HAPPY LABOR DAY!!
And I say that because without Labor Day Weekend, this probably wouldn’t have been made. It was half-finished by the time school started so I really had no hope that this would ever be done. And I KNOW I said that Happiness is a Warm Gun was my last video for a while, but THIS one is actually the last video (for a while)!
PLEASE READ THE NOT-SO-DESCRIPTIVE DESCRIPTION:
The story is set about 15-20 years ago since the Joker’s age is supposed to be around his late 30s, early 40s (despite the fact that Heath Ledger was in his 20s when he shot the film). I just kind of took the story that the Joker told Rachel about how he got his scars and ran with it — so here it is!
Emily Carey is walking the streets at night, trying to avoid a run in with the mob that she’s involved with, when she runs into none other than the future Joker. He’s warm towards her at first, quite taken with her, and convinces her to join him. The two bond and learn more and more about each other, including the Joker’s past with his alcoholic father, and her old family troubles as well. While she’s gone, he thinks about how close he’s growing to her, struggling whether he really should trust her or not since he’d had such a disappointing life. Eventually, he gives up his fight with himself to be with her while she keeps quiet about how involved she is with the mafia. However, she crumbles when the mob turns on her and asks him for help, even though she knows he’s unable to save her from the trouble she’s in. Caught and defenseless, they cut up her face and let her go with the humiliation she’s forced to live with. Emily can’t stand how awful she looks, and even though the Joker’s trying to be supportive, he can’t convince her to believe that scars don’t matter…so he does the UNTHINKABLE and mutilates himself (to her horror). Ultimately, she leaves him and the Joker is born from the ashes of despair.
Clips Used:
The Dark Knight
V for Vendetta
10 Things I Hate About You
Sweeney Todd
Song:
Nothing Else Matters by Apocalyptica (edited)
Reasons for Natalie Portman, of all people:
Must I list all of them? She’s a natural beauty, sort of like Maggie Gyllenhaal, so that’s why I would think that the Joker might be interested in Rachel. Natalie is also a very convincing and emotional actress in almost every film that she’s in (especially in V for Vendetta). Sorry if you’re disappointed by my choice, but I like her in my portrayal of his wife.
Inaccuracies:
OH WAIT — THEY’RE MARRIED??
I know there’s no “marriage” scene, because even though the Joker did admit he had a wife, part of me doesn’t like that idea. I think I would have preferred them to have just fallen in love in their youth while they dated and THEN their relationship fell apart. But all the same, he does safe wife in my video so I’m sorry I forgot to include a scene of their wedding.
Wewt – that’s a lot of text…
ENJOY.
Duration : 0:2:35
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