Batman the killing joke questions:
1.) What is your reaction to the text you just read?
It was very emotional and dramatic. The colors and shading were intense and contrasting. It felt a lot like a conglomeration of animated movie stills. It felt very cinematic and action packed in every still- it is a sad origin story that is mainly focused on the villain. You feel disgust and hate for the Jokers actions as a reader, but also sorrow for his past. The menacing and evil stills contribute to this creepy and evil feeling you get from the Joker. As for the hero- i feel as if batman is trying his best, but he could do better to catch up with the Jokers tracks and try to stop him more deliberately. Batman is still seen in this as an iconic character that captures the feeling of heroism.
2.) What connections did you make with the story? Discuss the elements of the story with which you were able to connect.
I am not able to completely connect with the characters good and evil because the events in their lives do not relate to anything I've been through. since i have not experienced much loss in my life- I personally do not think it makes logical sense for him to be losing his mind so quickly. Turning into a psychopath. I think they should have had more of a dramatic reaction to his wife dying, and the post-loss that drove him mad rather than events happening so quickly. I do like the fact that he was a failed stand up comedian and takes out his evil plans inspired by attempting to be humorous. I cannot also connect to batman because personally i would have wanted to try harder in finding the joker and allowing him to live constantly just creates more problems. Simply put i would have just killed the Joker and ended it no matter what life he has worth living, its not worth to torment many lives of innocents.
3.) What changes would you make to adapt this story into another medium? What medium would you use? What changes would you make?
I would adapt this comic into movie-grade material such as the super hero movies that have been adapted today such as wonder woman. The cinematic stills serve as a good basis for the camera angles and dramatic feel that would be used in a movie. I would have changed the script and jokers origin story. Some parts in the comic are very climatic, and some are anticlimactic and don't move you as much. This can be changed by emphasizing the jokers suffering and loss. Making the viewer more aware of his pain and suffering and will do to terrible crimes that live up to his evil name. The script is also a bit cheesy at times on the Jokers part. It is a very dark version of Batman as it is meant to be, but for a movie it could be darker.
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