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Batman: The Killing Joke
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Batman: The Killing Joke is a 2016 animated movie in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, based on the famous comic of the same name, written by Alan Moore and drawn by Brian Bolland.The Joker believes that life is nothing but a sick joke and all it takes is one bad day to make someone as bad as himself—and to prove this, he has targeted Commissioner Gordon, while at the same time, Batman wonders if there will ever be an end to their feud. What follows is a twisted night as Batman wonders if the only way his feud with the Joker will end is with one killing the other.Voice actors include Batman: The Animated Series co-stars Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, and Tara Strong reprising their respective roles as Batman, The Joker, and Barbara Gordon. Other voice actors include Ray Wise (Twin Peaks) as Commissioner Gordon. The film was written by well-known comic writer Brian Azzarello. See the trailer here, receiving a one-time feature in theaters before being released to buy digitally on July 26, and on Blu-ray/DVD August 2, 2016. | |
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All Men Are Perverts | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_129749df | comment |
All Men Are Perverts: Paris Franz is obsessed with Batgirl to the point where he tries to come onto her every time they meet, Joker routinely hires prostitutes, Batman sleeps with his protege, and while chasing Batman in her motorcycle, Batgirl notices a trucker was gawking at her (reminding her of Paris, which motivates her to find him on her own). The only major male characters who don't sexualize Barbara are her father and her Gay Best Friend. | |
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Scenery Censor | |
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Scenery Censor: During the Mind Rape of Commissioner Gordon, the Joker has him stripped naked and has his goons put a dog collar and leash on him. There always seems to be something covering his crotch, though. | |
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Darker and Edgier | |
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Darker and Edgier: It is the first "R"-rated movie in the line. As can be seen from the trailers, the color scheme mimics the re-release, which has next to no color in flashbacks, Batman's chest emblem lacks the yellow oval and when the Joker has his first laugh, he cries blood instead of tears.note Strangely, it was only rated PG in Canada. | |
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Villainous Cheekbones | |
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Villainous Cheekbones: The villainous gangster Paris has very prominent cheekbones. | |
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Continuity Porn | |
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Continuity Porn: Batman's computer screen showcases all of the Joker's most famous storylines, images, and mythology gags at once. | |
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Unreliable Narrator | |
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Unreliable Narrator: The fact that it's the Joker doing the flashing back throws many of the events of his past into question. | |
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The Sociopath | |
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The Sociopath: Paris Franz is described by Batman as "a nasty mix of narcissist and sociopath" and he shows it in his creepy and unhealthy obsession with Batgirl. | |
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Death by Origin Story | |
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Death by Origin Story: Jeannie, the Joker's wife, dies in his origin story. | |
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The Cameo | |
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The Cameo: Two-Face appears at Arkham Asylum trying to reach for his coin, which fell outside his cell. | |
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Villain Song | |
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Villain Song: During the climax Joker pulls out one to finish breaking Gordon's mind complete with the images of a shot Barbara. | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: The film starts out with Barbara flat out stating the audience wasn't expecting the film to start with her story first. | |
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Black Comedy | |
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Black Comedy: What else is to be expected from The Joker? Special mention to his Hurricane of Puns just after paralyzing Barbara. | |
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Adaptation Expansion | |
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Adaptation Expansion: The film has a 30-minute prologue that deals heavily with Batgirl and a bit of time before she was crippled and became Oracle. The film also expands upon Batman's search for the Joker, showing him fully interact with criminals and prostitutes. Joker's circus troupe is also shown more and does more than in the comics, where they all fled at the sight of the Batmobile. The film also expands on Joker's mind games, adding in a Kangaroo Court scene where Joker asks Gordon to judge an unnamed person who brutalizes his fellow man and shows no care for the law. Gordon, thinking the person in question is Joker, says to throw the book at them, only to find out the accused is Batman. | |
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Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer | |
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Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer: Paris Franz is never featured in any of the promotional trailers at all despite being a minor villain in the movie. | |
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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown | |
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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Batgirl gives one to Perry Francesco in the prologue. | |
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The Freakshow | |
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The Freakshow: The Joker's crew includes a two-headed woman, a Brawn Hilda, an incredibly hairy man that looks like an orangutan, some dwarves, etc. | |
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Mythology Gag | |
