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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
It doesn't make for a bad alternative take on the Joker but it does fundamentally alter the character. If he is just a psychologically broken man twisted by trauma then he is simply -not- chaotic, his actions are a very explainable form of mental illness.
The classic Joker isn't broken in that way, his actions don't come from a place of pain or anger, his violence has always come from a totally random place of "Well why not?". His sheer unpredictability is vital to the character as a villain for Batman because Batman is "the great detective"... A genius who can see patterns in everything and solve these questions... But he can never predict The Joker.
Like I said I haven't seen the film and it may well be a fantastic version of a character with similar traits, but I can't accept it as an origin story for THE actual Joker (and the film makers have stated emphatically that it is not that and not intended to be that).
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One of the criticisms I've seen of this Joker is that he isn't intelligent and doesn't have a philosophy, so it is not credible that he will eventually end up as an adversary that can challenge Batman.
There might be a roundabout way of explaining that away but it is not that believable. Slight spoiler...
The film does want you to think it is part of the Batman mythology.