Joker as A Villain Critical Analysis

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Critical Analysis of the Joker as a Villain
From the film ‘The Dark Knight,’ The Joker sees to being the villain, having a depiction
as a psychopathic individual with an obsession directed towards ending Batman. Moreover, other
literary works depict him as one of the greatest villains of all time, known to bring havoc and
mayhem to the townspeople. Despite lacking superhuman abilities, the Joker has seen to be a
criminal mastermind, thus attracting the attention of most superheroes such as his archenemy,
Batman, alongside Superman and Wonder Woman. In this context, I believe the Joker represents
everything that Batman stands against, thus being the opposite of Batman. The argument arises
from Joker's thirst for injustice in his extreme representation of inner madness and opposed to
change (Johnson). Batman stands for justice and stability, thus Joker countering by standing for
injustice and raising mayhem.
To better understand why we term the Joker as a villain, the signs that he lets the
audience judge him by, sell him out as a villain. In a YouTube video, Roland Barthes explains
the study of signs while explaining semiotics where how we make sense of our surroundings
emerge. He talks of ‘Mise-en-scene' in stating that, '…it means everything within the scene. The
set, the costume, the hair, the make-up…(Barthes)'. From his quote, we can identify the Joker's
evil through his looks with the scary face, green hair, and brightly colored lips. The signs that his
looks bring about raise the suspicion of involvement in a crime as opposed to Batman, where his
looks depict a hero's look.

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Additionally, the theory of semiotics in reading signs also has sound as an aspect to help
in giving a hint of the character of an individual, thus a sign. In the film, the Joker laughs in the
mob scene and asks, 'I thought my jokes were bad.’ (Rick100183) From the laughing, it is
evident that he is cunning and has ill intentions. The menacing laugh is a depiction of pure evil,
thus building his character as a villain.
To further support my idea in terming the Joker as a villain, the Ethical Aliens articles
quote, “I argue that uncritical acceptance of the social mechanisms that treat extreme perpetrators
as absolute outsiders, barely or not even human…” The quote aligns with the Joker’s attributes,
being so notorious to extents of being looked at as an outsider. Besides, his ideology is bringing
chaos, where the article might have him as an ideological killer, thus all aspects pointing him out
as a villain.
Therefore, rubbing shoulders with several superheroes such as Batman who stands for
justice, portray the Joker as a villain. I take him as the opposite of Batman in that aspect
alongside his alignment with the signs depicted in the semiotics video with his looks, hair, and
make-up term him as a villain. His laugh also acts as a sign of villainy in him, supported by the
semiotics video. Finally, the article on Ethical Aliens also brings about Joker's idea as a villain
from his thirst for chaos; thus, he is an ideological perpetrator in the film (Inkeles, pp.214).

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Works Cited
Inkeles, Alex. "National Character and Modern Political Systems." National Character, 2017,
pp. 211-250.
Johnson, Scott A. "Understanding the violent personality: antisocial personality disorder,
psychopathy, & sociopathy explored." Foresic Research & Criminology International
Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 2019.
Rick100183. “The Joker-and I thought my jokes were bad.” Online video clip. YouTube.
YouTube. 27 July. 2011, 7 July, 2020. https://youtu.be/IzaMs5iaX7w


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