Better Joker than Heath Ledger?
IMHO Yes
Joker transformation: How much weight did Joaquin Phoenix lose for Joker?
https://www.express.co.uk/entertain...ight-did-joaquin-phoenix-lose-for-joker-movie
Joker has several dance scenes but one in particular was so good that we all wondered if it were really Joaquin Phoenix. It comes after Arthur Fleck morphs into Joker and does his dance on a very long outside staircase. I think it was him but again Phoenix is absolutely believable in this role
Don't get me wrong Heath Ledger played a different Joker. This movie is about the transformation of Arthur Fleck into The Joker and what happens afterwards ties the Gotham story together
Joker dance scene: What is the Joker dance? Joaquin Phoenix explains all
https://www.express.co.uk/entertain...-dance-joaquin-phoenix-interview-arthur-fleck
One guy put it like this: If I was walking @ night alone in an alley in "Gotham City" I would rather encounter Heath Ledger as the Joker than Joaquin Phoenix as Joker. I would be scared to death by the later.
BTW with Todd Phillips as director, Bradley Cooper was Executive Producer
Here’s the short of it.
Phoenix: very mentally ill, no significant ambition. Essentially has a fetish for killing, and has a high desire for attention. Delusional.
Ledger: psychopath, ambitions high as humanly possible to win the ultimate battle of the wills however possible, including projecting high levels of seemingly crazy. Takes pride in his work. Sees truths so well it’s scary.