The death of Thomas Wayne and his wife is not the end.
Even just the beginning.
The scene changed to the reception room of the hospital.
The clown was laughing there, and the doctor said, "Would you like to tell me?"
The clown looked at him: "You don't understand!"
At this time, a song sounded: "This is life..."
The clown hummed along: "It may seem funny, some people just like to trample on other people's dreams, but I will never be discouraged, because this is an indifferent world."
The clown took a puff of cigarette, and the camera moved. In the corridor of the hospital, the song was still ringing in his ears. The clown dragged his slippers through the corridor, and when he reached the end, the sun shone into the window of the corridor camera, and the clown stood beside the window and jumped.
Dance.
The camera zoomed out and the clown was dancing and dancing. Gradually the singing stopped and the clown disappeared.
Movie is over!
The entire Palais des Festivals burst into roaring applause.
No matter how much controversy this movie has in the future, at least at this moment, for these people, the quality of "Joker" conquered them.
After the premiere, "Joker" began to have small-scale screenings at film festivals.
Almost every venue was full.
The evaluation of "Joker" is indeed as polarized as Li Yi had expected earlier.
""Joker" is the most surprising discovery of this film festival. It is a crime film with ordinary lower-class citizens as the protagonist. Perhaps it is not the most profound analysis of human nature among all movies. But the film has an excellent atmosphere for Gotham City.
, dark and damp roads, rubbish-strewn streets, and the imminent smell of riots. Such an environment, coupled with a tragic life experience, and one bad day are enough to push an honest poor person into the abyss, turning him from rational and kind to numb.
and madness, every step of the transformation is real and believable.
If this city is full of indifference, then there must be something wrong with this city!"
"Twisted, shocking, a character study into the abyss, a dark carnival celebrating madness and tragedy."
"A loser in life, a joke in people's eyes, will always be ignored and will never have a sense of existence. Passers-by bully him, colleagues betray him, and hosts laugh at him...
Everyone doesn't care about him and treats him as nothing.
He never knew if he really existed, and his only wish was that his death was worth more than his life.
He is not a clown, but people say he is a useless clown;
He is really sick, but people want him to pretend that he is not sick.
Therefore, he decided not to be a passer-by in other people's lives, but to be the master of his own life.
If you say I am a clown, I will act like a clown to you.
Whoever betrays me, I will let him know the consequences of betraying me;
Anyone who treats me as a joke will never laugh again.
He once put on a mask and always wanted to bring laughter to others;
Now he takes off his disguise and just wants to live his own life.
He is a loser in people's eyes, but he has also become a hero in the eyes of another group of people.
He dances on the world stage like an artist.
He used to think his life was a tragedy, but now he realizes it's a comedy."
"The madness of society brings anti-social collective madness. It only takes one bad day for everyone to become a clown. Frankly speaking, the proposition of "doing evil because of oppression" is not new, but Steven's method of reaching the sky in one step
Pai's performance sublimates the entire movie! His body and expressions perfectly tell the world what airtight and absolute darkness is!"
"When the clown becomes darker layer by layer, evil thoughts begin to burst into flowers. People will always like to see the tragedy of the loser. He is not a superhero, but a complete parasite. He is persecuted and tortured by the cult, and implements Sade's aesthetics, pulling
Svon Trier's human nature is inherently evil, a dancer in the dark, and only the rules set by man frame false "goodness". The final riot directly reflects today's collective catharsis against the government. Steven is worthy of being a drama madman with both internal and external acting skills.
, it makes people feel worried and numb. The reality is magical, sober people are regarded as unpredictable devils, and the hypocritical actions of others are more harmful than the evil people themselves."
"At a time when global street movements are raging, the character interpretation is perfect. Although the Gotham atmosphere created is weak, it can be substituted for the real situation. Therefore, the explosion of similar movies may be just the latest footnote in this terminally ill era. Like endless
Molotov cocktail, the clown just threw it."
Of course, there are many positive reviews and many negative reviews.
