** INSANELY GOOD ** The Dark Knight (2008) Reaction - First Time Watching (Part 1)

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[@BlueIcyRose]

I remember when it was announced that Heath Ledger had been cast as the Joker and there were so many people doubting whether or not he could do that because they were like "Oh, 10 Things I Hate About You, A Knight's Tale, Brokeback Mountain? Nah, that guy can't do it." And then this is the performance they got and he's just so amazing as the Joker. The fact that he actually insisted on doing his own makeup so you can see the traces of pain on his fingers and that he also worked directly with the costume designer to pick out the Joker's wardrobe just shows how dedicated he was to giving his all for this role. I'm so glad you guys are reacting to this trilogy!

[@unitedstatesofamerica9948]

And most of those pricks later pretending that they never said those things 🤣. Pure stupidity thinking an actor is incapable because of the kind of people their roles were, not their acting ability.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

@@unitedstatesofamerica9948 To be fair, his previous roles are the only way anyone could _judge_ his acting ability, and nothing there said he could play a villain. I'd actually be really curious to see recordings of the auditioning process to see what the casting director saw that others didn't.

[@denniszenanywhere]

People make rush judgments before they even see anything. Godfather would not have Al Pacino if not for the director backing him up.

[@BlueIcyRose]

@@bigdream_dreambig If I remember right, on the last DC Fandome, they said that Nolan actually approached him about being in the movie - I can't remember if it was for a part in the first movie or if it was for this one as either another character or Joker - but they said that at first he said no - possibly because of timing which is what makes me think maybe it was for the first movie - and then later, Heath Ledger approached him about becoming the Joker. Don't quote me on that one though. I'd have to find that documentary (well, not documentary but I can't think of the right word at the moment, lol) and rewatch it to double check if I'm remembering right or not.

[@BlueIcyRose]

@@denniszenanywhere Agreed! Heath Ledger in this, Al Pacino in Godfather, and the other one that comes to mind is the studio not wanting Robert Downey Jr to be cast as Tony Stark and Jon Favreau insisting that it had to be him that played the part.

[@Henry-fn1zw]

when the joker is telling his stories bout how he got his scars and u hear the music building up🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@domie]

such great storytelling!

[@kbob9625]

He was able to bend the gun because he had a mechanism in his hands that allows him more leverage. You can see it on a bigger screen. You can kind of hear it to as he bends the barrel.

[@normlee6566]

leverage has nothing to do with having superhuman strength to bend the metal barrel of a gun with one hand. There is no "mechanism" in his gloves except for the cutting tool, that didn't effectively work when he was clinging to the van. It was inexplicable.

[@jgllanesv]

@@normlee6566 except it is explicable and very easily. They removed the sound from that particular scene and only showed a couple of seconds, but if you go to an unedited video of that scene, not only can you see something in his hand and hear a mechanism whirring and hissing, so something definetely was in his hand aiding him bend the barrel of the gun. Also, Batman is pretty much known for having gadgets for everything on his belt, i wouldn't doubt that a rifle barrel bending gadget and a metal cutting implement would be on there somewhere. Edit: i mean unedited scene not in a "pre-production" or behind the scenes way, i mean as the scene that is in the movie and not edited for copyright on this reaction.

[@normlee6566]

@@jgllanesv There is nothing in Batman's arsenal in the comics, outside of his superman armor, that enhances his strength. There is nothing in the Nolan movie trilogy to suggest that except for the enhanced leg brace he wore in Dark Knight Rises. What you are stating as fact, is conjecture on your part.

[@jgllanesv]

@@normlee6566 but it's not about "enhanced strength" in his suit, it's the gadget in his hand (a separate apparatus from his suit) that is doing the bending of the barrel, and it's something you can very easily hear when he uses it. It takes more observation to see it but it's there, as OP said, it's easier to see on a bigger screen. Also, that Batman didn't have a just a single piece of kit that isn't from the comics is not a good argument for its non-excistance because a lot of things on superhero movies are made up from them, they are used as inspiration and source material, not a frame by frame repro of a comic, specially since this movie isnt based on any single particular Batman comic series, but a mix of them with added elements.

[@normlee6566]

@@jgllanesv it is in your imagination. why couldn't he demonstrate similar feats throughout the movie? he certainly could have used it. it's because there is no such device in his hand that explains the metal bending. leverage has absolutely nothing to do with it.

[@brandonchurch9023]

"You think you can steal from us and just walk away?" "Yeah." That "Yeah" was an ad-lib from Heath Ledger.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Just remember: The Joker lies. From the way he operates, between improvised explosives, terror tactics and just how he enters and leaves rooms - He was almost definitely a SpecOps soldier in a war who had One Bad Day and decided to start raising hell out of spite and sadism.

