Arthur Fleck, an extremely introverted person, is even less sociable.
But at the same time he is a weird person, even creepy.
Although Arthur is a mental patient, he did not feel any strangeness to himself. He even had a smile on his face. He never felt that his life was a "joke"...
full black:
Hear laughter.
The sound of a complete breakdown.
fade in:
Office morning
Joker (more than 30 years old), tears overflowed in his eyes because he laughed too hard.
He is trying to control himself.
The greasy black hair was unkempt.
He was wearing a faded red zip-up sweatshirt and a gray scarf that had become thin after years of wear, hanging loosely around his neck.
We noticed two old faded scars on the corners of his mouth. It looks like a smile.
He sat opposite an overworked social worker (in his 50s), African American.
Her office is small and crowded, in a dilapidated building. Piles of folders piled up in front of her.
She just sat on the other side of the desk, waiting for his laughter to end, she had experienced all this before.
Finally the laughter stopped.
The clown took a deep breath and it was really over.
pause
clown
Is it just me, or is the whole world getting crazy?
Although the clown laughed, his eyes still hurt.
His heart collapsed. It seems that he hasn't slept for several days.
Social worker
(Everyone) must be very nervous. People are frustrated and they are also struggling. looking for a job. The strike seems to be going on all the time. This is a difficult time.
(Then)
how about you. How is work? Are you still adapting?
clown
Yeah, I mean, every day is different. So I really like my work. I don't think I can be an office worker at my desk.
Joker (not finished) pause
Nothing to offend you.
The social worker laughed. Write something down. Look at the clock, she will be late for the next date.
Social worker
Have you been keeping a diary?
clown
Write every day.
Social worker
good. Did you bring it?
(pause)
clown
(Avoid the topic)
I'm very sorry. What should I bring?
Social worker
(Impatient, she doesn't have time to worry about this)
Arthur, last time I asked you to bring the diary. For these few meetings. Did you bring it?
clown
Yes, ma'am.
(pause)
Social worker
Can I have a look?
He reluctantly reached into his bag. Take out an old notebook. Push it in front of her--
clown
I have always used it as a diary, as a record of jokes, and also as a record of interesting thoughts or comments-have I told you that I am preparing for a solo comedy performance?
She read his diary as she listened.
Social worker
No, you didn't.
clown
I think I have (tell you).
She did not respond and kept flipping through his diary. -
Social worker
Oh, of course there is. Your mother said,-your goal.
"Bring laughter and happiness to the world"
(To bring laughter and joy to the world)
Yeah?
clown
right.
Keep your eyes on the diary
(The clip is modified to read the sentence directly read by the social worker as "I just wish my death makes more sense than my life." (I just wish my death makes more sense than my life.), without this sentence. Pay attention to the font of "bring laughter and happiness to the world", Arthur's writing habit is right-handed. And the font of "I just hope that my death is more meaningful than my life." The font is not right-handed. Arthur The goal of "Bring laughter and happiness to the world" is actually the mother's original words, which means the mother's influence on Arthur.)
(Outside of the work of the clown, Arthur has been taking care of his mother, and a mother has been repeating the tasks assigned to him. It implies that Arthur's life is repeated and repeated. And this "repetition" is caused by his mother. Due to excessive sensitivity, neuropathic patients will continue to do the same thing or think of the same thing repeatedly. It implies that both Arthur and his mother are neuropathic patients. One thing Arthur repeats is Arthur’s goal. Bring laughter and happiness to the world", his mother’s words were actually her mother’s main mental stimulation to Arthur.)
Every page of the diary is tidy but seemingly angry.
There are also pornographic pictures cut from pornographic magazines, and some rough paintings.
A hint of anger flashed across the clown's face.
His own right eyebrow will move unconsciously.
Arthur tried to stay calm. His eyebrows have actually dropped a lot, half of them.
He has experienced many things.
clown
I don't know you want to read my diary.
The social worker glanced at him, then read a paragraph that made her stop.
Social worker
(Read aloud)
"I just hope that my death is more meaningful than my life."
(I just wish my death makes more sense than my life.)
(The diary feature is modified to I just wish my death makes more cents than my life.)
(The shooting is modified to translate the same sentence and the entire diary into different languages, and the same notebook is written in different languages. Take Italian as an example. I just wish my death makes more sense than my life. Translated into Italian spero solo che la mia morte abbia pio senso della mia vita. It means I just hope my death has a better sense of my life. The diary feature is modified to a different language version for the same reason.)
The social worker looked up at the clown. He also looked at her. The two looked at each other in silence.
Then he smiled, even though he thought it was nothing funny--
(Arthur often has an awkward situation. When he is nervous, sad, or angry, he will laugh involuntarily.)
clown
Yes. I mean, it's just--
Social worker
Did my reading (your diary) disturb you?
He leaned forward to the social worker.
clown
No, I just think that some (diaries) are private. You know?
Social worker
I understand. I just want to know that you keep writing in a diary.
The social worker returned his diary to him. He put the diary on his lap.
Social worker
Where's your mom? how is she?
clown
She is okay. But most of the time it's not so good. I am taking care of her, and it helps her a lot.
She really needs me.
