Wizards Only: The Joker knows he's in a movie, and we (the viewers) are the only ones his humor is aimed at.

slytherontomydick:

In The Dark Knight, the only target audience for the Joker’s sense of humor is us, the viewers. Not his victims, his minions, or even himself.

Christopher Nolan and Heath Ledger’s Joker is different from other historic portrayals of the character. In comics or cartoons, the Joker often punctuates…