Quote (Blah58 @ Oct 14 2019 11:02pm)
I think Phoenix's Joker is the only one we've seen that could carry an entire movie like he did.
Ledgers Joker doesn't have enough substance. He did the roll amazingly, it was phenomenal, but the character was less of a character and more of a symbol.
Hamil has a very well known and distinctive laugh, but it would never work outside of a cartoon.
I'm personally torn between Ledger and Phoenix. I'd really hate to say someone outdid Ledger, it would feel almost disrespectful in a way.
I think Pheonix has the best laugh because it's real but still extremely unnerving and creepy. Like the scenes, where he just goes off and everyone gets extremely uncomfortable is something that could totally happen and be unnerving af. Ledgers laugh is also really creepy. Like you hear that shit coming from a dark alley and you turn and run. The true chaos Ledger brings as Joker is amazing .
I don't think it's fair to say Pheonix is lesser, but it isn't fair to call him better either. I honestly think he deserves an Oscar for the role.
His performance drastically effected me on an emotional level.
I personally don't like, and have never liked, Nicholson's Joker, and haven't seen enough of Romero's to speak on it.
Like I said, absurd to compare them as they are essentially different roles despite sharing the name.
Phoenix’s was the only one that was supposed to carry an entire movie...
He is the protagonist in his movie whereas every other one is the antagonist in their respective movies/media. You wouldn’t think that would need to be spelled out but here you go
Also this poll shouldn’t exist. Very difficult to compare the drastically different characters each of them was asked to portray. With that being said I liked ledger the most followed by Phoenix and Hamill (who should be in this), but it’s hard to say if that’s because I liked their movies or their characters
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