Social worker
(But) It seems that her condition deteriorated after you went home.
clown
(nod)
Yes, I think it’s good for me to go home.
When I was in the hospital last time, it was difficult for her to visit me in the hospital.
She looked back at the clock, she needed to prepare for her next appointment.
Social worker
All right. So, two weeks from today, will I see you again?
The clown nodded. But sit all the time.
She stood up and tried to signal that it was time for him to go--
Social worker
Arthur, is there anything else I can help you with? My next appointment is waiting for me.
He still sat there all the time.
(The shooting was modified to be that the social worker asked another question after reading the diary)
The social worker asked Arthur:
Social worker
How does it feel to be here? Is it helpful for someone to chat with you?
Clown (takes a cigarette)
I remembered that I was locked up in the hospital.
Social worker
(You) have been locked up in the hospital. Have you ever thought about the reason?
Cut to the Observation Room
A person was locked in, constantly hitting the window on the door with his head...
(The sudden cut in the scene suggests that the conversation with the social worker and the plot afterwards may be all fantasy. The movie shows the fantasy of the clown in the observation room. Is it the imagination of Arthur in the observation room or the imagination of Arthur in the conversation? Both. Because the time of the social worker’s conversation and the time of the hospital observation room are both displayed at 11:11 in the morning.)
(Arthur has another problem. Whenever he feels extreme anxiety and self-loathing, he can't control himself and hits his head away from a wall or table.)
clown
Yes, I want to know, can you ask the doctor to increase the dose of my medicine? The current dose has no effect.
Social worker
(Check his record)
Do you know which medicines you want to add?
The clown shook his head, wondering.
Social worker
Have you ever fallen asleep?
clown
(Lying) Yes.
She looked at his file again.
Social worker
Arthur, you are taking seven different drugs. It must be medicinal.
He finally stood up impatiently. Zip the faded red sweatshirt.
The clown looked at her--
clown
I just don't want to feel so bad anymore (I just don't wanna feel so bad anymore.)
Kenny Music Store
Traffic jam in Gotham Square. There were heavy traffic, horns kept honking, and pedestrians crowded on the sidewalk.
There are huge billboards, movie ceilings, and trash bags piled high everywhere.
Below Gotham, a piano clinked, sending out some dynamic and fast-paced melody.
Across the busy city street, we saw Arthur.
He was dressed up as a wandering clown with a gloomy face.
This is his job.
He was wearing tattered clothes, with a big red mouth like a five o'clock shadow painted on his face, a big ball-shaped red nose, the tongue of the mouth was painted white, and the corners of the big mouth were curved upwards.
The clown held a sign in front of the Kenny Music Store, which read: "EVERYTHING MUST GO!" and the banner above the store read: "Closed!" (Going out of BUSSINESS)
Behind the clown, an old man plays the piano in the street.
The two of them cooperated to draw attention to the big sales promotion in the store.
The clown, like Charlie Chaplin, swayed (like a duck) in music.
Most people passed by the clown and turned a blind eye to him. Only a few times passers-by accidentally hit him.
The clown saw a group of boys, less than 15 years old, and five people approaching him.
The clown avoided them. They laughed out loud as soon as they saw the clown. Began to make fun of him.
The clown ignored them and tried his best to do his job, while maintaining his humble dignity.
Raise the sign and continue dancing.
One of the children deliberately knocked out the sign the clown was holding. -
Little devil
Suck my big cock, clown.
The children laughed. The clown said nothing. Bend down to pick up the sign--
Another kid took the opportunity to kick his ass--
Imp 2
Wow.
The clown fell and his face fell on the sidewalk.
Strangely, the old man playing the piano deliberately speeded up the rhythm of the music. -
The children continued to laugh out loud. One of the boys snatched the clown's sign and ran across the road. -
Other children followed, passing through the traffic. -
The clown immediately stood up and chased after him. He needs to get back the sign.
He was almost hit by a taxi and the clown turned, but he was about to hit another U-turn car. The car stopped when it almost knocked down the clown.
The clown kept running in the traffic. People stared at the clown show.
A clown running in the street must be a joke--
Gotham Square Side Street-
Five boys were presumptuous on the crowded street, laughing loudly and shouting loudly.
At the last moment, they turned sharply to the right at the intersection. -
The Joker almost slid out the corner, his big red shoes made him slip. -
He got up and continued walking towards them, only to see them running ahead. -
boom! The clown didn't know what was hit in the face!
He fell to the ground.
It turned out that one of the children was hiding in the parking space and playing the clown with a sign. The brand is also rotten, it is divided into two--
The other children turned around and walked to the clown on the ground.
The clown stretched out his hand, still trying to get the brand back. -
The children started kicking the clown. This is cruel and vicious.
But no one on the street wanted to stop and rescue the clown.
The clown's huge clown face, sticking to the ground.
Sweat ran down his face, messing up his makeup.
(The shooting was modified to show that Arthur reached out to touch the brand, but the brand couldn't be touched. He reached into the clothes, pressed the switch, and the flowers on his chest leaked water.)
The stupid frown on his face looked even tighter.
He doesn't look too painful. He was just the child being beaten up.
