The Dark Knight Did anyone feel a stinking feeling in their stomach when the joker..

[rogue2526]

It did not make me sad when I was in the movie because it was such a great performance, however after the movie was finished I realized that we will never again see such a awesome performance from Heath in a future batman film, that's when it really started to suck thinking about sequels and the loss of such a great actor.

I felt the same way.

 

[Girl_Wonder]

No, not at all, because Heath was such a great actor that for all of the movie, minus the beginning of the robbery scene where we see his back and a bit of his upside-down speech, all I saw was The Joker. Then when the credits rolled, and Heath's name came up, that's when I started to feel sad but I am so grateful to Nolan for picking Heath, and will always admire Heath, because even though he's gone he left showing the world what a diverse actor he was. It's just a shame we will not see more of him
but anyways, no, at the particular scene all I saw was The Joker. And I'm sure that's how Heath wanted it.

 

[TIHfanNum1]

I didn't get a sinking feeling... it was part of the role. Sure it was weird to see, but I didn't break down and cry because of it.

Heath's dead, and the best way to mourn him is to celebrate how awesome this role is, not to keep feeling bad for him.

The way some of you are handling this is shocking... it's as if he knew you personally

 

[mongoose-mania]

I actually wasn't saddened at all, which surprised me because I knew about that scene before hand and thought I would be sad. I guess it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, since it was the beginning of the movie and you knew he had more to do.

 

[BubbaGump]

I was shocked when I saw the bodybag scene. I heard rumors about it, but I didn't think it was true.

There was an awkward silence in the theater when it appeared.

 

[namtaB]

I didn't get a sinking feeling but I did think about how it sucks when I saw it.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Where in the hell do you get off telling us that we need to "get a grip"

You answered your own question.

we feel like we know him.

You don't know him. You never knew him. If he met you, he might say 3 words to you and then he'd go on with his life.
You weren't friends.
He never had any idea that you exist.
It's very possible that if you had known the real guy, you'd hate him, or he'd hate you.
You can love a person's work, but that doesn't mean you "know" them, and yet, you feel like you DO "know" him...and that's why people say that people like you "need to get a grip"...because your feelings aren't based in reality.
That's usually what people mean by "get a grip"...to get your emotions under control and deal with reality.
If you feel like you knew him, then you're feelings are false, based on an illusion.

I used to love "Billie Jean" when I was a kid. I didn't know **** about Michael Jackson as a person though...I didn't know him, you never knew Heath Ledger.

 

[Mr. Socko]

I used to love "Billie Jean" when I was a kid. I didn't know **** about Michael Jackson as a person though...I didn't know him, you never knew Heath Ledger.

What do you mean "used to?" Billie Jean is still the ****!

 

[elizaabeth]

***Spoiler***



For me, the *dead joker* in the body bag scene always makes my heart sink.
Did any of you guys feel the same?

And no I'm not complaining - the scene was great when he owned the guy,
by the way what did he do to the guy? Did the Joker give him a chelsea grin - but I can't imagine the guy dying instantly because he didn't kick the guy to make him scream for the smile to rip his face apart and kill him. So did he just slit his throat?

Sorry if this has been posted.

yes, even though I knew is was alive

 

[xero1186]

He was an actor and his passing was tragic, BUT, he's an actor.

There are people in this world who do MUCH greater things than play a role as the Joker who receive little tears from anyone.

He died but I do agree that people should get a grip. It's cool to respect his death and appreciate his work but a few folks on these boards get a little out of hand with it. I'd be fooled that some people on here could care more about Heath than people they actually know.

 

[BubbaGump]

What do you mean "used to?" Billie Jean is still the ****!

Yeah. That pretty much rendered his argument void.

 

[elizaabeth]

I didn't get a sinking feeling... it was part of the role. Sure it was weird to see, but I didn't break down and cry because of it.

Heath's dead, and the best way to mourn him is to celebrate how awesome this role is, not to keep feeling bad for him.

