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Every Batman Movie Villain Analyzed By a Psychologist | WIRED
Dr. Travis Langley, a psychology professor and author, analyzes each and every villain from the Batman movies. Dr. Langely explains, in details, the motivations behind movie villains like the Joker, Catwoman, Riddler, Bane, Poison Ivy and more. Looking at this villains from a psychological angle, Dr. Langley breaks down what makes these villains tick. Check…
Travis Langley
March 4, 2022 at 6:32 pm
Thank you, Wired, for inviting me to discuss these villains. That was fun.
luxy
March 4, 2022 at 9:52 pm
you were awesome!! i’d love to see you cover batman, eventually, if you think you’d be interested.
Hope Dogs
March 5, 2022 at 1:03 pm
Proverbs 4:6-7, “Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding
Darla Lathan
March 5, 2022 at 11:01 pm
Why are you posting Bible quotations in comments about a psychotherapist analyzing Batman villains??🤣😂😅😆🤓
Hope Dogs
March 5, 2022 at 1:04 pm
“The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalms 23:1-6 NLT
Tyler Schulmeyer
March 5, 2022 at 5:10 pm
You were great!
brandon
March 5, 2022 at 6:48 pm
Does the Harley Quinn diagnosis where she’s gullible have a name?
laura meakin
March 6, 2022 at 12:58 am
Had so much fun watching this hope Wired have you back to discuss more film or tv show characters thanks for taking the time to do this!
Joshua Drew
March 6, 2022 at 4:54 pm
@Hope Dogs “Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.”
-Psalm 137:9
Travis Langley
March 7, 2022 at 11:44 am
@brandon No, no diagnostic name in and of itself, though it can be among the indicators of other things.
Wesley Brookman
March 9, 2022 at 3:29 pm
Very interesting takes on these characters. I would love to see a video where you go more in depth on just a couple (Arthur fleck for example). I have a feeling because of how many villains you were covering that Wired edited your responses down quite a bit.
Savant Of Illusions
March 9, 2022 at 5:28 pm
He overcame the meds
Pancakes
March 10, 2022 at 5:30 am
Are you secretly jack black?
Tristan Thorndyke's Rock N Roll Cannibals
March 10, 2022 at 5:43 am
I just want you to know I loved your book and read it multiple times.
Tushar Ranjan Pradhan
March 10, 2022 at 2:57 pm
Very good job
Travis Langley
March 10, 2022 at 11:15 pm
@Pancakes Not that I know of.
kiiieeechiii
March 11, 2022 at 7:27 am
Nice profile pic
J Bel
March 11, 2022 at 3:49 pm
You did great man.
ProJoMoBro
March 12, 2022 at 12:19 pm
try
Shut Up I Am Your Mother
March 12, 2022 at 5:35 pm
I’m actually curious about your analysis on the most recent riddler
Travis Langley
March 13, 2022 at 8:19 am
@Shut Up I Am Your Mother I wrote some of my thoughts on Dano’s Riddler for the British Psychological Society’s website (The Psychologist) and related thoughts for Psychology Today, which should be up by Monday. The Wall Street Journal interviewed me about the film, which includes some other thoughts on the Riddler.
Crapgamer's TP Roll
March 13, 2022 at 3:41 pm
Could you say Joker is his own psychosis?
Lucius Oglesby
March 14, 2022 at 4:41 pm
I know you liked this last one I wish they let u hit it but yeah
cheeks
March 15, 2022 at 9:51 pm
would love to see your take on the arkham series!
Kaylah Aries
March 17, 2022 at 7:54 pm
Hello! Thank you for your commentary.
Stephen Mintz
March 18, 2022 at 12:20 am
Brilliant dissertation. You’ve earned yet another degree. You’re now DoubleDoc, the greatest Batman villain of all because you thoroughly know everyone so well.
This gives you the innate ability to know everyone’s next move before they do. You may not be the best fighter but when you know what’s going to happen you don’t need to be.
DoubleDoc. And we thought Lex Luthor was the most brilliant of the bunch.
Rabbles the Binx Productions
March 18, 2022 at 5:01 am
@Hope Dogs “Hey, Angel of Death, go kill a bunch of Egyptian children because I don’t like their king.” Yahweh (according to the book of Exodus)
You _literally_ worship a genocidal psychopath.
Baby Shark
March 18, 2022 at 5:26 am
Lol… So proud judging a movies character being acted out by an actor. 😂😂😂. Get a life
sad hedgehog
March 18, 2022 at 5:33 pm
no, thank YOU!
greenlanternb
March 18, 2022 at 8:44 pm
I’ve watched a lot of these in different fields not just comics, but, I can tell you legitimately love the comics so this was incredible. You are a legend
Not a Person
March 22, 2022 at 11:08 pm
My only possible criticism of what was otherwise a perfect analysis was missing out on how Max Shrek was essentially an allegory for Donald Trump, like many 90s movie villains were, without trying to be. The only difference being that Shrek actually liked his son 😂
P Mc
March 25, 2022 at 3:38 am
When talking about the penguin you stated that he had a “Napoleon Complex” or “Short Man Syndrome” seemingly confirming the existence of such a personality trait. There’s multiple high quality studies disproving the existence of “Short Man Syndrome” and it’s widely accepted in psychology that it’s a derogatory social stereotype. So my question is, why are you perpetuating a derogatory stereotype?
Brian Taylor Kinney
March 25, 2022 at 10:28 pm
Thank you very much for this Dr. Langley! This was very very interesting. Now like everyone else I’m craving more if you’re insights. Have you ever considered jumping into some of the other media like Stat Wars and Lord of the Rings?
Peregrine
March 26, 2022 at 11:19 pm
I would LOVE to hear you examine the villains in Batman the Animated Series! Frankly, the best depictions of most, if not all, of them.
Rachel Hamilton
March 27, 2022 at 4:54 am
You said that scarecrow was the only villain to appear in all of Nolan’s trilogy… What did you mean by that?
Joker is a Villain is he not?
