The Dark Knight - "I Just Want My Phone Call"

The Joker escapes the police station.

[@matthewspell7406]

The reason the joker is so sucessful is b/c he understands that people are driven by emotion

[@JonathanNg.Magician]

"He wanted me to lock him up in the MCU, Marvel Cinematic Universe."

[@PineapplesPerhaps]

Joker is such a great character, but the DCEU keeps making... sub-par movies while Marvel does much better. And Joker deserves better so please, lock him up in the MCU.

[@sharilshahed6106]

If he was successful, MCU's Civil War could've evolved into full blown Injustice.

[@Redhawk099]

The Dark Knight tops all of their movies.

[@SpectacularSpiderMan]

Jonathan Ng “Spider-Man wanted to be caught. He wanted me to lock him up in the MCU”

[@JHHBeck]

Best. Villain. Ever.

[@johnnymccraze]

JHHBeck He's not a villain. He's just ahead of the curb.

[@sharilshahed6106]

villains are just the heroes of their own stories.

[@Wizgoht]

Joker seriously just loves to mess with people, he can play mind games by letting them think they have they upper hand.

[@bripaj1]

they aren't all dead they show up later in the movie, i believe they passed out or something.

[@pavmx703]

Brian Pajilla You replied to the wrong comment.

[@vietvipp]

because he's batman....wait, no wrong guy

[@Redhawk099]

He tricked Batman of where Rachel is.

[@nujunara]

Joker sarcastically asked Harvey whether he looks like a guy with a plan, but ffs he is a fucking genius and he is a guy with brilliant planning. He put the explosives in that guy's stomach, then got himself captured, made Batman break the glass window so he can get the shard, bait the cop into attacking him then taking him a hostage and detonating the explosive. And not just here, basically everywhere he has brilliant plans. In the bank robbing, he organized the thugs to kill each other and in the end only him and the other guy remains, whom "accidentaly" got killed by the bus. In the chase, he knew that Batman will appear and they'll call in helicopters, so he put the cable guys at the getaway route to disable the helicopter. He perfectly planned killing the black mob boss too, just like switching the addresses, letting Dent escape before the hospital demolition, counting on the people on 2 ships not blowing each other up so having a backup detonator. Fucking genius.

[@howeijian4277]

unreal planning

[@guitarfan01]

I'm not sure if he's 100% planning, or 50% planning and 50% really good at making it up as he goes.

[@ScoopMeisterGeneral]

I wouldn't say he was 'counting' on one of the ships not blowing the other up, because he seemed genuinely disappointed when he realised he had to do it himself (since they kind of proved him wrong by not killing each other). But yeah, he was clearly smart enough to have a plan B. One place where his plans seem a bit dodgy to me, though, is that he made a whole string of assumptions- which fortunately for him turned out to be correct- when it came to the whole thing about blowing up Rachel and Dent, but which could have easily gone wrong for him. He assumed that Batman would go to rescue Rachel first, so he switched the addresses to trick him into rescuing Harvey instead. He assumed that the cops would get to the address too late to save Rachel. He assumed that Batman would get there in time to save Harvey. He assumed that Batman wouldn't end up getting crippled/killed in the explosion and that Harvey would also survive. To be completely honest, I think half the time he really _was_ just winging it.

[@nicholasdalton7161]

Martin Bararanyi

[@Jabba-le-feminist-hating-Hutt]

@@guitarfan01basically Messi

[@OKG2000]

1:12 ''Whaat? im sorry??'' rofl such a maniac

[@marvinrodriguez7971]

WHAT DO U WANT

[@JamesBrady-qc6zy]

@@marvinrodriguez7971I just want my phone call

[@liamstallard3793]

Heath Ledger was the true Joker. No one else will ever be as good as he was

[@OpenMawProductions]

Liam Stallard Well.... Mark Hamill is still the quintessential joker for me, but yeah, as far as on screen presentations, Ledge got the goods.

[@obiwan6684]

I realize this comment was made 7 years ago but I really liked Joaquin phoenix joker as well

[@thegreensget]

@@obiwan6684that joker movie and performance from jp was *PURE DOGSHIT*

[@losttapes2]

omg i JUST realized... the reason the joker kept baiting batman to beat him in the interigation wasn't to get him to kill him at that moment.. but instead to get the glass shard to be used in this scene 0.0 .....or maybe im just tired and overthinking :3

[@johnmag202]

That's actually a really good theory never thought of it like that lol

[@quilliamattari2772]

Brilliant!

