Op-Ed Contributor - Art of Darkness - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
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- Citius on 2008-09-22 - Tags TheDarkNight , psycology , movies , art , politics
- Thirdrenaissance on 2008-09-21 - Tags no_tag
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Everyone agrees that Mr. Ledger’s Joker steals the show, but really, what’s there to steal? The film was the Joker’s to begin with.
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I began to feel this Batman wears his mask because he fears he’s a fake — and the story of his inauthenticity, the possibility of his unmasking, counts for more than any hope he offers of deliverance from evil. The Joker, on the other hand, exhibits his real face, his only face, and his origins are irrelevant, his presence as much a given as the Second Law of Thermodynamics, or Fear Itself.
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If everything is broken, perhaps it is because for the moment we like it better that way. Unlike some others, I have no theory who Batman is — but the Joker is us.
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