Re: origin and scarring

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Nolan chose not to give the villain an origin because, "To me, the Joker is an absolute. There are no shades of gray to him [...] He bursts in just as he did in the comics."


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The clown make-up is minimal; it only took an hour to apply to Ledger on each day of shooting, and the character is merely exaggerating his facial scarring. He never removes his make-up, and during the course of the film it worsens, resembling an infection.

Old men, fear me! You will shatter under my ruthless apathetic assault!

Uschi - 2
Old Men - 0

"I am convinced that this world is of no importance, and that the only people who care about dates are imbeciles and Spanish teachers." -- Jean Arp, 1921

"If Jesus came back and saw what people are doing in his name, he would never never stop throwing up." - Max von Sydow, "Hannah and Her Sisters"