What about the movie "Joker"?
Probably the most fortunate movie I've been able to see on the big screen in a movie theater over the years.
Because I know that no matter how good the special effects blockbuster is, as long as you are willing to spend dozens or hundreds of movie tickets, you can easily sit in the movie theater and enjoy a flashy and dazzling audio-visual feast, just like temporarily forgetting The troubles of life, go to the dreamy amusement park to experience it.
But although the amusement park is good, it is not closed all year round. As long as you want to go, it is there, and no matter which amusement park, the experience is basically the same, but it is a pirate ship, a roller coaster, a carousel, and so on.
And "Joker" is a dark, disturbing, oppressive, cruel, provocative, direct and cold film. It has the charming texture and solid and precise narrative performance of old movies in the 1980s or earlier, and also has new era movies. The technically shocking light and shadow aesthetics and soundtrack concept, the sharp-edged editing and the clear close-up, make people not like watching a movie, but facing how an unprecedentedly dangerous storm is silently born in front of your eyes.
This kind of film, to put it vulgarly, can be seen in a movie theater and earn money, because maybe there will not be another one for many years.
At the same time, "Joker" is also one of the most powerful films I have ever seen. When I think about it carefully, it seems that it is often the films that are depressing.
It has been several days since I watched this movie in the IMAX Studios in Hualien. I was walking on the road recently, and the figure of Arthur still pops up in my mind from time to time——
He doodles, then pushes open the door of the club and leaves, the abundant sunlight pouring in and wrapping him like a dream, full of indescribable divinity; he staggers with a gun, in the dirty subway station Chasing the Wall Street elite who crawled forward like a drowning dog, the two of them were equally desperate at that moment; he ran away at a loss, suddenly his toes spun, and the sense of release and beauty of killing ran through his body like an electric current, Let him dance in the dark; he has finally changed from Arthur to a clown, even his voice is different, every expression and every movement makes people shudder, he twists involuntarily on the stairs, he is detached, He no longer has to care about everything in the world; after he became hysterical, he suddenly calmed down, smoking a cigarette, and looking at the camera with indifferent eyes; he stood up slowly amid the voices of the crowd, and drew a bloody smile on his face with both hands, Like the arrival of a new king in the black city of Gotham...
Damn it, this evil and charming phantom.
But such a purely crazy clown, he once only wanted to be kind to the world and be a good person.
People only saw him shoot coldly and decisively in the camera, but they didn't know that behind that, the whole world was pushing him into the abyss.
He used to apologize for making fun of children on the bus. He would work hard, carry a medical card with him, do psychological counseling on time, take medicine on time, take care of his elderly mother every day, never complain about the gray life he experienced, and be serious. Stroke stroke by stroke in the notebook to record the not funny jokes that come to mind.
But all his efforts were in vain in this absurd black city.
"Because this world has already decided what is right and wrong, and what is funny and what is not funny."
This decision is not on Arthur, not on all living beings. Those who have the right to speak, stand high in the clouds, and understate the fate of people to death, no matter how hard you try, it can only become a joke.
If you live like a joke, just turn your life into a complete comedy.
Thus, the Joker was born.
You, me, him, thousands of clowns, countless, the only difference is that we didn't wear masks, we didn't stand in front of the burning abyss and get pushed up.
So I can understand why this movie cannot be released in China because it is too toxic. The extremely real and infectious plot will make many people who are struggling in the quagmire look at the screen as if they are looking at a huge mirror. When they look at what happened to the clown, they will think of all the injustices they have encountered so far. They will feel inexplicable excitement and pleasure when they watch the clown's counterattack against the world, and then they will stand up together and tear apart this dog X's life and The illusion of social hypocrisy.
It is also a comic book movie that advertises real cruelty. The vigor of "Joker" makes "Logan" (Wolverine 3) a sensational and false eight o'clock soap opera. Traces of superheroes and supervillains, it is a story that may happen every day in every corner of the world but is always ignored.
After all, how hard is it to exchange conscience and become a devil when one loses everything?
Praise Joaquin Phoenix, it is his immortal performance that makes everything crazy and extremely morbid so believable.
I used to be a staunch Heath Ledger party, and I have watched "The Dark Knight" no less than twenty times. Before that, I always thought that there would be no other clowns who could replace Heath Ledger's position in my heart. But after watching Joker, and hearing the name now and in the future, I might think of Joaquin Phoenix first.
If Heath Ledger's performance is to completely brainwash himself into a clown and then go to the movie, then Joaquin Phoenix is becoming a clown step by step in the movie. Therefore, when he finally took the clown's The unparalleled sense of presence is even more exciting when the makeup face appears with the steps and gestures of a clown.
Of course this comparison is not fair. After all, this "Joker" is basically Joaquin's one-man show, 100% of the plot revolves around him, and his performance space is much larger than Heath Ledger.
And even now, Heath Ledger's position in my heart is just as infinitely great, because I know that even Joaquin must have studied Heath Ledger's performances countless times, standing on the basis of giants, and then deduced it. his own clown. Many scenes in the movie, such as the smiling clown looking out the window in the police car, are very similar to the appearance of the clown in "The Dark Knight" half-length rolled out of the car window and wanton intoxicated by Gotham neon. All I can say is, if you're a Heath party, don't worry, you'll love Joaquin's Joker too.
Kudos to the cinematography, editing and soundtrack of this film. This is a movie without green screen and CG special effects, but in terms of visual experience, it is not inferior to those blockbusters that have invested hundreds of millions of dollars. The composition and light and shadow of almost every frame are breathtaking. I want to watch it again and again . The use of colors, the contrast between light and shade, and the film-like texture make this film less frivolous than many contemporary films. I have no doubt that in next year's Oscar nominations, in addition to the best picture, director, and leading actor. In addition to the highly competitive awards, "Joker" should also win some technical awards such as best editing, best cinematography, and best soundtrack.
Many people worry about whether this film will be too literary and lose its entertainment, and whether it will be a big hit, but when I was immersed in the unprecedented real and gloomy Gotham City portrayed in the film, I knew that all those problems were not a problem. If it exists, "Joker" is bound to explode at the box office.
Because it is such a special and ambitious work, it is both a comic book film and a realistic crime film. It can be either a literary profile with in-depth ideological analysis or a touching commercial masterpiece, as long as it exists. , it will definitely be discussed all the time... It will definitely go down in history.
This is "Joker".
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