But Brother Nolan,-remember this name-the father of the new Batman, let us coincide with the glorious memories of action movies.
Surprised by the smooth and compact plot in the "Prequel", the humorous and quick puns, the in-depth thinking about the good and evil of human nature, the soundtrack of the master Hans. Let's silently express, those classic action movie elements have come to light in the 21st century. Old drama bones Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Michael Kane, and Arm Nathan have superb and calm acting skills. Of course, it is inseparable from our Batman Christian Bale's gloomy and cold performance. After all, he is the acting school who starred in "Empire of the Sun" in his childhood, and is no less inferior to these old dramas.
Christian Bale, the only Batman in my heart.
The sequel makes people look forward to and worried. Secretly pray that "The Dark Knight" only needs to be excellent, so why not be brilliant. But this time I was wrong. Brother Nolan is much stronger than I expected.
I finished this process by watching DVDs at home, otherwise I would stand and applaud for a minute like a cinema audience in Singapore. No, maybe two minutes.
The logic of "The Dark Knight" may be dark, but it is also true.
He is the hero we need, but not the hero we hope.
Joker, Batman, camp, music and those who
first of all to the late young actor Heath Ledger • tribute to his interpretation of the Joker became the swan song, 28-year-olds is completely beyond the self with the times to complete this sad, mad, The magnificent, unbelievable pioneering work, and the extremely perfect performance is simply hard to extricate, and the equally good Batman played by Christian Bale is somewhat overshadowed by the appeal.
Why so serious?
"Why is it so serious?" The iconic line of the clown with a casual smile on the poster. This is not a bluffing punks pretending to be a dick, but a portrayal of the true will of a truly powerful character with meticulous thinking.
"The one who knows is not as good as the one who knows well, and the one who is good is not as good as the one who enjoys it." Some people may think that comparing Confucian sages with crazy criminals is a treachery. But I do think so.
The principles of the two sentences are the same, and there is no difference between good and evil.
Joker, a thorough "musicist".
In the standard of the Dungeons and Dragons worldview, people are divided into nine camps. Good and neutral camps are not reviewed for now. Let's look at the three evil camps: lawful evil, neutral evil, and chaotic evil. (Of course, the so-called good and evil do not have a fixed standard and explanation, let’s use the popular standard of this era to understand)
Lawful evil refers to people who want to maintain or believe in a certain evil order and rules. The Dark Knight "Not in ". But the Batman teacher played by Arm Nathan in the "Prequel" and the deputy leader of the Shadow Legion is one of them. Of course, he doesn't think he is evil. On the contrary, he believes he follows the "extremely good" route.
Neutral evil refers to ignoring social rules and the needs of others, doing what is good for oneself, and doing nothing if there is no advantage. Most gangs, criminals, bribery officials and police officers in Gordon City are such people. In fact, most of the evildoers are this kind of people. kind.
The clown is
chaotic evil. The characteristic of chaotic evil is that they don’t need to benefit from evil actions. The evil actions themselves can make them feel happy and satisfied. Many of them pursue an anarchic and disordered world. It is easy for us to think of xx murderers or many mentally ill criminals. Of course, the shortcomings of these people are that the general team is not a climate (who cares about you in neurosis), thinking Because the brain's few roots are relatively low-level (the elder brother does what he says!), the needs are too specific and easy to be arrested (for example, always rape a girl in a white dress), etc., so the harm or power is limited.
But the chaotic and evil clown is very special
He has all the characteristics that chaos and evil must have. The difference is that he has a large number of subordinates, has a seamless plan with meticulous thinking, and has no fixed evil needs, because all destruction and harm can bring him pleasure. The disorder and chaos in this world can excite him. The once tragic experience made him enjoy the pain. There is no person or thing to care about. Money is only a tool, a tool for him to complete the chaos. He doesn’t even care about himself. What’s more amazing is that he does it for himself. The chaos of evil has established an extremely meticulous system and logic:
“Don’t look at those upright gentlemen and gentlemen who advertise their lawfulness and morality. Once they encounter life and death, the essence of life will be exposed. You will see that the essence of life is the same for all people. So, lawfulness and morality are meaningless.”