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Mythology Gag: The numerous photos of the Joker on the Bat Computer allude to other incarnations of the character, including his time with Harley Quinn, "laughing fish" from the comic and the animated series, the factory hideout from Batman Beyond, a shot of Joker during his "Brand X" commercial from the Tim Burton film, a shot of Jason Todd's dead body (a recreation of the cover to Batman #428, the issue of A Death in the Family where Batman discovers Jason's body), a reproduction of his debut splash◊ in Batman #1, a glimpse of Cesar Romero's Joker disguised as a clown◊ from the 60s Batman TV series, and an exact replication of the famous shot of Heath Ledger's Joker sitting calmly in a jail cell◊ in The Dark Knight. Also this: In this film and nowhere else, Barbara Gordon is given the middle name "Kathleen", which is often shortened to "Kathy" or "Kate". The midgets dressed up like Batman resemble Bat-Mite. | |
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Hurricane of Puns | |
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Hurricane of Puns: The Joker immediately after paralyzing Barbara, rattling off quip after quip about her newfound physical disability. | |
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Nightmare Fetishist | |
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Nightmare Fetishist: The Joker purchases an amusement park because it's falling apart. | |
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Lampshade Hanging | |
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Additionally, Barbara's narration in the beginning lampshades that we weren't expecting the movie to begin with a different story. | |
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The Dreaded | |
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The Dreaded: Batman tries to use his status as this in Gotham's criminal underworld to get a mobster to talk, but it turns out Joker out-Dreadeds him, and the guy refuses to talk. | |
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Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor | |
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Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor: Averted. The Joker's brand of comedy is quite sophisticated. | |
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All-Encompassing Mantle | |
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All-Encompassing Mantle: Batman, as always. In Joker's flashback, he looks even more demonic than usual. | |
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DidNotGetTheGuy | |
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Did Not Get The Guy: Batgirl tries (and fails) to win over her mentor/crush Batman in the film adaptation. | |
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Thou Shalt Not Kill | |
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Batman has sex with Batgirl. Most versions of Batman would never, owing to his avoidance of sex apart from a few characters, and the fact that Batgirl is a younger protege and the daughter of one of his closest allies. He also throws one of Joker's midget goons into the pit of spikes, almost certainly killing the guy and meaning he doesn't hold Thou Shalt Not Kill as sacred as his other counterparts. | |
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Narcissist | |
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Narcissist: Paris is described as such by Batman, and his belief that Batgirl has a thing for him shows that the description isn't wrong. | |
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Even Evil Has Standards | |
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Even Evil Has Standards: When Batman enters a gambling den to find out where the Joker is, he gets the following reply. | |
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Shipper on Deck | |
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Shipper on Deck: Barbara's gay best friend tells her in the library not to give on pursuing "yoga guy" (unaware that she is Batgirl and that her "yoga guy" love interest is really Batman). | |
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It Doesn't Mean Anything | |
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It Doesn't Mean Anything: Barbara argues this after having sex with Batman, saying they can just go back to the way things were. Batman disagrees. | |
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Collateral Angst | |
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Collateral Angst: Despite the Adaptation Expansion prologue, Barbara's role in the main plot remains the same: to be shot, stripped down and possibly raped by the Joker, and to induce angst in Jim Gordon. | |
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Plot Twist | |
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Plot Twist: When Batman arrives at the amusement park and sees what appears to be the Joker slumped in his throne and not moving. You'd expect it to just be a mannequin with maybe a bomb strapped to it. What you get is a disguised carnival freak that attacks Batman. | |
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Foregone Conclusion | |
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Foregone Conclusion: Anyone who's read the original comic knows how the story is going to play out. | |
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Surprisingly Realistic Outcome | |
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Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: After the controversial sex scene, Batman starts avoiding Barbara, likely feeling ashamed that he'd "taken advantage" of his best friend's daughter. | |
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Killed Offscreen | |
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Killed Offscreen: Paris' uncle is found dead in his office. Jeannie dies off-screen and we only hear the police officers tell this to the Joker to confirm it. | |
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Villainous Crush | |
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Villainous Crush: Paris Franz gained a massive interest in Batgirl after she almost arrested him while he was overseeing one of his criminal operations. | |
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The Stinger | |
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The Stinger: Barbara is shown becoming Oracle. | |
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Death by Adaptation | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_48c99e19 | comment |
Death by Adaptation: Among the photos Bruce has on the Batcomputer once Joker escaped is a bloodied Jason Todd, based on one of the covers to A Death in the Family. The comic version of TKJ happened before the events of ADitF, as the Joker's actions in the latter storyline are motivated by the GCPD clamping down on his assets after what he did to Barbara and Jim, and Barbara is even in a wheelchair at Jason's funeral. | |
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Signs of Disrepair | |
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Signs of Disrepair: Batman stands next to a building with a neon sign that reads GOTHAM STORAGE. The malfunctioning lights on the sign make it read "GOTHAMS RAGE" or "Gotham's Rage". | |
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Smug Snake | |
