The new Joker sequel plays with the character’s long tradition of dual identity. But this time, the joke is on the audience.
Throughout DC comics and films, the Joker turns others into facsimiles of himself, grinning widely. He shares his state of mind through infectious laughter and mass “clownification”, creating copies as he goes.
Madness by imitation Doubling, split consciousness and double meanings have been ingredients in Joker stories since the character’s creation in the 1940s. affects people, on an almost subconscious, primal level. For most people – regular people – he inspires fear. For the less stable people – he simply inspires.
The Joker character was inspired by famous films from the 1920s and ’30s, including Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr Caligari , F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu , Fritz Lang’s Metropolis , Roland West’s The Bat and Paul Leni’s The Man Who Laughs . Many of these works feature hapless or unhappy performers, who all struggle with identity.
Set two years after the events of the previous film, Fleck is a patient at Arkham State Hospital, where he meets the dual character Lee Quinzel/Harley Quinn . She wants him to lean into his Joker self.
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