This thread has always been there. . .

Layne 2022-04-20 09:01:07

In 1976, Travis in "Taxi Driver" said: "Lonsome have I been all the days of my life." . . In 1982, Roy, the final leader in "Blade Runner", said before his death: What I have seen, you humans can't believe... All these moments will eventually be lost in time, like tears disappearing in the rain. The hour of death has come. That's what the prophet said to the unenlightened self at the moment. . . In 1995, the closing sentence of the supreme treasure standing on the tower in "Journey to the West" was: "Look, does that person look like a dog?" . . In 1997, in "Hua Huo", the police officer named "Xi" said, "However, there is no one who is forever lucky. We must embrace all the sufferings we are born with, sooner or later." That was a salted fish saying to your imaginary self. . . In 2000, Yang Yang in "Yi Yi" said: I think, I'm getting old too... That's what a lifeless child said to his dead self. . . - This thread has always been there. Sometimes life grows long enough to understand several other lives. . . In 1935, in "Modern Times", Chaplin had no lines. He used pictures to predict our era today. There's a song in it called Smile: Smile, but your heart aches; smile, even though it's breaking. Singing to the United States during the Great Depression, singing to Joker's doomed personality split. In 2019, Smile sang in the movie "The Clown", as if he was standing next to the meat grinder making sausages when he was a child, throwing the marinated meat pieces into the mouth of the machine, and then fantasizing about his fingers being twisted in. the kind of pain. Is this not? Everyone is delusional. In 2019, "Taxi Driver" star Robert De Niro, in "Joker", used the young Joaquin Phoenix as a time stand-in to kill the plump and proud future self. What's funny and what's not funny, isn't it all set by them? . . .

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Joker quotes

  • Arthur Fleck: [Arthur goes to Wayne Manor where he sees young Bruce and does a clown rooting form before talking to him through the gates] Hi. What's your name?

    Bruce Wayne: I'm Bruce.

    Arthur Fleck: Bruce. I'm Arthur.

    [He sticks his hands through the gate, puts his fingers on Bruce's face lifting the corners of his mouth as if to make him smile]

    Alfred Pennyworth: Bruce! Bruce! Get away from that man.

    Arthur Fleck: It's okay. I'm a good guy.

    Alfred Pennyworth: How do you do? Who are you?

    Arthur Fleck: I'm here to see Mr. Wayne.

    Alfred Pennyworth: Well, you shouldn't be speaking to his son

    [Giving back the fake flowers Arthur gave Bruce]

    Alfred Pennyworth: Why did you give him these flowers?

    Arthur Fleck: No, they're not real. It's magic. I was just trying to make Bruce smile.

    Alfred Pennyworth: Well, it's not funny, is it? Do I need to call the police?

    Arthur Fleck: No, please. My mother's name is Penny. Penny Fleck. She used to work here years ago. Can you please tell Mr. Wayne I need to see him?

    Alfred Pennyworth: You are her son?

    Arthur Fleck: Yeah. Did you know her? I know about the two of them. She told me everything.

    Alfred Pennyworth: There's nothing to know. There is no "them." Your mother was delusional. She was a sick woman.

    Arthur Fleck: Don't say that.

    Alfred Pennyworth: Just go. Before you make a fool of yourself.

    Arthur Fleck: Thomas Wayne is my father.

    Alfred Pennyworth: [Alfred starts laughing, causing Arthur in anger to put his hand through the gates around Alfred's neck and starts to choke him] Let go of me! Let go! Let go of me!

    [Arthur looks at Bruce watching with fear, he turns and runs off]

  • Detective Garrity: Mr. Fleck. Sorry to bother you. I'm Detective Garrity this is my partner, Detective Burke. We have a few questions for you, but you weren't home. So we spoke with your mother.

    Arthur Fleck: Oh. What did you say to her? Did you do this?

    Detective Garrity: What? No.

    Detective Burke: No, no, no. We just asked her some questions. She got hysterical. Hyperventilating, collapsed...

    Arthur Fleck: Yeah, but the doctor said she had a stroke.

    Detective Garrity: We're sorry to hear about that. But like I said, I still have some questions for you. They're about to subway killings that happened last week. You've heard about them right?

    Arthur Fleck: Yeah. It's horrible.

    Detective Garrity: Right.

    Detective Garrity: So we spoke with your boss, over at Ha-Ha's. He said you were fired for bringing a gun into the children's hospital. Is that true, Mr. Fleck?

    Arthur Fleck: It's a prop. It's part of my act. I'm a party clown.

    Detective Burke: All right, so why were you fired?

    Arthur Fleck: They said I wasn't funny enough. Can you imagine that? Now if you don't mind, I have to go take care of my mother.

    Detective Burke: Your boss also gave us one of your cards. This condition of yours, The laughing, is it real, or some sort of clown thing?

    Arthur Fleck: A clown thing?

    Detective Garrity: Yeah. I mean, part of your act?

    Arthur Fleck: What do you think?

    [Arthur turns and starts walking towards the hospital doors, but walks into the glass door]

    Detective Garrity: It's exit only.