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Smug Snake: Paris believes himself to be a whole lot more competent than he actually is. He only barely escapes with his life after robbing his uncle. | |
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Disproportionate Retribution | |
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Disproportionate Retribution: Frustrated over Batman avoiding her since they had sex, Barbara karate throws a man for telling his needy girlfriend "he needs space". | |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_519c2e3a | type |
Trashcan Bonfire | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_519c2e3a | comment |
Trashcan Bonfire: While Batman is questioning some prostitutes about the Joker's whereabouts, some bums nearby are warming themselves around a fire burning in an oilcan. | |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5313c266 | type |
Bookends | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5313c266 | comment |
Book Ends: During the final act, the room where Joker is wanting Batman to laugh looks awfully similar to his former home with his pregnant wife. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5313c266 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_53a7089a | type |
Pint-Sized Powerhouse | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_53a7089a | comment |
Pint-Sized Powerhouse: The little people in Joker's gang are the penultimate mooks who give Batman a serious struggle. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_53a7089a | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5510bb9e | type |
Filler Villain | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5510bb9e | comment |
Filler Villain: Paris serves as this, as his role is to give Batgirl a personal enemy and then be discarded. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5510bb9e | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5740acf7 | type |
Chickification | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5740acf7 | comment |
Chickification: Batgirl goes from a no-nonsense, spunky Action Girl proudly fighting by Batman's side into an angsty, Bratty Teenage Daughter who's smitten with her mentor and afraid of fights out of fear of losing herself within less than 30 minutes. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5740acf7 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_590eb583 | type |
Domestic Abuse | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_590eb583 | comment |
Domestic Abuse: In Joker's flashback, a pre-Joker goes into this when his wife said "oh" after telling her no one laughed at his stand-up jokes, thinking she sees him as a failure. Then he starts breaking down and apologizing for venting his frustration on her while she's pregnant; she forgives him. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_590eb583 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5a22609e | type |
Creator Thumbprint | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5a22609e | comment |
Creator Thumbprint: The adaptation is written by Brian Azzarello and the prologue generally features a lot of the stuff from his comics, a really gritty seediness in its underworld setting, and over-the-top sexualized villain in the form of Paris Franz, and the Interplay of Sex and Violence. Likewise one throwaway line later in the film, where one bad guy says that the underworld finds Batman scary but Joker terrifying owes more to Azzarello's comic, Joker than the Moore original. It also shows Joker as sexually active and committing rape, with this film establishing him as a frequenter of call girls (also a choice line left certain viewers with the impression that he may have raped Barbara in the film itself), whereas Joker in the comics, even with Harley Quinn at his side, has largely been interpreted as being completely uninterested in sex to the point of being asexual. | |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5bdcc85a | type |
Disney Villain Death | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5bdcc85a | comment |
Disney Villain Death: Batman actually pushes one of Joker's goons down into a spike pit. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5bdcc85a | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5d3e7c6 | type |
Kangaroo Court | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5d3e7c6 | comment |
The court also includes literal "kangaroos". | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_5d3e7c6 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_660d1f3e | type |
Amusement Park of Doom | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_660d1f3e | comment |
Amusement Park of Doom: The Joker's base of operations is naturally an amusement park. | |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_663b80bf | type |
Law of Disproportionate Response | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_663b80bf | comment |
Law of Disproportionate Response: In one scene, Barbara beats up a guy who's telling his needy girlfriend to give him some space, just to blow off some steam. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_663b80bf | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_67a70f33 | type |
Creepy Circus Music | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_67a70f33 | comment |
Creepy Circus Music: "I Go Looney," the Joker's written Villain Song from the original graphic novel about succumbing to madness in times of stress, is imagined here as a deranged carnival-ish tune, with a bit of a vaudeville showtune aesthetic as well. This is quite fitting for a Monster Clown singing about insanity to a man being forced through a carnival dark ride. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_67a70f33 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_685a6461 | type |
Circus of Fear | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_685a6461 | comment |
Joker's minion's strip Gordon of all his clothes after he's kidnapped, and they collar him and force him to parade around the carnival in the nude, seemingly just to degrade him. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_685a6461 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6a25c388 | type |
Mummies at the Dinner Table | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6a25c388 | comment |
Mummies at the Dinner Table: Joker keeps the corpse of the carnival salesman as a sign decoration for anyone entering his base. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6a25c388 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6bd689ca | type |
Meaningful Echo | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6bd689ca | comment |
Meaningful Echo: When the Joker invades his apartment and shoots Barbara, Jim picks up a pair of scissors in an attempt to stab him, prompting the Joker to taunt him over how that was "not by-the-book." Jim uses it later as an (indirect) Shut Up, Hannibal!. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6bd689ca | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6d7026fa | type |
