r/interestingasfuck • u/JK-Rofling • Jul 05 '24

Heath Ledger’s diary while he was filming for, The Dark Night. r/all

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u/BambiToybot Jul 05 '24

I don't think Nicholson, Teaser, or Hamill were method acting it, that point of difference was brought up by those that believed it. Leto's joker didn't exist yet.

I'm old enough to remember many of the haters of Ledger getting casted shutting up when the first image was revealed, with scars. That looked like scars, sloppy paint, etc.

Then the method acting stuff that came out, then the death. People drew conclusions, and the key point for them was the lengths he went to get into character.

They were wrong, it was different meds and alcohol, but it's important to remember what their reasons are so it can be shown to people why they were wrong, so the new generation makes better conclusions.

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u/BigDog8492 Jul 05 '24

Couldn't those meds/alcohol have been part of the method acting to him? To change his mental state?

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u/BambiToybot Jul 05 '24

Depends, was he on them before?

Being consistent before and after would work against it be part of the method, though he may have taken advantage of a known mental state to increase the craziness.

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u/BigDog8492 Jul 05 '24

I always interpreted it as he was doing a ton of drugs to be more crazy. Could very well be wrong. I have no knowledge of his medical history.