"I used to think that my life was a tragedy, but now I find that it is actually a comedy." I used to think that my life was a tragedy, but now I realize, it's a comedy.
─ ─ "The Clown" The overwhelming darkness of Joker
perfectly blends with the immersive poetry. In the poster that was released early, I watched it zoomed in and stared back and forth for a long time. The completely intoxicated eyes and the gradually drying blood stains made me look quickly. After staying for a few seconds, what is he welcoming and celebrating? It may be the self that I have never accepted in the past, or the fact that my heart is full of negative emotions, and maybe it is still murmured by Tyler Durden, if we are God's unwanted children, so be it.
. I raise objections, but there may not be, or there may be one or two movies every year, enough to allow film critics and various audiences to shut their mouths, sit down, and be willing to make a few more rounds of movies, which is commonly known as the common appreciation of elegance and commonness. When we talk about such works, the only one we may be talking about this year is "Joker", not just a commercial film or even the origin story of a superhero villain, but a cautionary tale with extremely high artistic value and profound human nature analysis. Made. The impressive quotation lines in the
trailer and the film should be from Chaplin's famous saying that life is a tragedy in the near term, and a comedy in the distance, which encompasses the existence of the clown to this moment. In Nolan’s "The Dark Knight", Heath Ledger’s interpretation is like a natural lunatic, fearing that the world will not be chaotic, with unreasonable malice, and only happy to see society falling into disorder, but in this film In "Joker", we have witnessed that his birth is reasonable and is a social contribution. Thinking of Desica’s "The Bike Stealer", it only takes a day when everything goes wrong, and an honest father may be on the verge of disconnection of reason. What if everything goes wrong in his life? Joaquin Phoenix and Todd Phillips use a mirror in the movie to tell you that in this world, in such a world, everyone can be a clown.
The harsh laughter could not detect a trace of smile, the pale face could not see a little blood, and the face was extremely unnaturally distorted, only to realize that the world dyed black with the silent tears of the paint, condensed into loneliness Shape, loneliness is as visible as fear. With a trembling hand, one cigarette after another, the scrawny person deep in the mirror tried to open the corner of his mouth. The ash and the translucent smoke rose slowly in the confined narrow space. Freud said that smoking is necessary. If you have no one to kiss.
looked up at the stairs with the camera, observing this figure from a very low angle of view. Like most residents, he was also a kind person. Every time he walked through the stairs, he seemed to jump down once and finally to the bottom of despair, but at the same time. The process of embracing oneself from the incapable place, and marching towards madness with the world, dancing and dancing in front of the eyes with clouds hanging over the sea, mixed with strong darkness, elegance, shame and poetry, that is the human nature falling to the edge of society. Appearance.
"The loneliest moment in life is when I see my world fall apart, but I can only stare blankly."
Fitzgerald reflected in the loneliness of the pen tip, flashing in the pupils of Joaquin Phoenix, staring at a self It is believed that the complete Arthur fell apart, and was slowed down by the world. In the past, there was an admired comedian who took him to the stage he dreamed of. The spotlight dazzled him, so he tried to hold up the billboard to bring laughter to the sick children in the hospital, and tried to copy and copy in the bar. Repeated practice in front of the mirror, exhausted only to come up with the most unique jokes, and become a dedicated employee, playing a dutiful son who is neither humble nor humble, but love and warmth have never cared for him, and there is no evil around him. So reduce by one point.
White is complex, neither pure nor clean, but any stains on it are unbearable, but Gotham City is like a big dyeing vat. What hurts people more than evil is moral hypocrisy, and what is more kitsch than positive energy is Refusing to examine the root of frustration in our culture, the once soft character gradually distorted step by step, and the once sincere eyes fell into madness bit by bit.Arthur witnessed the unbelievable grouping effect gradually fermenting, the eyes in the studio were already different, and he found identification and self-identity, and dignified himself into another value that breeds in the backlight and shadow at the same time, on the stairs and behind the curtain. Pianran fell into the abyss, and the world that had already fallen apart was reborn from the ashes, confirming what Colson Whitehead said, the most terrifying thing is that personal misfortune is not unique, but a common phenomenon.
Unknowingly, we as spectators can no longer move. We are no longer just bystanders. The process of dyeing red from white has also convinced everyone present to be sucked into the dark world of clowns from the depths of our souls. Do not agree from the bottom of my heart that this movie composes such a persuasive anti-social personality.