Punny Name | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6d7026fa | comment |
Punny Name: "Paris Franz". (An alias for Perry Francesco.) | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6d7026fa | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6d892421 | type |
Teacher/Student Romance | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6d892421 | comment |
Teacher/Student Romance: Barbara has a huge crush on her mentor Batman/Bruce, and eventually they have sex on a rooftop. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6d892421 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6de71c57 | type |
Disc-One Final Boss | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6de71c57 | comment |
Disc-One Final Boss: Perry Francesco ("Paris Franz"), the nephew of mob boss Don Francesco, is the villain for the first 30 minutes before Joker arrives. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_6de71c57 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_723606c4 | type |
Adaptational Early Appearance | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_723606c4 | comment |
Adaptational Early Appearance: One of the pictures of the Joker shown on the Bat Computer depicts Harley Quinn, when the source material predated Harley's work of origin, Batman: The Animated Series, by four years, and she wouldn't be integrated into the comics universe until 1999. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_723606c4 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_72757e0d | type |
"Not Making This Up" Disclaimer | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_72757e0d | comment |
"Not Making This Up" Disclaimer: Batman denies that he is making up Paris Franz's name. (On the other hand Paris is. His real name is Parry Francesco; "Paris Franz" is an alias.) | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_72757e0d | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_736d791f | type |
Adaptational Badass | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_736d791f | comment |
Adaptational Badass: The Joker's circus troupe is shown actually fighting with Batman before he confronts the Joker, a contrast to the comic where their reaction to the mere sight of the Batmobile was Screw This, I'm Outta Here. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_736d791f | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7453bc5b | type |
Spared by the Adaptation | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7453bc5b | comment |
Spared by the Adaptation: According to the credits, the mobster Batman talks to is Sal Maroni, who died in The Long Halloween, which took place long before the events of The Killing Joke. Then again, The Long Halloween wasn't published until years after The Killing Joke. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7453bc5b | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7b2118c5 | type |
Bait-and-Switch Comparison | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7b2118c5 | comment |
Bait-and-Switch Comparison: Joker taunts Gordon to "throw the book" at someone who "has no regard for the law", "who treats people like meat", "a man who has no problem brutalizing his fellow man to get his way", and who "breaks the laws you are sworn to uphold, a monster who ignores everything you stand for". Gordon gives in, throwing the provided book, "The Law", at the Joker... only for a Batman cutout to pop up and take the hit instead. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7b2118c5 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7b6e47a5 | type |
Armor-Piercing Question | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7b6e47a5 | comment |
Armor-Piercing Question: Barbara's gay best friend asks her if her crush, "yoga guy", is "only human, right?". Barbara stays silent, thinking about Batman. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7b6e47a5 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7d89315b | type |
"The Reason You Suck" Speech | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7d89315b | comment |
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Batman scolds Batgirl for thinking being a vigilante is all fun-and-games since she hasn't "fallen into the abyss". Though Batgirl thinks he's being ungrateful until she has beaten Paris nearly to death. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7d89315b | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7ec94d53 | type |
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7ec94d53 | comment |
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: The Joker is revealed to be this. Throughout the entire film we're treated to flashbacks of what he remembers as his personal life, which involves his life slowly falling apart and ends with his Start of Darkness. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_7ec94d53 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_82accf22 | type |
Gainax Ending | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_82accf22 | comment |
Gainax Ending: After the climatic showdown between the Joker and Batman, resulting in the two of them laughing together, the film chooses to end on Barbara becoming Oracle. We never see the cops coming into the carnival or if the Joker is even captured or not. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_82accf22 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8591611a | type |
Shameful Strip | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8591611a | comment |
Shameful Strip: Joker does this to both Barbara and Jim Gordon. Joker strips Barbara right after shooting her and takes several photos of her, naked and bloodied and later shows the pictures to Jim in an effort to break him. We never see the act itself, as the scene cuts away when Joker starts unbuttoning her top. Joker's minion's strip Gordon of all his clothes after he's kidnapped, and they collar him and force him to parade around the carnival in the nude, seemingly just to degrade him. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8591611a | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8a4988bb | type |
Mind Rape | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8a4988bb | comment |
Mind Rape: Jim Gordon enters the Joker's "haunted house ride" fighting for his life, but comes out a broken man. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8a4988bb | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8aa496df | type |
Rape Discretion Shot | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8aa496df | comment |
Rape Discretion Shot: After shooting Barbara, the Joker unbuttons her blouse in a predatory manner just before the scene ends. She is later found by the police in a "state of undress." | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8aa496df | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8b568cb7 | type |
