![]() Jack doubted the competence of Grissom's leadership of the crime family and also snidely retorted to a news broadcast of Harvey Dent's speech about decent people living in Gotham: " Decent people shouldn't live here. At some point, Jack entered into an affair with Grissom's mistress, Alicia Hunt. In stark contrast to his later hilarious attitude, Jack's persona was rather sarcastic and grumpy, and he prided himself on a dignified and handsome appearance. ![]() Jack often toyed with a lucky deck of playing cards, which saved his life on one occasion by taking an otherwise fatal gunshot for him. Jack Napier as Carl Grissom's right-hand man.Īs Jack aged, he worked his way up in the Mafia ranks and eventually became the right-hand man of Mob Boss, Carl Grissom. " He can't run this city without me." ―Jack Napier to Alicia Hunt about Carl Grissom. While this was likely intended as a sadistic and snarky remark, little did Jack know this was a prediction that would seal his fate, as he and the child would meet again years later. Deciding to spare the boy, Napier told Bruce he'd " see him around" before leaving. Before he could shoot him, a horrified Chill convinced him to flee the scene before police arrived. Planning to kill their son Bruce, Jack stepped out of the shadows and aimed his gun, asking his signature question. Thomas Wayne attempted to fend off Chill as he stole a necklace from his wife, Jack shot them both in cold-blood. Napier also got into a sadistic habit of asking his victims whether they " danced with the Devil in/by the pale moonlight" before he shot them.Īs a young man, Jack and his associate Joe Chill ambushed the Wayne family whilst they returned home from the Monarch Theatre. He also implied that he may have also murdered people, including his own parents, since he was a kid. When he was fifteen, Jack was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon. He also turned to a life of violent crime. In his school years, Jack proved himself to be emotionally unstable, but was highly intelligent, and showed aptitude in art, science and chemistry. It’s gut-wrenching.Born in Brooklyn, Jack Napier came to live in Gotham City. And she’s saying, Go see Thomas Wayne, he’ll help us. This movie makes you feel for Arthur, when you see him struggling with his mother. "I went to and asked, Are we playing this the way I think we’re playing this? Todd responded with, What would be a compelling reason for the Joker to hate Batman so much? The idea that the Joker is an illegitimate child that didn’t get anything from the Wayne family is a very compelling motivation for his character’s hatred. ![]() "I was very surprised when I read the twist," he said. Cullen spoke with The Hollywood Reporterabout his character, and the potential twist regarding Arthur/The Joker. Instead, Cullen stepped in and did an admirable job. Thomas Wayne was originally going to be played by Alec Baldwin, but Baldwin dropped out early on in Joker's production. At one point, Arthur does visit Arkham State Hospital and reads his mother's file, which says that she adopted him as a child and an abusive boyfriend took advantage of both her and Arthur when he was an infant/toddler. She said in a flashback that Thomas' wealth, power, and influence helped to produce the claim and paperwork that Arthur was adopted.īut according to Thomas, Penny was mentally ill when she worked for him, and the claim that their sons are brothers is a delusion. But is that really true?Īccording to Penny, Arthur was born of an affair she had with Thomas when she worked for him. When he opens a letter she's addressed to him, he sees a handwritten note that describes Arthur as Thomas' son, suggesting that the Joker and Batman are half brothers. Earlier in the movie, Arthur notices that his mother, Penny Fleck (Frances Conroy), is obsessed with a local businessman named Thomas Wayne (played by True Detective's Brett Cullen). This is later revealed to be all inside his head.īut perhaps the movie's biggest twist is the possible connection between Arthur and Bruce Wayne, as in his arch-nemesis Batman. Notably, viewers are led to believe that Arthur Fleck ( Joaquin Phoenix), who becomes the titular Joker, is in a romantic relationship with his neighbor Sophie Dumond, played by Zazie Beetz. Within the world of Joker, t he line between reality and delusion is delicately toed throughout the movie's two-hour runtime.
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