The clown in the movie is different from the old version of the clown, the old version of the clown, in my impression, although it is also evil, but the playful nature is more serious, in terms of destruction, compared with the new version, it is considered moderate . Of course, the different styles of the two versions of the film are also a factor. The new version of the clown is no longer limited to destroying works of art and buildings, but is greedy to destroy human nature. All the destruction he did, such as robbing banks, cooperating with gangsters, chasing and killing Batman, killing judges, killing police officers, burning down the mountain of money, etc., had no purpose, not for money, not for power, or it could be said, The purpose is quite direct and clear, that is, to destroy for the sake of destruction, to create chaos for the sake of chaos. No wonder when Batman traced his origins, the gang leader who usually kills without blinking an eye had to tremble and say: He is a monster, he has no humanity. In fact, is Batman not a monster?
I think the clown is the one who understands human nature best, and the destruction he does will make people panic and chaotic. What he wants to do is to make everyone truly despair from the heart, full of fear, become crazy, and self-destruct. I don't know what words to use to describe the clown. He is a genius, a madman, a mixture of neuroticism, and a psychologist. His existence is to make fun of human nature and laugh at all things. All the truth, goodness and beauty are so fragile in front of him. Hit, it really reflects the meaning of the word "clown" in the way of a clown. Anyway, he has made my description seem so confusing. It's a pity Heath Ledger, after giving the best role of his life, will never be able to reprise the terrifying yet captivating "Joker".
Batman is a master who likes to suffer so much inwardly that he has to drag the major villains to torture each other. The Batman in this episode is more mature and strong than the previous episode of "Fantasy of Heroes". Especially when the clown was almost on the verge of winning, and when everyone was desperate and even doubting justice, he still gritted his teeth firmly to carry out "justice" to the end, and still encouraged the unformed two-faced person to do The "city hero" is still trying to deal with the clown force in every possible way, but this time the film wants to express more than the opposition between good and evil in a pure sense. Because the clown is a person who knows how to incite good citizens to commit crimes, he created an atmosphere of terror through the video of abusing hostages and caused public riots. Therefore, what Batman has to face is no longer a clown sabotage gang, but the collapsed people in the entire city.
What makes me more worried is that Batman is not like Superman and Spider-Man. The movie is full of hope and sunshine. No matter how tense the plot is, everyone is psychologically prepared. I believe that the hero will always win in the end. In "The Dark Knight", Batman appears to be a little weak in front of the arrogant and violent Joker most of the time, and is even confused and helpless by the Joker. In the process of letting you watch, you often have the feeling that Batman is about to break down.
In fact, Batman is more helpless to the Joker because Batman tries his best to use legal procedures to punish criminals, while the Joker despises everything that does not play cards according to the rules of the cards, just like a mahjong master meets a novice, and he has no card skills. used. So I can't help thinking, why not just kill him? He is already a bad guy, why spend so much time interrogating him and subpoenaing him? Unfortunately, the double-faced people thought the same as I did later, thinking that killing the bad guy is justice, but I didn't expect that the so-called justice was not as simple as killing the bad guy. Kill the bad guy and you can only become another bad guy. And Batman insists that even if he bears all the crimes of others, he still insists on using the law to punish the criminals. I don't know if it's appropriate to call him "The Great Hero".
The overall atmosphere of the movie is dark and realistic. During the process of watching it, I have completely abandoned the concept of traditional comic hero movies unknowingly. The graceful catwoman, the wisteria wisteria, the quirky penguin, and the gothic architecture are not to be seen here. The movie removes many comic elements that are divorced from reality, and strengthens the elements that should be found in crime movies such as gangsters, police, murder, robbery, etc., making the movie look realistic and changing the once-gothic but impractical Gaotan. The city has become a city that permeates the post-industrial atmosphere, and the corruption of the old social atmosphere really exists around us. Such a sense of intimacy weakens the kind of separation that is not relevant to oneself when watching comics and movies before, making it easier for people to enter the drama.
The confrontation between Joker and Batman, I don't know how to describe it, compared to other people, police, gangsters, citizens, in their eyes these two are monsters, but they have to fight each other, the sense of fate is invisible in the movie is enhanced.
The Joker is a monster with no origin. He claims to be born for Batman. Without Batman, there would be no him, and without him, this bat monster would not be Batman. As for the clown's past, how the smiley scar on his face was caused, the clown never said seriously. He said to the gangsters that his father cut it, and to the heroine, he said that it was cut for his ex-girlfriend. The clown I hope everyone can laugh like him, but only the clown knows in his heart that he, a monster who always smiles and builds his happiness on the pain of others, will never be truly happy. When he escaped from the police station, drove the police car arrogantly, and put his head out of the car window and smirked miserably, the scene was full of inexplicable despair and sadness, which was unforgettable.
Batman, when his beloved woman fell in love with someone else, he suppressed his sadness, and even helped the other party become a "city hero", and always urged and encouraged each other. When the "urban hero" became a double-faced man, in order to give the city people confidence, he took all the crimes committed by the double-faced man, so that the people could see hope. When the Joker planted bombs on two large ships, trying to let the two ships kill each other and expose the ugliness of human nature, when everyone thought that the Joker would succeed, Batman still firmly believed that there must be kindness in people's hearts of. When the Joker failed to commit suicide by falling from the building (I don't know if it was an escape), Batman still rescued him, even if the death of his beloved woman was caused by the Joker.
It's just a bit of a pity that in the movie, when Batman faced the tragic death of his beloved woman, he didn't spend much time describing it, but he was a two-faced person who did a lot of crazy things for the death of their mutual lover. Perhaps, this is how Batman always hides himself in the dark and exists alone.
At the end of the movie, when the cops lead the hounds to hunt down Batman, the officer's son, who knows the truth, asks his father: Why is Batman running?
The father said: Because we are going to arrest him.
The son asked: But he did nothing wrong?
Father said: Because he is not the kind of hero we want.
Batman is not your hero, he is a silent guardian, a knight in the dark.
So is this movie.
*transparent* on 8th September 2008
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