(When Arthur laughed before the interview with the social worker, he recalled this unhappy experience. Before the interview, Arthur almost collapsed, laughing and crying, and lying on the ground after being beaten. The expressions connected. Interview with the social worker and on the street Cut before and after being beaten.)
Intercity bus heading to the city center at dusk
(The day Arthur repeated. It started with a job as a clown, and then went to meet with a social worker. Now he goes home by car and stops by to get medicine before returning home.)
The clown walked towards the back row of the crowded bus. Now he walks a little lame, but he is not dejected.
His makeup was washed off, and his costumes and props were stuffed into a large shopping bag on his shoulder.
There is still some unwashed white oil paint on his face.
He found an empty seat in the back of the bus to sit down.
(The filming was modified so that Arthur was already sitting in his seat and looking out the window. He might be imagining or recalling the content of the conversation with the social worker. The editing and environmental sound suggested that Arthur's mind was the same content as the conversation at this time.)
I saw a four-year-old sad child who was crying and his face was puffy, sitting on his knees, looking at the clown. The child’s mother faces forward, but even if the clown looks from behind, she can tell that she is angry.
(The child's mother is wearing a dark blue jacket and a blue patterned variegated shirt, sitting in a blue seat.)
The clown saw a girl with melancholy eyes staring at him.
The clown pretended not to know where to look, feeling very uncomfortable and tiny.
He instantly returned to the character, smiled like a clown, covered his face with his hands, and started playing face-changing games with her.
The girl stared at him for a while, then giggled. -
Woman on the bus
(Turns to the clown; annoyed)
Can you stop disturbing my child?
clown
I didn't bother her, I was--
Woman on the bus
(interrupt)
stop.
Suddenly, the clown laughed, very loudly!
(When you feel nervous, sad, or angry, you will laugh involuntarily.)
He covered his mouth to cover it, the clown shook his head, and the laughter paused for a while, but then the laughter grew louder.
But his eyes looked sad.
In fact, laughter makes the clown very painful.
The passengers on the bus stared at the clown. And the girl seemed to be crying again.
Woman on the bus
Do you think this is interesting?
The clown shook his head and said no, but he couldn't stop laughing.
He reached into his pocket and took out a small card. Give it to the child's woman.
The card read: "Forgive my laughter. I'm sick (more explanation later)
She turned the card over, and there was a dense pile of small letters--
"This is a special disease with sudden, frequent, uncontrollable bursts of laughter, which ordinary people cannot imagine. It may happen to people with brain damage or certain neurological diseases."
She didn't look at the card. She just shook her head angrily and threw the card to the ground.
The clown laughed more exaggeratedly. Tears also flowed down his cheeks.
He didn't want to attract the attention of others to himself. He pulled up his red hood and covered his mouth with his shabby scarf, trying to suppress the laughter.
(Arthur is a clown actor. He thinks he can make children happy. He often pretends to be a clown in reality and do some funny things to please the children. But he is self-defeating, but he is surprised by his perverted smile and laugh. It was scared by the sound. This is also a "ugly thing" that Arthur often happens in life. He has been trying his best to control himself, and has been fighting against this sick laugh all his life.)
He turned his head to look at the city he passed by.
(It seems that everything never happened)
(Two different clips are used as a reminder. The clip that cuts in suddenly shows Arthur’s fantasy first. The fantasy ends and cuts to the fantasy of Arthur. Every cut is cut into the clip, just like the fantasy of fantasy, enters Arthur’s. When imagining, use music, ambient sound, and sound effects as advance distinctions, and then cut into Arthur’s next fantasy, the fantasy ends, and then cut to this moment to end the fantasy of Arthur. Arthur’s makeup is Arthur’s fantasy during street performances, fantasy Continuing, until Arthur was beaten, it was a fantasy when talking with a social worker, and talking with a social worker was a fantasy when riding in a car. Repeating the "cycle" is like Nanke Yimeng until the visionary is finally revealed, and the previous fantasy ends. The only exception is the hospital. Observation room, suggesting the fancier, that is, the clown.)
Lower East Side Street at 5 p.m.
The bus drove away and the sun was almost down.
The clown walked slowly down the street full of garbage. The garbage was piled on the sidewalk, and the air was filled with dense fog, covering everything.
(The blue night covers everything. The sky, roads, buildings, and pedestrians are all blue. Arthur also wears a pair of blue pants.)
The streets are also crowded with poor people, old people and people who have nothing. Woman with a child sitting in a dilapidated stroller. The homeless slept on the subway fence. There are stray dogs from time to time.
The clown is one of the few white faces.
The clown walked into a dilapidated drugstore, and behind him two drunk men were fighting in the corner, beating each other. The clown and others have no time to care about it.
(Note that the name of the pharmacy is R Helms RPHARMACY. The name of the social worker in front is a tribute to the creator of Batman, Bob Kane. It comes from an egg with a real person. Here is the collaboration of the director. Actor Ed Helms.)
Because no one cares here.
(Arthur walks up the continuous blue stairs, suggesting that Arthur is suffering from visions and mental illness.)
Apartment building lobby at 6 p.m.
In a once beautiful building, there is a dilapidated hall, but now it is turned into a garbage dump.
The clown checks his mailbox. He holds a small white medicine packet (prescription medicine) in his hand.
The mailbox is empty.
