FIRST TIME WATCHING *THE DARK KNIGHT* (and it blew my mind...)

[@NatalieGoldReacts]

Click here: helixsleep.com/nataliegold for up to $200 off your Helix Sleep mattress plus two free pillows! Fun fact about me: I talk a lot in my sleep...yes, I even react to my dreams...

[@djlow9915]

As long as your not shouting out "SPIDERS, SPIDERS!!" in your sleep Nat

[@saturdaythe12th89]

You should watch icejjfish on the floor

[@maverickspencer5581]

you have been watching the dark knight again and again for the first time

[@ChipCrisper]

He uses the Batman voice because he IS Batman. Bruce is the mask.

[@Fungib1e]

Whoa Nat, did they just send you a free mattress?!

[@nerdsquid9951]

It was honestly really refreshing seeing someone who didn’t know about two face before watching the movie because it made the reaction more powerful and entertaining.

[@sham00ly75]

I watched it for the first time without knowing about two face lol

[@jacob_90s]

i grew up watching the Joel Schumaker Batman movies and the DC animated shows in the 90's and early 2000's, and I didn't realize he was going to get disfigured in that scene until his face caught on fire. They really did just handle it perfectly.

[@samhainnc9416]

Anyone who knew anything about classic batman would see Harvey Dent and know what was coming eventually. It was kind of cool seeing someone question the coin and not know what was going to become of Dent. One reason I like these 1st time reaction videos of people who honestly don't know much about the source material. It is like watching it again for the first time through someone's else's eyes.

[@Jonathan-ug9yu]

I knew it was Harvey and still didn't see it coming. Not in this film, as quickly, and as effectively. Harvey is so full good at the start I thought he would be film three.

[@thedefinitionisthis]

I knew it was coming, but I was more surprised at how sympathetic they made Harvey. By not giving him the usual backstory of having deep psychological issues prior to him becoming Two-Face, for me, I think his eventual transformation into Two-Face was far more tragic. He was a dude who legitimately wanted to affect change and protect the person he loves the most, but the circumstances around him drove his decent to madness. As a comic-book fan, the movie made me DREAD his becoming Two-Face, rather than be excited by it.

[@aaronbenson2767]

One of the greatest cinematic experiences I’ve ever had was seeing this premiere at a midnight showing in 2008. The whole packed audience was entranced, thrilled, shocked, and moved by the end. I remember leaving the theater at 3am just feeling like I had at witnessed the best movie I had ever watched. And when I found out there was a 3:15am showing immediately after (also packed out as well), I immediately went and watched it again and enjoyed even more that time. I had never done that with any movie before.

[@rohithpadikkal7082]

Damn you're one hell of a lucky guy!

[@intheredcold9216]

I'd like to share too. My sister and I went opening night. The theater was packed. The atmosphere was electric. The whole place erupted after the pencil trick. It was absolutely a community experience.

[@RandyOrton-ti4zb]

Yep 2008, I was 12 and my dad took me and my older brother to watch WALL-E by Pixar animations. After we watched WALL-E (which was an awesome kids film), we waited 4 1/2 hours to watch batman the dark knight later at night while playing at the arcade than walking around the mall. I still remember how awesome the movie was ... me and my friends at school would talk about how cool the bank scene was ... good times.

[@ForEternia]

Good times. At the theater my ex and I went to, Every screen was showing The Dark Knight. The theater was packed for the midnight screening alone.

[@aaronbenson2767]

@@rohithpadikkal7082 Yeah... It's one of those experiences that I imagine is kinda like parents telling their children what it was like to see the original Star Wars, Indiana Jones, or Ghostbusters in the theaters back then. It was pretty amazing!

[@nopewmopan]

Joker: "hi." Natalie: *nervous laugh*

[@NandR]

One of the best moments. Just hideous nurse nervously saying hi.

[@chaost4544]

He was so good at the nuances of the character.

[@christianwise637]

@@chaost4544 Absolutely hilarious and incredibly unsettling at the exact same time. If that doesn't sum up the Joker as a character, I don't know what does

[@kennycooper294]

I felt you were turned on by the joker lol

[@snarflcat6187]

Sry nat, the Batman nvr flew. Only used cable-guns and wires.

[@johnnyblaze1098]

Fun fact: When Joker was sarcastically clapping in his jail cell after Gordon was named commissioner, that was completely made up and wasn't originally part of the script. When Oldman and the other actors looked at him surprised, those were genuine reactions because it caught them all off guard.

[@Twizity]

Same with the hospital explosion. The pyro actually didn't go off as planned, and Heath gave the detonator a tap and then the rest of the pyro went off. So his little shocked jolt was legit before he ran for the bus.

[@jinx997]

@Kelvin bro why are u so pressed abt it it's not that serious lmao

[@mluna6702]

Poor Kelvin, I feel so bad he's angry. I mean it is a great reason to get angry, somebody may be wrong about a movie scene. I really think he should've shown more anger

[@MrDevintcoleman]

I’m ignoring the arguing in this thread to give a verifiable fun fact: Maggie Gyllenhaal saw Heath Ledger in full makeup for the first time during the Dent endorsement party scene, and a lot of her reactions to him are genuine (to the extent that you can parse an actor’s reactions from a character’s reactions).

[@jasonschuler2256]

@@Twizity Not to be a Kelvin, but Christopher Nolan and the special effects supervisor, Chris Corbould, have confirmed multiple times that this isn't true. The scene went exactly according to plan. Now for my own fun fact: The random old man that the Joker grabs in the party at 12:08 is Senator Patrick Leahy, the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate. Heath Ledger literally put a knife to the face of the man who is third in line for the presidency, lol.

[@donaldtrumpselbow8142]

If you didn’t know, the director, Christopher Nolan, was able to blow up an actual building for the hospital explosion scene

[@richardathome65]

It was an old parking building that was already scheduled for demolition (you can tell by the way the floors collapse). The production crew added the windows and dressed it to look like a hospital.

[@shimik11]

Yup and Heath improvised the detonator "malfunction"

[@sezwat121892]

@@shimik11 This is actually a myth. The "malfunction" was planned as a way to keep Heath safe since they were literally destroying an actual building that he was walking out of. Where Heath is at the beginning of that shot is too close for a demolition, so they designed the first set of charges to go off to give him time to get to a safe distance, then timed a pause for Heath to have that moment in character, followed by the second set of charges going off with Heath immediately getting in the bus to make sure he was safe.

[@Poosley]

@@shimik11 yeah no he didn't

[@k-rayplay4440]

People on the internet love to think that every scene in cinema history was improvised

[@Teshtimony]

“You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” Natalie: “I’ve heard that before!” Of course you have 😭😭😭😭 it’s one of the greatest movie quotes of all time

[@charizardjmj]

And a dead give away to his character arc. 🤔

[@Dfturcott]

That’s actually a really insightful observation when she says he never looks at the people, he’s off in his own head when he has the knife to the guy at 8 minute mark. I never noticed that but it’s true.