“People will only be afraid of the unpredictable. Carriage of soldiers sent to the front to die. These are all predictable, so I don’t feel surprised, but one The minister was killed suddenly, because he was unpredictable, so afraid."
His non-stop criminal activities are to prove all this.
In this case, "Why so serious?" Why are you still so serious, enjoying pain, enjoying anarchy, enjoying this completely chaotic situation and freedom.
"You know money, money, money all day long. Gordon needs a criminal with good taste." This is what the clown said to a gang leader. He used gasoline to burn the money piled up by the gang. Why? "Because gasoline is cheap", using "cheap gasoline" to burn "most people's most fancy money" violates this law of value and is the greatest pleasure! The joy of life is to plan and execute crimes, to enjoy the drama of crime, and to enjoy the drama of the end-of-life nature of humanity, not the income after crime. Apart from these, nothing else matters.
He is really a "music man".
Where's Batman? He is also a happy person, sometimes the saint and the madman are just one step away.
First of all, on the surface, the light of Batman in the second game is shrouded in the halo of Joker Madness. It is not Batman’s problem, because the Batman Prequel 1 and 2 are inseparable. As Batman’s worldview, It has been perfected in 1, and "The Dark Knight" must focus on showing a brand new value of Joker, and naturally will not waste the lens to review how Batman sees the world. So, let's contact 1 and 2 to observe the subtle similarities and differences.
Batman Bruce Wayne's parents died under the guns of the hunger thugs, under the guns of the people they had been dedicated to protecting. This made Wayne hate criminals when he was young. In order to find a real way to fight crime in the corrupt and plagued Gordon City, he even deliberately broke the law in order to enter the prison, mixing with the ugliest scum to understand They, hit them.
"You are not demons, you are just for me to practice skills." Bruce Wayne said contemptuously when facing the prison boss.
In principle, this is actually as perverted and interesting as the behavior of a clown.
The deputy leader of the Shadow Legion and Batman’s mentor found this interesting person, thinking that this would be the most needed and worthy talent in the Shadow Legion. “Most justices are easy to shake and corrupt.” Because most The justice of the righteous people is to achieve a goal, not the process of most fancy justice. What Bruce Wayne cares about is the process of justice.
The teacher taught him firm will, outstanding skills, and courage to overcome fear. He is the best disciple of the teacher.
Maybe it's too good, good to fight the teacher on the battlefield and values at the same time.
The Shadow Legion is committed to a once-and-for-all method, which is to eliminate all evil, so the rest is good. As for the large number of innocents injured in punishment, it is only the price of promoting good.
But this is a paradox with the "process of justice". If you don't care about "innocence", can the behavior itself be called "kindness"?
The result of the confrontation of values is that Batman killed the leader of the legion, and finally killed the teacher. His worldview is thus improved and strengthened. He will not blindly follow any forces and individuals. What he has to do is to execute carefully and firmly. This principle.
In "The Dark Knight", it is very difficult to implement this principle, because Batman's attack on criminals makes criminals retaliate wildly. The citizens and the government threw this scapegoat to Batman. Maybe Batman doesn't care about fame, but I Thinking, what he cares about is whether he can still implement this principle correctly. If he fights against evil at all costs, it is the same as the "extremely good" worldview he denied. He needs to balance the position of justice.
Of course he can't commit crimes unscrupulously like a clown, nor can he destroy everything to rebuild goodness like a teacher. So where is this exact position?
He asked the old butler Alfred for answers. The old butler told him that he had dealt with criminals who robbed gems in the Burmese forest. Those criminals weren't for money, but because they robbed gems that the world believed to be invaluable to produce fun of equal value.
"Finally, did you find the gem?"
