“You wanna know how I got these scars?” This short phrase left me captivated after watching the movie blockbuster, The Dark Knight, for the first time. Heath Ledger’s role, the Joker, fascinated me. The character’s psychopathic tendencies made me want to know more about the man who was corrupted by playing such a twisted part. I was only ten years old when I heard of his drug overdose; but as I grew older, I watched The Dark Knight religiously, trying to figure out how Ledger was able to play this psychopathic and schizophrenic clown, arguably the most sadistic villain in all superhero movies. Jack Nicholson, who played the Joker in a previous movie, even warned Ledger that taking on such a role would do horrible things to his mind and body.
