Jack
Nicholson, the Joker, is definitely the perfect trickster in this film. He did
exactly what he was meant to do, and that was to wreak mayhem. The way he
carelessly went about doing as he pleased just showed how he did not mind
undermining any and every sense of authority. The Joker in this film did so
many things to cause trouble without any real reason or motive. Sure, he did
blame Batman for pushing him as far as he went, but he already had mental problems
before the accident. The trickster did horrible things with absolutely no
regret or remorse. For instance, when he made gas rise up inside of the
museum/restaurant, he seriously damaged and maybe even killed a bunch of people
but only to get to the one thing he wanted. That one action in itself shows how
much havoc he is willing to cause for even a minor facet.
From the actions that Burton puts in
this movie, he makes the audience witness how he supports and even undermines
the trickster at the same time. It might not be so obvious to see how Burton
undermines the trickster because he is practically the main character in this
film; he also gets away with many things in this film. He is given much power,
almost more than Batman. The trickster is allowed to publicly be seen by the
public eye as both the Joker and his human self. That is something that Batman
himself could not even do. The Joker is also publicly televised and known by
all of Gotham city. This is how we can all see how the Joker’s character was supported
throughout this film.
On
the other hand, we can see how Burton totally undermines the Joker. The scene
in Vicki Vale’s apartment for example, Bruce Wayne acts as though he is no
threat at all. It shows how little light has to worry about darkness. Bruce
Wayne did get shot, but he already knew that he would. This film is very much
an archetype. Even though it is a close battle sometimes, the good guy usually
wins. In my opinion, the parts where Burton supported the trickster were the
best parts. With the Joker’s permanent grin and deeply single-minded
characteristics, he really made the movie as good as it was.
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