeup to his face and dark products to blacken the spaces around his eyes. He also dyes his greasy hair green rather than having the chemically bleached green hair follicles of the 1989 Joker who fell into the bubbling green substance. Their personalities differ mainly by the 1989 Joker being more comical while The Dark Knight Joker being more psychotic. The Joker from The Dark Knight calls himself an “agent of chaos” and wishes to drag everyone down to his level of insanity and corruption rather than just kill them
Somebody who had established higher power in their community. Somebody who tried to run from fate, and has the moment of recognition and understanding of their destiny. Batman. Even though he is considered the strong and powerful superhero of Gotham City, Batman's characteristic features show that he relates strongly to that of a "tragic" hero. In the beginning, the Batman is presented at a higher state of appreciation, even though the police see him as a vigilante. Despite his wealth, Batman, otherwise known as Bruce Wayne, is easily relatable to audiences, which makes it easy to sympathize and empathize with the character. Batman is in a constant battle within himself, trying to be the good guy, while defeating the bad guys. His morals prove true when he admits that he won't kill any of the many villians that cause destruction for Gotham City. But, because of this moral, sometimes the villians end up escaping and doing more harm then good. In the end, this interal chaos and internal battle is seen interally and externally through Batman. At the end of the most recent Batman series, The Dark Knight, his exit at the end of the movie is, in essence, his figurative death. Bruce Wayne wants to keep Gotham City safe. And with the "Batman" gone, villians will be least likely to continue to destroy and conquer. As an audience, we cling to the edge of our seats and feel dismay for our beloved superhero and what is to become of
So, in the sense of who’s in the right – in the right of course referring to the legitimacy of their philosophy – in the battle between The Batman and The Joker, when one takes a look at the facts, The Joker, and ultimate Nihilism, comes out on top.
If Batman alone was tasked with saving the world, we would all die. If Batman was tasked with saving a cat from a rabid dog, the cat would die. If Batman was tasked with walking an old women across the street, she would trip over his cape and break her hip. Batman is an inferior “superhero” - and that is reality. Here is why:
That is a reason why he is fighting against Batman. This is seen when he said “I don’t want to kill you.” to Batman. Because Batman is a hero everyone thinks that Joker is bad. But that is wrong. Even though he kills people he is doing it for justice but Batman thinks that joker is killing innocent people which creates confusion between him and Batman. This shows that Joker is a true vigilante because even though there is a big barrier in front of him, he will never stop trying to fix Gotham City.‘Joker kills people, that is why Batman is fighting against him.’ This statement is wrong because there is secrets behind him and he always thinks that Gotham city should be fixed.
Batman (Christian Bale) is hoping to hand on his crime fighting duties to D.A Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) yet when Batman’s cards are on the table the twisted mastermind who goes by the name of the joker (Heath Ledger), forces the masked vigilante to go against everything he ever stood for.
He was faced to let the Joker murder a person everyday he didn't come forward or risk his secret identity and the people in his life get killed. While Joker and Batman were arguing Batman asks why Joker hasn't just killed him yet, and Joker was basically saying because it wouldn't be fun, so Batman says “You’re garbage. You kill for money.” Which is true, Batman is there to save innocent people and get rid of the criminals like the Joker. Batman decides to still keep his identity a secret. Batman should have just came forward so that innocent people wouldn't have had to
Why so serious? If I were to ask you that question six months ago, you wouldn’t understand the phrase. Now that The Dark Knight has been made though, most people will understand what I am talking about. Ever since The Dark Knight was created, the joker has been thrust back into the public eye. Most people only know the joker from the performances of Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight and Jack Nicholson in the 1989 film Batman. Most people forget that the Joker has been a villain since 1940 in Batman #1 (spring edition). The Joker has been reinvented every decade since his first appearance. He started off as a homicidal maniac, then a criminal that was just a harmless nuisance to becoming a mass murdering, schizophrenic clown that we know today. He has been named number one on the Wizard’s list for one hundred all-time villains. In this speech I will tell you how the joker was created, the criminal career of the joker, and trademark characteristics of the joker.
For my example of a trickster I am using The Joker from the popular movie franchise by Christopher Noland “Batman Begins”. I will be using the second movie in the franchise “The Dark Knight” for my example of The Joker portrayed by actor Heath Ledger. The Joker is part of the criminal element that is part of the chief city represented in the world of Batman. Although he takes part in criminal acts within this city he was once a soldier in the armed forces and suffers from PTSD as well as other mental health problems stemming from his service. Through this dichotomy we can see that he was once an agent of justice and now acts as though he is a criminal but states himself within the movie that he is only “an agent of chaos”.
f you are a die hard comic book fan or a guy that knows nothing about comics or batman, you know who The Joker is. The Joker tops pretty much everybodys list for the greatest villain of all time due to his unpredictability and madness. He had no motive for money, power, or freedom his only motive was to cause problems and get in the way of others. The Joker is a yin to the Batman’s yang; he just cannot fathom the idea of Batman’s morality and has become obsessed to make Batman see the error of his ways. Without further due let’s get on to the reasons why the Joker is the ultimate villain of all time.
Batman and police commissioner James Gordon try to rid the Gotham of organized crime while combating the rise of the menacing and terrorizing psychopath villain, the Joker. (uci.edu) It’s important to take notice of the other clowns featured throughout the movie as well as their roles in the heist. This is crucial and singles the Joker out as the odd man.
In the movie, Batman is shown various times killing his enemies without any remorse. In one scene he is even shown killing enemies with an automatic weapon. This completely contradicts what we have learned about the Dark Knight from the comics. In some early comics, yes Batman is shown killing a foe or two, but by the time the actual character of Batman
Crash, crack, boom, are the noises that can be heard when the mysterious the batman appears into action. In both Batman The Golden Age by Bob Kane with Bill Finger and The Caped Crusade Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture by Glen Weldon talk about the interesting characters of Robin and the Joker. Both Robin and the Joker play important roles in the life of Batman.