[@doesnotexist305]

“Is Gary Oldman like a Robin figure?” No, Gary Oldman is literally a Commissioner Gordon figure 😂

[@iPlayDotaReligiously]

Whose his daughter who become batwoman?

[@unxprienced9548]

@@iPlayDotaReligiously his daughter becomes Batgirl then Oracle. Batwoman is some other character.

[@ribaknaher]

yea she kinda really infuriated me with that comment

[@jasontoddman7265]

Wanted to say this, but knew someone must have beaten me to it. 😃

[@tarrowahtessla7456]

Lmaoooo said the SAME thing out loud to that comment 😅

[@robertlowe1454]

"What's the difference between me and you?" "Did you carry a blue flower up to the top of a mountain to Liam Neison, to get trained, as a ninja?? That's the main difference" 😂😂😁😁

[@lassesipila6418]

"Yeah? Well did you carry a blue flower to the top of a mountain to Liam Neison?" I'm gonna steal that. Yeah.

[@Andy22905]

😂🤣😭👌 I also got to steal that phrase.

[@1AJBOOMER]

Lmao 🤣

[@JasonZakrajsek]

So what's the difference between us? We can start at the penis, or we can scream "I just don't give a fuck" and see who means it.

[@SkidmoreTx]

The dialogue in this movie change my expectations for comic books movies. Before all i care was about the action but after the dark knight, it really raise the standards in writing and the score lol Hans Zimmers music was just beautiful.

[@yash1140]

DC knows it's way with Dialogoue. Batman V Superman had some beyond incredible dialogue too, almost on par with TDK

[@thanasisv190]

@@yash1140 AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@theeloquentweiner7054]

@@yash1140 lmao shut tf up

[@WoodrowsRandomReviews]

@@yash1140 SAVE MARTHAAAAA!!!!!

[@kdizzle901]

It’s outstanding

[@TamadorStoneskin]

A friend of mine once said “The Joker is the most terrifying villain because he is totally unpredictable. He can look at you and say ‘I like your shoelaces, so you live today.’ Then an hour later he says ‘I like your shoelaces, so today you die.’ And he will completely mean it both times. There is no rhyme or reason to him.”

[@DevilsM4rk]

There's a great quote in the Arkham Asylum game that really sums up the Joker for me: 😠 "Now that I'm in charge there's only one rule; punishment for breaking this rule is death..." 🙂 "... and the best part is I'm not going to tell you what that rule is! Ah hahaha HAHAHA" 😁😆😂🤣

[@DanielTsosie]

I had a friend who was a literal former gang member. He said the Joker was the scariest villain.

[@kaveondublin5781]

Guy from no country for old men is more scary

[@brizzle711]

@@DanielTsosie lmao ok. A fictional character really shakes me up

[@JJeter-qi7ez]

some men just want to watch the world burn

[@RobertSmith-kb3jl]

The reason the Joker's story about how he got his scars changes each time stems from a line in the animated Batman episode, "The Killing Joke," when the Joker says, “If I have to have a past, then I prefer it to be multiple choice.”

[@TheJokerAkaCirque]

"Animated episode"? The Killing Joke is one of the earliest Batman graphic novels, and is not an episode of any TV version of Batman.

[@gerardraymondpanado6542]

@@TheJokerAkaCirque they made an animated movie of both the killing joke and the dark knight returns. Check it out.

[@Elliecesa]

@@gerardraymondpanado6542 I like to pretend that The Killing Joke animation never happened

[@RobertSmith-kb3jl]

@@TheJokerAkaCirque Actually, it is.

[@TheJokerAkaCirque]

@@RobertSmith-kb3jl enlighten me as to which show specifically you're referring to. There's a *movie* adaptation but I know of no TV episode.

[@tyroneloki5131]

How bout doing A knights Tale in memory of Heath ledger also: a good cast you might recognize

[@somniumrabidum]

A Knight's Tale is a surprisingly good movie. Funny, well-placed, with a very positive vibe all around. Definitely worth a watch!

[@Waggers789]

Yes love to see that!!

[@dommer1632]

Absolutely

[@JacobMcG64]

Hot take: A knight's tale is more entertaining and a better watch than any one episode of game of thrones.

[@stern12akachris32]

Please do Knights Tale !!!

[@DD-pi1ks]

It’s so refreshing to see someone react to this movie who has so little knowledge of the characters. A lot of people even if they’ve never seen a Batman movie or read a comic have absorbed so much about his mythos just through cultural osmosis. I feel like you were able to enjoy the movie in a way I never got to experience.

[@KnightofDuroch]

"Also is Gary Oldman kind of a Robin figure?" Not really, he's more like a...commissioner gordon....figure

[@nathanhall9345]

@callmecatalyst A "bad" Nolan movie is like a "bad" Dark Souls game. Even if it's the worst in the series, that still makes it great by general standards.

[@ceciladams4882]

@@nathanhall9345 i hated dark souls 2 at first. But ended up loving it the more i played it.

[@hendrikjansen7130]

@@nathanhall9345 Not really. The Dark Knight trilogy are the only good Nolan movies. All the rest suck

[@hendrikjansen7130]

@zbroman z I actually said it. I just think they're boring

[@adamhendrickson512]

@callmecatalyst TDKR is my second favourite in the trilogy.

[@treyokelly3520]

My favorite line in this film is “I think you and I are destined to do this forever” a great nod to the Joker being Batman’s archenemy

[@MyBlackandRedCZ]

Unfortunately we never got to see more of that in the Chris Nolan Universe. :’-( Rest In Peace Heath Ledger

[@shizaanimations7634]

“I’m so impressed by hair and makeup every time I see Harvey’s face.” Fun fact about that, there is no makeup, Harvey’s Burns are 100% CGI, the crew put a ton of white dots on his face while filming and had a camera pointed at the left side of his face, then they went in and sculpted him an entirely new, CGI, burnt face.

[@sandwiched]

That sounds about right; there was no way a prosthetic could have looked like that, with gaping holes receding _into_ the skull.

[@atlasisshrugging]

It was about 15 to 20 percent prosthetics and makeup (mostly around the hairline and ears). The rest was motion-capture with reflective dots on the left side of his face. The goal was to blend the CGI into the prosthetics/makeup so that the movement of the CGI portion of the face looked realistic without there being an obvious line where the CGI stopped and the makeup began.

[@stevendiaz7633]

I actually dont like the CGI of his face, But I love the movie

[@Davemented]

@@sandwiched That's why they did it, burn wounds are always subtractive because they've destroyed flesh, makeup can only be additive.

[@stevendiaz7633]

@@aj897 I'm 37 I saw this in the theaters.

[@jaimelannister1797]

I love how Natalie knows literally nothing about Batman and doesn’t instantly know Harvey Dent will become a villain

[@nikkan3810]

That'd really be more impactful if we didn't know, wouldn't it ;D

[@nmisa]

These movies were made more for fans like her so they get a full experience.

