The Dark Knight 1 Year Ago- January 22

[TDK Joker]

I know it's 2 weeks away but obviously we have to have a thread about this unfortunate day. Just say where you were or what you were doing when you heard the news.
I was honestly watching "A Knights Tale" and my sister rang and told me. I obviously didn't believe her. As many of you, I was devastated. What made it even worse for me was that it was 4 days after my birthday.
For rememberance I will wear my Joker shirt and a black band that day.
R.I.P Heath.

 

[redfirebird2008]

I know it's 2 weeks away but obviously we have to have a thread about this unfortunate day. Just say where you were or what you were doing when you heard the news.
I was honestly watching "A Knights Tale" and my sister rang and told me. I obviously didn't believe her. As many of you, I was devastated. What made it even worse for me was that it was 4 days after my birthday.
For rememberance I will wear my Joker shirt and a black band that day.
R.I.P Heath.

I was on another forum when someone posted it and I honestly thought it was a joke. Quickly went to CNN.com and sure enough it was true.

 

[Kargo Warrior]

I went to the SHH! Comunitty board to visit the funny pics thread when all of a sudden a saw a thread at the Celebrities forum which was ''Heath Ledger is...'' and i had to enter the forum to see what was it praying it ended with something like ''....amazing'' ''...The real Joker'' or something similar.

But when i saw the thread title my heart just broke....i knew that it wasnt a joke since it had 50 replies and the thread was 15 minutes old...the shock was huge,i was just staring at my screen for 2 hours straight just reading other people's reactions.

I was down/quite sad for a week.

 

[AEmovieguy]

I was working at a Movie Theater. Every day there was talk of "The Dark Knight." I walk in late that evening to work, and my boss immediately turns to me and says lightheartedly "Heath Ledger's dead." I said "What/Are you serious?" several times. I spent that night hanging out with the projectionists, making jokes and observances every other minute in a very solemn booth. We paid respects each time we passed his posters.

I'm sure it's been brought up, but January 22nd is the day they announce the nominations for the 2009 Academy Awards (Oscars)...morbidly poetic.

 

[bluedragon77]

i was sitting at home doing a joker picture on photoshop, when my gf called me and told me, i was like yeah ok ********, so i flipped on the radio and there it was.. i was in shock, i gotta admit celebs die all the time and i usually find it sad but never emotionally .. but for some reason when i heard that i was sad.. maybe it's cuz i invested so much time and effort in to making pictures of joker and reading up on everything i can about him.. anyways i can't belive it's been a year already..

 

[Borat]

I was at the gym, coming out to my car. My brother and best friend drove all the way there to tell me. When they did I didn't believe them. It made no sense. I was so shocked. It took along time for it to soak in.
R.I.P Heath.

 

[Wedge A.]

I was just at home and my mother called me. I thought it was another bull internet rumor but I went online and turned on the news. It was pretty sad, I was becoming a big fan of his.

 

[Symbiotic]

I was on the Hype surfing the Batboards. I had the news on behind me and I heard the guy say it. I couldn't believe it.

 

[Cunning Stunts]

I read it online and- I know it's morbid of me- the first thing I did was went to see if his job was done with The Dark Knight (as I'd bet money many of the other posters did as well). It truly is sad, because The Dark Knight likely would have propelled him into huge roles later on.

 

[hatebox]

I'm not into this whole 'may he rest in peace' stuff that's pretty much said daily on here anyway, but it is odd to think it's been a year.

 

[Jokers_Wild]

I was on my honeymoon in Florida...no joke. We get back from the beach, I turn on the TV, and on CNN I see the headline saying, "Heath Ledger Found Dead..." I just couldn't believe it, of all people. It seemed like a bad joke that the Joker would pull. It sucked, and usually celebrity deaths don't bother me too much, but it was very tragic.

 

[Franklin Richards]

The Joker changed my life.

 

[ChocheTheHero]

I read it just here. I was like: "Oh my god, it must be a bad joke..." but no. It was REAL. It happened. I called all of my best friends. I cried too...