Apartment building elevator
The clown walked into the broken elevator, the dazzling fluorescent lights, and the walls were full of graffiti.
When the door closed, he heard--
Sophie
and many more! !
He stretched out his foot, pretending to block the door and shut it-he was a romantic man.
Ding
Sophie Dumond (less than 30 years old), tired and holding shopping bags, walked up the elevator with her 5-year-old daughter, Kiki.
(Sophie and her daughter Kiki suggested that they were the other mother and daughter harassed by Arthur in the car. The other parent-child relationships in the movie were all Arthur’s projections of consciousness. The mother and daughter harassed in the car became Now the mother and daughter in the elevator, Sophie and Kiki are wearing blue costumes. Arthur has always hoped that he can get more attention.)
Sophie
Thank you.
(Sophie's red coat, red and blue, on the contrary, implies that Sophie is pretending to be good to Arthur, and has another purpose.)
(Realize)
It turned out to be you—the others in this building are too rude.
The clown nodded "No thanks" and held his breath, hoping he wouldn't laugh impolitely.
The floor creaked as soon as the elevator moved.
The clown saw Kiki licking the dirty elevator handrails behind her mother.
Sophie
How is your mother?
The clown took a deep breath, ready to talk to her but was uncomfortable, and grabbed the white prescription medicine bag tightly.
clown
It's the same every day. I am doing my best to get her back.
(Pointing to the medicine packet)
Give her medicine. Cook her dinner.
Sophie (smiling politely)
She is lucky she has you (this son)--
The clown smiled and thanked Sophie for her appreciation, but couldn't help but glanced at Kiki who was licking the railing.
Sophie finally noticed Kiki. She wanted to catch Kiki, but she couldn't make a move. I want to kick her off the railing with my feet--
Sophie
Oh my goodness. Don't do that, Kiki! How many times have I told you?
(To the clown)
This building is too bad, isn't it?
The Joker just nodded... He didn't know what to say, but obviously he wanted to continue the conversation with Sophie.
But the elevator door opened. They all went out.
Sophie
OK. Okay, say hello to your mother for me.
Sophie and Kiki walked into the hall, and the Joker walked in the opposite direction. He just stood there but his heart beat faster.
(Although Sophie was very good to Arthur, it was actually out of sympathy, but Arthur mistakenly thought that this was Sophie’s love for herself. Arthur tried his best to impress her, but he was self-defeating and acted like An extremely strange person, just obsessed with Sophie and her easily frightened daughter Kiki.)
Joker (calling behind her)
Hi Sophie--
Sophie turned around.
clown
I will tell my mother that you say hello.
Sophie smiled and said, "Yes, that's what I said."
(The filming was modified to show that Sophie’s mother and daughter and Arthur encountered a malfunction while riding in the elevator, suggesting that Sophie’s mother and daughter are clown fantasy. Sophie’s mother and daughter’s words are what Arthur’s consciousness projection said to him, and there is something in the words.)
Sophie
(To the clown)
(This building) is too bad, isn't it? (Another meaning is that your life is too bad.)
Kiki
(This building) is too bad, mother, (I said) right? (Another meaning is that my life is too bad.)
Sophie
Yes, I heard it, Kiki (Another meaning is that I understand that my life is too bad.)
Kiki
Too bad, mother. (It's too bad to repeatedly stimulate the clown's life.)
Sophie made a gesture of shooting her head with her left hand.
(The gesture comes from the 1976 movie "Taxi Driver", the actor Travis has a mental breakdown. Sophie hints that the clown's mental breakdown is about to fall.)
Sophie and Kiki walked into the hall, and the Joker walked in the opposite direction. Suddenly the clown stopped Sophie. The clown repeated Sophie's gestures boastfully, and simulated the sound of a gun. The shot blasted his head and pretended to be dead.
(It implies that after a mental breakdown, the clown thought of suicide. Through Sophie’s mother-daughter pun, the clown finally decided to commit suicide. So Arthur stopped pretending to die by suicide, implying that the thought of suicide has been stimulating Arthur and suicide. People with a tendency will suddenly decide to commit suicide at some point.)
Sophie opened the door of the apartment
(Sophie used her left hand to make movements in the elevator, and the doorknob was on the right. Sophie used her left hand to complete all the movements when she appeared, suggesting that the two were Arthur's fantasy. Arthur's hand with the medicine also changed from his right hand to his left hand. )
The clown's apartment 8 p.m.
Old apartment, rotten carpet. There is nothing new in it.
It's just clean and the apartment is well maintained.
The clown closed the door behind him, leaned his back against the door, and then leaned down. A low grunt was heard. He lowered his head and saw an old orange cat rubbing against his leg.
Then--
Mom (breaking this moment, shouting)
Is "HAPPY" you? ! Have you checked your mailbox before you came?
clown
Yes, mother. Nothing at all. There is no letter.
mother
Are you sure you watched it? Sometimes I don't know what you are thinking.
The clown looked back and found that the cat was gone.
clown
yes, I'm sure. My people are here. I'll cook you dinner, okay?
Quick cut to:
The clown tore the prescription medicine bag...One by one the medicine bottles crashed and poured onto the counter.
The name of the clown, "Arthur Fleck" written on the orange pill bottle.
