The much-anticipated "Joker" premiered at the Venice Film Festival yesterday, and the media lining up to watch the movie are crowded. After the premiere of
, the reputation in North America has exploded: the freshness of rotten tomatoes is currently 86% (22 reviews), MTC is 75 points (13 good, 4 out of 1 poor), and the IMDB average score is as high as 9.9.
"Joker" is destined to be the most watched comic film in the second half of this year. The movie
borrows the classic villain character of DC Comics, the clown, and makes a brand new adaptation of his story.
And another reason we look forward to this movie so much is starring Joaquin Phoenix.
foreign film critics even said that "Joker" is so amazing depends entirely on Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar-level acting.
Throughout the previous clown actors, each of them is of the great god level and has achieved high honors.
In the 1989 version of "Batman" was Jack Nicholson, who won the Oscar for best actor three times;
In the 2008 "Dark Knight" was Heath Ledger, who directly won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the Joker ;
2016 "Suicide Squad" is Jared Leto, who also won an Oscar for best supporting actor.
But in the hearts of movie fans, the clown played by Heath Ledger is the most classic.
even has: Heath Ledger, there is no clown lament.
It is sad that Heath Ledger left us on January 22, 2008.
He was 28 years old that year.
He used the price of his life to make the clown a dead end.
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When the "Dark Knight" was released that year, the box office reached 1 billion worldwide and swept the Oscars.
In addition to the excellent film itself, Heath Ledger's almost crazy performance also made people remember him thoroughly, remembering the clown played by Heath Ledger.
He completely subverted the previous comical image, and played the dark and perverted vividly.
Many people say that it is the first time to fall in love with a movie because of a villain. Although
is a supporting role, it robbed the protagonist of the limelight.
The explosion scene in the hospital, Heath Ledger abruptly turned it into the ten classic movie history clips.
The clown is more like the protagonist in the "Dark Knight", where good and evil coexist.
The classic line he said to Batman "Your existence makes me feel that life is complete" is the best proof.
Until now, many people have said that if it weren't for the Heath Ledger version of the Joker, this film would not cause such a violent shock in the hearts of movie fans.
But he did not wait for the film premiere, nor did he see how successful the film was, how successful he was.
He also won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the role of Joker in "Batman: The Dark Knight" after his death.
Li Ang described his death as "the jealous of heavenly talent", a man who is so talented that God is jealous of him.
Heath Ledger was born on April 4, 1979 in Australia.
's mother, Sally Ledger Bell, is a French teacher, and his father, Kim Ledger, is a racing driver and a mining engineer. The mother of
is from the Scottish Highland clan, and his father is from a prominent local family in Perth.
But Heath’s parents divorced when he was 10 years old.
His enthusiasm for drama was completely ignited by his sister Kate.
He always pays attention to the works of his sister Kate in school.
Whenever a work is broadcast, he will sit in the front row and watch, "This is what I want to do, I can't wait to do this."
He has known since he was a child, where he will go when he grows up , Becoming an actor is his final destination.
When he was 10 years old, Heath had his first performance experience-playing "Peter Pan" Peter Pan in a fairy tale play arranged by the school. He started his acting career since then.
So far, he has an almost crazy love for acting.
As an adult, Heath and his friend Trevor embarked on the dream road to Sydney.
"I have nothing to escape in Perth. I love my family, I love my friends, I love this city, but the world outside is so wonderful, and I need to be a part of it."
1997, The TV series "sweat" provided him with two roles-swimmer and gay cyclist, Heath chose the latter. The film
let the public see a teenager with superb acting skills. After
, he appeared in one of Australia's most successful TV series "Outdoors at Home".
And what really got him started with movies was after starring in the low-cost film "Black Stone".
Then, he came to the United States in 1998 and started his film career.
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After Heath Ledger entered Hollywood, he starred in the first movie "Ten Things I Hate You", which was written by a friend of Matt Amato.
After making this movie, he has his own agent- Steve Alexander .
He asked Heath: "How long have you been an actor?"
Heath said: "About 20 years."
He asked: "Then how old are you?"
Heath: "20 years old."
Steve · Alexander was shocked by his confidence.
He thinks Heath Ledger will definitely become a great actor. After
played "Ten Things I Hate You", a lot of movies started looking for him.
was rejected by him on the grounds that the role was very similar to the previous one.
He is eager to find new challenges.
until 1999, he got the opportunity to star in "Patriot" with Mel Gibson.
Mel Gibson is also Australian and one of the idols of Heath Ledger.
Mel Gibson admired Heath very much, so he proposed to let him audition for "Patriot."
Heath successfully won the role, and then it took three months to figure out the role.
filming this movie, Heath Ledger was under great pressure and even encountered a crisis of confidence.
"I am used to self-doubt. I always think that maybe I shouldn't play it. I don't know how to act. I will fail. I deceived them. I always try to find a solution."
Mel took great care of her during this period, teaching him how to act and how to enter the role.
In the end, he survived.
Therefore, Mel can be regarded as the first mentor in Heath Ledger's life.
and then this hot new star works constantly.
In 2001, "Knights of the Holy War" became a big hit and sold at the global box office.
Heath Ledger has become the new favorite of Hollywood.
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At that time, "Rolling Stone" magazine praised without hesitation:
, the new face from Australia has the talent to become a big star. zDirector Brian Helgrand of 17z
once said in an interview that "a guy like Ledger usually comes out every 50 years."
But although the predicament is coming.
's "Four Feathers" in 2002 was not satisfactory, and
's 2003's "Sin Eater" and "The Kelly Party" were not well received.
