When Batman returns from the escape, throws off his cape, rides his special batmobile, and walks alone through the silent streets of Gotham City at midnight, perhaps he will never find this familiar figure again.
Dressed in purple, there is always an incomprehensible power hidden in his thin body. His face was full of paint, and there was always that nervous smile on the corners of his torn mouth. With unkempt hair, unexpected ideas may flash in his mind at any time. Behind the devil-like face, there is a naughty heart like a child, and the phrase "Why so serious?" on his lips may be the most appropriate comment to him. You never know what he's going to do next, not even himself, but that's enough to make him charismatic. Make him like his own chaos, looking like a demon, but also fascinating like an angel. When he appears on the streets of Gotham City, the rulers and gangs will be equally terrified, and he seems to exist forever as an independent individual, not representing the interests of any class.
He is the Joker, one of the most wonderful characters in the history of cinema. Heath Ledger's unforgettable genius performance, writer-director Nolan's bizarre plot setting, and the ultra-liberal spiritual symbol behind The Joker. These elements have all made him, created his distinctive and unique temperament, created several box office records of "The Dark Knight", and created the most unique and charming character in the history of film.
The film begins with an unexpected bank robbery and uncovers the Joker's subsequent series of crazy behaviors. He roams between the government and gangsters with ease, and plays cat and mouse with Batman in the streets of Gotham City. Suspense game. Almost every action of the Joker is unpredictable, from robbing a bank to being deliberately caught by Batman, to protecting Batman's true identity, to the final "Chainsaw"-like explosion of two ships. Unexpected. The setting of the plot alone has pulled the Joker to a mythical level.
What is even more commendable is that the clown is different from the general villain. He is not a gangster, nor does he do bad things for money. It seems that he is not satisfied with being controlled, and is not stable in the existing order. He hopes to maximize the degree of personal freedom. , so his purpose is to create the ultimate chaos, so that people live in panic forever. He is also not a mindless cold-blooded killer. While committing crimes, he is like an artist, interpreting his own criminal aesthetics. At the end of the bank scene, when he puts a smoke bomb in Mahon's mouth and smiles and says, "I believe that what doesn't kill you will make you weird", it looks like a crime no matter what philosopher. And in the graffiti word game with puns on the truck when chasing Dent, adding an S in front of Laughter is the best medicine in English, and turning it into Slaughter is the best medicine (Slaughter is the best medicine) best medicine), one is in awe of his witty and perverted sense of humor. When he escaped from the police station, he sat on the swaying police car and shook his head violently, which is very likely to make passers-by mistake him as a crazy performance artist. These ethos give the Joker an evocative charisma and depth that many movie characters don't have.
The Joker has a perfect body with the above characteristics, but it is the gorgeous performance of the late actor Heath Ledger that really makes this character sublime from the inside out and go down in history. Friends who have watched D9 or Blu-ray discs may be attracted by the clown when the first shot of the film is played. He waved his hands excitedly like a conductor, but his eyes were full of anticipation like a child watching a fireworks show. The mouth was obsessed with "here we go..." announcing the opening of "The Dark Knight". In just a few seconds of footage, almost all the characteristics of the Joker are condensed, and it also fully illustrates Heath Ledger's genius acting skills. This is a picture specially added to the front of the film by the film crew to commemorate the deceased Heath Ledger, which shows how important he is to this film. Friends who have watched the first "Batman" in the 1980s may still remember that Jack Nicholson, a three-time Academy Award winner, played the clown at that time, perhaps because of the backwardness of makeup technology at that time, or it may be in "The Shining" Nicholson's gloomy smile is so impressive that the Joker seems to be stuck in that expression forever. In "The Dark Knight", Heath seems to have endowed the role of the Joker with a soul, and with his gestures, he fully interprets the Joker's neurotic expressions and behaviors. In the bank scene, he took off his mask and showed his unbelievable smile. When he was surrounded by the underworld, he showed his grenade and kicked the door. Before killing people, he kept licking his tongue and slowly spit out the meaning from his mouth. A long "Why so serious?", wearing a nurse's uniform and playing cosplay like playing with a toy, operating the bomb remote control, the plan failed, the two ships did not explode, and the face showed a disappointed expression like a child... Almost every appearance of the clown , is a classic. These expressions, these movements, are the product of Heath's extreme performance of the actors' performance. It is said that in order to enter the play, before the filming started, he locked himself at home for more than a month and studied the script. Heath did succeed, but he also seemed to burn himself out for the role.
The script and characters are rare, but without Heath Ledger's riveting performance, The Joker wouldn't have been so deeply rooted, and The Dark Knight wouldn't have been such a hit. Before watching "The Dark Knight" I always thought that Heath's death made his high box office, but after watching it, I found that I was wrong, his death is only part of the reason for the movie's success, his ultimate performance is The root of the movie craze. His death may be like the appearance of the clown in the film. When he took off his mask and left a glimpse, he calmly got into the car and left, leaving only the dust raised behind him and people's pursuit. His death made the role of the Joker a swan song. Batman will come back, but Gotham will never have such a clown again.
When Batman returns from the escape, throws off his cape, rides his characteristic Batmobile, and walks alone through the silent streets of Gotham City at midnight, he will definitely never find the familiar figure he once knew. When he looks back, does he miss it too?
I would like to write this article to commemorate Heath Ledger, who is almost two years old, and the classic clown image that can no longer be reproduced and difficult to reproduce. But his perfect performance and the unique charm of the Joker will be etched in our hearts.
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