Look at the names of generic drugs:
TEMAZEPAM... treat sleep disorders
Perphenazine; Perphenazine; Chlorpromazine; Chlorpromazine; Perphenazine (PERPHENAZINE)…Treatment of schizophrenia
AHENELZINE...heart blood flow and myocardial metabolism
Amitriptyline (antidepressant) (AMITRIPTYLINE)…Treat various types of depression or depressive states
Amphetamine... treats asthma, sleep disorders (narcolepsy) and hyperactivity symptoms
Diazepam: Benzodiazepine (stabilizer)...anxiety, sedation and hypnosis, and can also be used for antiepileptic and anticonvulsant
Mianertong; MEPROBAMATE... treats insomnia
(Arthur suffers from PseudoBulbar affect, also known as PBA. There is no corresponding medication for emotional adjustment disorder, only through dialogue with social workers. Arthur’s profession is a clown that brings people laughter and happiness, but he does not have any Joy and happiness, this kind of ambivalence suggests that the profession of the clown may be Arthur’s fantasy.)
Take out one pill each from the Valium and Mianertong medicine bottle.
The two pills were crushed into powder.
Sprinkle the powder on the dinner.
Swallow a handful of pills from the other bottles.
The clown lowered his head, smiled and looked at the orange cat on the counter, also looking at himself.
Apartment mother's bedroom at 9 p.m.
A news anchor’s report on the "Super Rat" rat disaster raging in Gotham City was broadcast on TV.
(The color of the TV picture and the night sky of the sky are also blue. Later, the TV picture Arthur sees is also blue, not in color.)
News anchor
When you think the situation will not get worse... The authorities say that the whole city is infested with rats.
(Arthur got out of the car and came back to pass by many garbage bags full of trash, suggesting that Gotham City’s sanitation workers are missing, causing many problems.)
Not just ordinary mice, but super mice that are difficult to eliminate.
(Later in the news, the Wayne family appeared, which was actually a "super mouse." The super mouse symbolized the Wayne family and capitalists. The piles of garbage bags that appeared were a symbol of the lower class.)
The clown brought food to her mother Petunia (in her 70s) who was lying on the bed.
(Penny wears red lipstick, corresponding to Arthur's big red mouth. The relationship between mother and child is connected by the red mouth. The mother's words correspond to Arthur's life.)
The TV shows local news.
(The screen of the news broadcast on the TV is reflected on the glass. The left and right images are inverted. The mirror and the glass imply that the information Arthur received is a phantom, even an inverted illusion and false information.)
The clown put food in front of his mother. He tried to conceal the pain of being beaten before--
His mother didn't seem to notice the clown at all.
Petunia
He must have not received my letter.
The clown was sitting on a chair by the bed.
clown
He is very busy.
Mother
No time to deal with me? I have worked for that family for 12 years. He always smiles at me. The least he can do is reply to the letter.
clown
Mom, let's eat. You need to eat.
Mother
You need to eat. Depends on how thin you are
Before the clown could speak, his mother pointed to the news on TV. -
News anchor
Two patients were sent to Gotham General Hospital
News anchor
It seems that this city needs a piper (Pied Pier)
(The piper corresponds to the story of the Grimm's fairy tale, the piper destroys mice. A long time ago, there were many mice in the city of Metz in Germany. People tried various ways to clean up the mice in the city. The piper came to Metz, and his flute sound was magical. People promised the piper that if the piper could kill the mouse, he would pay him 1,000 gold coins. Then the piper played the flute and the mouse heard it. The sound of magical flutes appeared one after another. The piper led the mouse into the river and drowned, but the people refused to speak credit and refused to pay. So the piper played the flute again and led all the children in the city to a cave Inside, the entrance was closed. Only one disabled child walked slowly and was not taken away. This story also has different endings. It is said that the piper used the flute to lure the children in the town into the sea and all drowned. Inside, it was said that the villagers finally paid the royalties due to Pied Piper, and the children returned to the village safely; another said that two children, one dumb and one blind, had returned to the village, but the other children were never there again. The scary thing is that this story is based on the tragedy that occurred in the 13th century.)
(The clown corresponds to the flute-pipe player who can seduce mice and children. It implies that the clown wants to solve the problem of Gotham City.)
Mother
There are all kinds of bad news all day long.
(The news background heard reports that two victims were sent to the Gotham General Hospital because of a rat infestation. The Super Rat is a symbol of the Wayne family, implying that his mother had been in the hospital because of Wayne's injuries.)
that's it.
clown
Maybe you shouldn't watch TV for too long.
Mother
(Ignore Arthur)
He is Gotham's only hope. He will become a great mayor. Everyone says so.
clown
(Feeling interesting)
Who are all of them? Who are you talking about?
Mother
Everyone on the news.
clown
Stop, he will definitely not run for the election.
Why does Thomas Wayne want to be mayor? As a businessman, I have done better.
Mother
Because he cares about the city and everyone-that's why I can't believe he didn't reply to me.
clown
He will. Now you have some dinner.
The clown fed his mother a bite of food.
clown
How are you feeling today?
Mother
I have no idea. It feels worse at night, have you noticed?
The clown shook his head.
clown
(joke)
Maybe it's because of the moon. Maybe you are a werewolf?