"Ideology is unacceptable. What seems to be an avant-garde anti-system is actually just another reproduction of tyranny. Especially the mob's hero worship of the clown is just a collective climax of having a common enemy. It doesn't matter who the clown is. Of course,
It is undeniable that the role of the clown was successful, but the movie failed. The excessive music and over-exerted stage performances never forget to make the audience empathize and empathize again..."
"It's such a superficial movie. I don't understand why so many people applaud it. People who say it's good-looking are like people in the movie worshiping a psychopath as an idol. It's quite ironic. I've seen the tragic fate of the people at the bottom in the movie, but this
The movie is superficial and straightforward, deliberate and has no depth. It blames one's own fate on the gap between the rich and the poor, and blames others' violence on the violence of others. The same story in an excellent movie, even if no one is violent, life is the same.
Oops."
"This is a very bad movie with extremely bad metaphors. It seems that society is a two-choice question. You can either rationally find that nothing can be changed and accept compromises, or you can be driven crazy before you can rise up and resist. In fact, this is precisely the hidden truth.
It contains social double-choice questions. You are either so cowardly that you only dare to defend what you have now, which is already the best, or you are brave enough to resist rationally and wisely. I don’t like this movie very much. There are extremely vicious characters in this movie.
Catering to the market’s bad ideas.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The plot is biased, amplifying self-pity and labeling violence as "justice."
Wait, wait.
Of course, these comments were unstoppable, and "Joker" became the biggest hit at this Venice Film Festival.
As for film critics, they are also polarized.
In the "Empire" magazine, the famous filmmaker Falton wrote: "To paraphrase a line from Arthur in the film: "You define what is funny and what is not funny."
This sentence corresponds to the real and real world, and alludes to our current so-called values, which are just a definition. What values or ideologies are worth admiring are the final say of our civilized society, but values are really
Does exist?!
Therefore, "Joker" challenges today's society with extremely negative values, that is, if a movie can really affect reality, then how fragile civilized society must be.
The story of "Joker" is very full. Although the first third is a bit cliche and stereotyped, it begins to reverse its momentum in the middle, and the second third begins to move towards unbounded darkness, violence, gore, and the imbalance of values all in the end.
Pressing on the audience, through more than 2 hours of film, we clearly and nakedly watched Arthur, who was in urgent need of social assistance, completely reduced to a mentally insane and inhuman clown.
After talking about the movie-watching experience, let’s get down to the main course in chapters, in-depth analysis of all aspects of the film in which Arthur becomes a clown, so there will be spoilers below.
But what I want to say is that "Joker" is a work that can still make people addicted even if they know the plot. Even after reading my analysis, if you go to watch the movie again, you may be able to better understand the energy of this work.
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When the clown first appeared, he was very stunning.
The film begins with Arthur harboring dreams of being a stand-up comedian, but the reality is that Arthur is playing a clown in a simple dressing room, preparing to perform on the street to earn a meager income.
On the radio, Gotham City, a city with simple folk customs, is on the verge of chaos, and people are unmotivated to work.
Everyone in the dressing room is a clown, hiding their sadness behind white powder clown makeup.
Compared to the others, Arthur's face looked more haggard at this time. He forced his mouth open with his hands and forced himself to laugh ferociously. At this time, Arthur's tears intertwined with his eye makeup and flowed down.
On the street, Arthur acted as a clown, promoting business for a piano store that was about to close down, but ended up being teased and beaten by a group of underage gangsters.
Arthur is sick. He is receiving psychological counseling and taking seven kinds of mixed medicines to stabilize his mood.
He even suffered from an unconscious giggling disorder, which allowed him to laugh loudly anytime and anywhere. On the bus, Arthur made a child laugh, but was ostracized by the child's mother. As a result, the giggling disorder occurred, even though the child's mother knew through the small card.
Although Arthur is sick, he still avoids him like a freak.
At home, Arthur also has a mother, Penny, who is also mentally ill and has to take care of her.
This is the current situation Arthur is in. Let us go back to the question at the beginning of the film. Why is Arthur crying at the dressing table and why he looks haggard. Perhaps before the start of the film, Arthur suffered a beating similar to that of a gangster.
, maybe these encounters are already commonplace for Arthur.
Or perhaps, Arthur is suffering from mental torture, but the film does not clearly tell us what happened to Arthur before the film started.
