12 Unsolved Movie Mysteries That Drove You Mad

1. How Did The Joker Get His Scars? - The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight's Joker (Heath Ledger) is one of the most iconic supervillains in cinema history, and one of his more memorable tics was his habit of telling conflicting stories about the cause of his severely scarred face.

We hear two possible explanations in the film - that his alcoholic, abusive father did it with a knife, and alternatively that The Joker himself put a razor in his mouth to give himself matching scars to his wife, whose face was carved by loan sharks.

The Clown Prince of Crime does prepare to tell a third story during the final fight with Batman (Christian Bale), but gets interrupted by the Caped Crusader before he can.

While it's possible that one of The Joker's several explanations is actually correct, it's surely more in step with his playful insanity that the cause is probably much more mundane and less dramatic.

The best guess? He was born this way or it was a more innocent accident which happened to him as a child, because isn't that more poetic?

What's your take on these crushing movie mysteries? Shout it out in the comments!