[@jp3813]

All people lie.

[@AdderTude]

@@jp3813 "Everyone lies." - Gregory House, MD

[@jp3813]

@@AdderTude "You can't handle the truth!" - Colonel Nathan Jessep

[@fynnthefox9078]

The Joker is an unreliable narrator.

[@kratosGOW]

Maggie’s reaction to Joker here wasn’t acting. You can see genuine fear from her face. She was not playing at all. She had never seen Heath Ledger in character and makeup before and it was on purpose.

[@msmit152]

Michael Caine was so afraid of Heath he forgot his lines.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

I think the recasting was more of a Tom Cruise issue. After he and Katie Holmes got married her career went right off the road. Studios always say "scheduling conflict" when they don't want to get into the dicey details.

[@joeypotter6051]

Yep Christopher Nolan definitely wanted Katie back but she turned it down for "Mad Money" (which flopped). But strongly suspect that TC had his hand in that.

[@friggyk]

*yup he didn’t want old christian bale kissing his wife lmao*

[@austingillum4807]

@@friggyk I also heard he didn’t want to risk Katie upstaging HIM.

[@saaj9933]

Y sO sEriOuS.... Hahaha, 🤡🤡🤡

[@glennwelsh9784]

Word is Rachel was recast because Warner Bros. didn't like the attention Katie Holmes was attracting to the film. At the time of Batman Begins' release, she had started dating Tom Cruise, and that's when he started doing weird stuff like jumping on Oprah's couch and spouting Scientology stuff and getting confrontational during interviews. And all that was making Warner Bros. really uncomfortable, so they didn't bring Katie back for The Dark Knight.

[@lunamilo2065]

I don’t buy the excuse that Katie wanted to do another movie. She was most likely fired by the studio or Nolan.

[@salyx]

When the news that Heath had been cast as the Joker, there was a huge outpouring of hate on the net. A bunch of people wrote him off as a pretty boy who would ruin the movie. I told people to shut up and see what he could do. I wish he were still around making movies and surprising people with his talent.

[@WoahLookAtThatFreak]

Exactly. Same thing happened this year with Robert Pattinson as Batman and look how that turned out. The internet never learns. Just be open minded and let great filmmakers and actors do their jobs.

[@forastero54321]

“No honor among thieves” is the expression you where looking for.

[@fynnthefox9078]

He was close tho

[@thegingergyrl455]

I loved Heath Ledger before this movie. He was just amazing in this film. His unfortunate early passing is so very sad. We definitely missed out on more magic from him.

[@brandonshuley3417]

Domi. E although The Dark Knight isn't a direct adaptation of any storyline from the comic books, one of the many things this movie did an incredible job on is keeping The Joker's backstory a mystery. There's a line from the graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke where The Joker says to Batman "sometimes I remember it one way sometimes another but if I'm to have a past I prefer it to be multiple choice" pretty much confirming that not even The Joker himself knows what parts of his past were real and what parts were fake

[@dreamcruzer4743]

16:27 You made my weekend with that reaction, Domi. That was epic.

[@ebadkhan7649]

"someone with Hockey Pads..." lmao love this reaction

[@barkingmonkee]

If you listen REALLY hard you can actually hear Thor choking back the spoilers...

[@domie]

hahaha he’s doin real good at keeping it together!

[@liampeace1996]

Loved your reaction to this trilogy can't wait for the rest. One of my favorite parts of this movie is jokers backstory about his scars, first it's his abusive dad that did it to him, next he did it to himself, I think they got that idea from a quote by the joker in the Killing Joke which was a comic that influenced this movie "If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice".

[@domie]

thank you so much!! and woah i absolutely love that quote, so brilliant!!

[@d.t.nelson8805]

To fully understand what a superb performance Heath Ledger gave as the Joker you should watch him in some completely different roles-two comedies and a drama. Watch him in 10 Things I Hate About You, A Knight's Tale, and Brokeback Mountain.

[@jp3813]

The Patriot (2000)

[@Narutoanime16g]

Christopher Nolan does such a great job shooting his films

[@domie]

he really does!!

[@michaeljacyna1973]

I love the running joke that Fox always jokingly plays dumb to Bruce's requests

[@DeashasAlwaysWatching]

OMG!!! You and Thor should watch 10 Things I Hate About You (if you haven't seen it already) It has Heath Ledger in it - it's one of those 90's classics :D

[@retroghetto7646]

No honour among theives I think.

[@Shadowman4710]

That's it...