The rise of heroes and villains is the trend of the times. The clown’s wiping of guns and mischief are driving the anti-capitalist and wealthy phenomenon of the entire society. Like V freaks and Taylors, they have become spiritual indicators of the lower ethnic groups. The country’s huge operating gear, the so-called most important political and economic resources, and legal resources are all in the hands of a few people. From education to the welfare system, all are in order to ensure that everyone can become the shape needed by this society, and be kind to the rich. Rights are also good people. Social order, the operation of laws, and market mechanisms protect a class of people who are those with vested interests who can grab news pages and the attention of politicians when they are murdered. Without money and status, they are not enough. In the system.
In Gotham City of Todd Phillips, you will see that the road on which Arthur Flake and Bruce Wayne set foot is almost separated by a line, but the distance between that line is close to the end, like two big beaches separated by Moses. , The boundary between good and evil overlaps the gap between the poor and the rich. Therefore, the appearance of the clown is a counter-attack force, inspiring every marginal element to show desperate courage, put on a mask, everyone is the same face, sacrificed, neglected, oppressed, and bullied. Even if no one can contend with the system, with nothing but letting go, it is truly an invulnerable idea, illogical and unpredictable. Disorder, disorder, riots, and madness will fall one after another, as if in the great freedom and democracy. They ironically declared that the government should really be afraid of its people.
"A revolution without dance is a revolution that is not worth launching." Even if life is a disaster, it must be a beautiful disaster, as if a dance is a celebration, celebrating the exhausted body that has been bullied by society for a long time, one day Enough to find their own promised land in the acceptance of everyone.
"Parasite" is a comedy without a clown and a tragedy without a villain. After watching "The Clown", it finally became clear. Artists use lies to reveal the truth, politicians only use lies to cover up the truth. It belongs to today’s political circles that are constantly being manipulated by those in power. The unfair facts and the immovable class stagnant water, because everyone can become a clown, the clown can not release a spirit outside the social framework, the counterattack behind the edge of the world, blending endless elegance and despair, making you laugh You shudder and laugh so hard that you can wake up from your dreams and see that this country is the most spectacular fantasy.
This is certainly a lie, and at the same time, it can be expected that such a inflammatory movie will bring many backlashes, just like the aftermath and controversy caused by "Fight Club", but as Norton said, we should return Thinking about the original intention of art. Art never incites or creates violence. No one can fabricate a completely fictional story out of thin air. All kinds of violent acts and extreme methods are born from the same root of frustration. Art reflects our multi-faceted and interrelated cultural current situation. When the public refuses to examine the amplified negative effects, it is tantamount to denying the culture that nurtures each of us. The general misfortune of
should become a collective rupture. The bottom elements are abandoned by civilization and isolated by the system. It seems that they can never enter. The same Hu Bo that "Joker" focuses on is caused by the disappointment of individual existence, which leads to the final flood The sense of destruction and eschatology of smashed the appearance of nothingness and then formed a world that has undergone several evolutions and transformations. The corners of the mouth continue to crack upwards are the wounds of the soul, mixed with intense pain, and rush back to the beautified incomprehensibility and unknown in the vast group Abstract norms and established patterns in
The hard-won "Joker" is undoubtedly one of the best movies of the year, with huge pressure from Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix Really burst out from the inside out with a layered, expressive and stunning acting skills, breaking the Golden Lion Award, breaking the pinnacle of his career; it is colorful and dazzling, blooming above the blossoms, but deepening the shadows, It dilutes the saturation, accuses the human world of imposing distorted tones by himself, and redefines the image of the clown in the world. The plot development of
coincides with the symbolic meaning of Arthur in the story. It is a villain in the immortal mythology of "The Dark Knight", which has sprung up a new blood path, while defeating the conventional framework and old cognition of superhero movies. , To undertake "Parasite" and "Burning" once again focus on class issues that cannot be ignored in every corner of the world through fictional stories.
As Marx said, under most circumstances, weak countries and people cannot represent themselves. These people's shouts are silent, and they can only speak for their own small and silent destiny through the mouth of others and in the way others expected. People give the image of clowns into such symbols. A clown represents thousands of clowns, and a mask accuses thousands of tragedies. Those inferior lives that even politicians do not intend to use and that newspaper pages disregard. The birth of the story is not accidental, but a natural result of modern society.
