The Joker follows his own rules. He does not abide by the crime leaders, nor does he abide by the laws of Gotham City. He wants attention. He wants chaos. He wants Batman. That is his goal; to outshine and impress Batman. The joker cares of no one else in this process. He wants chaos in Gotham City just like the chaos floating through his mind. The joker only benefits psychologically, because he has the ability to drive others to the brink of insanity just as he has he was driven himself. He takes joy in what he does and does not fret when it comes to consequences. He feared death but died with a smile on his face. In comparison to the DC comic, the joker is more of a trickster because he does not die so easily. He terrorizes Gotham City again and again, to gain Batman’s attention. In fact, it has been said recently that the Joker has homosexual feelings for Batman. I believe I can see it in Tim Burton’s version of Batman. The Joker is overtly obsessed with causing problems. He gains a certain pleasure when he see that he is either feared or loved more than Batman. This makes him want to create more and more problems for Gotham. I do not believe that he is truly attracted to Vicky Vale, I believe that knowing he is taking something from Batman that means a lot to him, gives him a certain pleasure. Of course you can argue that the Joker did not know that Bruce Wayne is Batman, but I believe that subconsciously he knew that the two were somehow related. However, I sort of disagree with Tim Burton's version of the Joker. I believe the Joker's history could be more detailed and his obsession more intense. He would then seem more like a trickster to me. Not to say that he was not a trickster, I just could not see it like I could with Betelgeuse. Maybe it was because Betelgeuse seemed to be more comical and the Joker seemed to be more serious.
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