![]() ![]() ![]() This leads to Joker's second "big romantic gesture": he frees the various villains locked within the Phantom Zone, intending to destroy Gotham and prove that he is worthy of being Batman's arch-enemy. (This leads to one of the most hilarious lines in the film, where Joker says that Batman "won't be able to fight any of this anymore." One heist later, Batman has stolen a Phantom Zone Projector from Superman's Fortress of Solitude and sent Joker to the Phantom Zone. ![]() The first has him turning himself and all of Gotham's villains over to the Gotham City Police Department, befuddling Batman as he suspects the Clown Prince of Crime is up to something. Joker, being Joker, decides to go for two. From John Cusack's Lloyd Dobler holding up a boom box in Say Anything to Zack Braff's Andrew running to kiss Sam ( Natalie Portman) in Garden State, these gestures are big and bold - and to be honest, they probably wouldn't fly in real life. Considering Harley's own relationship with the Joker, this is another interesting angle for the film to explore.Īnother trope in romantic comedies is when one-half of the couple performs an outlandish gesture to show their significant other just how much they really love them. He even complains about this to Harley Quinn ( Jenny Slate), who reassures him that Batman "doesn't deserve him," in effect, playing the supporting female friend, a well-worn trope in rom-coms. His reaction is that of a spurned lover tears fill his eyes, and he floats away. But for the Joker, it's utterly heartbreaking. This quote reflects Batman's selfish behavior, which is ultimately revealed to stem from a fear of losing the people he loves a fear that comes to pass when Robin ( Michael Cera) and Batgirl ( Rosario Dawson) enter his life. ![]()
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