Warning: This article contains spoilers for Joker: Folie à Deux.
The end of Joker: Folie à Deux May have explained some of the mystery surrounding Heath Ledger’s Joker in 2008 The Dark Knight. Set outside the mainstream DC Universe, Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux Continues the story of Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, a troubled failed comedian loosely based on DC Comics’ Clown Prince of Crime. Joker: Folie à Deux received a mixed response, with some criticizing the lack of Joker action, but the end of the movie may have revealed exactly why Fleck never really let loose as the Joker.
Instead of fully establishing him as the Joker, Arthur Fleck instead accepts that he was never destined to become the Joker Joker: Folie à Deux. Fleck confessed his crimes in front of the jury after his elaborate trial, much to the dismay of Lady Gaga’s “Lee,” Joker: Folie à Deux’s Harley Quinn. The symbol of the Joker was improved on Arthur Fleck inadvertently in 2019’s Academy Award-winning JokerBut while Arthur Fleck was never supposed to become the Joker, Joker: Folie à Deux’s Ending suggests a different version of the villain will rise in his place.
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somewhat anticlimactic, Joker: Folie à Deux Ends with Arthur Fleck being stabbed to death by a nameless inmate at Arkham Asylum, portrayed by Connor Storrie. Interestingly, while Fleck lies bleeding to death, Storrie’s inmate uses his blade on himself, carving a Glasgow smile into his face, which is instantly reminiscent of the scars on the face of Heath Ledger’s Joker. from 2008 The Dark Knight. The aggressive and twisted “joke” of Storrie’s inmate and repetition of Fleck “You get what you deserve” Quotes also reflect the myth and violence of Ledger’s Joker.
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Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight Introducing the late Heath Ledger as the Joker opposite Christian Bale’s Batman, he quickly became one of the most notable and beloved depictions of the DC Comics villain in live-action. The origin story of Ledger’s Joker is never truly revealed The Dark KnightBut Todd Phillips could have implemented this story in his own dark and gritty version of Gotham. Although the connection is not confirmed, It’s very possible that Storrie’s Arkham Asylum inmate is, in fact, a younger version of Ledger’s Joker, taking over in the absence of Arthur Fleck.
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The Dark Knight Never explained the Joker’s origins or backstory before meeting Batman and corrupt Harvey Dent. The Joker offered several possible origin stories, including one with an abusive father or one with a gambling-addicted wife Who claimed he should “Smile more,” Both somewhat explain his characteristic Glasgow smile. The multiple choice backstory could be explained if Heath Ledger’s Joker was not actually the original, as he may have taken the backstories of his Joker predecessors, including Arthur Fleck.
Connecting Heath Ledger’s Joker to Arthur Fleck in Todd Phillips Joker Duology also explains the villain’s influence and power in Gotham City. Fleck started a full-on revolution, and assembled a crowd of thousands who wanted to see a change in the city. Even after Fleck’s death, his following would still be there, so a new Joker, perhaps Heath Ledger, could easily recruit some of those followers for himself.Despite his tendency to quickly turn on them. This would also explain why Bruce Wayne was a child in 2019 JokerAs Arthur Fleck simply would not have been Be Joker.
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There are several problems when trying to connect The Dark Knight And Joker: Folie à DeuxWhich could prove the joker theory wrong. Perhaps most notably, Harvey Dent, played by Aaron Eckhart in The Dark Knight and Harry Lawtey in Folie à Deuxis very different in both movies, and has a different origin story than Two-Face. moreover, The death of the Wayne family in 2005s Batman begins and 2019s Joker is also quite differentAlthough both still follow the same trajectory as Batman’s origin story in DC Comics.
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Despite the plot holes, this is still a very fun and interesting theory, and the fact that Joker And Joker: Folie à Deux From Arthur Fleck’s perspective may still allow several possibilities. Arthur Fleck is a notoriously unreliable narrator, with many parts of Todd Phillips’ duology in his mind. This means that not everything the audience sees is actually happening, which can leave some wiggle room when suggesting Connor Storrie’s Arkham inmate may actually be Heath Ledger’s Joker.
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