Over the course of time there were and still are many arguments: which little kid gets the last scoop of ice cream, who is the best choice for President, and if war is ever good. 
But in spite of all of these disagreements, movies and shows have brought us together, almost as if it were magic glue. Now, though, the waters have been troubled, an argument has arisen as though it’s an apocalyptic daisy grown in the fires of Mount Doom. Who ever chooses which side is right or wrong must be very careful, for they could be the next face on the milk carton. The question that the United States, no the world as a whole, must face is, who is the better Joker? Heath Ledger or Jack Nicholson?
But in spite of all of these disagreements, movies and shows have brought us together, almost as if it were magic glue. Now, though, the waters have been troubled, an argument has arisen as though it’s an apocalyptic daisy grown in the fires of Mount Doom. Who ever chooses which side is right or wrong must be very careful, for they could be the next face on the milk carton. The question that the United States, no the world as a whole, must face is, who is the better Joker? Heath Ledger or Jack Nicholson?This argument has finally come to an end thanks to all of the students and staff and others that I have asked. I asked a simple question to them all, “Who do you think did a better job as the Joker? Heath Ledger or Jack Nicholson?” When I asked person number 23, I realized that many of the teachers had sided with Jack Nicholson and many of the students (especially the girls) sided with Heath Ledger. “Heath Ledger is dead, he (stinks) because the fact that Heath Ledger is dead means that he is no longer an actor, therefore, he can’t do any more movies. Jack Nicholson on the other hand, is very old but he’s alive still. He can still do movies, and by the way he’s very funny in Anger Management,” said senior Lance Wilson. “It doesn’t mean that he (Heath Ledge
r) (stinks) at what he did; it’s that he can’t make anything else, any new stuff.” Miranda Beard, after a moment of pondering said, “Heath Ledger makes it seem like it’s a good movie where Jack Nicholson makes it seem like a guy movie. And all together it was a better movie.” A select few decided to not choose either but instead chose Cesar Romero. For those of us who don’t know who he is, Cesar Romero was the Joker from way back in the day with Adam West.
r) (stinks) at what he did; it’s that he can’t make anything else, any new stuff.” Miranda Beard, after a moment of pondering said, “Heath Ledger makes it seem like it’s a good movie where Jack Nicholson makes it seem like a guy movie. And all together it was a better movie.” A select few decided to not choose either but instead chose Cesar Romero. For those of us who don’t know who he is, Cesar Romero was the Joker from way back in the day with Adam West.Now a lot of people say that you can’t compare the two Jokers. They are two different types of Jokers, you crazy kid, now get out of my face before I beat you with a stick, some people probably thought. To that, ladies and gentlemen, I call bull; you can compare the two. If not to each other, than compare them to the comic books. Now when you do that, you can see in the comic books, the Joker is evil and yet funny at the same time. He makes us laugh at things that we shouldn’t. Like robbing a bank, or blowing up a hospital. We know it’s not supposed to be funny but it just is. A lot of people seem to think the same thing about each Joker though. Heath Ledger’s Joker is more the malevolent Joker that has a few pretty funny parts, but Jack Nicholson’s Joker is almost the reverse of that. Jack is funny with enough evil in him for you to go, “Wow, I don’t want to meet him in a dark alley.”
But now I bring you what you really want to hear, who won the contest. After taking about three days to survey students, staff, and others willing to answer my question, we have come up with this: 50.9% said that Heath Ledger was the better Joker and 49.1% said that Jack Nicholson was the better Joker. I know that some of you may wonder if I asked a big enough sample, but I asked over 50 people so this is fairly accurate. For those of you who don’t know the answer because you haven’t seen either of them, then may I suggest watching Batman directed by Tim Burton and the new summer blockbuster that should be coming out before long, The Dark Knight. And for those old-school fans of Cesar Romero, Batman will always be on at the same Bat-time on the same Bat-channel.
