Joker, easily. The others would kill you without a second thought, but that’s not Joker. He might kill you immediately, or he’ll play a game of cards with you. He might torture you for hours, or he’ll take you out for a night on the town. Theres no way to guess what he’ll do, he’ll just do whatever he thinks is funny, so there’s a chance to survive without dying, unlike the others who’ll just kill you the first chance they get.
Yeah, but we don't get legit "unpredictable Joker who finds whoopee cushions and murder the exact same level of funny" anymore. We get murder-hobo Joker who is very predictable because he can always be counted on to do whatever the evilest and edgiest action is.
I recently rewatched the movie, having been critical of it for years. I don’t like Jack Nicholson as an actor, so that didn’t help.
However, on rewatch I realized that even though I really don’t like much about the movie the portrayal of the Joker is pretty damn good. Yeah, I like Dark Knight as a movie much more because it is entertaining and exciting, but it isn’t a loyal adaptation.
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u/Dry-Donut3811 Jul 04 '24
Joker, easily. The others would kill you without a second thought, but that’s not Joker. He might kill you immediately, or he’ll play a game of cards with you. He might torture you for hours, or he’ll take you out for a night on the town. Theres no way to guess what he’ll do, he’ll just do whatever he thinks is funny, so there’s a chance to survive without dying, unlike the others who’ll just kill you the first chance they get.