This article from the public number: Gun draft (ID: QiangGaooooo), Author: Evan West, head map From: “clowns” stills
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The “Clown” is of course a 2019 phenomenal film masterpiece, and it is not disappointing even under high expectations.
As a comic adaptation, the “Clown” has completely escaped from the category of superhero movies. The Batman “Dark Knight” series built by Binolan and Zach Schneider’s “Watcher” have to go further.
Todd Phillips, the director who wrote the comedy “Hangover”, showed a pattern and depth that far exceeded expectations, and Jacques Phoenix really recast the soul of “The Clown” Arthur. Together they created this complex character with epic temperament, and also created a new realm of serious creation of the entire comic book adaptation.
(The clown in “Batman: Dark Knight” is the swan song of Heath Ledger, and is also a classic that many fans can’t surpass.) p>
But the truth is that the “clown” has an artistic attitude, but this gesture is undoubtedly deliberate, and in its bones, it is still a full commercial movie.
It combines entertainment and authorship to maintain a balance between the market and the art. The film has achieved unprecedented success. It is a “different” movie, but it is still not called “great”.
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The main short board is still in the script and characters.
This is a story of sorrow, reflection of reality, insight into human nature, but still seem too thin and routine.
It’s just that Phoenix’s acting skills, the production of excellence, and the anti-type of not taking the usual path, let the audience ignore this problem to some extent.
Study the story of the “Clown” carefully, and you will find that this is a typical story of the fallen and finally collapsed. Even if it is like a religious film, it has implanted many metaphors and hints in the strong sense of ceremonies. This film really gets rid of the lack of narrative.
(Jackun Phoenix plays a thin, sick comedian who shines in the film.)
To some extent, the character of Arthur is also flat. There are too many presuppositions in his experience, and he is interpreting himself in a certain inertia. There is depth, but this depth can be foreseen from the beginning. The protagonist is like this, the other characters are more empty, and there is no foundation for both good and bad, just to accompany the clown.
The film depicts Arthur’s pain in a slap in the face, destroying something he cherishes in his heart, and finally succeeds in making him a violent, bloodthirsty, crazy person. The huge theme of “The Clown” is above the plot. All the stories are full of purpose, the function is too strong, and it is inevitable that it is deliberate.
This extreme figure has also become the epitome of the whole society, the bottom of the silence being bullied and exploited, and the harsh laughter in desperation. They put on masks, incarnate the people, and use violence to break the order they think is unfair.
This is an essential restoration of “crime”, which makes “crime” beyond the scope of law, and is linked to the social and class nature of “criminal” behavior.
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After killing three office workers on the subway, Arthur brutally added a few shots to vent their grievances.
Marx and Engels have said that “crime is an isolated struggle against ruling relations by individuals.” The clown itself is the embodiment of the social distortion and distortion. He represents not only the unfortunate encounter of the individual in reality, but also a kind of fable that can be applied to the contradictions and oppositions of the whole social class.
More precisely, the last street chaos is not so simple as crimes and riots. What they are really doing is actually – revolution.
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Unfortunately, for the “clown”, it is very fortunate that it happened to be born in the global economic recession, the international turmoil, the increasing social unrest, and the emergence of various social violence. It is easy for viewers to substitute into a real-life scene and have a realistic connection with those who wear masks.
This theme seems to be more powerful than any wonderful story, but it also makes the director give up the ambition to break through in narrative. He just stepped forward and magnified the unfortunate events that happened to Arthur one by one, and lit a tormented soul to the audience, letting the audience see how the soul was corrupt and mutated.
The director blew a tormented soul and let the audience see how the soul is corrupt and mutated.
The rest is the highlight of Phoenix. All drama and appeal are maintainedThis deformed, fragile, sensitive and paranoid figure.
I think for a long time, Jacques Phoenix and Heath Ledger, who are the greatest “clown” performers, will be a topic of debate among fans. Of course, this kind of comparison is a bit harder. They only create two completely different characters who share the same character.
For me, Phoenix’s performance is already amazing, but I still think Heath Ledger’s “clown” is more difficult.
The entire “Clown” movie is the stage of Phoenix, which provides a clear path for actors to build characters. This man, Arthur, who later became a “clown”, had a tragic childhood, a heartbreaking encounter and countless moments of degrading and insulting, and more despair. Various details continue to enrich his character and experience, and continue to borrow blessings for Phoenix’s performances.
Arthur couldn’t help but laugh when he was nervous, which made his talk show debut a sly show. But in his paranoia, his “humor” was a great success.
Hes Ledger’s “clown” came out of thin air, and he was guilty when he appeared. No past, no life, no emotion, no social connection. He is the embodiment of abstract, chaotic, unpredictable pure “evil”. But this avatar is not empty. He has very vivid characteristics and vitality, and is full of initiative. The endless darkness provided him with a wealth of kinetic energy, abstract but embraced the soul.
You can easily feel that Phoenix plays really well, all kinds of extreme emotions are in place, the limbs and expressions are like machines that have been precisely tuned, and the emotions are very moving; Heath Ledger is not so subtle, The details that can be captured, his performance is immersive and seamless.
Phoenix is a great performer with great acting skills, and sometimes I feel that Heath Ledger is the “clown” itself.