The clown howled softly like a wolf. Mother was amused.
Mother
This is not funny.
The clown watched his mother want to eat more food.
Mother
Anyway, I wrote a new letter today. A better one. I want you to give it to him.
clown
What? Why?
Mother
Because the postman may have thrown away all the letters. We should tip them at Christmas.
clown
Who tip the postman?
Mother
Some people will. The rich will.
The clown sighed and obeyed his mother.
clown
OK. I can try it in his office tomorrow.
Mother
Thank you.
(The content of the edited mother-child dialogue is simplified, and only one sentence is mentioned. The mental stimulation of the mother is related to Thomas.)
Mother
He is the only one who can save Gotham City and the one who can save us (mother and son).
He owes us.
(The mother’s words implied that Thomas and Arthur’s relationship between mother and son was unusual. Thomas had a spiritual influence on his mother, which led to the mother’s illusion. The mother’s repetition of the topic of "belief" was to repeatedly mention Thomas. Thomas stimulated him and strengthened. .)
(She pats the bed)
sit. It's about to start.
The clown sat on the mother's bed.
On TV, the talk show "Live with Murray Franklin!"
(The TV picture that Arthur and his mother saw was blue, and the mother and child and the entire room were also blue. During the mother-child conversation, the colorful picture gradually turned blue, suggesting that Arthur had entered a fantasy.)
The announcer is playing a comedy clip, the star Murray Franklin himself--
Announcer (on TV)
Live with Murray Franklin! Welcome to Murray tonight, Sandra Wenger! Comedian Skip Byron! And the piano performances of Yelden and Chantel!
And as usual, Don Ellis and his jazz band!
Now, stop talking nonsense-Murray Franklin!
The clown and his mother watched a talk show in bed, which is a regular show for them.
(The shooting added Arthur's "participation" talk show.)
(The TV picture that Arthur and his mother saw was blue, and the mother and child and the entire room were also blue. During the mother-child conversation, the colorful picture gradually turned blue, suggesting that Arthur had entered a fantasy. Murray and Ya Se also wore blue clothes. Murray’s blue suit corresponded to Arthur’s blue casual clothes and blue pants, and the white shirts corresponded to each other, indicating that Murray was Arthur’s fantasy character, and the other blue costumes The character is also a fantasy character, Sophie wearing a blue shirt, blue auditorium and lights, suggesting that Arthur is in the illusion.)
Murray walked onto the stage from behind the curtain on stage, directing the final performance of the band next to him.
The jazz band stopped playing, and the audience applauded Murray.
Murray
Thanks! ……thanks! …This group of viewers is amazing tonight.
Arthur sat in the audience of the talk show, clapping his hands and cheering, without intending to stop.
Murray
Thanks! ……thanks! ……thanks!
Do you all know that Super Rats are raging in Gotham City?
Today, the mayor said that they have a solution...Do you want to hear it?
...Super cat! (Super CATs)
Arthur laughed out loud
(The super cat hint that Murray said is Arthur who is about to take the stage. Arthur’s family has cats and Gotham City has mice. The relationship between cats and mice is the relationship between Arthur and Wayne. Arthur imagines the cat catching mice and destroying them. Like the rat disaster, it implies that the clown plans to eliminate the Wayne family and capitalists.)
Murray
But seriously...
Arthur (yelling)
Murray! I love you! (The audience laughs)
Murray
I love you too! (The audience laughs louder)
(Arthur’s mental stimulation comes from several sources. When he was beaten by a few young people on the street, it implied that Arthur was not only physically hurt, but also mentally affected and hurt in many ways. TV shows are one of them, and they keep appearing. TV content stimulates Arthur. TV represents mind control and stimulates Arthur to want to gain spiritual control. Murray’s talk show host image is Arthur’s projection of consciousness, controlling the audience’s laughter and joy. Arthur I have always wanted to be an excellent talk show host. As for Murray, I don’t know how good his performance is. There seems to be no real laughter and joy on TV. There is no sound. The talk show is not broadcast on TV, but Arthur imagined , The audience is just laughter and joy projected by Arthur’s consciousness.)
Murray
Hey, man, aim the light at (over there).
Murray
Who is that? is it you? Do you want to stand up? Stand up!
(Audience applauds, Arthur stands up) Your name?
Arthur
Hello, Murray, Arthur, my name is Arthur.
Murray
You can see that you must be somewhat surprised, Arthur. Where are you from?
Arthur (embarrassed)
I come from this city, and my mother (lives with)
Murray (the audience laughs)
Don't laugh, don't laugh. It's not funny, nor am I, before independence, with my mother. After my father made an excuse to buy a pack of cigarettes, he disappeared without a trace, leaving me and her alone. (The audience sighs)
Arthur
Murray, I know what it's like. I remember that I have been a pillar of my family for a long time, and I have been able to take good care of my mother. (The audience applauds)
Murray (Applause)
She will love you very much because of everything you do
Arthur
Yes, she always tells me to remember to smile and smile. She said that I am good at spreading joy and laughter. (The audience applauds)
Murray (waves to Arthur with his left hand)
I like it, I admire you very much, come on!