Let's talk about the conclusion first. There are many and wide interpretation spaces and angles for "Joker". The film is full of illusions and reality, and the past, present and future are intertwined. These are just like Arthur's tears at the beginning of the film. We can't find the answer.
, maybe there is no answer at all.
So here, I choose to believe that the metaphor of the film is that there is a clown living in everyone's heart. This clown represents depression, disorder, violence, arrogance, chaos, madness, hatred and all the negative and evil aspects of human nature.
Arthur's mental state and the experiences around him are slowly awakening the clown in Arthur's heart.
In "Joker", Arthur and the inner clown also have a confrontational, symbiotic, and divisive relationship.
Arthur at the beginning of the film is quite normal. He is trying his best to win the recognition of society and create joy in order to get others' smiles. At this time, Arthur has always believed in the words of his mother Penny: "Always put on a smiling face.
You have a mission to fill the world with laughter."
But the clown in Arthur's heart is gradually awakened, but he is trying to fight for Arthur's mental control every day, which makes Arthur feel even more tortured.
Arthur's tears at the beginning of the film were the painful tears shed by Arthur suppressing the clown in his heart. So when Arthur put his hands into his mouth and pulled out an exaggerated and ferocious smile, it was also Arthur fighting with the clown in his heart.
Exposed performance.
We can also see that Arthur is not only mentally tortured, but his body is also tortured by the clown. Arthur's body is as thin as a zombie. When he walks, it is like struggling to carry a person on his back, and carrying that person
The imaginary person is the clown.
But what made Arthur soothed and relaxed was when Arthur watched Murray's comedy talk show.
Arthur even imagined that he and Murray had close interactions and exchanges. This is how the film is presented. When Arthur watched Murray's program, Arthur fell into a fantasy. Arthur imagined that he would do what Murray did.
The guest of the show was turned over, and Murray invited him to the stage to encourage and support Arthur. The two embraced, like a father and son.
The reason why this is Arthur's fantasy is that when Arthur and Murray actually met later, Murray showed that he had not seen Arthur, and when Arthur's fantasy was named by Murray, Arthur mentioned that he lived with his mother.
Together, it turned out that Murray said that he once lived with his mother and had a difficult time.
The connection between the two people's similar experiences confirms that these are just Arthur's shaping of Murray's beautiful image. Arthur, who has lacked father's love since childhood, also regards Murray as his own father. Arthur fantasizes about Murray's spiritual transformation.
He supports and encourages his dream of becoming a comedian through his actions and actions.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But this fantasy did not become a beacon for Arthur to lead a bright life. In reality, Arthur was killed by his boss because the billboard of the music store was smashed.
Unkind and deducted wages.
Later, in order to vent his anger, Arthur kicked the garbage pile on the street corner wildly. Maybe he kicked garbage, or maybe he kicked a wild cat or mouse. We don't know, but we know that this was the first time Arthur showed
Due to the violence, the clown in Arthur's heart was gradually awakened.
Just like when Arthur was scolded by his boss, Arthur showed a chilling and weird smile. This smile may be the clown in Arthur's heart.
At this time, Randall, who had always been brothers with Arthur, gave Arthur a gun to protect himself.
At home at night, Arthur started playing with a gun and accidentally shot it through the wall.
It is worth noting that the hand Arthur used to shoot at this time was his left hand, while Arthur smoked, put on makeup, and wrote with his right hand. It is obviously abnormal for a right-handed man to shoot with his left hand, which also symbolizes
The left hand represents the clown and the right hand represents Arthur.
Later in the film, whenever Arthur uses a gun, he always uses his left hand. Of course, you can understand that Arthur uses both hands, but is this really the case?
There is a section in the film where Arthur is writing in his diary. The allusion to this section is very obvious. On behalf of Arthur's right hand, he wrote a paragraph: "The worst thing about suffering from mental illness is..."
At this time, Arthur suddenly changed to his left hand representing the clown, and wrote crookedly: "People want you to act like a normal person."
Moreover, on the English letter O, there is a clown’s smiley face symbol, suggesting that the clown with a split personality is looking for a sense of existence.”