Jeremy Payne
March 4, 2022 at 7:29 pm
I wish he would do this again but for The Batman seems like a lot for a psychologist to sink their teeth into
Jokercard2009
March 4, 2022 at 9:50 pm
The majority of his book is dedicated to this
Bunk AssPitch
March 4, 2022 at 7:35 pm
love this
Solecon
March 4, 2022 at 7:42 pm
The Batman was such an amazing movie, I absolutely loved it! And I decided to celebrate it by giving away a Batman by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale Omnibus over on my channel.
Definitely some great reading that goes perfectly with the movie. Check it out.
Mat Gonzalez
March 4, 2022 at 7:44 pm
Plot twist, this dude is actual doctor Hugo Strange.
xKarenWalkerx
March 4, 2022 at 8:25 pm
Poison Ivy is a classic Histrionic woman. Her grandiosity is extreme, wealth oriented (gold digging) and a master seductress.
2019’s Joker was a Borderline collapsing into a Psychopathic state. He accumulates all of the beatings and trespasses against him until the psychopathic state (protector) takes over. It’s important to note he is not like that the whole
Movie he is collapsing into that final dark psychopathic stage…
Harley Quinn is a classic co-dependent. Joker in animated series is a Narcissist. He needs to be “mothered” by Harley Quinn and none of his “games” are that destructive. Mostly game plying and wanting “attention”.
Ant
March 4, 2022 at 8:39 pm
I’m imagining him as batman describing his enemies 🤣
Ashley Anderson
March 4, 2022 at 8:42 pm
Yes! Love this. Would love to see it with a bunch of the other, more obscure villains. i.e. Julian Day.
Jerald Macachor
March 4, 2022 at 8:51 pm
I’d like to see Scarface depicted in live action. I’m thinking Giancarlo Esposito as the Ventriloquist.
When the sun shines things happen
March 4, 2022 at 8:55 pm
@Wired I love these psychology breakdowns! PLEASE can you do one of these for Love is Blind?!
Sykora
March 4, 2022 at 9:04 pm
I’d love to see him do this with the versions of the characters in the Batman: Arkham series of video games as well.
Jokercard2009
March 4, 2022 at 9:10 pm
Love Travis Langley! Got to meet him at comic con. Super chill nerdy guy with a passion for psychology.
Gordon
March 4, 2022 at 9:12 pm
“this joker is a punk” showed how bad it was
The only line i remembered by the joker in suicide squad was “hunka hunka!”
Randy
March 4, 2022 at 9:13 pm
I wish Stana Katic played Tali Al Ghul in the movies as well
Expo
March 4, 2022 at 9:17 pm
Definitely the kind of teacher who is passionate about what he does and inspires this in his students. Not a class I would fall asleep in for certain
Ivax Nog
March 4, 2022 at 9:25 pm
Kind of
svt9800
March 4, 2022 at 9:42 pm
I love how we all agree lettos joker its just a punk and only gets a 5 second analysis while heath and joaquin get a more in dept anaysis
Mia 💛 𝔽**СК МЕ - СНЕℂ𝕂 𝕄𝕐 Рℝ𝟘𝔽𝕀𝕃Е
March 4, 2022 at 9:52 pm
I’d love to see him do this with the versions of the characters in the Batman: Arkham series of video games as well.
S K
March 4, 2022 at 9:53 pm
Catwoman is wronged by others
sam will
March 4, 2022 at 10:11 pm
Sometimes the most dangerous people alive are those who do not hold special powers, or titles, or authority. Sometimes the most dangerous among us are those who have simply lost the will to care for their fellow man or the pain their goals cause.
Aurora 🔥𝐆𝐨 𝐓𝐨 𝐌𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 [𝐋!𝐯𝐞]
March 4, 2022 at 10:46 pm
Thank you, Wired, for inviting me to discuss these villains. That was fun.
Sanya Membe
March 4, 2022 at 11:20 pm
Why did you leave out the TV series “Gotham”?
A. Mikey B.
March 4, 2022 at 11:29 pm
I think the resemblance to Tardive Dyskinesia was an accident. In all the things I read, Ledgers lip smacking was because the make up bothered him but just kept it as part of the character
Connor Dirks
March 5, 2022 at 12:29 am
If you have the time definitely read his book. I picked it up several years ago and it takes all of this psychoanalysis to a much deeper level
Zelmel
March 5, 2022 at 1:28 am
I kind of feel like this would be a way better video if it was like 10 minutes longer. There were several villains where I got the feeling he had more interesting/nuanced things to say that possibly got cut.
mechaniczne awokado
March 5, 2022 at 10:45 am
Wonder how would he analyze Gotham’s (TV show) versions.
Maksim Nikiforovski
March 5, 2022 at 11:05 am
I really, really needed this! In psychology we always were taught that all Batman villains represent mental disorders.
Frans S
March 5, 2022 at 12:42 pm
Let me grab my popcorn. This is a movie in its own.
view youtube
March 5, 2022 at 1:22 pm
fats are treated as mads in far east…… so u might wanna lose some….
Benjamin David
March 5, 2022 at 1:29 pm
16:25
Dr Langley: What is insanity?
Me (smug): Insanity is doing the same th…
Dr Langley (continuing): Insanity is a legal term…
Me (sad face): Ok…
المضحك الذهبي
March 5, 2022 at 1:43 pm
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المضحك الذهبي
March 5, 2022 at 1:43 pm
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March 5, 2022 at 1:44 pm
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المضحك الذهبي
March 5, 2022 at 1:45 pm
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المضحك الذهبي
March 5, 2022 at 1:46 pm
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المضحك الذهبي
March 5, 2022 at 1:46 pm
Ps5 vs xbox series x battle damage who wins?
المضحك الذهبي
March 5, 2022 at 1:47 pm
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Bdubrowan 13
March 5, 2022 at 2:49 pm
I didn’t know I needed this video. But I do. And i thank you.