The way some of you are handling this is shocking... it's as if he knew you personally

Its not that for me, its just I heard the situation about his death and it is sad. Anyone who dies-its just sad. Whether or not I know them. Its a little bit more understanding for us to be sad about an actor or someone famous dying then to be sad about some person in the news is because you got to see them move, talk, act and etc...on the screen. Its not about knowing them.

People need to relax and not act as if they have no emotions whatsoever .

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

What do you mean "used to?" Billie Jean is still the ****!

Oh yeah, I still love that song. What I mean is, I loved the song, but I didn't have a clue, at the time, that Michael Jackson is a pedophile freak/child endangering weirdo...what have you, so, back then, if I was a fan who said, "I love Michael Jackson! I feel like I know him, through his work."..., I'd later find out that I didn't know the PERSON, "Michael Jackson" at all...in fact, that's what show business is...they present the audience with illusions, and idealized "versions" of themselves....pretending, cutting out and discarding their mistakes...trying to show their best side to the media/public, etc.

So, it's like, if you love an artist's work SO much, that "you feel like you know him"......you should....as was suggested earlier, "Get a grip."

 

[xero1186]

Its not that for me, its just I heard the situation about his death and it is sad. Anyone who dies-its just sad. Whether or not I know them. Its a little bit more understanding for us to be sad about an actor or someone famous dying then to be sad about some person in the news is because you got to see them move, talk, act and etc...on the screen. Its not about knowing them.

People need to relax and not act as if they have no emotions whatsoever .

Excuse me for not crying because someone I never met personally died but it seems a little unfair to accuse me of being emotionally void for it. Yeah, it sucks. I feel bad for his family and loved ones but I don't go into Batman crying when I see him doing what he loved, acting. The man did more in his time than I probably will my whole life. I don't cry about that. I see his family on tv and they hold their composure. I don't understand why a bunch of people on a superhero forum board can't. That's why I agree when people say get a grip

 

[elizaabeth]

Excuse me for not crying because someone I never met personally died but it's seems a little unfair to accuse me of being emotionally void for it. Yeah, it sucks. I feel bad for his family and loved ones but I don't go into Batman crying when I see him doing what he loved, acting. The man did more in his time than I probably will my whole life. I don't cry about that. I see his family on tv and they hold their composure. I don't understand why a bunch of people on a superhero forum board can't. That's why I agree when people say get a grip

Who said anything about crying?

I am sorry to flip out on you but I am just a mad how people react when some say it was sad seeing the Joker in the body bag, or whatever. Let them be sad, who gives a d*mn.

 

[elizaabeth]

Excuse me for not crying because someone I never met personally died but it's seems a little unfair to accuse me of being emotionally void for it. Yeah, it sucks. I feel bad for his family and loved ones but I don't go into Batman crying when I see him doing what he loved, acting. The man did more in his time than I probably will my whole life. I don't cry about that. I see his family on tv and they hold their composure. I don't understand why a bunch of people on a superhero forum board can't. That's why I agree when people say get a grip

Who said anything about crying?


I am sorry to flip out on you but I am just a mad how people react when some say it was sad seeing the Joker in the body bag, or whatever. Let them be sad, who gives a d*mn.

 

[elizaabeth]

Excuse me for not crying because someone I never met personally died but it's seems a little unfair to accuse me of being emotionally void for it. Yeah, it sucks. I feel bad for his family and loved ones but I don't go into Batman crying when I see him doing what he loved, acting. The man did more in his time than I probably will my whole life. I don't cry about that. I see his family on tv and they hold their composure. I don't understand why a bunch of people on a superhero forum board can't. That's why I agree when people say get a grip

Who said anything about crying?


I am sorry to flip out on you but I am just a mad how people react when some say it was sad seeing the Joker in the body bag, or whatever. Let them be sad, who gives a d*mn.

 

[bgates87]

The point is, just because someone feels sorry that Heath Ledger died doesn't mean they don't have a grip on reality. There's nothing wrong with feeling sorry for someone you don't know or who someone who you feel like you know. And yes, I realize the difference between feeling like you know someone and actually knowing someone.

 

[William_C]

I didnt get a sinking feeling until the tribute at the end. Its never until the end that I realize I'm just a guy in the theater again.

