The people laughing at Gandhi were laughing at the hopelessness of his struggle, not the idiocy of his actions. A clown at the circus, made up to go on stage, doesn't need "First they laugh at you" rattling around in his brain.
Now that I think about it, that's kind of the basic idea behind Joaquin Phoenix' take on the Joker.
The people laughing at Gandhi were laughing at the hopelessness of his struggle, not the idiocy of his actions. A clown at the circus, made up to go on stage, doesn't need "First they laugh at you" rattling around in his brain.
Now that I think about it, that's kind of the basic idea behind Joaquin Phoenix' take on the Joker.