R. Babylon
March 5, 2022 at 3:35 pm
FINALLY someone who pronounces Ra’s Al Ghul’s name properly. It is Rayshe not Rahzz. As much as I love the Nolan series, I hate that it popularized that pronounciation
Jeffrey Slotnikoff
March 5, 2022 at 3:55 pm
I guess this is a fun, innocent waste of time for those who like to indulge themselves in nonsense.
But sometimes I wonder: do some people think this is really profound stuff?
Are we taking seriously totally fictional, outrageous characters in what started out as cheap entertainment for pre-adolescents? You think the authors of these two-dimensional “personages” took them seriously? Of course not… they weren’t trying to bring forth any deeper understanding of the human condition (certainly not during the Silver Age.) They just wanted to entice little punks, such as myself, into coughing up twelve cents… what comic books cost way back when. The Joker, Penguin, Poison Ivy, et.al, were made up to play colorful outrageous roles doing ephemeral “battle” with the equally outrageous Batman and Robin team in some single 32-page pulp-paper magazine sold at the local drugstore.
Anime Guitar
March 5, 2022 at 5:33 pm
Thank you! So glad this movie is going to be good
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Nich A.
March 5, 2022 at 5:41 pm
So.. Gotham doesn’t need batman, they’re in dire need of psychiatrists.
Darla Lathan
March 5, 2022 at 10:42 pm
And a fully funded mental hospital, lol!😆😎🤓
ENG_RU 2022
March 5, 2022 at 6:53 pm
Joker ☺🔥
Subscribe Button 2022
March 5, 2022 at 6:53 pm
Joker ☺🔥
123haninhk
March 5, 2022 at 8:27 pm
Why there’s no Batman The Mask of Phantasm? The Joker and Phantasm seriously have some major dangerous personalities.
thousand points of light
March 5, 2022 at 11:10 pm
batman and joker are the same guy, joker never perishes at the hands of batman, because it’s split personality disorder, batman is a terrorist.
European productions TV
March 6, 2022 at 12:27 am
Napoleon:Hey! I’m actually average height!
Stark Parker
March 6, 2022 at 1:02 am
This guy
Pras Fidelis
March 6, 2022 at 2:11 am
21:34 um, correction Doctor… the family that Ra’s al Ghul was talking about is the same one, he only had one family–well, just a wife. Talia was not on his radar because he didn’t know that his wife was pregnant when he was forced to leave, nor did he know that she took his place in prison.
g valdo
March 6, 2022 at 2:21 am
This makes me want to watch all the Batman movies.
Asip
March 6, 2022 at 5:31 am
Every character in Batman worth to be cage in Asylum.. even the Bat himself.. don’t people realize?.. only smart people do crazy things..
Rostam Affendi
March 6, 2022 at 6:55 am
You forgot about Maroni
baba yaga
March 6, 2022 at 7:28 am
pattinson batman is bad for children generation, teach to be terrorist and he drive pontiac fiero with boeing engine
Jon
March 6, 2022 at 7:33 am
I respect how the video is half an hour long but he took less than 10 seconds to talk about Jared Leto
Hibiscus
March 6, 2022 at 9:54 am
How did it take a small clip to notice that younger Talia is played by Joey King….😖
Vyzard
March 6, 2022 at 1:19 pm
man I was expecting him to go ham on the Lego Batman movie towards the end, even if it was dreamed by a child in reality
RDJ 134
March 6, 2022 at 4:51 pm
So.. Dr. Travis Langley is an alter ego of Kevin Smith??
I would like to see an opinion on the Gotham TV show villains, they had a fun bunch of characters.
John McDonald
March 6, 2022 at 7:18 pm
horrible analysis
Doctor Ricky
March 6, 2022 at 9:47 pm
Time for a plastic surgeon to be on @wired Let’s go. We do burn surgery, cancer reconstruction, cleft lips and palates. Let me represent my specialty for you.
AyElOh
March 7, 2022 at 12:44 am
The bromance between Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carry’s Two Face and Riddler makes that movie worth watching :’D
Abie Pratama
March 7, 2022 at 1:43 am
10:51-10:52 I wasn’t expecting that, like at all.
Tommy Varekai
March 7, 2022 at 4:58 am
shame you didnt cover the best version, Gotham
adi_lowenthal_platt
March 7, 2022 at 6:38 am
We do See Joker, when Riddler is in Jail before he becomes the Joker..
Alexander Eddy
March 7, 2022 at 6:46 am
“… everybody except the Joker, because we’ve seen a whole lot of Joker lately.”
Okay, sure, Travis. 😂😂
tomorrow4eva
March 7, 2022 at 8:58 am
We’ve seen too much Joker. I want more variety of villains.
FreedomDiesel56
March 7, 2022 at 9:00 am
Mix walter white and Jack Black. This is the man you get.
Manjari
March 7, 2022 at 9:11 am
Hey can you video on gender stereotype comments .. like womens are more emotional than men. Mens are physically more strong than women’s. .or men -women have different power of understanding things .. please it’s my request
AnushK
March 7, 2022 at 11:48 am
bane is now on venom , if you know what I mean.
Travis Langley
March 7, 2022 at 5:31 pm
Good one.
Kanishk Singh
March 7, 2022 at 1:23 pm
10:06: – 10:11 BLM in nutshell
Chirantan Shalya
March 7, 2022 at 1:42 pm
nice one ! gg
Mr K.
March 7, 2022 at 5:38 pm
We did see Joker, but I suppose that’s a spoiler.
TRAVIS LANGLEY
March 8, 2022 at 1:24 am
Exactly. A spoiler. Also, not part of the central story. Practically a post-credits scene even if it did appear before the credits.
Isha Modi
March 7, 2022 at 5:41 pm
Would be interesting to see him analyze the ‘Gotham’ series villains
Joana Mendes
March 7, 2022 at 6:22 pm
what about the lego versions? 👀
Anthony GUERIN
March 7, 2022 at 9:48 pm
So to really simplify it, 0:00 to 2:30 is projection or am I wrong
Amarv
March 8, 2022 at 6:25 am
Wow, I’m very surprised he correctly cited Harley Quinn’s New 52 + Rebirth Solo Series family dynamic (Very Supportive Mother, Con-Artist Father). People never really care to delve into those stories seriously, but I think there is a lot to be said for how her family is portrayed in it and how that contributed to Harley as a person ^-^.