[@shinanthony3239]

damon trudeau lol I just noticed that it was a glass shard he was holding on the cop's neck

[@andrecnb9848]

+damon trudeau i don't usually give likes but you sir deserved it(even if it's just a theory).

[@jaychung1380]

+damon trudeau :3

[@borrachitovsop]

Do you wanna know why I use the replay button? One viewing is too quick... You can't savour all the little.. Emotions. You see, in their last movie... Actors show who they really are. So, in a way, I knew this cast; better than you ever did. Would you like to know who won the oscar?

[@RedX165]

el gaucho veloz Nice copy and paste

[@HoosStingray]

For real tho bro get original please

[@ahmadabdallah2896]

Respect for Heath leadger

[@lakobause]

I love how the bombing of the jail kills every one but the Joker and his specific victim.

[@raywillaimjhonson]

But you don't know who it actually killed.

[@amanjha__]

Actually I think the bomb killed none of the people in Joker's room, but what happened was that when the explosion occured, which was close enough to mess things up but not to burn stuff in the room, it distracted all the cops and the Joker went all knifey-slicy and killed them all by hand

[@corndog4848]

Knowing how even though he says he doesn't use plans, his plan probably was detailed to the exact area that the bomb would explode, plus he probably slit the guys throat

[@The94Venom]

Brad Bell No he didn't. We see the guy with Gordon later on in the movie.

[@corndog4848]

He should of then

[@theolocalloner9404]

1:37 "OOWW!" "shhhh, shhhhh" LOL

[@Gerd0006]

Why lol?

[@liamstallard3793]

I love how when the explosion goes off the Joker is just standing there

[@kenyamch]

I always felt bad for Rachel in this part because she hears Harvey being rescued. She basically dies thinking they choose not to come for her. It's noble that she still tries to comfort him knowing it's about to be her ass though.

[@MegaMasterkiller666]

Jared leto's got some fucking work to do

[@ragingocelot4013]

Oh yes

[@bsm1132]

AlternativeGamer99 i think jared leto did good being a comic and video game version of the joker and heath legure did a good job at being a realistic version.

[@sharilshahed6106]

Brandon McLemore you keep what you think, but reality is I barely remember any comic or video game version of Joker like his, nor him doing a good job at the role.

[@JediMasterBricks]

And he didn’t do it. He proved he can play the character but the terrible writing overshadowed any good performance he could’ve done.

[@csiwannabe001]

I was watching this movie the other day! Gosh it still amazes me that Heath Ledger played the Joker! It also makes me wonder what would've happened to Heath's career if he was still alive!!

[@jazminm4033]

'In their last moments, people show you who they really are' In a way ridiculous, but true.

[@matthew_natividad]

I just want my phone call

[@marvinrodriguez7971]

What good is a phone call if you're unable to speak

[@contr_art]

The way he sticks his head out of the window like a dog...my god Heath Ledger was amazing in this movie. You can't even tell he's acting.

[@kudrzyk]

Thats the point he wasent , he let the darkness inside , and few ppl can survive it

[@emmymafer6042]

+Gardevoir♂ He couldn't survive it too.. :,( God, my heart broke :,(

[@Chibuike16]

Joker: You wanna know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick.... you can't savor all the little..emotions You see.. in their last moments.. people show you who they really are So in a way.. I knew your friends better then you ever did Would you like to know which of them were cowards (*baits cop*)

[@Chibuike16]

Yep XD

[@Chibuike16]

How so? XD

[@Chibuike16]

***** Well it's realistic The seen depicts how people would act if they were on their own I prefer dark and realistic things but i don't mind watching things that are funny as well This seen was funny in my eyes lmaoo

[@darkwarrior635]

Christopher Saracho i can't comment on the post before bout fairy tail so im gonna comment here : fairy tail use to have lotsa feelz and really good plot but now its meh

[@Chibuike16]

ethan li i see.. at first i didn't mind the anime but then it took a nose dive. I then looked at some reviews/rants about it The rants are funny XDD

[@Ferruccio_Guicciardi]

3:31 "It is joker plan to be caught. He wanted to be locked up on the MCU"

[@newportreds6710]

One of the best scenes in movie history. It’s so subtle yet so powerful

[@THEJOKER-tq3ms]

Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order and everything becomes chaos. I'm an agent of chaos.