Posthumous Character | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8b568cb7 | comment |
Posthumous Character: The two thugs in Joker's flashbacks have been long dead since he became Gotham's greatest villain. Unfortunately, his late wife Jeannie died before his transformation too. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8b568cb7 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8cf6aa | type |
Literal Metaphor | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8cf6aa | comment |
Literal Metaphor: When the Joker has Gordon brought to a mock trial and offers him the chance to pass judgement, Gordon says he would "throw the book" at the Joker. He's then given a literal book with "LAW" on the cover to throw. The court also includes literal "kangaroos". | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8cf6aa | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8ed5c6e4 | type |
Asshole Victim | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8ed5c6e4 | comment |
Asshole Victim: The two thugs who hired the man who would become Joker to be the Red Hood and threatened to kill him when he tried to back out are shot to death. If Joker's backstory is true. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8ed5c6e4 | featureApplicability |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_8ed5c6e4 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_90c018ac | type |
Justified Trope | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_90c018ac | comment |
Justified for the sex workers since it's part of the job. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_90c018ac | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_932da128 | type |
Monster Clown | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_932da128 | comment |
Monster Clown: The Joker. This is most evident in his Nightmare Face moments. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_932da128 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_957e5fc2 | type |
Villainous Breakdown | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_957e5fc2 | comment |
Villainous Breakdown: You can hear the Joker's voice straining in confusion and frustration when he cries out "Why aren't you laughing?!" | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_957e5fc2 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_9b7de69c | type |
False Friend | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_9b7de69c | comment |
False Friend: The two thugs trying to hire the young Joker into working with them pass themselves off as trustworthy confidants. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_9b7de69c | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a1b141f4 | type |
My God, What Have I Done? | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a1b141f4 | comment |
My God, What Have I Done?: Barbara's reaction word for word the morning after having sex with Batman. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a1b141f4 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a22c6d89 | type |
The Evil Prince | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a22c6d89 | comment |
The Evil Prince: Paris, being the heir to a criminal empire. Also, a Evil Nephew to his uncle, Don Francesco. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a22c6d89 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a3912d0e | type |
Sexy Discretion Shot | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a3912d0e | comment |
Sexy Discretion Shot: The camera pans away to a gargoyle when Bruce and Barbara start having sex. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a3912d0e | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a70223 | type |
Karma Houdini | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a70223 | comment |
Karma Houdini: Before she gets shot, Barbara faces no legal trouble for beating up an innocent guy in broad daylight simply to blow off steam. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a70223 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a91078ea | type |
Adaptational Jerkass | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a91078ea | comment |
Adaptational Jerkass: Batgirl isn't perfect, but she's usually a good person with a fairly even head on her shoulders who looks out for others. That's not the case here; in this, she's considerably more hot-headed, impulsive, stupid, selfish, and reckless. Batman has sex with Batgirl. Most versions of Batman would never, owing to his avoidance of sex apart from a few characters, and the fact that Batgirl is a younger protege and the daughter of one of his closest allies. He also throws one of Joker's midget goons into the pit of spikes, almost certainly killing the guy and meaning he doesn't hold Thou Shalt Not Kill as sacred as his other counterparts. | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_a91078ea | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_aa55cd25 | type |
Brawn Hilda | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_aa55cd25 | comment |
Brawn Hilda: The fat lady at the carnival. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_aa55cd25 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_aa55cd25 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_aa55cd25 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_aca32000 | type |
Armor-Piercing Response | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_aca32000 | comment |
Armor-Piercing Response: During a fight, Barbara asks Batman about being pushed to the edge, of which she asks him of what. Batman replies "the abyss where all hope dies". There's a Beat between both of them before he tells her she's off the case. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_aca32000 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_aca32000 | featureConfidence |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_aca32000 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_accd97de | type |
Actionized Adaptation | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_accd97de | comment |
Actionized Adaptation: The film added an Action Prologue and several action sequences not in the original comic to pad out the runtime, as the original story was only 45 pages long. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_accd97de | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_accd97de | featureConfidence |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_accd97de | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_af2547c9 | type |
Informed Flaw | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_af2547c9 | comment |
Informed Flaw: Batgirl criticizes Batman about not taking her seriously, ignoring the fact that she came dangerously close to being killed and his concerns aren't completely unwarranted. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_af2547c9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_af2547c9 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_af4d6174 | type |
