Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger is dead.

It's really sad, you know?

I really liked him--until I found out that he was in "Brokeback Mountain". Then I was sad. Now, I wonder if maybe there's a chance, he'd recently asked Jesus into his heart before he died. I know the chances are slim but it makes me sad to think that as I type, he's burning in hell so I have to hope.

I didn't see him until The Patriot [the Patriot is now one of my favorite movies]. In fact, I haven't seen any MOVIE that he's been in other than that. I've seen trailers for his other movies but until I see the next Batman movie "Dark Knight" that will be the only movie I've ever seen with him in it.

I know this sounds really cheesy because he was a celebrity but it's so sad that he lived such a short life. He hadn't even turned 29 yet! It's so sad that so many celebrities die early--mostly from suicide.

Are fame and fortune so terrible? Can [at least non-Christian] people not handle that?

This is the last you will ever see of Heath Ledger--him as the Joker in "Dark Knight"

I found this in the "trivia" section on IMDB for the Dark Knight--

The Joker's character is based on his first two appearances in the comic books, as well as his portrayal in the graphic novel "The Killing Joke." To prepare for the role, Heath Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for a month researching the character and developing his performance, which he claims is based upon Sid Vicio and the character of Alex in A Clockwork Orange (1971). Ledger found the role extremely difficult, and suffered insomnia as a result.