The Dark Night

So we just got back from seeing the highly acclaimed movie, the Dark Night. It was entertaining and true to the batman form but I would like to discuss the role Heath Ledger's death played in the movie's publicity. At the time of Ledger's death, suicide, or overdose many discussed the character of Joker and its psychological affects on the actor himself. He was so depressed from the dark thoughts and actions of the Joker he was driven to commit suicide. I however think that perhaps Ledger was mixed up with the usual Hollywood scene of alcohol and drugs for his own personal reasons and the death was probably accidental. I am not an educated psychiatrist who can put any real research behind my opinion but I do not think his career choice drove him to suicide. I believe that his death is a sad occurrence that the producers and publicists of the Dark Night took to spread the rumor that the Joker character was so "dark" that Ledger was forced to suicide. Now everyone who was mildly interested in the batman story will be compelled to go spend their money to see the new movie and find out if the Joker character truly was that intensely dark of a man. Ledger was a professional who could separate his work life from his personal. Therefore I do not believe that the Joker drove him to suicide but rather his own personal struggles played a role in his death, suicide, or overdose. But again I am not an educated individual to claim such things I just wanted to voice my opinion.