(A close-up of Arthur appears on the camera monitor. The monitor is the same as the live TV above the auditorium. It also has a blue picture. Another monitor. The monitor Murray saw is a color picture, suggesting that Arthur is about to end. phantom.)
Arthur came on stage and hugged Murray. Murray patted Arthur on the shoulder. Murray held Arthur's right hand in his left hand and raised them together to accept the applause of the audience.
Murray
OK, the talk show tonight is great, thank you everyone, we will be back immediately!
Murray (softly)
marvelous! Thank you Arthur! I want to say everything speaks louder than words, I really like what you just said.
Arthur
Thank you too, murray
Murray
I want to say that these lights and sets, these audiences and all attention are yours...
I will give up all this in order to have a child like you.
Arthur hugs Murray again
Cut to
Arthur’s face kept flashing with blue light on the TV
(Note that all of Murray’s actions are left-handed. Murray uses his left hand to direct the band and lights, interacting with Arthur, implying Arthur’s fantasy. In the end, Arthur’s fantasy will stay for more time, and Arthur is intoxicated at this moment. When the mental patient thinks, he stays at the moment he cares most about.)
(Murray Franklin host, Murray of Arthur's consciousness projection is the father who gives his mother and himself the most laughter and joy, and Arthur's spiritual father.)
(Murray Franklin is played by Robert De Niro. The eyebrows are somewhat similar to John Phoenix, the father of Joaquin Phoenix, implying that Murray, who projected Arthur’s consciousness, was Arthur’s spiritual father.)
Apartment living room at 10 p.m.
The clown's mother fell asleep late at night.
The clown is alone in the living room, which is also his bedroom.
The clown can't sleep.
He opened the old notebook.
Turn to the page titled "Jokes" and start writing--
He slowly wrote: "The worst part of mental patients is..."
The clown stopped and thought for a while.
When he thought about it, he smiled.
Immediately write "...People still want you to behave normally, even if you can't."
(The worst part about having a mental illness is.....that people still expect you to behave as if you don't.)
(After Arthur used the right hand to write the upper half of the sentence, he replaced it with the left hand hand. The lower half of the sentence is different. The handwriting of the upper and lower halves is different. The handwriting of the lower half is more like another person's writing. It implies that Ya Se is undergoing a fundamental change.)
(Look carefully, there are a lot of scribbles and scribbles in the diary, indicating that Arthur is not well-educated. And the sentence read by the social worker in the diary before also corrected the reading. I hope that my death is better than my life. Meaning. I just wish my death makes more sense than my life. Arthur wrote I just wish my death makes more cents than my life. Arthur himself did not pay attention to spelling errors.)
Morning outside Wayne Building in downtown
The clown looked up and looked at the scary steel structure glass building. He looked so small, holding his mother's letter in his hand.
The people coming in and out of Wayne’s company headquarters were bustling with people, but the clown seemed out of place.
He walked in through the huge glass door.
Wayne Corporate Reception in the morning
The clown got out of the elevator and walked to the white marble reception desk, where he should wait. -
clown
Hi. I have a personal letter to Mr. Thomas Wayne.
Receptionist
Can. You can leave it to me.
clown
This is a bit important. I want to make sure he gets it himself.
Receptionist
Oh, this way, I allow you to give it to him now
The clown is ready to enter--
Receptionist
I'm just kidding. Leave the letter here.
The clown smiled at the receptionist, but the receptionist did not respond with a smile.
clown
Oh. Well, my mother used to work for Wayne's family for 12 years. She is their maid.
Two other businessmen were there, waiting for a meeting behind the clown.
Receptionist
All right. But you can leave the letter to me or not. These are your choices. Please get out of here now.
clown
Mr. Wayne knew her. Can you at least leave him a phone message? Tell him I am here.
Receptionist
Thomas Wayne is on a business trip.
The clown looked increasingly frustrated.
clown
Can. Well, can you tell me your name? Let me know who the letter is left to.
At the same time, the clown saw a group of people walking behind the glass, which separated the reception area from the backstage.
Among this group of people, he saw Thomas Wayne (60s), dark brown with his hair dyed black, which was almost gray before.
clown
Wait a minute. He is there.
(Walking to the glass, shouting)
Mr. Wayne! Mr. Wayne!
The clown started banging on the glass...but the group of people kept moving.
Did not notice the clown either.
Receptionist
gentlemen! Stop, please! gentlemen!
The clown kept beating the glass.
Outside the front door of Wayne Building in the morning
The glass door opened and the clown was forcibly thrown into the street. Two big security guards stood beside him.
He is still holding the letter.
He pretended to leave calmly, and then ran the door again at the last minute. -
The two guards held him tightly.
(Arthur has been trying to contact Thomas Wayne, sending a letter to Thomas as ordered by his mother, a letter from his mother to Thomas. Thomas is currently preparing to run for mayor of Gotham City, intending to run in Gotham City. Propaganda, so the security work is extremely strict, Arthur has never had the opportunity to deliver the letter.)
(Thomas Wayne is played by Brett Cullen. Below the nose is somewhat similar to the starring Joaquin Phoenix. Thomas Wayne in Arthur's projection of consciousness suggests that Thomas Wayne and Arthur may be related by blood.)