[@Ammeeeeeeer]

Going straight to part two, awesome vid!

[@Bassmanwcm]

19:45 When you see the "party" fun raiser for Harvey Dent. When the Joker steps in and shoots a round off...That was actually Michael Caine's first look at Heath Ledger playing the joker. Right when he walks in and shoots...watch Michael's face as Heath enters the room...Michael said Heaths presence was a bit frightening/intimidating...

[@MrDevintcoleman]

This movie does automatic weapons right. There aren't a lot of movies that I feel like accurately portray how scary machine guns are. Like when he shoots the guy in the bank, and then the "come on, hit me" scene where he peppers that oncoming car and even goes on to accidentally shoot like 7 rounds while he's limping in that same scene.

[@LiamDuke]

AAH YES!!! One of my favourite films

[@domie]

SOOO GOOD!!

[@ferrisulf]

I love you both and this movie. So I have hit LIKE before it even started. Heath Ledger's Joker is one of the best villains of all time. I think Alfred's scene about the bandit sums it up very well: "Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn."

[@domie]

aw thank you so much!! and that is so very true, the joker was insanely awesome!

[@msmit152]

This film is dark, this film is intelligent, this film is complex, this film is brutal, this film is awesome, this film is a piece of art, this film will persist in history along other great films like the Godfather and Ben Hur.

[@l.cgaminghd8493]

​@@msmit152 nah overrated af

[@msmit152]

@@l.cgaminghd8493 I tell you what’s not overrated-Heath Ledger’s performance…the greatest performance in the history of man.

[@l.cgaminghd8493]

@@msmit152 its not

[@TheBuildKing]

Joker's scars are commonly referred to as a Glasgow Smile

[@cerrobueno]

Haha, love the Succession edit! Well, I loved all of it but especially that.

[@obenohnebohne]

Heath is incredible. I love him so much. Rest in peace.

[@msmit152]

Heath's Joker was one of the great performances in the history of cinema

[@Higsby100]

I always felt bad for the trucker that lost his hearing when the joker fired a shotgun next to his ear

[@brightersummerday]

10/10 reaction great length of videos also no cuts on the best scenes.

[@indade]

Domi’s look reminds me of 90s tv show teens. Freakin’ Step by Step.

[@xXSnipistXx]

The saying was "No honor among thieves"

[@abovewater6918]

Katie Holmes who played Rachel said she always wanted to work with Diane Keaton, who was her idol. And a movie was being filmed at the same time called "Mad Money". So Katie decided to work with Diane and film Mad Money instead.

[@domie]

oooh that makes so much sense! thanks for letting me know

[@abovewater6918]

@@domie You're welcome!

[@MrDevintcoleman]

I had a bunch of different friend groups in high school and as a result got invited to each group's outing to see this in theaters. I ended up seeing this movie 8 times in theaters and I can still watch it a few times a year. This and Master and Commander.

[@dealerovski82]

IMAX or regular cinema?

[@MrDevintcoleman]

@@dealerovski82 regular. I grew up in a rural area.

[@fangbiangongjiang4004]

Note: The Dark Knight was the highest grossing film of 2008.

[@lyellmurzello4031]

"no honor among thieves"

[@KR1557]

I love the joke of the “Fire Truck”

[@marccaughey7607]

No honour among thieves, is the saying Thor

[@kelsosemail]

Just found these - and you guys are great! You gotta move the picture of Samberg, though. SO disconcerting to have a face pop up BAM! every time the screen goes away.

[@wyattgwyon9484]

"Always a catch with the kiss..." I'll remember that.

[@Bassmanwcm]

"No Honor among thieves," as they say....well, according to Nathan Drake...

[@jamesoblivion]

The troubling thing about this reaction is that you started thinking Dent really was a good guy, at the exact point the movie is telling us 'This guy is a little unhinged.' 😆

[@ansionnachbeagrioga5260]

I thought they exact same thing. Dent is a flawless boy scout when she thinks he's unlikeable and untrustworthy. As soon as he starts to crack and show a dark side, "oh maybe he is a good guy", lol. There's a toxic relationship joke in there somewhere.

[@fynnthefox9078]

@@ansionnachbeagrioga5260 It says a lot about someone.

[@Ellis_Hugh]

One of the all-time great movies... truly transcends its genre.

[@wilwaycoholland4337]

The whole scene where Batman extracts Chang from the building in Hong Kong was filmed in real time, not cut together, it's actually insane.

[@BlackDerek]

I know the guy from the pencil trick. One of my favorite things, was how I was telling my friend about what a great guy he is... right before Joker killed him.