 

[Art Damage]

At the midnight showing there was a cold chill in the air when they showed the body bag scene but as like everyone else, I got sad during the upside down speech as well.

The piano part in the Why So Serious track is what does it for me, it even played when Joker held the gun up to his head at the hospital with Two-Face...just a melancholy feeling.

 

[xero1186]

Who said anything about crying?

I am sorry to flip out on you but I am just a mad how people react when some say it was sad seeing the Joker in the body bag, or whatever. Let them be sad, who gives a d*mn.

YES, I totally agree and it's okay to be sad. I just find creating a thread to vent your sadness, in the spoiler section no less, is strange. It's rather paradoxical saying, "I cried in the theater over someone I didn't know. Hey all you guys on the superhero hype that i ALSO don't know. Did you cry too?"

You're going to feel however you want. That's what makes opinions and feeling so wonderful but at the same time it's REALLY hard for me to wrap my mind around people getting that overly-emotional about the situation on a superhero forum board.

 

[Go Web Go!]

I never really thought of it that way during that scene, or throughout the entire movie for that matter. I was more focused on Ledger's performance and how he totally disappeared into the role.

 

[elizaabeth]

YES, I totally agree and it's okay to be sad. I just find creating a thread to vent your sadness, in the spoiler section no less, is strange. It's rather paradoxical saying, "I cried in the theater over someone I didn't know. Hey all you guys on the superhero hype that i ALSO don't know. Did you cry too?"

You're going to feel however you want. That's what makes opinions and feeling so wonderful but at the same time it's REALLY hard for me to wrap my mind around people getting that overly-emotional about the situation on a superhero forum board.

That was all I was trying to say. If someone is sad about another person's death whether or not they know them so effing what.

I was sad about his death but that did not prevent me from seeing how well he acted as the Joker.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

Oh yeah, I still love that song. What I mean is, I loved the song, but I didn't have a clue, at the time, that Michael Jackson is a pedophile freak/child endangering weirdo...what have you, so, back then, if I was a fan who said, "I love Michael Jackson! I feel like I know him, through his work."..., I'd later find out that I didn't know the PERSON, "Michael Jackson" at all...in fact, that's what show business is...they present the audience with illusions, and idealized "versions" of themselves....pretending, cutting out and discarding their mistakes...trying to show their best side to the media/public, etc.

So, it's like, if you love an artist's work SO much, that "you feel like you know him"......you should....as was suggested earlier, "Get a grip."

You just contradicted yourself. You're trying to explain other people's feelings about Heath Ledger's passing stating that they didn't know him. Yet you're flat out saying Michael Jackson is a pedophile freak/child endangering weirdo. Yet YOU don't KNOW Michael Jackson personally, so your argument fails I'm afraid.

Personally I find nothing wrong with fans feeling a connection with an actor, musician, politician, or sports figure. Is it really bothering any of you that said posters are still bummed out by Heath's passing? No one is forcing you to read their posts Wilheim.

You try to pass yourself off as this uber intellectual, when in reality, you're nothing more than a shallow individual who contradicts themselves with their arguments. I remember when Eddie Guerrero passed away and I cried during the ten bell salute, does that make me a weirdo? I didn't know him, but I looked up to him as a man and as a wrestler, because in my eyes he was one of the best to compete in wrestling. Yeah we know professional wrestling is staged, but it didn't take away his talent and make him any less legitimate.

Bottom line is that there's nothing wrong with feeling emotion or feeling as if you know them. None of us knew Heath obviously, but it doesn't make his death any less tragic. And watching his interviews I definitely felt like I knew him because he appeared laid back, sincere, down to earth, and seemed like a man you could hang out with at a local bar and have a talk with him. But that's just MY perception of him.

 

[bgates87]

That was all I was trying to say. If someone is sad about another person's death whether or not they know them so effing what.

I was sad about his death but that did not prevent me from seeing how well he acted as the Joker.

Exactly. That's all I was trying to say in my first post. Personally this scene didn't affect me at all, but nobody has a right to come here and tell anyone how they should or shouldn't feel, or to criticize them for feeling a certain way.