[@IHamilton9320]

I didn’t know either going into my first experience with this movie. I had always liked Batman but when I lived with my mom I wasn’t allowed to buy comics and whatever. So I knew Two-Face but didn’t know the name Harvey Dent. After having watched The Dark Knight like three or four times I still can remember how I reacted to his face

[@ChristopherJ0884]

Not everyone grew up reading comic books

[@jaimelannister1797]

@@ChristopherJ0884 ive never read a single comic in my life. I just know enough about Batman to know that Harvey Dent, the guy that keeps flipping a doubles headed coin, is Two Face

[@DementedDistraction]

Harvey's obsession with the coin is a trait shared with his comic book counterpart. The inspiration for Two-Face is the Greek god Janus, who is the god of beginnings and endings and duality. Harvey is constantly torn between the two personalities fighting within his psyche, so he can't make a choice of his own volition - he relies on the coin toss to do that for him, as it's impartial and immutable.

[@biznisman7049]

He can choose with his free will, if he wants to kill someone, he would say if it is HEAD I shoot you, if its tail you are free to go. Or if he wants to help someone, who askes him for help, he can say Tail I am not helping you, if its HEAD I will help you.......He just has to play two identical side of one coin, so it is not game of chance, it is cheating.... If somebody else say how the toss is gonna go, all he have to do, is "frame his speech" accordingly. He is a trickster, but after losing his half of the face, and angry at batman that he saved him instead of his beloved women, and by doing so he is hateing Batman, that he has to live dissfigured, insted not live at all, and if so she would be alive... PEACE OUT!!

[@DementedDistraction]

@@biznisman7049 That's not free will, he's still deferring to the coin. He can always state the terms of the coin flip as that's dependent upon the situation - but it's the coin that always decides the outcome. The comics and other media have shown repeatedly that when Two-Face is deprived of the coin, or the coin toss is interrupted or stopped before the coin falls, he's completely unable to make a decision; and in some examples he can suffer from a complete psychotic breakdown, or be left in a catatonic state as he simply can't cope without the coin to make decisions for him. Two-Face has no will of his own - he's a slave to his hatred and utter dependence upon the impartial judgement of the coin.

[@DocuzanQuitomos]

@@biznisman7049 Half true. In this case, the Nolan film takes out some of the context to make his obssession with the coin more grounded in every day life, but it works in general: the main idea they wanted to show is that Dent becomes Two Face due to his inability to cope with recent losses. In the comics, years of trial and error have created a more fleshed motivation: the losses Dent can't cope with take him to a place where his views of the world are shattered (that's also why his personality splits): he once defended the law as the ultimate force defining good and evil. But law allowed this to happen to him... so law must be wrong then. What trully impartial force can replace it? The coin was a gift from his father as a good luck charm and he had used it many times when he had not the strength to make his own choices, so he decides to take this trait to all the aspects of his life, effectively abdicating the act of making a choice (and the responsability for taking it) to leave that power to his particular version of what luck is and how it works. True, Dent/Two-Face still possesses free will to dictate what the coin will mean, but in his mind he is gone to the length of convincing himself luck will always choose fair and straight; no matter how he names the sides, no matter who names the sides, luck is the force always deciding because he is not taking the resposability for it. The fall of Harvey Dent is not that he has gone nuts about what luck means; he has gone nuts about the weight of his own choices and has dragged the concept of what "luck" is along with him. Everthing to not feel pain or responsability for his actions any more. People choose based on biased beliefs; he, as a slave of "luck", can't be biased, can't be convinced and can't be wrong (for luck is always going to decide when he can get what he wants)... The real Harvey Dent understands that, but it's just so painful to be Harvey Dent any more; so Two Face can make it his own way (and this persona doesn't care there is an obvious trick, he was born to be convinced of this obsession).

[@rogersjgregory]

The way Heath could change his voice, depending on the scene, is so brilliant. Sometimes he sounds nerdy, friendly, witty, then he can change it up and sound downright demonic, and that laugh was perfect.

[@YouWillBeHappyOrElse]

What's really splendid about his voice is that all of his words are formed right up in the front of his mouth, and he also chews with his front teeth. Minimal movement of his jaw and cheeks--as if a learned behavior from a time when his face was still healing.

[@BullRoarer_]

Natalie: “what is it about this coin thing, it’s like an obsession” Me: “Ummm about that”

[@michaelfitzgerald38]

Obsession is putting it mildly.

[@briangray6476]

It’s more of a second person in that half well done cooked head of his

[@vsGoliath96]

Harvey Dent and Anton Chigurh need to have a coin toss battle.

[@360.Tapestry]

more of a compulsion

[@thatguycaleb908]

😆

[@TimedRevolver]

Fun tidbit: in the party scene, Alfred was supposed to have lines when Joker exited the elevator. But it was the first time Caine had seen Ledger in full makeup, and he completely forgot his lines.

[@andreraymond6860]

...And he's friggin' MICHAEL CAINE !!!!!

[@aarlavaan]

I think ledger did his own makeup design as well.

[@shawnwacek6791]

That's completely true it's on the Blu-ray and DVD special features in behind the scenes about that little fun tidbit and also the makeup on Heath ledger him licking his lips that was part of the idea of joker cuz the prosthetics were so itchy so he licked his lips to make it make him look more creepier or weird or odd that was all Heath ledger's idea

[@SweetLou0523]

Didn't he also go a little extra when talking to Rachel? He wasn't supposed to grab her face and as a result, Maggie's deeply uncomfortable reaction is 100% genuine?

[@heteroclitus]

@@shawnwacek6791 One of the reasons he gives for his scars is that he self-harmed by chewing on some razorblades. When he licks his lips I always imagine he's reliving that.

[@princedandy3980]

"I'm just worried everyone is corrupt" Welcome to Gotham

[@danieldickerson7143]

this comment is gold lol

[@madhavanramesan4770]

Everyone is corrupt? Gotham is corrupt

[@dariushawkins8788]

Facts

[@mortifer8655]

@@madhavanramesan4770 World is corrupt

[@mortifer8655]

@@madhavanramesan4770 not just in movies, we learn histories , we all know its true

[@peach-panther]

Probably my favorite movie of all time. Heath ledger blows this movie out of the park. The reality and symbolism in this movie is artistically beautiful. “You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. Because that's what needs to happen.”

[@screencast3862]

I was 8 years old when this movie came out and I went with my grandfather. The whole time he was so nervous that I was going to get traumatized but I was so in love with this movie

[@becksimilian2955]

This movie transcends from just a "superhero movie" to a straight up incredible film. The score, performances and cinematography is next level

[@ayeshaakhtar4727]

Yeah whatever

[@67Daidalos]

When the Joker exposed to the two ferries that they had to blow up the other one if they want to live, my first thought was that, like for Harvey and Rachel, he lied, switching the adresses, i.e. the detonators weren't those from the other ferry, but the very one of the ferry they are on, so that if someone pressed the button he killed himself (and obviously, passengers of the other one, which have done nothing, would have been accused of mass murder).