Sausage Convention 2009
March 8, 2022 at 8:18 am
he looks like jack black
whoisdamaris
March 8, 2022 at 12:10 pm
Everytime a professional, in this case Travis, says Heath Ledger did a great job, it warms my heart. So sad we lost him so early.
Blaine Daniels
March 8, 2022 at 12:12 pm
I’d love to see these female villains get analized.
Harrits Rizqi
March 8, 2022 at 12:27 pm
17:40 “He’s not even on venom”
No, he IS the venom
Faith Samuel
March 8, 2022 at 1:38 pm
What about the villains in Gotham
Faith Samuel
March 8, 2022 at 1:38 pm
The villains in Gotham need a psychological evaluation they were seriously disturbed
PsyneX
March 8, 2022 at 2:36 pm
Only 12 seconds for that “Joker” LMAO
Rashid Shabri
March 8, 2022 at 3:55 pm
I didn’t know Jack Black knows a lot about Batman villains
Nexus
March 8, 2022 at 5:40 pm
Would be nice to see more of a variety of batman villains instead of rehashing the same ones over and over.
WaitingtoHit
March 10, 2022 at 7:26 pm
Yeah, I think we’re all hoping for Polka-Dot Man in the next film.
Dante.mp4
March 8, 2022 at 7:15 pm
First second of the video I thought this was Jack Black
Alexandria Does Stuff
March 8, 2022 at 9:19 pm
The way he referred to the cat woman version with Halle Berry is kinda rude and as he described Anne Hathaway’s version right after with more consideration with the character development of Anne’s version. I felt in Halle’s that she too underwent a lot of changes in self confidence to learn how to become Cat Woman. I just wish he showed as much regard for hers as well as Anne’s. Even if the plot was not really the same the characters both are displaying their emotions and thoughts with how they have to adapt to their new lives.
Anaiyah Luther
March 9, 2022 at 6:48 pm
Especially when they used her in the thumbnail only to spend less than a minute discussing her. It felt dismissive.
Michael Y.S. Chae
March 8, 2022 at 11:10 pm
I’ve lost all want/need for power, achievement and affiliation. I am very un-competitive. But I am not antisocial. I just don’t feel the need for it. I just want a quiet life. Hopefully i can quit my job one day and live a quiet life with my gf. Is there a “term” for this? Am I normal?
Shohan Ahmed Niloy
March 8, 2022 at 11:43 pm
The book doesn’t deliver to my country, please make a pdf version.
Travis Langley
March 9, 2022 at 5:50 pm
It is available on Kindle and other digital formats.
Blue Collar Men Productions
March 9, 2022 at 12:02 am
Jared letos joke was 2 seconds haha
Mari Fazekas
March 9, 2022 at 1:24 am
Can’t believe it’s been almost 15 years since we lost Heath
Aaron
March 9, 2022 at 3:30 am
This guy is great!
Morgan Gallowglass
March 9, 2022 at 4:47 am
Love to see his take on the characters in the series Gotham.
yuthurabanchez
March 9, 2022 at 7:42 am
Still waiting for a more accurate Bane.
hhyyoo
March 9, 2022 at 9:27 am
Nayom
Khurram Jafry
March 9, 2022 at 10:15 am
Mark Zuckerburg is real life Lex Luther.
Shoaib Khan
March 9, 2022 at 12:26 pm
Surprisingly Jake Black knows much about psychology
Brandon Bush
March 9, 2022 at 2:59 pm
You just gonna leave Eartha kitt out huh
Jake
March 9, 2022 at 4:55 pm
Hey WIRED! Timestamps are the new standard and would really really complete this video! You should add them 😁
Dan_CreaMundos
March 9, 2022 at 5:08 pm
25:00 the fact that both Lex Luthor
and Mark Zuckerberg are portrayed by the same actor on the big screen tells you everything.
Charles James
March 9, 2022 at 6:44 pm
It’s amazing how much Travis looks AND sounds like Jack Black.
BPDL
March 9, 2022 at 10:54 pm
Definitely should do Gotham Villians/characters
ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN
March 10, 2022 at 10:03 am
5:36 is all i came for. Health’s Joker is AMAZING🙌
Derek Busby
March 10, 2022 at 3:41 pm
No Spoilers, but I did not see the connection between Batman: The Movie (1966) and The Batman (2022) until it was brought up in this video. 😀
The Newhouse Edition
March 11, 2022 at 2:28 am
dc characters are definitely more dark and complex
Mr.Marvel
March 11, 2022 at 4:54 am
No Colin Farrell Penguin, Paul Dano Riddker, Barry Keoghan Joker
6ixtoShoots
March 11, 2022 at 4:07 pm
Yeah this video is clearly to build hype for the new movie. Not everybody has seen it yet, so they can’t put any spoilers yet.
The Horny Ewok
March 11, 2022 at 7:18 am
Why does he remind me of the late great Jon Schnepp
Eudaimonia seeker
March 11, 2022 at 12:42 pm
16.25
what is insanity,
Insanity is, doing exact thing over and over again, expecting things to change.
That he definition of insanity
Dave Falk
March 11, 2022 at 1:12 pm
Talk about a villain wired is it . Go Democrat in china.
ARTS
March 11, 2022 at 3:28 pm
And riddler turn like zodiak..
Capri Chandler
March 11, 2022 at 3:49 pm
Eartha Kitt?
sloth4z
March 11, 2022 at 3:54 pm
I like how this video starts off as a psychological analysis of the characters, but devolves into a critique of the movie vs comic book origins.
Mike Gould
March 11, 2022 at 5:38 pm
Perhaps go over these villains as portrayed in Gotham.
