Tuesday, December 01, 2009
The Fall of Single Feather...
Joker
I just read the "The Killing Joke" by Alan Moore.
I have always envisioned the Joker as someone special. A special villian, with a special style, a special history, and a very special motive.
I have never understood why Villians wanted to rule the world. Ruling the world is a huge responsibility. You want to world the prosper, and people to live happily in it. Else, there would be nothing to rule.
What is the point of ruling the world? It's only that people do not want the world to change drastically that "Heroes" appear to save the day.
No sense.
However, the Joker, on the other hand, who does what he does in order to prove a point. And not just any point too.
He wanted to prove that the entire world is a Joke.
Batman knows that the world is a very bad Joke. That's why he never laughs.
The Killing Joke is a story about how the Joker turned into what he is. It is not so awesome actually, and could be depressing to some people. Depressing, at how simple it really is.
However, at the same time, you could really see how it made him what he was.
Later...
"It's all a Joke! Everything anybody ever valued for struggled for it's all a monstrous, demented gag! So why can't you see the funny side? Why aren't you laughing?"
"Because I've heard of it before... And it wasn't funny the first time."
Taken by one of the magicians::
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