On both ends of the scales of comedians in my mind, there are two Americans, one is Woody Allen and the other is Jim Carrey (admit it, for you, Canada is no different from the United States), both of them were born in stand-up comedies. Basically there is nothing in common: one chattering, one jumping up and down; an intellectual appearance, a clown face in a theater; one burrows in and the other arches outward.
But the anxiety of the two is similar, or the anxiety of the comedians is similar: how to make everyone like me? In order for everyone to pay attention to me, what kind of image should I be?
Woody understood this early on, so he gradually turned behind the scenes in front of the stage. This little Jewish man who was close to genius knew that he could not please everyone.
In the same way, Jim Carrey, who entered the society in his teenage years and entered the entertainment circle, took a longer time to understand this. Come love me, these four words are embedded in every wrinkle of his.
In a sense, Woody is much easier to understand than King. To watch Woody’s movies, you need to grasp the tone of his New Orleans jazz who is generally unhurried and interested. The theme may be poetic. Absurd, existential, but funny after all. As for Kim's movie, just like his idol Andy Kaufman, the core of performance is only one thing, and that is performance.
In the words of my hometown, Kim and Andy are both very fond of acting: people are crazy. Once there is no one around, it is easy to fall into a kind of infallibility and dazedness. They desire to be alone, but can only perform themselves in front of others.
British stand-up comedian and comedy writer Jimmy Carr said, “Stand-up comedy is a personality disorder, and we make a living from it.” Kim Carrey had almost fifteen years of stand-up comedy career before the big hit. Not a comedian who is good at telling jokes, God appreciates food, Jin relies more on the various ugliness made by his slender and flexible body and handsome faces.
Of course, there is also his heartbreaking performance.
The eternal tragedy of comedians’ performances is that they desperately desire the love of the audience, but the audience cannot give love, but can give laughter. Laughter is the farthest behavior from understanding, and it is a common passion. When we laugh, we do not exist. Comedians ask for love in a place where there is nothing, and they are destined to receive no response at all. Our friend Nietzsche said as early as in Zarathustra: “There is no shepherd, and no one-people have changed, their faces are radiant, and they laugh. There is no other person in the world who will laugh because of it. And laughed at by others! Oh my brothers, I heard a burst of laughter, inhuman laughter."
So after the filming of "The Man on the Moon", Kim Carey was completely separated from Andy and Tony. He became "Jin" again, and returned to his own heartbreak. The artist Duchamp said that he was "alive." , Breathing, I love work better, so being alive can be my art." The 55-year-old Kim Carey realized this after giving up being "Gold". This young man left home and worked hard to please others to gain himself. Identified performance geniuses understand in spiritual practice, meditation, and painting that the original "self" does not exist.
People can understand everything only when they don’t need to understand anything. Kim Carey does not exist. From the moment he decides to let people forget their troubles, he becomes a lonely entity, a only living person, facing the light smoke Like laughter.
Jim Carrey, who looked like Jesus, whispered into the camera, "I'm curious what will happen if I plan to become Jesus." After speaking, he picked up the teacup, and his innocent and mischievous eyes hid under his eyebrows and looked into nothingness.
(This article was first published on my official account "Letters from the Islands", with revisions)
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