Heath Ledger died for his sins.

Now, I understand method acting someone as crazy as the joker could contribute to Heath Ledger's recent death. Free Republic, for the most part, agrees. But there are some who see the hand of Satan:

As a Christian, I do believe in good versus evil - God versus Satan.

There was something awful and sinister about that role. Just look at the pictures.

People can crow all they want about "it is just acting" - but something clearly got to him. The drugs and insomnia may have been a symptom, or a cause.

When Hollywood glorifies evil as "fun" - something is clearly wrong.

Isaiah 5:20

SkyPilot thinks Hollywood was showing that the Joker was "fun." Cause no one goes to the movies to see the bad guy get his comeuppance. And nice bible reference: ""Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil: that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" Sounds like Hollywood to me!

I like this one for a number of reasons:

It's been so long since I'd tried watching anything Hollyweird's spewed I honestly cannot remember the last motion picture. At least one that made any sense whatsoever to me. "Burnt Finger Syndrome" & all that, I guess.

OTOH if I wanted to justify my hatred of our republic, Christianity, "Mom & apple pie" themes or were depressed and sought a new emotional low? I'd definitely make a habit of attending motion pictures. Because those negative sensations are the only states of mind I've come away with after viewing Hollyweird's "product".

The good ol' days of walking out of a theater and sincerely feeling good are long gone as are my admiration of those who act.

...to each their own. ;^)

OK. First, the poster ends with a winking smiley, as though he wouldn't judge you if you chose to go to Godless anti-american Hollyweird.

But the best is the poster's name: Landru (Reality hits the faithful the hardest.) He's named after a character from Star Trek! So was Star Trek made back when Hollywood was still American? Has Hollywood changed so much from back in the days of cheesy effects and ham-fisted morality? Does Landru wish we had a President like James T. Kirk?

Perhaps, just perhaps, playing such a dark, evil role had a terrible affect on him. He obviously thought so.

Funny...I never heard anyone say that when he played a gay sodomist philanderer. Oops...I forgot...it's not politically correct.

Homosexuals are insane, cartoonish, fictional mass-murderers like the Joker! You heard it from gr8eman (Everybody is a rocket scientist...until launch day!) first!.

IT'S A CARTOON CHARACTER! If playing that part stressed him so bad, it is a good thing he never lived in the real world.

Actors never have to deal with the real world. They are like gods among us, and all success flows to them like holy ambrosia, according to Ditto (Global Warming: The 21st Century's Snake Oil)

But for simple satanic implications, I turn to the invisib1e hand (if you can't stand the heat, get out of the melting pot.)

yeah. evil plays for keeps.

People just don't get it.

Don't play bad guys in movies. Cause Evil plays for keeps. Why, oh why, don't people get it?