Haha talent company locker room
A small talent agency, a cramped dressing room, this is where the clowns work. They rent out clowns, magicians, and strippers for parties and events.
As the clown took off his shirt, he felt pain. When he was robbing the brand, his body was bruised and bruised.
(Arthur pressed the shoes of the clown suit with both hands, because there was nowhere to vent. It may also be that he broke the props and shoes that could not be run in chasing the children.)
Randall
are you OK?
He turned around. Randall (50s), a bear-like man who seemed to know everything, stood there. He is also a party clown. He hasn't put on a clown suit yet.
Randall
I heard that you were beaten. Those damn barbarians.
clown
Just a bunch of children. I should let it go.
Randall opened his locker--
Randall
It's crazy outside. And it gets worse.
Joker (nodding)
My mother said that people nowadays lack sympathy.
Randall
What is compassion?
clown
It means "to empathize with others".
Randall
Like resonance?
clown
A bit like. But different.
Randall walked over and handed the clown a brown paper bag—
The clown looked inside. This is a gun, a 0.38 caliber flat head revolver.
The clown raised his head and looked at him in confusion. -
Randall
Take it. I have a few guns.
But you have to protect yourself outside, man.
Too many lunatics now.
When the clown stared at the gun--
Randall (lower voice)
This is point 38. If you need a gun, that's enough.
It is usually enough to pull it out.
clown
I, I have no money to buy this, Randall.
Randall
Don't sweat. You can give me money another day. You are my good friend.
(The filming was modified to "You are my child", Randall pretended to please Arthur and let him buy a gun obediently.)
The clown was relieved and smiled to himself.
Randall (when walking away)
But you didn’t get the gun from me, okay?
The clown nodded. Put the brown paper bag in his locker.
Slowly began to wear clothes-his eyes fell on the gun bag involuntarily.
Another clown, Gary the dwarf (about 30 years old), put his head into the locker room.
Gary
Arthur, boss Hoyt wants to see you in his office.
clown
Why?
Gary
Not sure why.
(Shooting to add jokes)
Randall
Hey, Gary, do you know what I always wanted?
Gary
Not sure
Randall
Everyone says you are mini golf or you are golf.
The clown closed the locker door and laughed. The other clowns laughed at Gary together.
Hit him big cock! Gary
(The clown and Gary the dwarf are both targets of discrimination)
Haha talent reservation company front desk
The clown was undressed and walked into the cramped office.
His boss Hoyt Vaughan (around 60) sits at a metal table. The office is a mess, and newspapers and documents are littered on the desk. A huge ashtray full of cigarette butts. A booking schedule calendar is hung on the wall. A mess.
(Note that the clothes of the boss Hoyt are particularly bright, implying that all the clowns are under his control. The boss’s office has bright blue cabinets, which are the same as the actors’ cabinets, with more blue and blue walls. Blue desks and cabinets, blue pens, blue things.)
clown
Hi Hoyt. Gary said you want to see me?
Hoyt
(Not even looking up)
How is the comedy show? Are you a famous actor now?
clown
no. No show yet. Just making my preparations.
This business pays attention to tone.
Hoyt looked up at the clown. Smoked a cigarette from him.
Hoyt
right.
The clown is ready to sit down--
Hoyt
Don't sit down. This will end soon.
The clown stopped.
Hoyt
Listen, I like you, Arthur.
But many people think you are a freak.
But I like you.
I don't even know why I like you.
I mean, you can't gossip.
(pause)
Probably because of that stupid laughter.
It troubles me every time.
It makes me miserable.
The clown didn't know how to respond, just nodded.
Hoyt
But I received another complaint from you. So I started to get angry again.
The clown took a deep breath, his eyebrows may have moved.
Hoyt
Kenny's music store.
On Sunday the guy said you were missing.
He didn't even return his sign.
clown
No, I didn't take the job. I told you.
(The shooting was modified because I was robbed, haven't you heard me say it?)
Hoyt
For a brand?
Nonsense, it doesn't make sense, as long as you return his brand to him.
His business is about to end--
(When Arthur was snatched from the brand, it was taken by a few kids in blue clothes. Randall only knew that Arthur was beaten, suggesting that Arthur might have imagined that he had been snatched from the brand, or maybe not. happen.)
boom! The clown suddenly bumped his head against the wall. The head hits the wall hard.
Hoyt (surprised)
Hey!
boom! boom! He did it twice. Knocked off the plaster on the wall--
Hoyt
What the fuck is wrong with you, Arthur? !
Joker (voice becomes tighter)
I didn't take his sign.
The clown just stared at Hoyt, bleeding on his forehead. -
(Arthur has another problem. Whenever he feels extreme anxiety and self-loathing, he can't control himself and hits his head away from a wall or table. He will keep hitting it like this until his head is broken and bleeding.)
(The clip deletes the head bump and changes it to say that the boss Hoyt wants to deduct the money from the brand from Arthur's salary, and Arthur is in a daze)
clown
Why should I take his brand?
Hoyt
How do I know? What are we doing for?
(It is implied that Arthur is a mental patient, and Hoyt’s boss is a medical staff, and the medical staff is not clear about the patient’s behavior.)
If you don’t return the billboard, I will deduct the compensation from your salary, understand...? Lis
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