[@brianrose8772]

*MCU

[@CT--gs1wj]

Looks like someone swallowed his Samsung 7 note. And exploded inside his tummy

[@codyunderhill7439]

You know Heath ledger locked him self in a hotel room practicing his lines and actually going a little nuts from staring at the same 4 walls for 2 weeks. He was that devoted to the part.

[@LucienLachance97]

"What do you want?!" "I just want my phone call." gets me every time lol

[@ok80085]

1:46 "Is that a Samsung Galaxy Note 7?" Boom

[@trevonm.s9151]

What a reference of the mcu

[@Phantomx1989]

the most accepted history of the joker was that he fall in a tank with quimics and that stun his muscles into a permanent smille and those colors, the scars and makeup is just the movie

[@tankmaster1018]

Out of all the times that I've seen the movie, I never realized that Joker switched the addresses until now. I just assumed Batman made the decision to get Harvey instead because he was more important to have alive but only just realized that he purposely switched the addresses so that Batman would accidentally save Harvey and create the seething hatred for everyone that made him turn bad.

[@qbw8834]

3:40 , the joker rules

[@StopThatWeebNamedRia]

Lol when he was whipping his hair back and forth it killed me!

[@natasharmanff9785]

Poor Joker he only wanted a phone call :-(

[@Punisher1830]

That's what's wrong with California.

[@ryanvuyyuru3622]

i think jokers ultimate power is his intelligence, he just knows how humans work maybe because he looking from the outside in cus clearly he isnt human, he knows just how to taunt the cop into starting a fight, he knew wayne would go to rachel instead of dent so he switched the address, he knew how to play maroni, he knew how to compose the bank job, he knew how to corrupt dent. heath u owned this role, everything, 1:55 the way he held his posture here and the way he has little spasms just makes this soo believeable and his tone when he speaks is just twisted, demented its truly enthralling it is truly sad he is gone

[@christopherflores5895]

Joker's origin being unknown is what makes him that much scarier. The question of what created him is part of who he is.

[@JamesSawyerFord777]

1:37 sh sh sh sh ;)

[@zanytobbs]

Damn it Rusty...this is what happens when Cole Phelps isn't your partner

[@lychee4947]

that neck crack he does, just does things to me😍

[@Aelrandir]

I believe with him telling multiple stories about his scars it comes from one of the comics (I don't remember which one) where he says if he is going to have a past he would prefer if it was multiple choice. He just makes up stories as he goes. It fits the character better to have such a mysterious past. I hope it always stays that way.

[@Atlas_Found]

The joker has a history of spicing up his back story he even hints at not actually really remembering how he got the scares in the comics

[@FilmVersionSoundtracks]

Do you wanna know why I use a real life talk? Facebook is too quick, you can't savor all the little emotions. You see, in a real life talk, people show you who they really are...

[@xEdgeMasterED]

that cop in the room with Joker is all the voice of all the dark elves in skyrim.

[@versusnoctis345]

This is a good example of why I like the joker. He can get inside anyone's head and manipulate them to his advantage.

[@MrMagee78]

greatest villain ever created imo.

[@MegaRockMan1]

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, there's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.

[@alexbazzy6997]

i like how joker stays on his feet and unharmed when the explosion goes off but every body else gets knocked out

[@justinlong1388]

The joker tells two different stories because he has two different scars on his face. One was from his father, the longer, more precise cut from the knife, and it looks to be more like an extended-smile, and the other, from when he cut his mouth for his wife,

[@JohnyParanormal]

"Rachael ..Rachael " ... Boom .... Meet the the Joker .....the Joker is gone

[@academiccanada]

Because the definition of both of those things is literally insane.

[@williamwoolhouse3450]

If they were keeping true to the comics at all, it's more likely that even he has no idea if what he's saying is true or not. He doesn't know his past all that well. He has a great quote saying that if he can't remember his past, it "may as well be multiple choice"

[@novacweegee]

Joker is the master strategist at fighting someone.

[@matthewwilliams6788]

I don't think he was intentionally lying. he just doesn't always remember it the same way.

[@Somnion009]

The suspense in this scene is brilliance. The jaw-dropping fact that Joker switched the addresses to where Batman went for Harvey instead of Rachel, how that one "phone call" wiped out everyone in that station except for Joker and Lau, and the image of Harvey's face on fire. Hell of a first night, Commissioner lol

[@fleabagrusty]

TheSeethe OHHHH I didn't know he switched the addresses. I was so confused. I thought "He said he was going for Rachel, right?"

