The Batman's Deleted Scene Already Teased How The Joker Escapes Arkham
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Batman.
The Batman’s deleted scene offers a better look at Barry Keoghan's version of the Joker, but it also sets up the Joker's perfect Arkham escape plan. Not only does The Batman feature four major Batman villains — one being Catwoman in an anti-hero role- but it also introduces a brand-new Joker. While the final cut of the film did feature Batman’s most iconic villain in a brief moment with the Riddler, Matt Reeves had filmed a larger and more revealing scene involving the character.
In the deleted scene now released as part of a marketing campaign, Batman goes to the Joker, who’s locked in Arkham, in search of understanding more about the Riddler's modus operandi. In a very Silence of the Lambs style, Batman believes that the profiles of the Joker and that of the serial killer who is operating in Gotham are similar, although it is never made clear what crimes this version of the Joker committed before being arrested. The Joker does offer some thoughts on the Riddler's case, but it's Batman he really analyzes. This is exactly the reason the scene was deleted, as the Joker ended up spelling out the lesson that Bruce should only learn by the end of the movie: that Batman was only inspiring more violence with his current approach.
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In addition to those interesting reflections on the characters, The Batman’s deleted scene also hints at plans for the Joker in the franchise. A small detail in the scene that may have gone unnoticed is that there was a paperclip in the files the Batman handed to Joker, but when Joker returned the files, the paperclip was no longer there. It’s a brief and small detail, but
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