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There's this really entertaining forensic psychiatrist named Eric Bender who does multiple analyses videos of pop culture "insane" characters using real scientific/medical knowledge.
So the movie versions of Joker aren't insane in the sense that they're lost in hallucinations and unable to discern reality from make-believe. The Joker likely wouldn't be sent to an asylum in the real world. The Jokers of the movies are psychopathic, evil, uncaring, manipulative, etc. For the most part, to them the world is a game and it's all about the Joker being the main character with everyone else being pawns to be used for evil amusement.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
Here he talks about Ledger's Joker in Dark Knight
Here he talks about Phoenix's Joker from "Joker"
Here he talks about various Arkham Asylum inmates, including (briefly) various versions of the Joker.
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