The Joker Scene Analysis

Scene: When the Joker crashes Harvey Dent’s fundraiser and targets Rachael Dawes because no one knows where Harvey is. The 360 degree turn of the camera emphasizes Rachel’s struggle to over power the Joker and his struggle to maintain it. The Joker has his knife at Rachel 's mouth to not only show his dominance to her but to how that while he looks silly dressed like a clown, he is serious. While he knows that the rich guests are not scared of him, a criminal, he does not try to instill the same fear into them as he is Rachel. However, she is not the only one to speak out against him as another man had done so less than a minute before. Yet, she is the only woman to not show fear. This is when the Joker realizes that her confidence does …show more content…
At first the song is low until Rachel begins to speak out against him,. The closer he gets to her the louder the song gets. The sound track builds up tension and creates viewer expectations from he moment he steps out the elevator. The expectation that he will cut open Rachel 's mouth, similar to how he opened up one of the mob bosses becomes more clear when he pulls out the knife and begins to recite why his mouth has slits in it. As she struggles to move her head away from his grip the soundtrack gets louder. The tension drops as soon as the Batman comes out to save Rachel. The Joker has lost his power. However, when the Joker manages to grab Rachel admits the confusion, his song beings to play again, This time the tension is between Batman, the Joker, Rachel as well as the audience. When Batman tells him to “let her go” the Joker knows he has won the fight by dropping her off the side of the building. at his point the audience is aware of Bruce Wayne 's feelings towards Rachel making this scene even more traumatic because Batman will obviously choose to save her rather than giving Gotham the hero they deserve by capturing the …show more content…
One of the only party guests that are not of money is Harvey Dent, and the party is for him. The building comes with a helicopter pad for Bruce’s landing. Because the party is inside, the room is made to look more extravagant by having high ceilings and little decoration. The structure of the building also allows for a clear passage of time. When Bruce comes out the helicopter there is daylight. Then when Bruce and speaking outside the light is fading, showing that it is closer to the sun setting. Eventually when the Joker lets Rachel go, and Batman jumps off the ledge it is night