BeforeJoelSchumachertookthefranchiseinanovertlycampydirection, TimBurtonbroughtGothamCitytolifeonthebigscreenin a waythatwasatonceoverthetopandtheatricalbutnonethelessdark.
WhileJackNicholson's versionoftheJokerstrikes a similarbalance, hehasgrandunveilingastheclownprinceofcrimedecidedlytiltinfavorofscaryemergingfromtheelevator, he's obscuredandshadow a sinistersilhouette.
Thathonorgoestothemysteriousphantasm, butit's ultimatelyjokerwhogetsthelastlaughinthisharrowingscene, withtheworldofthefuturefairexplodingaroundhimandhisfateinthehandsof a womanconsumedbyvengeance, Jokerletsout a spinechillingcackle.
Butatthesamemoment, heisrevelinginhavingdestroyed a life.
It's thesortofchaoshelivesfor.
Numberseven.
Jerome's confessionGothamGothamwas a Siri's thatdividedthatmanfans, butforallitsshortcomings, itdefinitelysucceededincrafting a memorablecharacteroutofJeromeValeskaasprotojokerratherthantherealdeal.
Valeskaverywellcouldhavewoundupfeelinglike a paleimitation, butactorCameronMonahanelevatedthecharacterarguablyaboveallothervillainsonthisshow.