On the performance of villainy and evil in Joker (2019)

Kelvin Ke Jinde

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-76055-7_25

On the performance of villainy and evil in Joker (2019)

Kelvin Ke Jinde^*

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Department of Media and Communication

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Abstract

The Joker has always been a source of both fear and mystery in comic books as well as in movies. Focusing on Todd Philips' Joker (2019), the following article analyzes the performativity of villainy and evil in the film. Close reading is used to study how the main protagonist Arthur Fleck develops and performs different versions of himself via different personas in the film. Lastly, the article discusses how the Joker's villainy is not necessarily born out of nature, but the result of practicing, rehearsing, and performing different interpretations of different personas and characters.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Performativity of Villainy and Evil in Anglophone Literature and Media
Publisher	Springer
Pages	445-464
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030760557
ISBN (Print)	9783030760540
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76055-7_25
Publication status	Published - 24 Jul 2021

Keywords

Comic books
Joaquin phoenix
Joker
Masks
Performance
Villainy

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