"We found it. We burned the forest."
What would Batman do?
This is not a question Batman can answer, not even a question that the world can answer now.
What is good is good but not good, the ancient sage Lao Tzu said.
In the movie, the Joker shines, and Batman pales in comparison. Despite having super financial resources and equipment, the support of Police Officer Gordon and Fox (Morgan), outstanding skill and quick mind, Batman is still at a disadvantage. It's not that the Joker is better, but that Batman has weaknesses. He has to care about many things and people, and the Joker doesn't care about anything. He is actually happy because Batman beat him. He has almost no weaknesses. The Joker can commit crimes completely unscrupulously. Batman cannot maintain justice at all costs.
More importantly, the goals Batman pursues are much more difficult than those pursued by the Joker.
The disparity in moral standards is the real most unfair weight in this struggle.
Batman and the Double Face
In this work, the classic character "Double-faced" Harvey Dante is added, but I want to say that the biggest double-faced person in the movie is Batman himself. Harvey Dante's double-faced refers to him. Adhere to the two sides of principle and fanaticism, the attribute is conflict. The two sides of Batman are the knight who defends justice in the night and the Gordon castle dude who wanders in the daytime, but their attributes are complementary.
Harvey Dante, the "Light Rider", has many similarities with Batman and possesses similar qualities. Under the pressure of having to expose Batman's identity, he resolutely stood up: "I am Batman." He was wronged and accepted. The trial, there is a knightly style, so Batman once wanted to list him as his successor. Batman is a folk hero. He can only fight and control when the crime is too rampant, but he cannot fundamentally solve the uncontrollable state. And Harvey Dante represents enforceable laws and guidelines. From an institutional point of view, Harvey Dante’s justice has long-term prospects and ideals. “Gordon City can have no Batman, but Harvey can’t be without Harvey. Dante." But unfortunately, he has the will and determination to fight evil, but he lacks important setbacks and experience. The parents of childhood Harvey Dante were not killed by the mob, there was no experience in prison, and no Tibet. The training of the Shadow Legion Castle in the snow mountain did not kill his mentor for the principle. The crime Harvey Dante faced in Gordon City had completely exceeded his capacity, and even fell into depravity after the death of his lover.
Is the tried-and-tested Batman's heart too strong to be shaken? Not complete, but it is another part of Batman, a double-faced character that perfects his inner strength. In the vast night, the knights are righteous, ignoring misunderstandings, not caring about misunderstandings, and even taking all the crimes of Harvey Dante after the fall, "They need the light of Harvey Dante." Because even at night he lost all understanding, Reappearing in the daytime, Bruce Wayne has turned into a rich prince who is known to everyone in Gaoteng City. He enjoys the envy and respect of the entire city. He can take the entire Russian ballet company and go out to go to the sea, and he can start a business meeting with three beauties. The grand helicopter landing, can this be understood as a kind of rest and release of the responsibility of the night? All the grievances and misunderstandings of the night business were completely relieved in the day-to-day life that looked like a wild life, and Bruce Wayne in front of the public returned from a legend to a human with defects everywhere.
For Harvey Dante, he doesn’t have this condition. He can only maintain his "Knight of Light" forever, let his principles and enthusiasm continue to fight and torture himself in the sinister environment of Gordon City, and the death of his fiancée is the cause of the fire. The cable led to the eventual collapse.
Batman = Joker.
In the almost white-hot confrontation between the two, we will find interesting phenomena. The Joker does not want to kill Batman. On the contrary, sometimes he protects him. The lustful person wants to reveal the true identity of Batman. The Joker immediately uses his own unique Threats by telephone; "Either the hospital is bombed, or this guy dies." This is simply the possession of Batman's lover! Only he can watch "Batman’s true identity." It’s like the clown facing Batman enthusiastically and saying "You...complete me". Yes, you have perfected me. Without you, I can only face To those mediocre people who only care about the result but not the process, I really become a lonely person. I don't care about what I get or what I lose, but I care about losing such an opponent who makes my world full of fun.