[@sezwat121892]

Whoa...I never thought of that. Literally every other part of the movie, you have to second guess what the Joker says, but for some reason I always watched this movie believing that the face value of this scenario was the whole game. This is kinda freaking me out right now lol!

[@DavidFlowers777]

Since the Joker only has one detonator himself I always thought that no matter what detonator went off, both ferries would explode

[@sjholmesbrown]

@@sezwat121892 It's been some time since I watched The Dark Knight, but IIRC the Joker semi-confirms this to Batman. He says something like "When they push that button they'll get a surprise" which was my clue that each detonator blew up its own boat, and the Joker's backup would trigger both.

[@fgodx1218]

The address for Harvey and Rachel, Joker actually did not lied, but he tricked Batman. "Killing is making a choice" > meaning Batman have to choose who to kill. (choosing to kill Harvey=He) is at "Rachel address" or (choosing to kill Rachel=She) is at "Harvey address". So the result is Batman choose Rachel (to kill)

[@nsan48]

that makes a ton of sense, for the joker.

[@SIRtrizzytreyofcameltoe]

People seem to always miss that line when Batman’s like “I DONT NEED HELP” and Crane chimes in “That’s not my diagnosis” 🤣

[@Britbaby961]

Cillian Murphy is awesome. Loved Peaky Blinders and he did great as Crane imo.

[@SIRtrizzytreyofcameltoe]

@@Britbaby961 i need to watch it. There’s way too many shows these days…

[@Britbaby961]

@@SIRtrizzytreyofcameltoe he's in the new movie "Oppenheimer" directed by Christopher Nolan! I'm excited for that one. It comes out in July

[@SIRtrizzytreyofcameltoe]

@S4MM-E ??????????????????

[@SIRtrizzytreyofcameltoe]

@S4MM-E well your wrong actually 1) because i rewatched this with people who also missed the line 2) we thought it was funny. We laughed. just because you say it doesn’t mean it’s a fact Mr. Ebert. Oh wait, that’s not your name 🤷‍♂️

[@MDStallings7]

I'll never forget the experience of watching this opening night. The tension was so unrelenting that when everybody was leaving it was stone cold quiet. People just paused in the hallway staring at each other until one dude finally said "that was intense." That one phrase was enough said and finally broke 2 and half hours of tension.

[@redmoonbloodmoon3161]

and don't forget the infamy of that movie theatre shooter too... this movie was close to being banned... sighs

[@knight6]

@@redmoonbloodmoon3161 the Aurora, CO movie theater shooting was Dark Knight Rises.

[@ironcladnomad5639]

It was definitely unforgettable.

[@kyle1806]

I always find it so cringey when people are really shaken up by movies. It's like how fragile are you? lmao

[@TheRenoReviews]

"He's got...a really scary boot!" Never heard Joker described like that lol

[@kimm6589]

Wait until she meets Laura Kinney (in Logan).

[@gavanhill5132]

Jason Todd has more experience with Joker’s crowbar.

[@Shritistrang]

Natalie, about Harvey: "He'd probably a villain." Me: "Well, no. But also yes." And no, Gordon is not like Robin. He's just Gordon. Every Batman needs his Gordon.

[@JohnYoo39]

His guy who does the paperwork and procefural follow-ups.

[@arisucheddar3097]

Only about half the time, really

[@simon2344000]

"He's probably horrible, like a villain. Also because he's really hot and blonde..." Us: Welllllll... About both of those....

[@elite_rock_god2292]

I need a Gordon... 😂

[@laboon344]

He's*

[@ironcladnomad5639]

10:11 - I can't even begin to adequately describe how heartstopping that moment was in the theater opening night. We'd already been collectively throttled with the pencil trick, but the entire hostage video left the entire theater in silent dread. I've never experienced that before and haven't experienced it since.

[@blitzgirl6522]

You pointing out he rarely looks people in the eye, in his own head, was something I never noticed! This is why I love watching people react to the same movies I love; always notice new things! 9:50 EVERYONE in the theater jumped at that point! 17:50 Your reaction to the Gordon reveal was SO GOOD!

[@togroglog2457]

"I'm just worried that everybody's corrupt" perfectly reasonable, we are in fact in Gotham.

[@trekker683]

Breaking news corruption in Gotham ! Also water is wet.

[@tommytommy7535]

xD

[@darkhorse1280]

@@trekker683 The citizens of Metropolis don’t know how good they have it 😜

[@TheYakusoku]

"I'm shocked. Shocked, to find out there's corruption in Gotham."

[@skillfulgoose101]

Game of Thrones is taking a toll on her, me thinks.

[@DavidBennet]

I give Nolan so much credit for actually daring to kill off the main love interest halfway through the movie. Not many super heroes would do that. And if they did, they'd bring them back to life or something.

[@littlebrowngaymer5132]

Gwen stacy

[@人光]

@@littlebrowngaymer5132 yea, she died alongside the franchise 🙃

[@littlebrowngaymer5132]

@@人光not sure what you mean, but I was talking about comic gwen

[@人光]

@@littlebrowngaymer5132 I see, but we're talking about movie adaptation here, since David B mentioned Nolan

[@littlebrowngaymer5132]

@@人光 yeah, that’s fair. But i still disagree with what you said about it killing the franchise. It was dead when it started.

[@greggpangle3821]

The end part, when Gordon (Oldman talks about "The Dark Knight") always brings me to tears. I feel it is an analogy for those who have always sacrificed themselves (whether by reputation, character, ego, etc) for the greater good. I think of the forgotten, in all the wars that have plagued humanity, who did the right thing with no expectation of personal recognition.

[@alibabaschultz352]

Yep. It’s the exact opposite of modern western culture, where people want praise for doing nothing, but saying the right slogan or writing the right tweet. The real heroes are the people who are willing to be unpopular, who are willing to submit themselves to social ostracizing in order to achieve what they believe is right.

[@YouWillBeHappyOrElse]

And then, in the next movie, it explores how a convenient untruth today can destroy everything tomorrow. That's the side of reality that few ever dare to address in stories.

[@ezrael]

It's 5:00 pm in the UK. I've literally turned off my work PC and got the notification for this. That's a Thumbs up just for the timing! ❤

[@satisfacti0n11]

It's 2am here and I'm gonna watch it anyway

[@CosmicTroubles]

Right here with you buddy

[@montserratmoviecorner4234]

The.Vow. Full Movie 2012

[@GriffinPilgrim]

Ditto!

[@sspdirect02]

10:11 That “LOOK AT ME!” sounded like it came right from the depths of hell!

[@roelven1282]

thats gonna be my new ringtone ;)

[@jayintn71]

When I heard him say that, my immediate thought was, “There he is! That’s who he really is; not this giggling clown. He’s pure rage, and his ‘mask’ slipped for just a second.” Brilliant stuff.

[@chrishibbert3225]

Almost made me pee a little.

[@oscaravalos9098]

@@jayintn71 you didn't actually think that.

