{"id":22101,"date":"2016-08-23T06:03:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T10:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=22101"},"modified":"2016-08-23T06:32:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T10:32:45","slug":"injustice-for-all-and-other-joker-themed-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/23\/injustice-for-all-and-other-joker-themed-shorts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cInjustice for All\u201d and Other Joker Themed Shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"InjusticeForAll\"<\/a>With the release of \u201cSuicide Squad<\/a>\u201d in theaters and its Joker making movie headlines, now is the perfect time to look at a few shorts and fan films starring or about The Joker; or \u201cMr. J,\u201d if you\u2019re nasty.<\/p>\n

Injustice for All (USA) (2016)<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Lex Luthor visits Harleen Quinzel who is kept in solitary at Arkham Asylum to find out as much as he can about her beloved Mr. J.\u00a0 Through her storytelling and expanded scenes of The Joker\u2019s activities, we see a bit of his past and his visits with other DC characters including Catwoman. This short film written by Donavan Darius and Joseph Bryce Hart and directed by Danny Mooney is a look at The Joker taken from a different angle compared to most of his feature film appearances.<\/p>\n

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Here The Joker is the star, we see him being a despicable human.\u00a0 He is also given a background story that connects his crimes and insanity to a bad childhood.\u00a0 This could easily have been very clich\u00e9 but here it works as he is built up through the eyes and words of Harleen Quinzel who has gone a bit off the deep end herself. The part of Harleen Quinzel is played by Erika Hoveland who disappears in her role, playing the crazed lover quite well.<\/p>\n

As her Joker, the main subject is Chris Newman who comes off rather despicable against the film\u2019s attempt to give him character a reason to be this way.\u00a0 His performance pulls in the viewer and doesn\u2019t let go.\u00a0 Also, shining are Donavan Darius and Jamie Bernadette as Lex Luthor and Catwoman.\u00a0 They take these established characters, making them theirs while keeping their spirits alive.<\/p>\n

The effects in this short are both practical and CGI look good.\u00a0 The cinematography by Chirs Miller, Danny Mooney, and Stewart Smith with the film editing by Glenn Garland make the film look more expensive than its independent budget.<\/p>\n

Injustice for All feels like a first film in a series, ending with a beautiful shot following a good amount of violence.\u00a0 It shows the abusive and co-dependent relationship between The Joker and Harley without glamorizing it.\u00a0 It\u2019s an interesting take on familiar character that would be entertaining to watch unfold some more.<\/p>\n

Here a few other Joker themed fan films and shorts from around the web:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Laughing-Man-Joker\"<\/a>The Laughing Man (USA) (2016)
\n<\/strong><\/a>In this short written by Brian DeLeeuw and Diego Hallivis who also directed, The Joker and Harley are not named that but simply The Laughing Man and Quinn.\u00a0 The Laughing Man wakes up in the morgue then wreaks havoc on the hospital and one doctor in particular.\u00a0 As he tortures the doctor, flashbacks of his past and childhood shed light on the character.\u00a0 This one is well acted, well shot, with some really good blood.\u00a0 The sound design is effective and makes the skin scrawl in a few spots.\u00a0 The background scenes have some nicely done stop-motion animation which is a very nice touch, giving this short an edge and adding to the reasons to watch it.<\/p>\n

Tell Gordon Hello \u2013 The Joker fan film (USA) (2010)<\/strong><\/a>
\nWritten by Bryan Wolfson and Morgan Rodner who also directed, this short pits a tied up man against The Joker as seen in The Dark Knight.\u00a0 This is clearly a love letter to Heath Ledger\u2019s interpretation of the character as lead actor Paul Louis Harrell dons an identical costume and picks-up Ledger\u2019s mannerisms and way of speech.\u00a0 Here The Joker torments a poor man tied to a chair and bloodied.\u00a0 It\u2019s an interesting take on the Christopher Nolan\/Heath Ledger version but the character feels a bit off in his choice of actions.\u00a0 Thankfully, the acting makes up for it and the film looks great while being entertaining.<\/p>\n

\"patientJ\"<\/a>Patient J (USA) (2005)<\/strong><\/a>
\nPatient J is written by David Hammond, Sean Schoenke, and director Aaron Schoenke.\u00a0 It follows a psychologist as he interviews The Joker in the basement of Arkham Asylum in an unsanctioned interview.\u00a0 This one is very talky with a lot of flashbacks.\u00a0 It\u2019s once again all about The Joker\u2019s background.\u00a0 Paul Matthew Molnar does great as the title character while Kurt Carley comes off a bit wooden as the psychologist.\u00a0 This is not the most entertaining take on the character and meanders a bit too much.\u00a0 It almost feels more like a Quentin Tarantino homage than a Joker fan film.<\/p>\n

Batman: The Bloody Valentine (USA) (2015)<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis one is technically a Batman short but it involves The Joker and is a really fun music video.\u00a0 It\u2019s a cover\/adaptation of When I Fall in Love done by writers George and Harry Kirby and directed by the Kirbys and Nathan Stickley.\u00a0 The performances are good and it looks like an actual music video.\u00a0 The effects are not perfect but the music video aspect makes the viewer forget it quickly and have fun with it.<\/p>\n

A quick search on YouTube yields a ton of Joker, Harley Quinn, and Batman related short films, fan films, and tributes.\u00a0 Not all available are good, but many are worth the time to check out.\u00a0 The above titles are only a sampling of the enormous selection online.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the release of \u201cSuicide Squad\u201d in theaters and its Joker making movie headlines, now is the perfect time to look at a few shorts and fan films starring or about The Joker; or \u201cMr. J,\u201d if you\u2019re nasty. Injustice for All (USA) (2016) Lex Luthor visits Harleen Quinzel who is kept in solitary at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,12],"tags":[58,64,125,240,268,345,391,491,501,938,1087],"class_list":["post-22101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-list-junkies","category-movie-reviews","tag-action","tag-adaptation","tag-batman","tag-crime","tag-dc-comics","tag-fan-film","tag-gangster","tag-i","tag-indie-film","tag-short-film","tag-thriller"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22101"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22111,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22101\/revisions\/22111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}