[@Somnion009]

Yeah he did say he was getting Rachel and you can see the pause Batman makes when he realizes that was Harvey instead of Rachel.

[@fleabagrusty]

TheSeethe Thank you so much for telling me!

[@ExposingZionistEvil]

The answer is very simple how he got his scars.It is known as a "Chelsea Smile", and is what happens when someone talks too much, and that is the punishment, in the gang-world. It is most common among the Irish, or was, during "The Troubles", so that is apparently what happened to him--he said the wrong thing(s) to the wrong person/people, and that was his punishment. It also may very well be what pushed-him-over-the-edge and made his lose ALL inhibitions and sanity, turning him into a monster.

[@The94Venom]

Joker : All it takes is one bad day... Harvey : I didn't have one bad day, I had one bad night. Joker : ...

[@Yayomeow]

He was incredible Best Joker

[@LtheDetective]

Wat made this Joker the GOAT....was it was always a method to his madness. It wasn't just "oh I'm crazy" and do something crazy at that moment. His craziness seemed planned. He was always ahead of the police with everything he did

[@Canceriansoul]

He did know what he was doing. He wanted to prove that anyone can go mad the instance a situation triggers it. Harvey Dent becoming "Two-Face" represents how one can go from one side to another.

[@falloutworldrecord]

The piece of glass he uses on the officer is right behind him

[@DrawGuy001]

Duh Dah duh ! Joker is running around. Around Gotham city like his playground ♫ Then suddenly someone got mad. Then Joker placed a blade on neck♫ then Joker asked for a call... then he called just once and blew it all.♫ and batman couldn't save harvey dent at all.♫ and then Joker rode out like a party ani-mal! ♫

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

In the comics, Joker is once quoted as saying that he keeps changing the story of his past because he likes to have multiple choice.

[@VainBuddhist]

And then came the beautiful sequel...TDKR

[@drunkdonutboy]

Thank you, Canceriansoul.

[@samstar4237]

2:50 I love the way her hair blows in the wind

[@basicz223]

lol

[@Zerohero_007]

The impact is different not many people in the world would care about any action the common man would do, but if a highly respected and idolized individual does something evil it is brought to the attention of millions. Look at the media today, when famous celebrities do something stupid they are given a greater amount of attention than if a common individual did the same thing.

[@gghoeee8256]

One of my favorite scenes ever from any movie

[@dsmangamaster]

the facial make-up/prosthetics that heath had to wear caused him to do it subconsciously and nolan liked how it looked so heath made it a regular part of his act

[@iwangee]

In one of the comic books, he says that sometimes he likes to remember things a bit differently everytime - what's life without a little multiple choice? It's probable that he doesn't even remember himself - he is batshit mental after all... :)

[@genesisalcantara2558]

This making sence

[@cuerollen]

Looks right through you.

[@why12983476why]

That, and his ideas even carried over into the Dark Knight Rises, where Bane pretty much finished the Joker's work by showing how "when the cards are down, all these civilized people will eat each other" after he took over Gotham

[@terrencewashington1375]

I like how joker switched the locations. So who ever batman decided to save, is actually the person he kills. - he goes to save racheal but is ended up actually rescuing Harvey, which detonates rachaels bomb

[@stillcovalent]

Cop: Is that a... phone? Joker: Nah, it's a Galaxy Note 7

[@DisemboweII]

Harvey, it's ok. It's alright, listen. Somewhere deep down in my heart...I still *love* you! MNAA-BOOOOSHH

[@pootispow3017]

***** so can we call it a scene bomb instead of a photobomb

[@hairbiopi1240]

Disembowell that answer was a maybe..not a true authentic answer because she was thinking that since she's a woman its obvious that she's the one whose going to get rescued and harvey is basically pleading for her love and trying to comfort her by not referring to say goodbye or I love you. Batman in my opinion fucked up bad here because it shows who he really is, if he had saved Rachel then he would've betrayed Harvey and since he let Rachel die and chose Harvey he's still being seen as a good guy by the people but harvey now knows that he is the motherfucker thats been fcking everything up

[@hurricane22223]

I believe that Joker acted as the catalyst in exaggerating the mental trauma that Harvey Dent underwent as he lost Rachael. Joker is the like the key to the darkness inside every human. Such a character is hard to explain....

[@GriiiiiiinD]

It is possible that the Joker himself is unaware of his true origins. Some psychological profiles of The Joker, indicate that he is insane to such an extent that he literally reinvents both his own psyche and history on a daily basis. It is therefore possible that, while neither story is true, he genuinely believed them both as he told them.