 

[Cunning Stunts]

I read it just here. I was like: "Oh my god, it must be a bad joke..." but no. It was REAL. It happened. I called all of my best friends. I cried too...

Were me and my brothers the only ones waiting until after the credits to see Heath pop up and be like, "Just kidding! See you in Batman 3... WHY SO SERIOUS?!"

 

[Brem]

Four days prior was the 18th, right?

t: That's my Birthday too. Although I'm not celebrating it this year, like last year so yeah.

It did suck to hear though. I ended up reading a thread title on this forum and thought someone was messing with the forum.

 

[Kargo Warrior]

Were me and my brothers the only ones waiting until after the credits to see Heath pop up and be like, "Just kidding! See you in Batman 3... WHY SO SERIOUS?!"

That would have been the description of the word crazy in the dictionary in the future t:

Kinda sad it wasn't ..it would've been very cruel,but Batman 3 would've opened with 3 billion $ opening weekend t:

 

[Kelikala]

I just happened to hear Heath's death being broadcast on the news as I walked into the living room. My heart just sank. I had fallen in love with this guy since first seeing him in 10 Things I Hate About You and just knowing that his life was cut short right after one of his biggest roles crushed me. I know we'll still be blessed with his performance in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, so at least that gives me something to look forward to this year.

I even put together a short video as a tribute to Heath about a month after his death...

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHr_JibT2MY[/YT]

 

[Silverglade]

I was sitting at my comp and my browser was at CNN's page (which auto-refreshes). I was sitting in my comp chair but swiveled around watching a movie behind me. I remember casually spinning around to check the screen and saw "Heath Ledger Found Dead" as their headline. I stopped the movie and just stared at the screen for a long time. I was really stunned. I remember not believing it. That after all the viral marketing it might be a stunt. I kept re-reading their article that night as they fleshed it out as they gathered more facts. I was in a funk for at least a week.

 

[Beanjuice]

I was at my buddies house, me and his brother were hanging around when we got a phone call from his older brother who was at college. When my friend hung up the phone he said"Oh man..Heath Ledger was just found dead." But, knowing that his brother was the kind of guy to play sick jokes,along with his dislike of batman,we shrugged it off and went about our day. I came home and logged into here, and sure enough,he wasnt lying

 

[CapedCrusader14]

I will always remember that day. I was with my cousin at my house, we were just looking around on the internet. When suddenly, my dad comes speed walking into the room from watching TV in another room. Saying Heath is dead. I immediately said "What?". We turned on the TV in the room and sure enough, at the bottom of the screen it read............................."Heath Ledger Dead". My heart sank and I couldn't believe it.

This year I'm thinking of something special to do for him.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I was on youtube looking at the TDK trailer for the millionath time. End then I read the comments and it said, "I was just said that Heath Ledger was found dead?" I didn't believe it knowing youtube's bastard posters. I thought it was just some sick joke. But then something told me it could of been true. A couple mintues later my friend called me up and told me, I rushed down stairs and my mom was watching tv. I told her, she was extremly shocked. And we turned on the news. Sure enough it was true.

I still remember that feeling I got when I read that comment. I was devastated the whole day. Just knowing that such a good person would die so young when they were just getting stated and when they had so much to live for. I had my midterms the next day and it was hard for me to focus. It devastated me. I'll admit, I did cry, but not because of him as the Joker. It was because we lost a great human being. A down to earth person who was a fantastic actor and had such a kind heart and didn't deserve to go.

 

[The Chris]

I was at school talking to a friend when someone started saying the joker was dead. Stupid me thought he was spoiling the dark knight, but then a teacher came over and said heath ledger was dead. Heart literally sank. I still want to wake up and see that it was an illusion. Such talent just shouldn't go so soon.

 

[jokes_on_you2]

i was at home watching Brokeback Mountain actually, received a text on my mobile from a mate saying Heath had passed away!
i though he was toying with me. I went online and there it was, he was the only celebrity that i felt emotional about dying! RIP HEATH!