Dusan Stevanovic
March 11, 2022 at 5:48 pm
He should have done Gotham the series
d
March 11, 2022 at 6:16 pm
“this joker’s a punk” – next! lmao
xo Alyia xo
March 11, 2022 at 7:04 pm
Catwomen and Harley Quinn are antihero’s not villains try again
Dan Beaudet
March 11, 2022 at 7:25 pm
I hate Bane.
The Road To Perdition
March 11, 2022 at 8:51 pm
Excuse me but the Catwoman that appears in the preview image is not technically a Batman villain nor even remotely related to Selena Kyle.
Wilson Martinez
March 12, 2022 at 1:29 am
I know I’m not the only one who thought that guy looked like Jack Black for a second
…
OhYeahIt’sThatGuy
March 12, 2022 at 2:10 pm
> 3 out of the big 4 because we’ve had too much of the Joker lately
…you had to jinx it didn’t you.
Talaris Watts-EL
March 12, 2022 at 2:50 pm
Great video. I agree with you about Gorshin, he has an compulsion, he can’t help him self which is why he is such a great riddler.
William Watson
March 12, 2022 at 4:24 pm
Its my understanding that the Joker is in “The Batman.” He’s just not revealed as such.
Mischievous kitty Crafts
March 12, 2022 at 4:36 pm
This man looks n sounds like Jack black…
NAZRUL IKMAL
March 13, 2022 at 8:14 am
I thought I was the only one..😂😂😂
Michelle Crocker
March 12, 2022 at 5:40 pm
That’s what I like about Harley Quinn, I’ve never seen her being anything but herself. She’s a little crazy but she owns it
Booped Nose
March 12, 2022 at 5:53 pm
I read it somewhere but found it interesting. Batman the entire thing is played out in Bruce Waynes mind after losing his parents. The entire cast of characters is his imagination running with the horror of his parents murder. It is entirely inside his mind. None really exist, his mind creates these characters to deal with the trauma.
Yuumain
March 12, 2022 at 6:15 pm
I’ve had Tardive Dyskinesia in my legs (plus RLS), he makes it sound like people with it are dangerous, or at least certainly on medication…
Andrew Brinkworth
March 13, 2022 at 6:04 am
Anyone who doesn’t believe Heath Ledger was the ultimate Joker needs to get their heads checked.
IOnlyPostOnceAYear ._.
March 13, 2022 at 6:36 am
Depressed voice
Amber “he’s a misogynist” Heard
March 13, 2022 at 7:34 pm
He did penguin perfectly. As an avid fan of the penguins I think he’s absolutely right.
Wicker Sticks Sinema
March 13, 2022 at 7:40 pm
It’s been theore as the scarecrow of Batman‘s villains is not actually insane that he’s just pure evil. Basically total antisocial personality disorder. In the past comic seat expressed a desire in scaring animals as a kid as a form of intimidation. Early warning signs of a serial killer. The only frightening thing about scarecrow is the fact that he tends to enjoy it or at least fascinated by it. It kind of reminds me a little bit of Freddy Krueger and his psychopathy.
Linda Scoon
March 14, 2022 at 10:06 am
I never knew batman was this old
Omnis
March 14, 2022 at 4:22 pm
I can tell he’s an expert by his leather jacket.
Dogs and Film
March 14, 2022 at 6:19 pm
I love that he didn’t go deep with Leto’s Joker.
OOM-8
March 14, 2022 at 8:53 pm
Could you do Spider-Man villains??
Ana Alvarez
March 14, 2022 at 11:54 pm
can he analyze batman the mask of the phantasm
Lulu Sun
March 15, 2022 at 12:47 am
Would have been even better if Gotham’s ver. of these characters were added to the analysis… I honestly felt multiple villains were portrayed best in this show
Troy Budol
March 15, 2022 at 5:38 am
Why is he the psychologist variant of Jack Black
the dood
March 15, 2022 at 6:09 am
The Gotham Series shows more fleshed out version of these characters
Rman Nayr
March 15, 2022 at 9:09 am
He forgot to Mention that Harley was a Therapist Too!
Rman Nayr
March 15, 2022 at 9:10 am
BATMAN HAS A HUGE ROGUES GALLERY!
Rman Nayr
March 15, 2022 at 9:10 am
SO MANY GREAT BATMAN VILLAINS!
Rman Nayr
March 15, 2022 at 9:12 am
HARLEY QUINN IS A SOCIAL CHAMELEON!
Lordandmaster26
March 15, 2022 at 12:31 pm
i have a feeling the best parts were cut for time… its the internet… you can post an hour long video and people will watch it…
Brother WalkerDCUO
March 15, 2022 at 6:02 pm
wonderful explanations… psychotic, punk, delusional… good job. I think Im going to become a psychologist, seems like anyone could do it
Antoinette Bolz
March 15, 2022 at 7:09 pm
The most recent Riddler is a copy of the Dark Knight’s Joker, in his personality at least. Maybe a bit smarter. A lot of the scenes in the most recent Batman are reminiscent of the Dark Knight.
Todd B.
March 15, 2022 at 11:58 pm
Me: I mean, what is insanity anyway amiright? What’s that? Oh you’re actually going to tell me?
vi vu
March 16, 2022 at 1:21 am
analyzed
Str4wb3rry
March 16, 2022 at 8:55 am
Yeah, I know Halle Berry’s Catwoman is a trash but it’s my childhood and she’s HOT 🔥 what do you want me to do?
MetalDevil1912
March 16, 2022 at 10:55 am
Why am i getting som jack black vibe?
STRICTLY 8D
March 16, 2022 at 12:26 pm
Its just a movie guys…. Jusst a movie
Mason Jenks
March 16, 2022 at 4:18 pm
I honestly don’t think Catwoman is a villain and more an anti-hero character
Lucy Prevo
March 16, 2022 at 8:23 pm
Surprised Halle Berry’s Catwoman was mentioned, she’s not part of the DC universe. She plays a character called Patience Phillips, not Selena Kyle, and her story is in no way linked with DC, which he actually pretty much explained! 😂
Rabbles the Binx Productions
March 18, 2022 at 5:11 am
She’s still a DC property. In fact, the movie began life as a Selina Kyle vehicle. She only exists in that one film, but it is still a part of the greater DC multiverse of multiverses.
