8 Theories About The Origins Of Heath Ledger’s Joker
1. Hes The Fight Club Narrator
OK, so we've gone through ideas sprung up from various parts of the films themselves. Now let's end on something a little more bonkers.
Fight Club, which has just turned the ripe-old age of fifteen, is one of those films whose twist you're still wary about stating lest some uncultured individual hasn't seen David Fincher's cult classic. Said twist is the reveal that Tyler Durden, the anarchic soap salesman with Brad Pitt's face is actually an idealised figment of Edward Norton's imagination, giving the emotionally dulled insomniac a new lease of life. The film ends with the Narrator getting rid of Tyler by shooting himself in the cheek (it does sound pretty stupid when you write it down), but this theory that's been recently doing the rounds suggests that after destroying all the credit card companies Norton becomes Jack's facial scars.
Beyond serving as a very detailed account of a sink into psychosis, there's many distinct similarities between Tyler Durden and the Joker. Both have a tricky relationship with their fathers, harbour a taste for home-made destruction targeted at the comforts of modern life and command an army of ridiculously loyal followers who will happily die for the crazed cause. It even maintains the mystery over the Joker's name; in Fight Club Norton's character is never named.
Best of all? This explains how he got those scars; in the book the gun shot that removes Tyler leaves the Narrator with a big scar across both cheeks.
Where do you think Heath Ledger's Joker came from? Or would you rather we never figured it out? Let us know what you think down in the comments.