[@JerryAlmonte]

So something that’s still a theory but still cool is when the guy approaches Lucius Fox about the identity of the Batman, he never mentions to Lucius that he knows Bruce Wayne is Batman. He just asks, what are you building for him now? As if they were working together. It wasn’t until Lucius says “you think your boss…” and his face changes, meaning that Lucius revealed Bruce’s true identity. A slight stretch but a cool theory

[@Swissswoosher]

„Yeah“- Joker‘s most sassy line.

[@kykutie686]

It's" no honor amongst thieves"

[@cherylhutcherson2941]

Harvey: *exists* Domi: 🤨

[@Thedreamer20015]

This is the best movie I’ve ever watched and it is still my favourite movie out of all that I’ve ever seen

[@AdderTude]

Heath Ledger reportedly rented out a hotel room and locked himself inside of it for a couple months, reading as many comic books as he could that featured the Joker and kept a journal in character to prepare for the role.

[@andychow5509]

Of course it's only a rumor, but I've heard the reason Katie Holmes didn't retake the role was because in the script she's conflicted between two men, and Tom Cruise had a problem with that because it's against Scientology. I know it sounds crazy but that was a rumor at the time.

[@joeypotter6051]

There are a range of rumours as to why but that's definitely one, that he didn't want her taking the part. So glad she got away.

[@GangstaStan010]

If it sounds crazy and is connected to Cruise and Scientology. It's probably true. 😂

[@_subzero_3941]

The Most used words: "Dont like" Never heard so many times the same words in a reaction.

[@wrybreadspread]

The Citizen Kane of superhero movies.

[@christopherclayton7688]

Heath Ledger revealed that he locked himself up in the hotel room to prepare for the role and said, “It's a combination of reading all the comic books I could that were relevant to the script and then just closing my eyes and meditating on it."

[@Fyrecide]

3:53 The adage is "There's no HONOUR amongst thieves"

[@Dudeamis17]

Domi's hair is looking great!

[@domie]

aw thank you!!

[@secondsister1816]

3:05 well.... if you look on the side of the building right before it cuts you can see the helicopter with the camera on it.

[@CalamityDiamond]

That man at the party that the Joker said "you remind me of my father" is patrick leahy, US senator for Vermont.

[@petergoss821]

Have to say, this is the first time I’ve come across your reactions. If they’re all this good, consider me a subscriber. Btw, I LOVE this editing.

[@msmit152]

17:06 This was the scene where I was like "oh, he's not playing a character.....he BECAME the character"

[@AdderTude]

That's kind of the sad thing about acting as it was developed in the US. Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler, and especially Lee Strasberg twisted Stanislavski's system by focusing too much on embodying the character rather than the character's objectives and actions. Each of them developed their own way to embody the character which essentially formed the basis of method acting. Strasberg technique: heavy emotional recall Adler technique: imagining the character's world Meisner technique: communication and adaptation In fact, when Adler asked Stanislavski what he thought of method acting, he hated it and said emotional recall should only be used as a last resort and that actors should focus on the character's actions instead of emotions, which pissed off Strasberg.

[@michaelvaldez9520]

17:58 *Billionaire "Tres Commas" - Russ Hanneman

[@Allexstrasza]

17:52 what song is that? I recognize it and its driving me insane

[@ironhide238]

Mostly and that's how it was often heard at the time. kate holmes was replaced because she and her then husband tom cruise hardly did any decent publicity for their films like mission impossible 3 for example due to his childish behavior on a talk show and also katie holmes must not have done good publicity for their films just from marriage to tom cruise. the talk show appearance is also parodied in scary movie 4.

[@mogwiawolf4354]

Rip Heath Ledger

[@candicelitrenta8890]

No honor among thieves

[@petergoss821]

“Just wait…”. Lol!!!

[@epimetheaus1214]

No honour among thieves.

[@roberthall5580]

Still the BEST magic trick

[@destructo6t942]

17:52 OMG been looking for this track name, what is it?

[@marccaughey7607]

So I forget the exact time but the bomb is set to a time limit, batman gets in takes everyone out l, and attached to the plane in the time limit, so it's not luck, it was planned the entire time

[@deathninja16]

30-06 makes body armor into more of an afterthought.

[@Angyali]

16:37 You could say that about the whole trilogy. 😉

[@space1999]

The director is a massive james bond fan and so lifted 2 stunts from those movies... in this film the plane catching batman's line and carrying him from the skyscraper was done in thunderball and in the next movie, the beginning when bane catches the plane on a line with a bigger plane was done in licence to kill

[@fancyhat6505]

Theres a hidden villain in this movie. Mr reese discoves batmans identity because he has a very high iq, just like Riddler. the Riddlers name is edward nigma, E.Nigma, enigma. In this hes called Mr Reese. Mysteries. Mr reese is the riddler

[@m.cstudios3551]

It’s no honor among thieves

[@gkscsa]

whats that song in the outro?