Diana
March 16, 2022 at 9:18 pm
he needs to come back and analyze their lego versions
ToniTheCrow
March 16, 2022 at 9:27 pm
you forgot some of them, Like solomon grundy Mad hatter clayface killer Croc azreal deadstroke Red hood firefly and probably more
$0 Content
March 18, 2022 at 3:19 pm
While I’m sure those guys pop up in Gotham or Titans or whatever, this is a study of the movie version of characters, not TV shows.
Kristen Danielle
March 17, 2022 at 2:35 pm
I wish this was 1 hr
gelpy27
March 17, 2022 at 7:18 pm
He said a whole lot of nothing
Tomasz Kubala
March 17, 2022 at 9:23 pm
Super good awesome video
Raiden & Doll Sano CODM
March 17, 2022 at 9:52 pm
Interesting video but I thought it was sad that he didn’t point out that Heath Ledger’s version of The Joker had more similarities with The Anarchist than The Joker himself.
MsLastCaress
March 18, 2022 at 12:53 am
Anyone else think doc is a doppelganger for Jack Black?! This was awesome.
rosmarbal
March 18, 2022 at 2:11 am
Was that Jack Black in disguise?!?!?!
Utpal Gautam
March 18, 2022 at 3:23 am
You did the video I requested, Thank you WIRED.
Cyril Moore
March 18, 2022 at 4:43 am
Love Catwoman in The Batman
John Webb
March 18, 2022 at 5:07 am
Heath Ledger’s Joker was suicidal in the movie.
Sarah Boutin
March 18, 2022 at 2:41 pm
This is so nice ! I want to see this kind of content again and again 🙂
Unidan
March 18, 2022 at 3:34 pm
What happened to Dr. Greenblatt? I miss him!
Tominator Tpv
March 18, 2022 at 3:35 pm
The Joker was in The Batman though, played by Barry Keoghan, so basically 4/4 of the main villains were in The Batman
sammy m
March 18, 2022 at 5:56 pm
NO BUT THE WAY I COULDNT STIFLE MY LAUGH WHEN HE GOT TO LETO’s JOKERR RNFJFJFJFF
Jarl Balgruuf the Greater
March 18, 2022 at 5:58 pm
I will never be married because I can’t have Halle Berry as Catwoman as a wife
chae
March 18, 2022 at 6:15 pm
Mirror image perception is so silly so ironic but so common
Master Oogway
March 19, 2022 at 3:44 am
22:00
Keanu Orange
March 19, 2022 at 5:15 am
So disappointed he didn’t analyze Halle Berry’s Catwoman. You guys should hire a woman next time!
NaginiRiddle
March 19, 2022 at 6:27 am
I’m curious as to why Lego Batman wasn’t brought up, lol. The dynamic between Joker and Batman in that movie was great, hahahaha. And Harley Quinn was pretty awesome, too.
That being said, I enjoyed this analysis!
Travis Langley
March 22, 2022 at 9:33 am
The Lego Batman Movie may be the single best Batman character analysis on film. We just covered live action for this one, though.
Moop
March 19, 2022 at 6:35 am
Everyone can be diagnosed with something, but the joker isn’t anything other than someone with anti-social personality disorder. His symptoms are too inconsistent to be anything else.
Lio Nelle
March 19, 2022 at 9:09 am
Thanks jake black to explain us the villain!
Valentino Tarhan
March 19, 2022 at 1:05 pm
I wanna hear a psychologist break down Michael myers, his so interesting & mysterious 🤔👀
Aine Mc Donnell
March 19, 2022 at 3:47 pm
I think trump is penguin 🐧
Liv babic
March 19, 2022 at 3:50 pm
THIS GUY SOUNDS AND LOOKS LIKE JACK BLACK JESUS I LOVE IT
Damien Labrador
March 20, 2022 at 1:52 pm
Ah psychology. The hardest and most rigorous of sciences. Nothing but facts.
Jannis Hansson
March 20, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Why does he remember me of jack black ?
Lora Murray
March 20, 2022 at 5:34 pm
Two face have me nightmares as a child.
Arnée Martin
March 20, 2022 at 5:58 pm
How come people keep leaving Eartha Kilt’s cat woman out of it?
BRoop89
March 20, 2022 at 8:46 pm
I was expecting more a clinical analysis each villain, not a movie review of the characters.
Eleco Emite
March 20, 2022 at 11:24 pm
What about poison ivy? . . .
Paúl Salvador
March 21, 2022 at 1:47 am
Loved the description of Harley… Very strong and capable, someone who doesnt recognize her own strengths, a social chamaleon. Fascinating character… Kaley Cuocos version is great too
Kolle Mate
March 21, 2022 at 9:27 am
jack black rly knows
Benji Sun *Moxie*
March 21, 2022 at 4:54 pm
aww… it would’ve been great to see the addition of the villains as portrayed in the tv show Gotham as well. Nygma played by Corey Michael Smith and Penguin by Robin Lord Taylor were both excellent, and there’s also Alexander Siddig as Ras and BD Wong as Hugo Strange.
Adennko J
March 23, 2022 at 2:47 am
i was just GONNA MENTION THATTTTTTTT
i love the actor who played the riddler in that show. Absolutely amazing and in my opinion the best representation of riddler.
PENGUIN IS STILL HILARIOUSLY PSYCHOTIC BUT THATS OKAY BECAUSE THE ACTOR IS ALSO AMAZING.
not too hooked on about Ras but Hugo Strange was a really interesting character 😎😎 I will not spoil it for anyone else but season 4 tho 😦
Justin Beechey
March 21, 2022 at 5:30 pm
The 90s called they want their jacket back
Alican Kunta
March 21, 2022 at 5:37 pm
I didn’t know George R R Martin used to be a psychologist when he was young.