[@oscarphile]

Not to mention Harvey's SAY IT!!!! to Gordon in the hospital. It was chilling, because we were hearing Two-Face take over for the first time. We'd seen him erupt from Harvey in the previous scene, but it was kept silent. Nolan is a master storyteller at the top of his craft in this film. Criminal that he wasn't nominated for the Directing Oscar that year.

[@rgractor]

“Why are you using [the Batman] voice, Bruce, he knows who you are?” Yeah, Bruce isn’t the sanest person in the world. He believes Batman to be his true self and Bruce Wayne to be the mask, so...

[@BlamoStramo]

Where is that said in these movies

[@Smileybeeblevrox]

It is part of the psychology of Bruce Wayne. When Bruce Wayne talks to himself in his own head, it is known that he calls himself Batman, not Bruce. Bruce Wayne is the fake personality

[@madderthanever]

@@BlamoStramo That's a well known Batman fact. You gotta read _The Dark Knight Returns._

[@nsan48]

@@BlamoStramo it doesn't need to be said. you can see he's faking all the glamour as Bruce Wayne, even pretending to drink alcohol and have a good time, while when no one is looking, throws the wine away and is super serious. Batman *is* his true self.

[@Nope2022HugeTheWarningFan]

Everyone and their K9 were asking this question when the movie came out, and no one really paid much attention. The reason Batman uses his Batman voice in front of those who know who he is is because someone could wander in. He has to disguise it around everyone, even when he thinks he's alone with someone he knows and trusts. It's logical. If he changes back to his normal voice, and someone is spying, they'll figure it out. Also, some have claimed the costume's cowl/mask has a voice modulator...

[@0g0dn0]

I loved how you reacted to Harvey Dent's arc. I mean, I've been a comic book fan forever so I knew it was coming, but your rollercoaster of emotion was wonderful to behold. Sometimes it is better just to go in blind.

[@danharris5999]

The ferry scene, Natalie warns about giving the trigger to the inmate: "Don't give it to him" 18 seconds later. Natalie after the inmate throws the trigger in the harbor: "Oh, I love him." LOL!

[@Maxmellow94]

That was priceless lol

[@joshmosh1313]

I miss seeing Deebo.

[@RedBlitzen]

Actually, that didn't make me laugh. I don't find it funny. If anything I probably find it beautiful. I think that that is exactly the emotional reaction this movie wants you to have. It wants you to go from "No you MASS-MURDERER! Someone kill him!" to "I wish I could be that good of a person." in 10 seconds or less. From a certain perspective, that prisoner is at least as much of a hero as anyone else in this movie. No matter what else he's done, no matter why he's in prison, no matter how many other people he's hurt, that one moment makes him at least as much of a hero as anyone else in this film. To me at least. And for the rest of his life no one and nothing is ever going to be able to take that from him. If I am ever unfortunate enough to be in a crunch situation anywhere near that bad I can only hope that I'll be anywhere near good enough to be like that. It might be the most beautiful moment in the whole movie. On a purely emotional level at least. Yet with all that said, I can see the humor. I'm just more likely to be crying than laughing.

[@iPlayDotaReligiously]

@@RedBlitzen thats why its called social experiment, there's many of it on youtube (altho not that high in stakes tho). Check it out.

[@15blackshirt]

Batman: The Animated Series is a great way to learn about each of these characters

[@yokingstream1005]

Facts it’s a masterpiece

[@krishnakumarichodisetti7916]

It's either the animated series or just batman comics by Scott Snyder

[@theoriginalspur]

I'm still watching it to this day on HBO Max

[@bretthallahan9294]

Batman: TAS started my love for the stories and characters. My small hometown had no comic shop, so that show and Superman The Animated Series were all I had. So amazing, some of the best stories! Also, Batman The Animated Series is where Harley Quinn originated from!

[@Stitchlii]

@@theoriginalspur same

[@alextromagnetic]

Fun fact; the name tag The Joker is wearing when he's dressed as the nurse is actually the name of Heath Ledger's daughter

[@gogroxandurrac]

There's an awesome deleted scene that shows how amazingly Heath Ledger played his character. When the hospital blows up that was a practical effect, and it was only going to happen once. They had a camera on Heath as the Joker was in the bus driving away and he didn't even glance at the hospital. Crazy levels of dedication.

[@wubranch1]

“He doesn’t need the Batman voice, he knows who you are.” Bruce Wayne: I wear the suit, I do the voice! Grrrr!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

"I don't breack character, 'til the DVD commentary!"

[@ishoottheyscore8970]

I always thought they should have added some kind of vocoder to the suit - Fox would have the technology and it would have possibly added to the theatricality

[@chitoryu12]

@@ishoottheyscore8970 I looked it up and originally that was the plan, which they scrapped in dialogue. The suit still has some tiny speaker vents on the neck in some scenes.

[@beyonderbill3409]

@1993DJC Most people probably didn't get that reference. I did. Respect!

[@JakkFrost1]

In fact he even does it when he's alone. "So that's what that feels like.", from TDKR, when Catwoman disappears while he's not looking. I just take it to mean he takes no chances that someone he can't see might be listening.

[@nopewmopan]

Such a good one. Love Heath's performance.

[@tajwalikhan9995]

Heath RIP his performace was off the charts!!

[@SliderFury1]

My favorite villain performance of all time. Beat Hopkins in Silence by a hair.

[@bchen0709]

“People are dying, Alfred. What would you have me do?” “Endure, Master Wayne. Take it. They’ll hate you for it, but that’s the point of the Batman.” People point to Nolan’s Batman being “real” and “gritty” as the reason for the dawn of the age of superhero movies but it’s not just that. It’s giving this fantasy world depth and nuance through symbolism and fabulous storytelling.

[@3Rayfire]

Coincidentally, The Dark Knight and Iron Man came out in the same year.

[@williammccollom6847]

You can play "count the Oacar nominees", in this movie its pretty impressive. 6 actors in this movie have all been nominated and 5 of them won, plus director Christopher Nolan is a 5x nominee. Ledger's performance was perfect in this movie, it's really too bad he died because this would have launched his career into the stratosphere.

[@MaximusMeridiusDK]

Fake Batman: "What is the difference between you and me" Natalie: "Did you climb a mountain with a blue flower to Liam Neeson and get trained as a ninja???" You are amazing Natalie :D

[@kyle1806]

No she's not she's loud, obnoxious and annoying. Worst of all she isn't even good looking to make up for it.

[@kellyhoward4449]

@@kyle1806 if you want to watch the movie, go watch the movie lol

[@picopatopc1353]

@@kyle1806 ur deranged lol

[@steelnation5110]

@@kyle1806 you need help

[@kyle1806]

@@steelnation5110 with what?

[@magatsu_man9711]

Some people believe “Mr. Reece” (That guy who tried blackmailing Lucius and Bruce with proof Bruce is Batman) was supposed to a teaser for Riddler to appear somewhere in the films because of you say “Mr. Reece” right it sounds like “Mysteries” and that’s not too far off from the type of name games they pulled for Edward Nygma (Riddler) because that can make his name E.Nygma (Enigma)

[@joyisntfunny]

That’s actually really cool

[@Elricsedric]

I would've loved to see riddler in it and Christopher Nolan would've did an amazing job

[@nickturnbow2948]

It's interesting to see Natalie experience these Joker performances in reverse order. It's hard to imagine now that Heath Ledger's casting was very controversial at the time, with everyone saying he couldn't possibly live up to Jack Nicholson's or Mark Hamill's interpretations. It was a tragedy to lose Ledger so early, but at least he went out on a note of proving everybody wrong.