[@R9nikeR9]

The Joker of Heath ledger is still alive 👏👏👏

[@bigdream_dreambig]

13:32 "I mean, the degree of menace that Heath Ledger is able to, like, put in his voice is terrifying. I've seen him in other films; he is nothing like that. At all." You should definitely find the 1979 Reelin’ In The Years interview of Tom Waits. I don't know if it's speculation or fact that Ledger based his portrayal on him, but the resemblance is uncanny!

[@PurushaDesa]

“Scheduling issue”. 😏 More like a _Tom Cruise is a prick_ issue.

[@Shadowman4710]

Or a Katie Holmes can't act issue...

[@PurushaDesa]

@@Shadowman4710 Truth be told, I actually prefer the vulnerability of her Rachel. She’s not an Ivy or a Catwoman which is why that’s appropriate.

[@Shadowman4710]

@@PurushaDesa Admittedly I'm a Maggie Gyllenhaal stan so I am not objective here but I just can't stand Katie Homes in anything I've seen her in.

[@joeypotter6051]

@@PurushaDesa Agreed. There was also a rumour that Cruise wanted to be allowed on set whenever he liked but his presence was disruptive so Nolan said he wasn't allowed to visit and I imagine he didn't like that. It could've been entirely Katie's own decision not to take the role but...I doubt it.

[@PurushaDesa]

@@Shadowman4710 I think by her own admission these large blockbusters aren’t really her scene. But she is demonstrating considerable skill as a writer/director in her own right. _The Lost Daughter_ was a very unsettling parenthood drama and she assembled an absolutely terrific cast too. I thought Jessie Buckley was the standout.

[@ayushpratapsingh1980]

My favourite movie ❤️❤️

[@bigwill8145]

Not sure why she is so down on Harvey nothing in his character explains this before Rachel's death I know that he turns but only because I know two faces name but before Rachel's death he is clearly a good person

[@Uatu-the-Watcher]

There was a serious problem. Holmes married Tom Cruise.

[@beeby9689]

The subtitles oh him thinking, nice touch. "think Harvey's actually a good guy"..... DON'T REACT..... DON'T REACT..... DON'T REACT

[@serinas4465]

For a fun contrast watch 10 things I hate about you next :D

[@viceman8152]

There is no honor among thieves.

[@elainecanby412]

No honor among thieves. You were close.

[@pooman2]

Haven’t watched the whole thing yet, but I find the best audio mixing is 50/50 reaction and movie. If the reaction is just right then the movie is too quiet, and if the movie is just right the reaction is too loud (in this case).

[@jp3813]

Subtitles are key. Turning down the movie's volume below the reaction's can probably help avoid copyright strikes.

[@roberthall5580]

BILLIONARE lifestyle

[@BlackFlightNY]

I hate to A) Spoil the movie and B) Destroy the illusion of magic, but it’s important to the overall plot of the movie to point out that the pencil did NOT “dissapear” -it’s in the guys eye socket 😅✏️

[@TazorNissen]

Harleen Quinzel tried to help the Joker with therapy.. see Suicide Squad to see how that worked out..

[@ElenasDad]

Best Bruce Wayne. Best Batman. Best Batman Villian. Best Alfred. Doesn't get better than The Dark Knight.

[@jp3813]

Kevin Conroy & Mark Hamill

[@WoahLookAtThatFreak]

Disagree. The Batman animated series takes the cake for me in all of those categories.

[@jp3813]

@@WoahLookAtThatFreak Don't forget the Arkham games.

[@steved1135]

Single greatest superhero movie of all time. Nuff said.

[@stern12akachris32]

The Recast Was a Tom Cruise issue

[@MatthewDicksonOfficial]

@domi e. 9:32 He doesn't own Dorsia.

[@AY-tz3td]

A true masterpiece we all love...

[@darthphayde508]

Definitely a favorite, took it a step up from the first film.

[@Shadowman4710]

One thing I've never understood about this movie is how Bruce managed to get Dick Cheney to show up for his party....

[@jgllanesv]

Is your pfp the anprim flag?

[@Shadowman4710]

@@jgllanesv Green Anarchism. It covers more than just anarcho-primitivism. I'm not an AnPrim myself.

[@jgllanesv]

@@Shadowman4710 based

[@mahdimandi8041]

10:50 --10:55 😂