Slum Dogg
March 21, 2022 at 9:15 pm
Most interesting thing in this video is that joker would not shave his mustache
Acedia DeKay
March 21, 2022 at 11:01 pm
They forgot about about my boy Zsasz
AO
March 22, 2022 at 1:23 am
OK… I need to go re-watch the joker, I totally didn’t catch that
WilitoJunior
March 22, 2022 at 10:52 pm
6:04 BODY ONCE TOLD ME
CannotThinkOfAUsername
March 22, 2022 at 11:20 pm
I love what was raised about Jared Leto’s Joker. What people forget when commenting on this interpretation is that Joker in Suicide Squad is merely an extension of Harley Quinn’s story, told through her eyes, showing us the audience why Harley has this attachment to him as despite his awful, psychotic tendencies, he does show her affection she craves.
Emily
March 23, 2022 at 5:56 pm
Yeah. I hate that joker, he makes me deeply uncomfortable, and I don’t really like the movie (elevator scene tho😍😍😍) but this is the best lens I’ve seen to view that character
Travis Langley
March 24, 2022 at 1:32 pm
Good point. Actually, I explicitly said that but it didn’t fit the final edit of the video. We don’t really see that Joker except through Harley’s eyes and later in Batman’s nightmare (JL Snyder cut).
Lorimere
March 23, 2022 at 12:04 am
I hear that the lip smacking was pure coincidental. He licked his lips to keep the prosthetics in place
luke yznaga
March 23, 2022 at 12:16 am
Psychology is so interesting. I better explains a lot of behavior WAYYYY better than Psychiatry. However, it is not an exact science. It only works for extreme behaviors. Too many people are called “bipolar” when they are not. BUT…i love psychology because it explains a lot of criminal and CONGRESS MEN AND WOMEN’S behaviors today.
ZimMan2
March 23, 2022 at 4:23 am
I get the sense this guy could talk about the psychology in Batman Returns for like two hours and I would absolutely listen to that.
CRobbi
March 23, 2022 at 6:19 am
That bit about the Penguin is probably how furries are made.
blarblablarblar
March 23, 2022 at 6:28 am
I did not know Batman had a cereal
Shadow
March 23, 2022 at 11:10 am
putting in the thumbnail 2 pathetic women next to the greatest villain of dc history and one of the greatest characters of all time doesn’t show anything but just ur trying so hard disgusting cringe pathetic
Tracey
March 23, 2022 at 2:18 pm
I would love to see more videos like this, I really liked it! I would love to see every avengers movie villain analyzed. There are so many good ones there as well. You could also do one for the villains of X-Men, Superman, Spiderman, etc…
Gregory DeAllen
March 23, 2022 at 2:35 pm
So, he’s just not gonna mention Eartha Kitt, smh.
RadRaptorMan
March 23, 2022 at 9:57 pm
That was interesting, people always assume everyone is the bad guy but phycology always reveals the truth. Thank you wired for putting this together.
Lòvëú3000
March 24, 2022 at 3:50 am
Reminds me of Jack black
Static TV
March 24, 2022 at 6:38 am
☕🎥
There are Batman villains who appear in the TV show Arrow
John Louie Atienza
March 24, 2022 at 7:02 am
jackblack
Sam Raey
March 24, 2022 at 7:18 am
Ok ok ok… I have Borderline Personality Disorder. As I ought to, I’ve done an extensive amount of research on my disorder. And so many factors are nails hit on the head of the hammer… I have NEVER heard of people with BPD having issues with obsessions of other people. Identity issues, for sure. Becoming obsessed with someone else and trying to be them? I have never heard of this with BPD and it makes sense that ya wouldn’t because the whole thing is having an emptiness within ones SELF. We will shave our heads and get tattoos and even change our names but it’s not ever intentionally to become someone we are obsessed with, just trying to find what feels like “me” because the sense of self is, again, incredibly low. But again, we will seek it endlessly within our SELF, and when we don’t find it >>> feelings of eternal emptiness. The cycle continues. Just saying. Never head of BPD making folks obsessed with others.
Sam Raey
March 24, 2022 at 7:19 am
Also never heard of people woth BOD being likely to stalk ppl. SMH the misinformation on this disorder!!!
Travis Langley
March 27, 2022 at 12:38 pm
There is research on that and the stalker connection. Overwhelmingly most people with BPD are NOT stalkers, but studies (such as Meloy & Boyd; Sansone & Sansone) identify a large number of the non-psychotic stalkers as showing BPD – a clumsily nicknamed “fatal attraction syndrome.”
Scott Forsell
March 24, 2022 at 8:25 am
The dismissal of Leto’s version of Joker was brutally true. I love that dude spent about ten seconds on it and just immediately moved on abruptly.
Sohini Dutta
March 28, 2022 at 3:17 pm
Lol ikr. That entire movie was so poorly written. The characters were shallow af and you could actually see the actors struggling through the screen lmao.
Amanda
March 24, 2022 at 8:30 am
This is why they go to Arkham and not prison they are all mentally ill
Zara
March 24, 2022 at 1:50 pm
This dude reminds me of Kevin Smith.
Abhishek Sashikumar
March 24, 2022 at 5:26 pm
i didn’t know jack black was a psychologist
Anish Pujari
March 24, 2022 at 6:23 pm
Daka is Mandarin!!! of DC
Shadokitngaming
March 24, 2022 at 9:46 pm
I wonder what he’d say about the Gotham characters 🤔
Cassycat99
March 24, 2022 at 10:58 pm
This was great! I’m surprised that Fox’s Gotham wasn’t mentioned here but then again, a lot was here already!
J A Z Z
March 24, 2022 at 11:36 pm
Jack Nicholson, best known for playing crazy dudes named Jack.
Joy G
March 25, 2022 at 3:04 am
“When Max presents his public face, he’s showing who he really is.” So Travis is saying the villain Mr. Shrek is not a psychopath that pushes people out of windows? Maybe this psychology professor isn’t familiar with “masking” and has a secret crush on the uber wealthy.
