Batman vs Joker

As you can see from the video, Batman is trying to ask a very simple question to his arch enemy, The Joker. "Why do you want to kill me, Joker?" However, he says it in such a way that it is hard for most people to understand. Conveying message can be a very simple task. Unfortunately for Batman, he is driven with anger and hatred towards Joker that he doesn't get to completely make himself heard. Negative feelings such as these can be one of the barriers we have to overcome in order to become an effective communicator.

As for the Joker, he is also trying hard to understand what Batman was trying to say so he politely said "Sorry, can you repeat that?". This only fueled Batman's rage and completely changed his voice into just grunting noises that sounds like a bad car engine trying to ignite in the morning. Midway through the video, Joker admits there is obviously a failure of communication between them. However Batman doesn't acknowledge that and he responded by dealing a physical blow to the Joker's face, smudging his make up.

When you are filled with rage, it is virtually impossible to act reasonably. Simple tasks such as talking, communicating or even listening can be such a burden. When you realize you are shouting it is wise that you take a deep breath to calm yourself down. Anger usually leads to a person saying things that they will absolutely regret later on.

This is an example of an interpersonal relationship that exists between enemies. Yes, even enemies have relationships too. Interrogation is another form of interviewing. The only difference is that it involves threats and physical abuse. As we all know the transactional view of communication involves a speaker/listener and another speaker/listener. However in this case, there lies a miscommunication because there is only a speaker/listener(Joker) and a speaker but not a listener(Batman). In the end there was obviously a message overload in Joker's part that unfortunately leads him to grunt and make unpleasant noises inevitably making the situation worst.

Al Amin