The Four Feathers (2002)
Kelly Party Ned Kelly (2003)
The Order (2003)
Several mediocre movies quickly caused Heath Ledger to have a strong crisis. The film career of
fell from a peak to a trough, and he decided to take a break.
did not see any of his works released in 2004.
Heath Ledger returned in 2005 and brought five films to the audience in one breath.
are "Brothers Grimm", "Dogtown Councillor", "Brokeback Mountain", "Casanova" and "Candy".
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Candy Candy (2006)
Among them, "Brokeback Mountain" became a classic, and he never thought it would be a great work in history.
Whenever we think of him, we also think of this line:
Sometimes I really miss you, thinking that I can’t bear it. I want to know how to quit you. —— "Brokeback Mountain"
During the bottleneck period, he met Lee Ang, who was just in his prime, and "Brokeback Mountain" pushed Heath Ledger to a peak in his career. The
film won eight nominations for the Oscars that year .
won the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival.
At that time, Heath Ledger participated in the Venice Film Festival in total of 3 films, and they were almost gone.
In addition to talent and talent, Heath Ledger was also selected as the 50 most beautiful in the world by "People" magazine because of his good looks.
With "Brokeback Mountain", he won the Oscar nomination for the first time. If it hadn't been for Philip Hoffman, he would have almost won the Oscar for the first time.
Regarding, when Ang Lee commented on Heath Ledger’s performance, he said: "Heath’s role is very rare. This is the impression people get. This is why he is an excellent actor; he has the most in movies. His lines, but his way of speaking seems to cherish words like gold."
even highly praised him as the young Marlon Brando.
in Heath Ledger's short acting career of only ten years, and the most recent Oscar only 0.1 cm.
However, I didn't win the prize, but I gained love.
He and Michelle Williams, the "wife" in the play, got together and gave birth to a daughter.
Unfortunately, this relationship ended in divorce.
Heath Ledger, who was at the peak of his career, decided to work hard and create another glory.
In 2007, starred in Christopher Nolan's movie " Batman: The Dark Knight " , playing Batman's strongest opponent "Joker" .
This has also become his last peerless pinnacle work left to the world. After
posted the news on the Internet that director Nolan wanted him to act as a clown,
also had a joint name to boycott him.
So, Heath Ledger tried to prove himself.
shut himself in the hotel room before shootingFor three months, I have been studying roles every day.
Isolated from the world, he scurrying around like a madman, almost frantically looking for the inner world of the clown.
He said: "I don't know how to perform the clown's lonely crazy perverted feeling, maybe this way of isolation can better understand the mood of the role."
At that time his friend Enfa asked how he was going to play the clown. , How do you talk and how do you laugh? After asking
, Enfa said that he would never forget that scene in his entire life:
"I was sitting there and thinking, and suddenly heard, "Do you want to know how my scars come from?" I looked at him. As he walked, he pulled his shirt and said,'My dad is an alcoholic, a demon...' He gave me a look, and I suddenly felt shuddering.'Why so serious?' He ended like this. I. Screaming, great."
It can be said that in order to play a clown, he completely turned himself into a clown.
It is said that at the shooting scene, almost everyone was convinced by Heath Ledger's performance. When
has his scenes, someone always sneaks over to take a look at the scene.
In the end, with the role of a clown, he completely conquered all the audience.
Someone even selected his clown as the best screen villain in film history.
himself said when he talked about this role: "This is the most interesting role I have played since I became an actor. It is easy to catch, full of creativity, and too good to be true."
is indeed a bit unreal, just like a fantasy.
So, Heath Ledger left the world before the release of "Batman: The Dark Knight".
He was found dead in an apartment in New York at the age of 28.
and the clown is like a portrayal of the end of his life. The genius of
has fallen. This news quickly shocked the entire Hollywood and alarmed fans all over the world.
Just after his death, people looked through all the information about his life.
tried to be able to walk into his real inner world to find the truth.
he said in a WJW Fox TV interview:
"I feel good about death because I can feel alive through my daughter."
said in a life interview: "I sleep about two hours a night on average. I can't help it. Think about it and think about it. My body is exhausted, but my mind keeps turning."
His friend Enfa also said:
"This is him, he has too much energy, too much thought, too much to do It’s too much creativity. When you feel good, you won’t sleep. He has too much time to be awake, as if he is 50 years old.”
Heath Ledger was very stressed before he died. Big, bad mental state.
rely on a lot of drugs every day to maintain sleep.
happened to be infected with pneumonia at that time, and his physical condition was also extremely bad.
He took a lot of pneumonia medicine that night, as well as a lot of sleeping pills and other tranquilizers.
The result of mixed consumption of multiple drugs caused his accidental death. When
was found, he was lying naked on the bed with various pills scattered around him. The dazzling light of
made people sigh at death.
Enfa remembers that Heath said, "I have a lot of things to do, but I don’t think I have much time. I don’t think I can stay here for long, so I don’t know why. I want to do these things now. It's over." During that period of
, heI really like the artists who died at the age of 26 or 27.
People like Kurt Cobain and Janice Joplin.
Perhaps, he has already felt death. More than ten years have passed since Heath Ledger's death
.
When countless fans miss him, they always pull out his movies and watch them over and over again. The voice and appearance of
always makes people feel full of emotion, but it is very sad.
His life is full of burning, but the ending is so short and sad .
is like what Pu Shu sang in the song "Life as a Summer Flower":
"Shock is as short as a summer flower."
remembers this passage in his movie "Four Feathers":
"God will take away the best things around us to remind us that we get too much."
And God took Heath Ledger away, he is the best one!
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