The Joker for me is by far my favourite villian of all time. I even loved him in the old days of the animated series. His psychotic behaviour, his philosophies and just how he seems to radiate evil while still making sense in some strange way. Heath Ledger's performance did the Joker a great service, with one of my favourite scenes being the Joker telling Gambol (the black mob boss) how he got his scars... before giving Gambol his own set.
However, later in the movie he tells Rachel a completely different story so it's impossible to tell what his true history is. Today on the train I was thinking about this and thought up my own story of the Joker's scars.
"Want to know how i got these scars? When i was younger, my friends and i would spend a lot of time together. Killing cats, robbing stores you know. Stuff friends do. One day, my friends went off at me for being to serious, they said i need to enjoy myself more. By nightfall, they accidently drove off a cliff. Upset, i went to my father who told me good riddens... let's just say after that my father 'fell to pieces'. Covered in blood i went to the mirror, holding this knife. I looked at myself and said 'why so serious'? My friends wanted me to enjoy myself... to smile more... than fine. I said to myself 'lets put a smile on that face.'"
I would like to hear any stories the escapist community can think up in regards to the Joker's descent to madness and the origins of his iconic scars. The story must be told in first person and start with "want to know how i got these scars?"
However, later in the movie he tells Rachel a completely different story so it's impossible to tell what his true history is. Today on the train I was thinking about this and thought up my own story of the Joker's scars.
"Want to know how i got these scars? When i was younger, my friends and i would spend a lot of time together. Killing cats, robbing stores you know. Stuff friends do. One day, my friends went off at me for being to serious, they said i need to enjoy myself more. By nightfall, they accidently drove off a cliff. Upset, i went to my father who told me good riddens... let's just say after that my father 'fell to pieces'. Covered in blood i went to the mirror, holding this knife. I looked at myself and said 'why so serious'? My friends wanted me to enjoy myself... to smile more... than fine. I said to myself 'lets put a smile on that face.'"
I would like to hear any stories the escapist community can think up in regards to the Joker's descent to madness and the origins of his iconic scars. The story must be told in first person and start with "want to know how i got these scars?"