Batman is very vicious to poverty. The clown should never show mercy.
But the fact is that Batman has also given up the opportunity to kill the Joker several times. Personally, I believe that singing of moral standards and principles must not be an excuse. It is Batman's grim style to directly kill the most heinous criminals! But why did Batman keep the life of the Joker? Batman has perfected the Joker, and the Joker has perfected Batman! Batman doesn't care about reputation, but he also cares about the process of maintaining justice. Without a clown, the sense of fulfillment of justice will be greatly reduced. Of course, he does not care so much about the clown, so he will not say ": "You... complete me"..."
Because the Joker is more lonely than Batman, the Joker needs each other more than Batman.
As for their confrontation, the battle for the explosion of the cruise ship reached a climax.
Two cruise ships, one with ordinary passengers and the other with heavy criminals. Under the trick of the clown, each holds the bomb button of the other ship. Whoever presses the bomb button of the other party first can save it himself. The cruel and interesting ultimate game, just as the clown wanted to prove: "Don’t look at those upright gentlemen and gentlemen flaunting their lawfulness and morality. Once they encounter life and death, the essence of life will be exposed. You will see that the essence of life of all people is it's the same."
The cruise ship of "Civilized Man" finally supported 500 to 100 and pressed the button of the other party's bomb. "They are all serious criminals and scumbags. Let them die. We are gentlemen and civilized people, so we are more worthy of surviving than them. "In fact, it is the voice of most people on this ship, but what is interesting is that this decision itself proves that I am no longer a civilized person and a gentleman! This interesting paradox happens to be what the clown is most willing to see.
But in the end, the button was not pressed, nor did the person on the "civilized man" ship who supported pressing the button the most. The prisoner on the "feel offender" took the switch and threw it into the sea. This made the Joker a little at a loss, and it also allowed Batman who was fighting with him to find the only flaw that could attack his heart: "You are still alone in the end."
Many viewers regard this plot as the only one in this extremely dark movie. Brightness is the compromise of the Nolan brothers to business. But I personally have a different view. The gentleman on the "civilized man" who most supports the push button did not press the death button that destroys countless creatures. He was not in pity and selflessness, but in evasion and fear of great responsibility. In fact, every passenger on the "civilized man" ship understands this. They will save it by pressing the button. Of course, it is best for others to press it, save it by themselves, and then let others take responsibility. Bear the charge of thousands of deaths.
So, is there still light?
Yes, it is the black man who took the bomb button from the "criminal ship" and threw it into the sea, but it can only be regarded as a half-bright, because this is a ship full of serious criminals, and the people on it have nothing but life. Lost, there are not so many entanglements and scruples of those people on the "civilized ship". Of course, there will still be two kinds of people at this time, one kind of person will firmly grasp the last straw of life. The other will bet on the last breath: the "civilized man" ship opposite, doesn't it claim to be a gentleman? We are criminals, then let us see how gentlemen treat criminals, and how criminals treat gentlemen!
Of course, the premise is that there is nothing to lose, otherwise the entanglement and scruples will come back to make the decision.
But even so, I still screamed good to this big black prisoner who was angry, because at the same background and at the same time, I can't guarantee that I will be angry. I don’t think everyone can guarantee.
So this can only be regarded as half bright. If there is a little mistake in the clown's humanity game plan, it can only be here, and the rest will proceed perfectly as planned.
Even if our heroes: Batman Bruce Wayne and the respectable Police Officer Gordon are not spared in this type of moral test, Batman still chooses to save his girlfriend or save his ex-girlfriend or Harvey Dante. , And Police Officer Gordon also confessed his mistake to the fallen Harvey Dante when his wife and children were threatened.
Are they wrong? Maybe yes, they are all human after all.
At the beginning of man, nature is the foundation. . . ?
Philosophy never appeared to solve problems.
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