[@cuzidodgebullets6797]

I was guilty of thinking Ledger would be terrible. Glad I was proven wrong. This is the reason I'm not shitting all over casting Robert Pattinson as Batman until I actually see the movie.

[@-hasamastersdegreeinwumbol8565]

@@cuzidodgebullets6797 honestly, anyone who's seen Robert Pattinson in another role besides his vampire movies knows that he can pull it off. He's got the looks, and he's a really good actor.

[@aozf05]

Imo Jack Nicholson didn't do anything special with his Joker. He played it like he plays his other crazy roles.

[@-hasamastersdegreeinwumbol8565]

@@aozf05 I agree. He didn't do a bad job, but Mark Hamill and Heath Ledger really made Joker the way we view him today.

[@luf4rall]

with the flat lighting in the preview pictures it looked ridiculous but the performance and movie lighting made it work.

[@LinusKnight]

Watching your emotions for Gordon and Rachel/Dent really is restoring my faith in the humanity of people. Thank you for being you. Please keep doing these!

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Nat: "Why would anyone want to live in Gotham?" Ra's al Ghul: 'you're my new best friend.'

[@anothervagabond]

"How did they plant this many bombs at a hospital without anybody noticing?" He said he was going to blow up a hospital, so they evacuated all the hospitals. Joker used that chaos to plant the bombs *after* the hospital was mostly empty.

[@Hiraghm]

no time to do that.

[@LuanMower55]

@@Hiraghm it's a movie, of course he had time; he's the Joker, Heath Ledger's Joker, OF COURSE HE HAD TIME.

[@johansmallberries9874]

“I guess she does look like Katie Holmes..” Says the woman who looks faaaaar more like Katie Holmes than Maggie Gyllenhaal.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

I think Natalie looks somewhere between Katie Holmes and Natalie Portman

[@Huntress59]

I agree, actually if I was a casting director trying to find an actress who looks the Least like Katie Holmes, I’d cast Maggie Gyllenhaal 😂

[@joeypotter6051]

Yeah I don't see it, I don't think KH and MG look that similar at all.

[@johansmallberries9874]

Even if that was Nolan’s intention, just cast somebody that doesn’t look at all like Holmes so Gyhlenhall can make the roll her own, but there’s the added issue that.. Maggie just wasn’t very good in this. At all.

[@nsan48]

@@johansmallberries9874 disagree. i thought she was great and did far better than KH. She was more charismatic and had better chemistry with christian bale. KH felt like a preachy teenager for almost the whole of batman begins.

[@spongeboymebob771]

Really impressed you caught his eye movements in those monologues. He does that in some scenes, and in others he doesn't. Shifting eyes are a sign of lying, at least when they shift to the side. When they shift to the sides, it's usually a sign the person is currently trying to make up a lie, and when they shift upward, it's usually a sign they're being honest, since they're essentially looking "within their own mind". Notice how Joker's eyes shifted to the sides several times during his origin monologues and rarely went upward, then try and pick out the times throughout the movie they did go upward.

[@profanemagic5671]

That's a rumor that has long been debunked as fake (The looking to the sides = lying theroy) but yet here we are, people still spreading missinformation.

[@Peter-hd2oe]

Once again Natalie, your reaction was great. The fact you didn't know the Batman lore before watching made this all the more better. Its so nice to see someone genuinely react and be shocked about Harvey Dent. Also, Heath Leger killed it as Joker. Probably the best portrayal of the Joker we've ever seen. He really made you feel legit fear towards the character. So sad he isn't around anymore.

[@stephenmason2151]

"A Knight's Tale" is a Heath Ledger movie you should watch/react. Earlier on in his career it runs in the vein of the Princess Bride.

[@ShivamMalik95]

"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain" The irony of Dent saying that as he becomes one himself

[@ADifferentVibe]

He becomes both!

[@JasonZakrajsek]

Almost as if that’s the point!

[@genopie2673]

@@JasonZakrajsek yeah lmao

[@ShivamMalik95]

@@JasonZakrajsek yup it is

[@dpacc88]

@@JasonZakrajsek 😂😂😂

[@escott1981]

Her reaction when Gordon was revealed to be still alive was hysterical. It was also very interesting to see someone who doesn't know anything about the Batman mythos. I'm glad she got the movie and appreciated it. This is not just one of the best comic book movies ever but one of the best movies overall of all time. Btw, if you don't know by now, two-face's damaged face was done by CGI because Christopher Nolan (the director) didn't like how prosthetic make up added to the actor's face. CGI was the only way they could take away from his face (besides maiming the actor's face for real, but I'm sure that wasn't an option. lol)

[@Alex555Miller]

you should watch " A Knights Tale" if you want more Heath Ledger.

[@donut1st]

I was going to say this, it will be such a fun reaction!

[@isaiahpavia-cruz678]

I was gonna say this as well!

[@stephanmalin9675]

Classic

[@christopherrector7461]

Yes yes yes yes yes

[@cklambo]

He's tall he's blonde he comes from galdaland Liechtenstein

[@fabeezie5438]

When Joker screams “LOOK AT ME” that was terrifying. Wait till you watch Dark Knight Rises.

[@jsmithers.]

What do you mean just wait until Rises? The Dark Knight was better...And the Joker was easily a better villain..

[@mikkitoro8933]

@@jsmithers. Facts. Bane is a good villain though and the far better version than any with much more realistic backstory on how he got so strong.

[@QuayNemSorr]

"When the chips are down, these so called civilized people, they'll eat each other" I think 2020 proved the Joker was right.

[@redmoonbloodmoon3161]

despite how technologically advanced our society gets, humans never change, we're the exact same as we were as "cavemen", which is how a "caveman", if brought to 2021, would within 1 week, be indistinguishable from any of us, being able to completely function within our 2021 society and world, and it's also why despite all the technology (especially video games), that we still enjoy s'x the most, as we're still the same as we've always been, just one of trillions of organisms on this planet, and nothing is greater than reproduction for organisms, the eternal continuation of their species and also their individual genes, at our core, at our base instincts, we're animals, just like all animals, humans have never evolved, we're the same as we always were: "apes but with guns", tribalism/family/us-vs-them, selfishness (psychopathy/psychopath) vs selflessness (empathy/empath): help yourself or help others, sacrifice others or sacrifice yourself, both are ways of ensuring the survival and continuation of the species, though only helping yourself also ensures the survival and continuation of your own genes

[@QuayNemSorr]

@@redmoonbloodmoon3161 Very true. Our brain hasn't evolved since our caveman days.

