The Joker’s origin story comes at a perfect moment: clowns define our times
- Written by Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Notre Dame Australia
Joaquin Phoenix in Joker (2019): the Joker's humour-filled rebellion has typically contrasted with Batman’s dour moral self-righteousness. Warner Bros
The joker, the trickster, the jester, the provocateur - there is a rich cultural history of these roles going back at least as far as Greek mythology’s Hermes.
One of the most famous...
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