Setting Update | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_af4d6174 | comment |
Setting Update: From the 1980s to the 2010s. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_af4d6174 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_af4d6174 | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_af4d6174 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b032e4ed | type |
Ms. Fanservice | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b032e4ed | comment |
Ms. Fanservice: Barbara Gordon is subjected to several Male Gaze shots of her curves, both in and out of costume. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b032e4ed | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b032e4ed | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b032e4ed | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b156a790 | type |
Evil Sounds Raspy | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b156a790 | comment |
Evil Sounds Raspy: Joker, courtesy of Mark Hamill. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b156a790 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b156a790 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b156a790 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b3de4c5b | type |
Sex God | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b3de4c5b | comment |
Sex God: Batgirl says that Batman is "fantastic", while in the flashbacks, Jeannie tells her husband, the future Joker, that he's "good in the sack". | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b3de4c5b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b3de4c5b | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b3de4c5b | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b8dbbc07 | type |
Ink-Suit Actor | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b8dbbc07 | comment |
Ink-Suit Actor: Not directly, but one of the henchmen who shows up with The Joker at the Gordons' apartment, looks a lot like a younger Mark Hamill. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b8dbbc07 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b8dbbc07 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_b8dbbc07 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ba32d232 | type |
Busby Berkeley Number | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ba32d232 | comment |
Busby Berkeley Number: The trope is name-dropped by the composers when talking about "The Looney Song" and its role in the story. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ba32d232 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ba32d232 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ba32d232 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bb0c0a4d | type |
Fiery Redhead | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bb0c0a4d | comment |
Fiery Redhead: The redhead Barbara is considerably more hot-heated in this than most of her adaptations. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bb0c0a4d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bb0c0a4d | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bb0c0a4d | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bb49a7a | type |
I've Come Too Far | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bb49a7a | comment |
I've Come Too Far: As in the comic, after Batman offers the Joker help in being rehabilitated, he decides that it's far too late for him to be saved. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bb49a7a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bb49a7a | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bb49a7a | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bf9163d9 | type |
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bf9163d9 | comment |
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: Trios of sex workers, twice. The first trio hired by Franz to provide entertainment (particularly the redhead), then a different trio questioned by Batman when searching for Joker. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bf9163d9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bf9163d9 | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_bf9163d9 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c3478f1d | type |
Badass Bookworm | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c3478f1d | comment |
Badass Bookworm: Barbara, being a librarian who knows martial arts. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c3478f1d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c3478f1d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c3478f1d | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c3585f4a | type |
Boom, Headshot! | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c3585f4a | comment |
Boom, Headshot!: The two gangsters who hired the Joker to pose as the Red Hood die getting shot by security guards at Ace Chemicals. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c3585f4a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c3585f4a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c3585f4a | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c5385ad9 | type |
Horrible Judge of Character | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c5385ad9 | comment |
Horrible Judge of Character: The salesman trying to sell the circus figures that an Obviously Evil Monster Clown is a trustworthy consumer who wants to truly bring joy to children. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c5385ad9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c5385ad9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c5385ad9 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c660bc15 | type |
Fan Disservice | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c660bc15 | comment |
Fan Disservice: The elderly and overweight Jim Gordon is stripped naked by Joker's mooks. A close-up of Barbara Gordon's top unbuttoning after she is shot by The Joker and he sexually assaults and possibly rapes her. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c660bc15 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c660bc15 | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c660bc15 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c67af1b0 | type |
Big Bad Wannabe | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c67af1b0 | comment |
Big Bad Wannabe: Paris aspires to be the kingpin of his uncle's racket, as well as Batgirl's own personal Catwoman. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c67af1b0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_c67af1b0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ca720408 | type |
They Wasted a Perfectly Good Sandwich | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ca720408 | comment |
They Wasted a Perfectly Good Sandwich: Barbara leaves a café without finishing her cup of coffee. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ca720408 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ca720408 | featureConfidence |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ca720408 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ca87e3ec | type |
