What Keeps Us From Becoming the Joker? Batman '89

Tim Burton wrote Batman '89 as a "duel of the freaks", two misfit men who both experience traumatic events, yet turn out completely different. What stopped Batman from turning out like the Joker? We discuss the psychology of each character and how they dealt with their own darkness, plus the religious symbolism in the film contrasting Batman and Joker as a dark angel and a Satan figure. Check out our channel as we'll be covering every Batman film on our DC playlist.