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The Joker Would Have Looked Very Differently If Not For This Man

Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker has become an instant classic. But how did Todd Phillips achieve this iconic look of his? Were they influenced by Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight? Tim Burton? Or maybe someone else? Apparently yes. Francis Bacon is the name of one strange artist from the past whose work resonates deeply with the way the Joker looks. Watch this video to find out who he was and how his influence is easy to notice.

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Daria B 5 years ago

It's an interesting analysis, but it completely leaves out the comics. I think it's The Killing Joke (published in 1988) that is the most influential piece that transformed the image of Joker into a dark entity that you can somehow empathise with. It's essentially the most well known of his origin stories and it's about the series of tragic events that lead him to become this "BATshit" crazy artistic criminal that he is.

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Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago

Some interesting ideas, but a lot of malarkey.

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Chris DiFonso 5 years ago

Very interesting. One interesting note, in my opinion: at one point in the video, the narrator refers to Francis Bacon as an "author."

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Tiny Tortures 5 years ago

Francis Bacon was an author and philosopher. The artist Francis Bacon was a hack. He was nothing more than an alcoholic that ripped heavily off of Picasso's style. Literally all of his work just looks like something an edgy teenager would think is cool.

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