[@ITSLIKEARIVER2000]

So emotional and said even though Harvey turned out to be a villain.

[@stalkinurmom10]

he is one of the best actors of all time R.I.P. Heath

[@thegreenarrow2064]

Whom else thought that Rachel would become a version of Harley Quin?

[@giovanniramirez8995]

He is the best villain to have been on the silver screen.

[@WiseTube]

As much as I love Hardy's performance as Bane, I just can't get enough from The Clown Prince of Crime, and yet there's the doubt if Ledger would be alive to act for a finale.

[@KneesOfTheBees]

doubt?

[@matthewminor6680]

"DOUBT"? HE'S F**KING DEAD, YOU MORON!!!

[@WiseTube]

I'll keep the comment here just for rages.

[@GravityPoison]

If anyone read his lore then you would have known one of the jokers most famous lines when asked about his past "Sometimes I remember it one way, sometimes another... if I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice!"

[@SuperSoliderXZ]

"just shot him" that was the smartest thing anyone ever said in that film

[@malakiquest]

Gordon reacts as if Harvey WAS in the building that exploded.

[@edwardsaywell4311]

she was gonna say, 'somewhere, deep down in my heart, i still LOVE you'

[@ITSLIKEARIVER2000]

Amazingly, the Joker talks sensible.

[@tachikoma747]

The guy standing by the door is Keith Szarjabika, voice of the Didact from Halo and Harbinger from Mass Effect 2

[@thevarioty436]

every scene of the movie was a masterpiece

[@21stcenturyoptimist]

The joker is a pretty interesting archetype, he represents the Dionysian quality of chaos, something that resembles a lot like taoist and zen buddhist believes. It is true in a way that "he" plans everything but in reality your planning is just as spontaneous as if you didn't plan things, controlled accident as it is called in zen arts. "Your" actions are part of the chaotic universe and there is no escaping its chaotic nature, there is nothing you can do because what you do is what the universe

[@amber13175]

Joker: " I just want my phone call" Lol

[@ramenshino]

Batman isn't angry , I would argue he is very angry and filled with rage but not crazy. Joker is also more than crazy he is an ABSOLUTE embodiment of chaos.

[@TheParkour313]

"CHAOS"

[@khallasd]

he was standing at the blind spot

[@EchoesAct4]

Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it...

[@SweetZombiJesus]

He still corrupted Dent, who was Gotham's best and brightest. He was not fully aware of it at the time, but he did have a victory in that.

[@LegendaryProduction9]

Actually it was the scar prosthetic. It kept feeling that something was on his lips when he wore them so his instinct was to lick at it like most people do.

[@jackspicer9590]

she was going to sing somewhere over the rainbow.

[@treefrog2108]

I think that's what the movie and the battle between Batman and Joker (chaos) represents. There is no winning, per se, it is like yin and yang, a constant struggle.

[@onlySenty]

''Do I really look like a guy with a plan?''

[@heatblast100]

if you look closely, he positions himself right near a heavy drawer, protecting him from the blast. Nolan thinks of everything man xD

[@AiRbLaZe99]

how da fuck does the joker live in that explosion wen everyone around him are dead

[@bripaj1]

not all of them died you see the guy the joker had hostage later with bandage on his neck and the the others just passed out or something,

[@AiRbLaZe99]

still he wuz rite next 2 da window shiuldnt da glass hav killed him or something?

[@bripaj1]

m sure the only people that died are the ones that were examining the body with phone in it and the rest i think passed out or something as for the guy he had hostage he probably knocked him out cause later hes seen with a big bandage on his neck. but then i doubt they wouldve died, maybe glass injury

[@AiRbLaZe99]

ah ok thanks

[@jamlym4974]

It doesn't really matter anyway. The point is, he broke out of prison.

[@mchotti10]

I always thought it was funny how the cops follow him after his hostage escape with their cops drawn and could've taken him out, and how the bomb goes off and the only one left standing is The Joker..

[@nemysisNED]

3:34 i first realized how genius the joker is..gave me goosebumps when he hangs out of the car

[@cuerollen]

Best Joker ever.

[@lauraabauraa]

Look at how he tilts his head and stands where the blast will not reach him :) He planned to stand there :)

[@MultiKswift]

I think it's more the fact that she knew the Batman, Bruce, was going to come for her ... and he did (sorta)