No Name Given | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ca87e3ec | comment |
No Name Given: Even in the flashbacks, the man who would become the Joker is never referred to by his real name. His wife only refers to him by the usual affectionate nicknames that spouses use: "darling," "honey," "dear," etc. But at no time is even his first name uttered. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ca87e3ec | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ca87e3ec | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_ca87e3ec | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_cf48c17 | type |
Nightmare Face | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_cf48c17 | comment |
Nightmare Face: The Joker features some truly horrific facial expressions. To the point where it becomes a Running Gag. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_cf48c17 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_cf48c17 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_cf48c17 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_cfc55f21 | type |
Heroic Wannabe | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_cfc55f21 | comment |
Heroic Wannabe: Batgirl wants to be on par with Batman's skills, but the Dark Knight frequently reminds her that working as a superhero is gruesome work that can destroy the person you once were. She decides that he was right and gives up her mantle after fighting crime becomes too much for her to handle. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_cfc55f21 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_cfc55f21 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_cfc55f21 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d1cedb73 | type |
Slap-Slap-Kiss | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d1cedb73 | comment |
Slap-Slap-Kiss: Batman and Batgirl get into an emotional argument about how he treats her. Then Batgirl assaults him physically. She lands on top of him, after which they start to make out. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d1cedb73 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d1cedb73 | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d1cedb73 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d2cd18c0 | type |
Forbidden Fruit | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d2cd18c0 | comment |
Forbidden Fruit: A major contributor to Paris Franz's fixation on Batgirl. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d2cd18c0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d2cd18c0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d2cd18c0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d3f33049 | type |
Blasphemous Boast | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d3f33049 | comment |
Blasphemous Boast: As in Batman Begins, Batman's response to someone he's interrogating saying "I swear to God" is "Swear to me." | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d3f33049 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d3f33049 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d3f33049 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d500b978 | type |
Adaptational Wimp | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d500b978 | comment |
Adaptational Wimp: Barbara Gordon suffers from this thanks to massive Chickification. The film's version of our main heroine became Batman's sidekick because she wanted to earn his love and respect over performing good deeds for the sake of justice. However, in her few battle sequences she nearly loses to Paris Franz, a Big Bad Wannabe who's not even considered a genuine threat. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d500b978 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d500b978 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d500b978 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d609b01a | type |
Carnival of Killers | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d609b01a | comment |
Carnival of Killers: The Joker conveniently finds some Ax-Crazy Circus freaks who'll help him get revenge on Batman. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d609b01a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d609b01a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d609b01a | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d61c0620 | type |
Joker Jury | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d61c0620 | comment |
Joker Jury: Commissioner Gordon is brought into a room designed to look like a courtroom. The jury box is filled with kangaroo statues while the Joker acts as prosecutor. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d61c0620 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d61c0620 | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_d61c0620 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_db2f3581 | type |
All Girls Want Bad Boys | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_db2f3581 | comment |
All Girls Want Bad Boys: Batgirl passes over dating nice guys in favor of her mentor Batman. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_db2f3581 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_db2f3581 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_db2f3581 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_df410b77 | type |
Decoy Protagonist | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_df410b77 | comment |
Decoy Protagonist: The first 30 minutes focus on Batgirl but Batman —and the Joker— are the real protagonists. If you don't know the source material you might fall for it. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_df410b77 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_df410b77 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_df410b77 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_dfb71617 | type |
Male Gaze | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_dfb71617 | comment |
Male Gaze: Batgirl's outfit leaves very little to the imagination. Her sex scene with Batman also has a close-up of her hips straddling his, along with a shot of her stripping down just as the camera pans skyward. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_dfb71617 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_dfb71617 | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_dfb71617 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e0040f41 | type |
Start of Darkness | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e0040f41 | comment |
Start of Darkness: The flashbacks are one version of Joker's origin story. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e0040f41 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e0040f41 | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e0040f41 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e10cdc1c | type |
Gay Best Friend | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e10cdc1c | comment |
