You Won't Believe This INSANE Joker Detail

Only the most eagle-eyed of audiences will have spotted this.

by Andrew Pollard
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Despite some initial concern that the last thing we all needed was another new take on the famed Clown Prince of Crime, Todd Phillips’ Joker proved to be a monumental hit – as reflected by the $1 billion box office haul of the movie and the recent Golden Globe win for star Joaquin Phoenix.

In amongst the brilliance of Phoenix’s descent into madness, however, it appears we’ve all missed one fantastic piece of detail from director Phillips.

As pointed out by Hidden Easter Eggs on Twitter, the ambulances of Gotham City change throughout Joker to mirror the transformation being undertaken by Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck.

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If anything, the smiling, crazy-eyed ambulance look feels extremely reminiscent of Heath Ledger’s Oscar-winning turn as the Jester of Genocide in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. Either way, this is an incredible case of attention to detail from Joker – and kudos to any of you who managed to spot this change for yourself.

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With the nominees for the 2020 edition of the Academy Awards announced on January 13th, it’s expected that Joker will certainly be in the mix to take home an Oscar or two by the time the 92nd Academy Awards takes place on February 9th.

For those eager to give Joker another watch, there’s not too long to wait as the film hits Blu-ray and DVD on February 10th – by which time it may be labelled an Oscar-winning picture.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.