{"id":200042,"date":"2021-02-23T17:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T17:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/justice-league-joker-new-look-plot\/"},"modified":"2021-02-23T17:00:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T17:00:32","slug":"justice-league-jokers-new-look-reveals-an-important-plot-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/23\/justice-league-jokers-new-look-reveals-an-important-plot-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice League: Joker\u2019s New Look Reveals An Important Plot Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From the offset, Zack Snyder\u2019s Justice League<\/em> (also known as the Snyder Cut) has done things a little differently. Given $50m and free-reign to make the DCEU team-up film that he always wanted, Snyder has revamped and retooled nearly every part of his original 2017 film. From Superman (Henry Cavill) finally getting his iconic black suit <\/a>to Cyborg (Ray Fisher) actually being given a side-plot of his very own,<\/a> every character in the film looks to be getting something special in this upcoming mini-series\u2026 and the Joker is no different<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not originally in the 2017 film, Jared Leto\u2019s Joker has not only been confirmed to appear in the Snyder Cut, but he\u2019s been given a fresh new look as well. When Leto\u2019s version of the character first premiered in 2016\u2019s Suicide Squad<\/em><\/a>, fan response was decidedly negative. Taking the Joker in a far more metropolitan and \u2018gangster\u2019 direction than he\u2019d ever been before, Leto\u2019s outfit included slicked-back, bright green hair, a purple nylon trench-coat, fake teeth and shoddy jewelry so that he looked like a SoundCloud rapper, and even (bizarrely) the word \u2018DAMAGED\u2019 tattooed across his forehead. Needless to say, fans didn\u2019t like this fresh take on the character, with many negatively comparing it to Heath Ledger\u2019s comic-accurate depiction of the Joker<\/a> in 2008\u2019s The Dark Knight<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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So, when Snyder first tweeted a brief, albeit blurry, picture of Leto in what seemed to be a new get-up<\/a>, audiences were intrigued. Their hopes were confirmed when Snyder later released a more detailed photo of Leto\u2019s new look<\/a>: long, loose hair, what looked to be a stained straight jacket, and make-up smeared across his face. This not only looked better than Suicide Squad<\/em>\u2019s Joker, but perhaps even better than Ledger\u2019s Joker \u2013 a twisted mad-man haunted and worn-down by his own insanity. This look was once again confirmed in the first trailer for the Snyder Cut, released on February 14.<\/p>\n

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However, this new trailer did more than just show Leto\u2019s new look in action, it actually contextualized and explained it. After all, if the Snyder Cut is supposedly in the same universe as Suicide Squad<\/em>, why would the Joker have changed his look? What would have prompted such a drastic transformation in his appearance? The answer, seeming, is nothing \u2013 he hasn\u2019t changed his look at all: it\u2019s just part of a \u2018Knightmare sequence<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

One of the most beguiling parts of Justice League<\/em>\u2019s predecessor, 2016\u2019s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em>, was the so-called \u2018Knightmare sequence\u2019. A prophetic dream of Batman\u2019s (Ben Affleck), the sequence showed the Dark Knight fighting off against a series of aliens and Nazi-like soldiers who carried Superman\u2019s insignia, as well as observing Darkseid\u2019s famous symbol<\/a>. The dream served to not only set up Justice League<\/em> (the aliens Batman fought as well as Darkseid\u2019s sign both appear in this later film), but also support Batman\u2019s resolve to fight Superman: he had to stop the Kryptonian, as otherwise, this dream would happen. Visually, this sequence was distinct from the rest of the film, given its sepia tone and Batman wearing a weird hybrid of his usual costume and a leather duster with dust goggles.<\/p>\n