 

[Beanjuice]

i was sitting at home doing a joker picture on photoshop, when my gf called me and told me, i was like yeah ok ********, so i flipped on the radio and there it was.. i was in shock, i gotta admit celebs die all the time and i usually find it sad but never emotionally .. but for some reason when i heard that i was sad.. maybe it's cuz i invested so much time and effort in to making pictures of joker and reading up on everything i can about him.. anyways i can't belive it's been a year already..

I know exactly how you feel. Plenty of celebrities of whom i was a fan of passed and it bummed me out,but Heath's death really hit me hard. When i heard the news i just sunk down into a funk. I didnt want to do anything, i COULDNT actually. I couldnt get on here because i knew i'd read th articles and see pictures,and get bummed out. Couldnt watch tv because it was all over. Couldnt talk to anybody because they were all talking about it. FA funny thing though, for like a week straight i wore my Joker shirt and dyed my hair green. Mum tried to make me change my shirt,but i'd just put another one on top of it til i got to class,or till she was gone hehe.


*Sigh* a year goes fast,and its till a downer

 

[JaD]

It really hit hard when he died, and I put everything I felt in my TDK Blog that I had been running at the time. I feel like I can still post it here because it was everything that I felt that day and more.

Tragedy​

I had just waken up and saw on my phone I had a voicemail. I could already enivison my mother's words of comfort/terror creeping into my ear to enlighten me on a new job or task (ehh). I had walked over to my computer, sat down, turned on the monitor & internet to see what was going on in the world. Then my phone fell in my lap. The article read, "BREAKING NEWS: HEATH LEDGER FOUND DEAD." What? Are you serious? That can't be true. This had to be some kind of typo as I stared in complete disbelief at the headline. I could start feeling my heart beating in my chest and began to grow extremely uncomfortable in my chair. Heath Ledger found dead? No no he couldn't be, why would he be? He's too young and his career is only getting brighter. This guy has every film buff anticipating this year's The Dark Knight. No the one who was going to blow me away with his performance of the Joker this summer was NOT DEAD. I didn't want to accept a headline like that. It didn't make sense. But it had happened. Heath had died.

Words can't describe how I felt when it sank in that Heath had died. But why? Why is this actor who I've never met, and never am going to meet put me in such a state of shock and sadness. I think I figured it out though. I've seen alot of many different films and understood something about the actor Heath Ledger. He was special, a rare talent who would be absorbed into a character on the set. This was the kind of actor others could watch and be inspired from to use their roles and dedication to gain huge amounts of respect. Not many actors can take on a role like Ennis del Mar in Brokeback Mountain. And yes, I saw Brokeback Mountain, and yes on my own free will. And no, Crash was not a better film than Brokeback Mountain at the Academy Awards. The fact it still lost Best Picture to Crash still disappoints me. Brokeback Mountain was a great film, the acting and story are remarkable. This film showed how brave and courageous of an actor Heath (and Jake Gyllenhaal) was. This only strengthened my respect for him and I continued enjoy watching him in his other films. We all of course were introduced to him with the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You, which was a great teen comedy that I really enjoyed. He definitely stood out in that film overall, but I don't think anyone imagined that he would grow into such a respected actor.

Heath is survived by his 2 year old daughter, Matilda, who will grow up never knowing her father. The only way she could is through his films which can draw an almost near-perfect painting of true talent and respect. It saddens me that she'll never truly know him, he seemed like one of the most down-to-earth individuals on the planet. You could notice this in his interviews, and photos of him stolling along on the street with his daughter over his shoulders and with his then wife Michelle. People like Heath you know you would like right off the bat, even if you know you'll probably never meet them in person, which is a somewhat strange idea but very true in most cases, and definitely true in this one.

Heath was a very different, yet incredibly unique actor. Any film with him in it, you are constantly drawn to his side of the screen. That is a trait not a great amount of actors possess. I truly admired Heath for his strong perfomances and presence in film. I'm still amazed with how shaken I was with his death, but it goes to show you how strong of a connection he had with anyone who watched him. You were a great individual Heath, and you will be greatly missed. You will not be forgotten, and with your powerful and moving work I'm sure you will never be.

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