P Mc
March 25, 2022 at 3:28 am
The moment this person said the Penguin had a napoleon complex, he lost all credibility. Every study into the so called napoleon complex has shown there is no discernable difference between short men, average height men & tall men in terms of aggresiveness and dominating behaviour. One study even showed that short men are less likely to be aggressive than average height men. Maybe it was the editing of the video but either way you’re perpetuating a derogatory social stereotype and you should correct it.
Steven Santora
March 26, 2022 at 12:48 am
Great analysis.
Tha Essence
March 26, 2022 at 3:53 am
This guy is bizarro Kevin Smith.
TeeReal
March 26, 2022 at 4:54 am
Ok so I have Batman and Psychology, is there a difference or should I also get Batman and Psychology 2nd edition?
Travis Langley
March 27, 2022 at 5:16 am
Second edition has 3,000 edits, info regarding the past decade of movies and TV, some updated villain case files because there are new things worth talking about (for example, with Harley and the Scarecrow), a new re-introduction by Batman/The Batman executive producer Michael Uslan, a new chapter about Batman’s views on guns and killing, and a new chapter about Batman’s power to inspire people in both his world and ours.
Tyler Wood
March 26, 2022 at 12:19 pm
What about Bruce Wayne as a villain? The richest man in Gotham City decides to use a violent alter ego to attack criminals instead of investing his wealth and power in citywide systemic change that would reduce the crime rate? Isn’t that a egotistical way of dealing with crime? Only he can be the savior or Gotham?
marsay82
March 26, 2022 at 4:44 pm
Where is Eartha Kitt?!?!
marsay82
March 26, 2022 at 4:55 pm
Duh, I just reread the title. She was in the TV show not the movies. Still….
Evelyn Okay
March 26, 2022 at 8:56 pm
If Bruce Wayne is so rich, why doesn’t he pour more funding into Arkham so they can provide the doctors and treatments these mentally ill villains need? It’s because if he did, he wouldn’t get to be Batman anymore.
Oscar Killua2
March 28, 2022 at 11:21 am
“Everybody except the joker.”…… Well….😂😂😂😂🤣💖
Andros Targaryen
March 28, 2022 at 1:24 pm
I think the scariest now was dano’s riddler, you got the egotistical megalomania of the riddler, with a little of the zodiac killer, and just a dash of jigsaw, the fact that he also got a following, and these people were willing to also murder is just chilling
Shannon Curry
March 28, 2022 at 4:26 pm
He forgot about Black Mask
Ruben Aguirre
March 29, 2022 at 12:33 am
eartha kitt ?
Russell Adler
March 29, 2022 at 4:45 am
Not gonna lie, I wish he had analyzed The Batman’s riddler.
ANaClRifle
March 31, 2022 at 1:26 am
I actually have that book lol
Aryan Khoday
March 31, 2022 at 5:50 am
please cover the games
Zachary Limbert
March 31, 2022 at 4:36 pm
Do you remember Pearl Harbor? There was a reason to create a Japanese villain at the time. It wasn’t racist.
King Kadster
March 31, 2022 at 7:08 pm
The Batman did end up having the big 4!
officially.pineapplez
March 31, 2022 at 7:10 pm
i’ve said it a million times and i’ll still say it again: cillian murphy killed it as scarecrow. i can’t imagine a better fit for him.
OMG HAX
March 31, 2022 at 7:47 pm
I love how he only gave Leto’s joker 10 seconds, and diagnosed him as “a punk.”
JazzMan251
March 31, 2022 at 10:12 pm
The way he dismissed Jared Leto’s Joker as a ‘superficial punk’ was on point. 😂
Grade Echo
March 31, 2022 at 11:56 pm
The villians in the Arkham series are some of the best depictions.
LoudStone9
April 1, 2022 at 2:20 am
I’d love to see this guy analyze the Gotham tv series’ villains
Vinnie
April 1, 2022 at 4:05 am
I don’t care about what ppl say, Halle Berry is still my favorite Catwoman.
Carlos Hernandez
April 1, 2022 at 3:28 pm
Who knew Jack Black was a psychologist
Nihfonos
April 2, 2022 at 3:11 am
thoroughly enjoyed this
Mystical_Rat💃
April 2, 2022 at 3:44 am
honestly I feel bad for Mr Freeze.
all he wanted to do was cure his wife 🙁
Jennifer Leisl
April 2, 2022 at 11:47 am
Lol little did he know the joker and falcone are in the Batman too
jomess7879
April 2, 2022 at 3:47 pm
His book is amazing
Aixall
April 2, 2022 at 11:27 pm
I want to see more of this new riddler loved the movie, the joker is way over done
Garcello
April 3, 2022 at 6:45 am
Heath ledger is the best joker
Tom hardy was a great bane
Christian bale was the best batman
Garcello
April 3, 2022 at 6:51 am
The joker in suicide squad was terrible
KX777 -Skrylixon
April 3, 2022 at 4:34 pm
Jack nicholson’s Joker defininetly killed more people than Heath Ledger’s Joker, Jack’s was definitely the most dangerous joker
VNightmoon
April 3, 2022 at 5:58 pm
His notation that we hardly know anything about Crane in TDK series speaks volumes of how much he was underutilized.
He needs to be better explored on the big screen.
Nash
April 3, 2022 at 7:59 pm
He’s definitely related to Jack Black correct?
Kayd V
April 4, 2022 at 12:08 am
Well, joker is in the Batman lol
NormalDude
April 4, 2022 at 5:36 pm
thanks for talking about og villians not starting of 1966 one 👍
gianis kitromilides
April 4, 2022 at 7:45 pm
Can you do the same about other movies too?
devil#@#
April 5, 2022 at 6:06 am
❤️🔥
devil#@#
April 5, 2022 at 6:06 am
💝
devil#@#
April 5, 2022 at 6:06 am
💗
SirArghPirate
April 5, 2022 at 8:41 pm
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