[@wreckingvi2265]

@@QuayNemSorr evolved? It devolved I am afraid lol

[@rakimmartinez2557]

Human history proved that a long time ago.

[@the_dropbear4392]

@@QuayNemSorr Going by the traditional belief of cavemen as living in caves and using clubs, yes our brain capacity has very much evolved since them. When humanity learnt how to fish it helped massively with our brains evolution.

[@johnrinck617]

I love that the car Bruce crashes to save the guy who's going to expose him is a Lamborghini Murciélago. "Murciélago" means "bat".

[@xxraptorxx8180]

“You either die the hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain” the foreshadowing for Harvey Dent and also the Batman taking the fall so in the eyes of Gotham he becomes the villain.

[@kingragnar8023]

"Laughter is the best medicine" is what the truck says but he spray painted a "S" on there

[@foreverkent2225]

I literally never noticed the S until Natalie pointed it out.

[@JohnSmith-rg5zv]

@@foreverkent2225 Yeah ive probably seen this movie over a hundred times and i never noticed lol

[@ninjanibba4259]

@@foreverkent2225 hey, it took me years to see the coin was the exact same on both sides, until it was burned on both sides of course

[@inarar5334]

I love how you are so green on Batman that you didn't recognize the name Harvey Dent, that you had no frame of reference to know Gordon is as intregal to Batman mythos as Alfred, and that you got so thrilled at the title drop at the end "making it obvious" when The Dark Knight has been one of Batmans nicknames for a while. It's really refreshing seeing that because so many versions have been made that for someone to be so fresh to the material is really fun.

[@bottlecaps2741]

Its honestly more enjoyable seeing the view of someone who knows nothing than a "fan"

[@ebadkhan7649]

28:39 is literally the most amazing reaction I've ever seen.

[@jmhaces]

Gordon has always been part of Batman's supporting cast as one of the few non-corrupt members of the Gotham PD, who's also "flexible" enough that he agrees to work with a vigilante for the sake of Gotham. In the comics his daughter Barbara actually grows up to be Batgirl. He's usually the Police Commissioner in most versions, and in this movie you see him promoted to that role whereas before he was a detective and, if I remember correctly, he was a beat cop when Bruce was young and his parents died back in "Batman Begins."

[@petergoss821]

When they blew up the hospital (abandoned building in Chicago), it was covered by all Chicago news helicopters. :)

[@weldonwin]

Also, the charges failing to go off properly, yeah, that wasn't supposed to happen, so big props to Heath Ledger for rolling with it and improving that bit with the Joker messing with the detonator

[@HpArtcraft]

That hospital explosion was done in the UK.

[@Caseytify]

That's one of the major reasons I prefer the Nolan series over the Burton series of Batman. Nolan used Chicago as the background for the city. It gave a much more grounded atmosphere and got away from the, if you'll excuse the expression, Gothic look and feel of the Burton movies, which were quite over the top, especially towards the end.

[@SomeRandomMario]

@@weldonwin no, it was a planned delay sequence of explosions for the safety of the cast and crew filming.

[@CalciumChief]

17:49 Watch yourself "The Professional". Doubt you're gonna be cheering for Gary Oldman there. Do you actually have any idea how mad with pain this particular Two-Face would be? His left eyelid burned off, meaning the eye is dry all the time since there's nothing to moisturize it. 24:47 Well, especially after Kevin Conroy in the 90's Batman cartoon, it was kinda unoficially agreed that Bruce Wayne was the mask, meaning Batman is the real voice. Doesn't work that well with the infamous bat-Bale voice, though.

[@phousefilms]

Damn right she should see "The Professional".

[@kennethfharkin]

Try watching Oldman in State of Grace and prepare to be really shocked.

[@SliderFury1]

Fantastic movie.

[@LordGdawg]

Oooo Leon The professional was sooooo good. Definitely a great recommendation.

[@fnglert]

+1 for The Professional

[@michellehawk282]

This movie just showed how amazingly versatile Heath Ledger as an actor was. So sad he didn't get to witness the impact his portrayal as the Joker made. He was just exceptional in this role.

[@tylerfun3158]

The moment that always gets me is that during his fall the joker laughs. He's insane through and through and, like he said, that came through in what he thought where going to be his last seconds alive. Awesome filmmaking/writing and performances.

[@gauntman9636]

Well, he absolutely is insane. But in that particular scene he believes he's falling to his death, that Batman has decided to kill him. Which means he thinks he's managed to corrupt Batman. It's the same as the earlier "C'mon, I WANT you to hit me! I want you to hit me." in the street. The Joker believes that everyone is just one bad day from being like him.

[@mikgus]

A couple of nerd details. In the hospital scene with the Joker and Harvey, the joker has his finger across the hammer of the gun so even if Harvey had pulled the trigger it wouldn't gone of. When Bruce blocks the car to save coleman he is driving his Lamborghini Murciélago. Murciélago is the Spanish word for bat. So he is basically driving his daytime batmobile.

[@TWBluerose]

"I belive in Gotham City, I believe in Harvey Dent." - In the comic series "The long Halloween" there was a pact between Gordon and Batman ( and partly Harvey Dent)to bring down the crime families in Gotham containing this words.

[@ericjohnson9623]

It also introduced the idea of escalation and the simultaneous fall of the mob and rise of figures like the Joker and Two-Face, that could only exist in a post-Batman world.

[@ArashiKageTaro]

Such a great story! One of my faves, a long with Hush and No Man’s Land (the latter which influenced The Dark Knight Rises).

[@Blackbird_42]

Watching you watch this movie really brings me back to when I first saw it, and all of the genuine excitement that this movie brings and why it is worthy of Ledger's Oscar win and why there are so many fan boys for it. I kinda thought that all it's mainstream notoriety would have spoiled some of the plot points, but you seemed to be fully on board with the movie. This was awesome to watch. Really brings that joy back!

[@araisikewai]

You should really watch Gary Oldman in Leon the Professional.

[@alexkramerblogs]

Who should watch it? Gary Goldman: EVERYONE

[@Periph1989]

Good movie

[@alexkramerblogs]

@@Periph1989 It's got everything, it's got Commissioner Gordon, it's got young Padme Amidala, it's got that French inspector from 1998 Godzilla

[@angelluisf7730]

Anything that involves Gary Oldman is good.

[@simianinc]

As Drexel in True Romance

[@unknownstormtrooper5735]

Natalie: How did they get so many bombs in the hospital?! Me: Welcome to Gotham.

[@LordNightkind]

It's not even that you would need a lot of bombs. So many things kept in a hospital are flammable/explosive.

[@unknownstormtrooper5735]

@@LordNightkind Fair point👏👏👏👏

[@donkeydarko77]

Those explosives were for medicinal use only!!

[@bigdream_dreambig]

@@donkeydarko77 🤣

[@mycroft16]

"so many bombs" Bane enters the chat.

[@hellowhat890]

6:48 "That was disgusting!" Joker and John Wick share a glance: "It's a pretty good trick."

[@maelpsng]

Wick: Damn, that's a good trick Joker: RIGHT??