Gay Best Friend: Barbara's college friend Reese at the library. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e10cdc1c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e10cdc1c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e10cdc1c | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e1acc872 | type |
From Nobody to Nightmare | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e1acc872 | comment |
From Nobody to Nightmare: The Joker went from a poor, washed-up comedian to a member of a crime game and then to the most feared criminal in all of Gotham! | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e1acc872 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e1acc872 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e1acc872 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e41a9801 | type |
All Women Are Lustful | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e41a9801 | comment |
All Women Are Lustful: Every female featured in the film is showcased lusting after someone or openly admitting sexual relations with their lovers. Batgirl's motivations in the film revolve around her infatuation for Batman. Joker's wife admits that she stays with him because he's "good in the sack." Justified for the sex workers since it's part of the job. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e41a9801 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e41a9801 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e41a9801 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e4965307 | type |
Composite Character | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e4965307 | comment |
Composite Character: Batgirl's motivations of chasing after Batman romantically are modeled after the original Batwoman, Kathy Kane. And her disobedience and attitude towards Batman seemed to be based off of Jason Todd, the second Robin. The only things she really has in common with Barbara Gordon in the comics and most versions are her name and her costume. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e4965307 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e4965307 | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e4965307 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e4d4633a | type |
Shoulders-Up Nudity | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e4d4633a | comment |
Shoulders-Up Nudity: The pictures of the naked Barbara that Joker splashes over the screen never display her breasts or genitals, showing her only from the shoulders up and from the legs down. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e4d4633a | featureApplicability |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e4d4633a | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e4d4633a | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e5fd8bc2 | type |
Hate Sink | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e5fd8bc2 | comment |
Hate Sink: Paris Franz; a sexist, backstabbing mobster. It's telling that the Joker is portrayed as more sympathetic than he is. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e5fd8bc2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e5fd8bc2 | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e5fd8bc2 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e83f211c | type |
O.O.C. Is Serious Business | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e83f211c | comment |
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: After hearing Batman's offer of rehabilitation despite all he had done, Joker refused, believing that it was far too late. Joker's regretful, solemn tone indicated that he had a brief yet terrible moment of sane clarity, making him actually regret his horrific crimes and decide that redemption was not possible for someone like him. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e83f211c | featureApplicability |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e83f211c | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e83f211c | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e88e8a8f | type |
Writer on Board | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e88e8a8f | comment |
Writer on Board: Bruce Timm pushing the Bruce and Barbara ship. See Running the Asylum. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e88e8a8f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e88e8a8f | featureConfidence |
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Batman: The Killing Joke / int_e88e8a8f | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f36c4f98 | type |
Easily Forgiven | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f36c4f98 | comment |
Easily Forgiven: Batman forgives the Joker for all that he's done and asks if he can be reformed. Predictably, the Joker utterly refuses to repent. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f36c4f98 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f36c4f98 | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f36c4f98 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f844a17c | type |
Blame Game | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f844a17c | comment |
Blame Game: While beating Paris, Batgirl yells at him for "ruin[ing] everything" in regards to her relationship with Bruce. One of the two gangsters pin the attempted robbery on the man who'll become the Joker for screwing it up. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f844a17c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f844a17c | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f844a17c | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f97ab6a5 | type |
Suicidal Overconfidence | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f97ab6a5 | comment |
Suicidal Overconfidence: Batgirl gets extremely cocky while out on the field. To the point where Batman has to call her out on her recklessness. | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f97ab6a5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f97ab6a5 | featureConfidence |
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| Batman: The Killing Joke | hasFeature |
Batman: The Killing Joke / int_f97ab6a5 | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_fc9b6be5 | type |
Foe Romance Subtext | |
| Batman: The Killing Joke / int_fc9b6be5 | comment |
Foe Romance Subtext: Normal for Batman-Joker but in this case, Batman seems to have this for Joker. When he comes to Arkham Asylum, he tells Commissioner Gordon that he's there "because he needs to be there" (a line not there in the original), furthermore the fact that Batman has to be cajoled into a sexual encounter with Batgirl and then barely sees her after that, and he admits to Joker he's been thinking about him, makes the finale where Batman tries to reach out to Joker and then laughs with him, even more weird and strange than the original did. Pretty much Paris Franz's obsession for Batgirl is almost a reflection of Joker's obsession for Batman. | |
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