The Dark Knight — Creating the Ultimate Antagonist

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Heath Ledger’s performance as The Joker is universally celebrated—and with good reason—but there is more to the character than his excellent performance. In this video I analyze what makes The Joker the perfect antagonist for The Dark Knight. Listen to our podcast episode on The Dark Knight: https://apple.co/2Epg6kG Support LFTS: http://patreon.com/LFTScreenplay LFTS Merch: https://standard.tv/collections/lfts Twitter: http://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeltuckerla/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lessonsfromthescreenplay/ Website: https://www.lessonsfromthescreenplay.com/ Translate this video into your language: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=pFUKeD3FJm8&ref=share BOOKS IN THIS VIDEO "Story” by Robert McKee (available on Audible: http://www.audible.com/LFTS) “The Anatomy of Story” by John Truby: http://amzn.to/2pKIO49 Check out all the screenwriting books we use as resources: https://kit.co/LFTS/screenwriting-books Marxist Arrow by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Down With That by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ 0:00 Introduction 0:56 Exceptionally Good at Attacking the Hero's Greatest Weakness 2:57 Pressuring the Protagonist into Difficult Choices 5:35 Competing for the Same Goal as the Protagonist