Throughout the film, the Joker states his desire to upset social order through crime, and comes to define himself by his conflict with Batman.
طوال الفيلم، صرّح الجوكر برغبته في زعزعة النظام الاجتماعي من خلال الجريمة، وعرّف عن نفسه بصراعه مع باتمان.