Lipstick Answers

I am a I am a diehard Batman fan for a loooong time & I can already see some very bad reviews for this film. I am not going to base my opions but comparing it to 1989’s Batman, but instead use the comics as a reference…The make up is done horribly. Very unprofessional…The director wanted to stay true to the comics, which I applaud. He obviously stayed true by implementing Joe Chill & Ra’s Al Ghul in the first film, but let’s carry on that little tradition…The Joker’s “make-up” was never that horrid looking, & the chlorine green hair? No way. Let’s dive into The Joker’s history shall we [This is all DC comics cannon by the way]…The Joker was originally a failing stand up comedian with a pregnant wife who turned to petty crime to support them under the guise of The Red Hood…during one of his burglaries, he is confronted by Batman & falls into a vat of chemicals, bleaching ALL his skin (not just his face), dying his hair a dark emerald green (not a dingy chlorine blonde green), stained his lips which were also convulted into a hideous permanent grin a ruby red color. It looks like a badly made fan film. It looks like he smeared red lipstick on his face. Personally I would’ve gotten Adrian Brody to play the Joker….Heath Ledger is too short & stocky….The Joker is tall & lanky, much like Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow. Christopher Nolan has done a fantastic job with the portrayal of all the Batman characters but I’m going to have to disagree with his choices he’s made with The Joker. Even his choice with Harvey-Dent/Two-Face looks phenomenal. Nolan did say that he wanted to show the deranged serial killer with eyes filled with hatred, insanity, & contempt, which Ledger is capable of. Maybe it’s just the limited views in the trailer, but The Joker himself seems a bit too serious. I just hope Ledger’s acting can make up for the make-up. Any thoughts on this?