movie "Joker" was released at the same time as Ang Lee's "Gemini Killer". However, both in box office and word of mouth, Ang Lee was completely blown up by this low-cost movie with an investment of less than 50 million yuan. The starring Jacques Phoenix is far from Will Smith in terms of fame and works, and the role of the clown is very difficult. With Heath Ledger Jewels in front, few people dare to surpass the predecessors.
So how did "Joker" shoot? Don't worry, let's start with the life experience of the clown.
The birth of the clown
all know that the clown is Batman's number one enemy, and his appearance was originally from Batman's comics. The clown was initially set to be a weird man with green hair, white skin, grinning red lipstick and wearing purple clothes. The author's inspiration comes from the "king" playing card business card of the Joker.
Although the clown has always been a joyous existence in the circus, his image is not very popular. In the United States, a survey of 2000 people showed that nearly 40% of people are afraid of clowns. Many people are afraid of terrorists.
But this is not surprising. The image of the white-faced clown comes from the "father of the clown" Joseph Grimaldi, who was the first to promote the burlesque performance of the clown. However, this person had suffered violent abuse during his childhood, which caused him to suffer from severe personality split, which directly affected him to create a sad clown with "half child and half nightmare".
Grimaldi once joked about himself: "I am a person who is depressed during the day, but I can make you laugh so that your stomach hurts at night."
Therefore, the birth of the white-faced clown is itself a tragedy, which is similar to the "Batman" "The origins of the clowns match.
The clown in the super popular villain
comics is crazy and arrogant. He likes to discuss human nature and a society where there is absolutely no system. He is regarded as a thorn in the eye of Batman. But because of Batman's principle of not killing people, he repeatedly spared his life, causing the Joker to get worse.
In the DC movie universe, almost all villains on earth fear the clown for three points. This person obviously has no superpowers, but once he laughs, he is scared. Most of those superheroes
have suffered the loss of the clown. But the Joker didn't like them, he was only interested in Batman, plus a Superman at best.
The clown ranks first among the TOP100 comic villain characters voted by the US media throughout the year. Among the greatest comic villain characters in history selected by IGN, the clown ranks first.
Even DC's opponent Marvel's old man Stan Lee said that people are too partial to this role.
is like in the Marvel universe, the big villain Thor's younger brother Loki, because of his high popularity, he made an independent movie for him. The popularity of the clown has been at the top of the list for so many years. Is it a pity not to make an independent film?
The development of DC's independent film
In the past two years, Marvel's superheroes have made a lot of money. DC looked at the side and looked greedy, and felt helpless.
is also the last time they made a sensational film, it was the "Dark Knight" trilogy. Also learn from Marvel to build a Justice League, and the audiences and fans have been sprayed by the audience and fans.
So DC made a decision, not to engage in the bells and whistles of the United Universe, to make each superhero into an independent movie, and invite different directors to direct different styles. Whether it is Wen Ziren's "Sea King" or the "Joker" currently being screened, they are all part of the plan.
Some people say that this is not good, and now this clown is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. DC has already started looking for Twilight guys to make "Batman". Wouldn't the Joker not ask him to act as a contradiction?
You must know that DC has started to release itself since the new 52, and logical errors are all handled according to the parallel universe, which made me anxious. Batman can make the damn Joker... (see "Flashpoint Paradox" for details )
dark style
Many people say that DC movies are too dark and heavy, while Marvel movies are light-hearted and more suitable for watching in theaters. After the release of "Joker", the reason why many people gave negative reviews was the proper DC movie style, which was not happy at all...
I don't agree with this. I think the DC universe prefers to show social phenomena and people. The conflict of ideas, such as "Joker", is a typical conflict between the upper class and the lower class.
In the movie, Batman’s father Thomas Wayne is as always a good person. He does charity and tries to change the city every day. But as the clown said, the Wayne family has never lived in the bottom of the world, he never Will look at things from the perspective of the poor.
In 2011, the mayor of Hannover, Germany, did his best for the life of homeless people. He was busy building a welfare home every day, striving for a safe life for homeless people. But the tramps did not buy it one by one. This troubled the Lord Mayor, so he asked the homeless people, I met all your requirements, and the homeless man said, "Can you make the cars on that street quieter at night? The noise makes it hard for me to sleep. Only the quiet night with the stars above.” The mayor of
suddenly realized that what I gave them was not what they wanted.
But the Wayne family has never asked any poor people what they want. They have always built cities in a cold way, saving the world in their own way. So, the clown appeared.
In the movie, the Joker is a comedian, but no one listens to him. The rich fight secretly for property rights and hate the poor for insatiable greed; while the poor beat their heads for a piece of bread and scold the rich for doing nothing... The appearance of the
clown is not to reconcile, but simply to expose both types of people The minions completely exposed the social contradictions, just like a very ordinary animal, when they have fur, they are very cute; once they are skinned, they will be bloody, and no one will shudder when they see it.
After the city fell into chaos, the police looked at the crazy crowd and shouted at the clown: "These are all caused by you"
However, the bane of chaos is actually Gotham, a city full of justice. Garbage workers do not work, and even the rich areas of the city are full of rubbish stinks, rat infestation is serious, and the people at the bottom are in dire straits. No matter on the streets or on the subway, I didn’t see a trace of Gotham City’s cleanliness, graffiti and depression everywhere. People’s excessive self-protection gradually turned into mutual indifference. Excessive indifference formed mutual exclusion, and the extremes of exclusion were endless. Violence and chaos. The
clown is just a lead, not a bomb. If only one lead is ignited, it is far from possible to have such a powerful force.
In "Joker", the young Bruce Wayne also appeared in the story. His parents died because of the riots caused by the clown. According to the development of the DC universe, Bruce Wayne will grow up to Batman and be with the clown. Tan City is wit and courageous.
currently has a score of 9.2 on Douban for "Joker", which is almost locked for the next Oscar. What do you think of it?
