Recently, the film "Joker" starring American actor Jacques Phoenix has become a hot topic of discussion and is nominated for the 2020 Golden Globe Awards. Although the film is controversial, it still attracts a large number of fans to buy tickets; attentive audiences may be here. Pay attention when watching. If you have already watched the movie, do you understand why the clown is a dancer who likes to dance? If you haven't watched this movie yet, you might as well find out here. The dance performed by
on the spot. This movie describes the process of the transformation of the protagonist Arthur Fleck, starring Jacques Phoenix, into the "clown" of the villain, and the various scenes in which he dances play a key role. Director Todd Phillips pointed out in an interview that the scene of the clown dancing under the dark green light in the bathroom was not originally written on the script, but that Jackie Phoenix created the scene after hearing the music of the film composer at the shooting site. Improvisation.
In the original script, the director just wanted Arthur to remove his clown makeup, staring in the mirror and asking himself: "What did I do?" But when filming started, Joe King Phoenix felt that this shouldn't be Arthur. Flake's true reaction after all misfortunes; when Joe King Phoenix began to dance alone in the bathroom with music, the director and team knew that this scene was a precious performance that could not be reproduced.
Jacques Phoenix is a great dancer. Although Jacques Phoenix’s dance in the film is not trained and purely improvised, it has been praised by professionals such as dance critics: "He is pale and wavy. Shaped hair sticks to both sides of his sunken cheeks. He has a powerful force that turns his body, especially behind him, into a dark dance performance with weird angles.
Jacques Phoenix for this show He lost 52 pounds and spent several months trying to interpret the clown’s iconic laughter. As for the dance scenes in the movie, he also made some preparations at the same time: he studied all kinds of dance clips and asked The choreographer asked a lot of dance skills; in the end, the actor got inspiration from Broadway actor Bolger’s performance in 1957, old soft shoes, and restored the strange and arrogant dance steps of the exclusive clown in his own way.
In the dance, the music and dance steps of the several dances are different, and the character of the clown has also changed. From the plot aspect, the dance reflects the strong connection between Arthur Fleck’s emotions and the body. When struggling between a hopeful heart and a cruel reality, dance is the only way he can stick to himself; when dancing alone, he can stretch his body and wave his arms and legs without feeling anymore. An alien that is not accepted by everyone.
From the movie "She" to "Joker", Jackie Phoenix once again impressed us with his superb acting skills. In an earlier interview, he said that the role of the clown has unlimited possibilities for development, and Said that he also studied the shooting of the sequel.
I wonder if you expect him to continue to perform this classic role? Do you think Heath Ledger or Jacques Phoenix played better?