[@marcshowman5993]

Something people don't realize about this movie and Christopher Nolan movies in general is how much of the big crazy scenes and stunts are real and not just CGI. That massive semi that they flipped actually happened, the only CGI in the scene was removing the "jig" that flipped the semi. You can see the footage on KZbin from bts, it's really incredible. Same as when they actually crashed that massive plane into the plane hanger in Tenet. It just adds a level to his movies that really ground them and surpass a lot of other movies in the superhero genre, and a lot of other movies.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

30:50 - Harvey Dent predicted that outcome earlier in the film. "You either die the hero," (which is what Dent did, in the eyes of the public), "or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." (Which is what the public sees in Batman now).

[@mycroft16]

Harvey also died the hero after living long enough to see himself become the villain. Both at the same time... two-face.

[@Hiraghm]

"Reese you should have stayed out of it dude" Actually... Joker would have had to have wired the hospital long, long before Reese came forward... so he was going to blow it up anyway, once they gave him an excuse.

[@jmwild1]

I imagine he had prepped a lot of different things to give himself a lot of options.

[@JedHead77]

As the nurse, Joker’s nametag says “Matilda”, Heath’s baby daughter at the time.

[@RichO1701e]

pretty sure she's still called Matilda

[@jacobskinner3522]

@@RichO1701e I think they meant that she was a baby at the time

[@ArashiKageTaro]

Had no idea about this and just makes his death that more incredibly sad :( Edit: on the bright side, what a great way to honor your daughter and to forever see how much her father loved her.

[@patrickcromwell7554]

I LOVE that reaction from Joker when Gamble calls him "crazy" when he walks in on their meeting. He's just being carefree and his usual Joker self, but when Gamble calls him crazy, he looks Gamble right in the eyes and he's dead serious "I'm not. NO I'm not" And I love THIS version for this because he's NOT someone that should be locked up in an asylum because there's NOTHING psychologically wrong with him. He chooses to act this way. THIS is the first Joker to ever NOT be clinically insane. ALL others have emotional/psychological breaks from reality, so they are actually - possibly - redeemable. This one isn't redeemable; he can't be rehabilitated because he's not crazy. Being called crazy is the ONE THING guaranteed to piss him off. And his momentary acknowledgement to Gamble and looking right at him shows it as his "character" slips for one second.

[@mycabbages8228]

Right when batman wanted to save rachel and he opens the door, there was an advert. I was more shocked than I'd like to admit.

[@abemrofchak]

"Do I look like a guy with a plan?" "Yes. You are INCREDIBLE at planning."

[@davidhunt7454]

Man has a 100 step plan and then try’s to act like hes freestyling.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

Kind of like Jack Sparrow

[@Hiraghm]

did you ever see the Film Theorists' video that argues that Joker was really the hero that Gotham needed? Amazing argument.

[@abemrofchak]

@@Hiraghm no but I have read Batman: White Knight. It's about Joker regaining his sanity and taking actual steps to help Gotham. I highly recommend it.

[@nsan48]

that's what i would have said.

[@ThePonderer]

It honestly makes it all the scarier that Joker’s scenes always cut *around* the violence, rarely if ever actually showing any blood or impact.

[@jyu467]

They had to keep it PG13

[@DarthTach]

Actually that's a Nolan thing. He always implies the violence never actually shows the gory details.

[@deusdark1]

LoL, i think the pencil scene had some great "impact" :-p

[@CrazeeAdam]

The scariest thing sometimes is our own imagination. Many of the most effective horror and thriller films don't show the "bad guy" because of that fact.

[@peteg475]

It's like the shower scene in 'Psycho". It's almost more disturbing because you never see the knife actually contacting the victim. It's all implied and you fill in the horrifying details yourself.

[@MegasReallyCrudded]

I always loved how when the joker was convincing harvey to join him he gives Harvey the illusion he has the choice to pull the trigger and end his life. But very discreetly is holding the hammer down on the revolver. So that Harvey never truly had the choice to take the jokers life. Legendary

[@TheViper4Life]

It's always interesting watching reactors react to comic book films they have very little knowledge in. So in this case, Natalie not knowing Two Face by his real name (Harvey Dent), so Natalie's journey with this character is seeing Harvey's decent into madness. Whereas, if you're a comic book fan, and you already knew who Dent was going into this film, you're whole insight is "well let's see how he becomes Two Face!". The two sides of the same coin.

[@JCG52577]

I love how throughout the film Nat keeps making Ra’s al Ghul’s point about Gotham!

[@aamiller90]

It's actually beautiful to see other people in touch with their emotions, and be very empathic towards other people, even if they're characters from a movie/show/book.

[@charlesaborisade7453]

Fun fact: the man who proclaims that “we’re not afraid of you thugs” at Bruce’s party is actually a United States Senator from Vermont! Growing up he was a huge Batman fan.

[@honeytlbadger4365]

10:01 fun fact, Heath Ledger filmed that by himself

[@viciousxsam]

Not only that, he had 100% full control of it. Nolan said he could do what he want with those scenes.

[@pickboaa]

Seeing this film allways makes me miss Heath Ledger so much. He was such a talented actor. Ive seen several people thinking u should watch A knights tale, i really second that as its a good movie.

[@CrazeeAdam]

"When the chips are down....these..."civilized people"...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster, I'm just ahead of the curve" remember this line Nat!

[@TylerJadeye]

you are a good example of why filmmakers are film makers. Thank You for existing. And thanks for sharing this. Was fun to watch with you. I cherish this film.

[@stopityourehigh2695]

You couldn't tell that she already saw the movie lol? She's a fraud.

[@TylerJadeye]

@@stopityourehigh2695 i was just being friendly and having a positive perspective unlike most people. Thanks for your reflecting your choice of perception at any rate.

[@boredXsomethingXIDK]

You should react to *_The Crow_* it's one of the best comic book movies.

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

Yes!!

[@thereallycool]

Oh, yes

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

With one of the best lines in a movie. "You move and you're dead!" "I'm dead...and I MOVE!"

[@gauntman9636]

@@Sweetish_Jeff_ "I said don't move, Snow White. You move, you're DEAD." "And I say I'm dead... AND I MOVE." I'd love to see Natalie react to that movie!

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@@gauntman9636 “It’s not a good day to be a bad guy!”

[@MothsInALampshade]

“He’s got a truck that fits his theme??” had me in stitches dude

[@nitrokid]

Even when the truck wasn't vandalized, I wonder what 'laughter is the best medicine' truck would have inside? Boxes of comedy films? Laughing pills?? Oh, god.

[@Starsaber222]

@@nitrokid Looked like it probably was a travelling carnival semi, so it did fit his theme.

[@sharkdentures3247]

"THIS is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. I think you and I will be doing this FOREVER!" - very meta line I'm surprised that you never heard all the fawning over this performance of Joker from other people. Heath Ledger did an EPIC performance here. oh, and Harvey Dent (aka "Two Face") is a LONGTIME Batman villain from the comics.