Behind JOKER’s smile | 小丑笑容的背後
DC comic’s villain “JOKER” independent film should be the most popular movie after the Taiwanese film “Detention”.
I believe that everyone is no stranger to “JOKER”, but this time he is no longer the big villains in Batman’s story, but to be a perpetrator of a socially marginalized person who becomes an anti-social personality.
After watching “JOKER”, everyone should think that it is a very strong film. The scene in the movie is so familiar and real. It seems like it happens every day in our life, just like the movie “Detention” classic line “Do you forget, or are you afraid to think about it?”
At first, let me praise the acting role of the main character Joaquin Phoenix. He really performed this character perfectly. Maybe his childhood life experience can be integrated into this role. I think if it is replaced by other actors, it may not be so evolved.
The following content may have a little bit spoiler, please think before continue.
I used to think that my life was a tragedy, but now I realize, it’s a f**king comedy.
Arthur, the JOKER said, “My mother always tells me to smile and put on a happy face. She told me I had a purpose: to bring laughter and joy to the world.” The irony is that Arthur’s mother, who was born at the bottom of society, lives in an unhappy life and has mental illness. Unfortunately Arthur has the same life too. The film has a strong sense of irony with “clown” that brings joy to people. It tells the bitter taste of people’s lives at the bottom of society. Obviously, an unhappy life, but for life, he must pretend to be happy and smile to people. In the beginning of the movie, Arthur was working, but was bullied and beaten by the kids on the street. However, people along the road were watching with cold eyes.
At the same time, it also writes about the indifference and bullying that people at the bottom of society.
As the joker killed the three high-ranking elites in society in the scene and said “I used to think that my life was a tragedy, but now I realize, it’s a comedy.”
Such a ridiculous life, let Arthur throw caution to the winds
He tries so hard to survive but still everyone thinks he is sick. It is better to complete the wishes of everyone.
The mentality of JOKER is still happening every day in our lives.
If we can be more empathetic and understanding, and care about them, maybe they can all have a better day.
We should all think about it. We are lucky not living in that kind of life, but how will we face it if that our life?
The worst part of having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don’t.
In the movie, Arthur always laughs at the most painful time, and the “normal people” always looks at him with a strange and indifferent vision. Wonders why he is sick and still stay outside, isn’t good to stay at home without bothering others?
What is the definition of a normal person?
I have discussed this issue with friends around me, but there is never a very clear answer. Because the matter of “normal” is very subjective, if you want a correct answer, it should be “all you have done must be in line with the expectations of the public and the behavior of people in the existing concept.”
We often use this framework to suppress our emotions and live on. If it is like a movie plot, we cross the frame work will be labeled as a geek, a sick head, or a mentally ill. There will always be people who hope that you can “hide it”, show what they call “normal” and avoid the problems and causes of all the disordered behavior, and continue to live silently and quietly.
But if we try to think backwards, how much courage they have spent to appear in the same space with you and tell their own defects and diseases, then you can understand them a little more.
They are not abnormal, but there is a small part that is different from us, but we all share a common survival value.
You don’t listen, do you? You just ask the same questions every week. “How’s your job? Are you having any negative thoughts?” All I have are negative thoughts.
Arthur tried to get himself better, he went to the counseling center every week. However, he gradually felt that the social worker did not listen carefully to everything he said, but only routinely asked “How’s your job?”, “are you having any negative thoughts?” and other related issues, even Arthur wrote in the notebook “I hope my death makes more cents than my life.”, the social worker is only a faint question.
We who are not mentally ill are eager to be noticed and listen to what we want to say, but what about the clowns in the movie? Even a little bit of sincere inquiry may change their life.
It is pity that the true concern in society is far less than the indifferent people.
Is it just me, or is it getting crazier out there?
The famous quote of the writer Elie Wiesel: “The opposite of love is not hated, but indifference.” The unfair treatment of social and malicious bullying, in many cases, is because we are afraid to be classified as same as them. Therefore, the choice of humming and ignoring, but under these indifferent attitudes, the phenomenon of social degradation has gradually emerged.
It also makes people at the bottom of society often become a pawn in the election politics or benefit of high-ranking people in society.
At this time, someone might ask just like the JOKER, “Is it just me, or is it getting crazier out there?”
If you haven’t entered the theater to watch this movie, it is highly recommended to watch it.
Because it plays a topic that is closely related to our lives, and the performance of Joaquin Phoenix will never let you down.
Thank you for taking the time to read our article.
Maybe it’s not good enough, but I hope you can get something from it.
ＤＣ大惡棍獨立電影「小丑」應是近期繼台灣國片「返校」過後最寫進人心的電影。
相信大家對於這位小丑並不陌生，只是他這次不再是以蝙蝠俠劇情中的大反派來與大家見面，而是一個社會邊緣人變成反社會人格的犯罪者姿態演出。
看完「小丑」之後，大家應該都會覺得他是部後勁很強的電影，電影裡的一幕幕場景令人那麼熟悉又真實，像是每天都會發生在自己生活周遭般，就如同電影「返校」裡的經典台詞所說「你是忘記了，還是害怕想起來？」
在這，請容我稱贊一下主角瓦昆·菲尼克斯的演技，他真的將這個角色演繹得非常完美，也許是他童年人生遭遇才能這麼融入這個角色，我想若是換成其他演員未必能如此演進人心
以下可能會有些許的小劇透，請斟酌服用
我原以為我的人生是場悲劇，但現在我了解它原來是場喜劇
電影中亞瑟（小丑在劇中的名字）說到「我的母親總是教我別忘了微笑，戴上快樂的笑臉。她說我的人生使命是必須帶歡樂給所有人。」諷刺的是生於社會底層的亞瑟母親本身是活在不快樂的人生裡，而且擁有精神疾病，然而從小與母親一起生活的亞瑟也不幸地擁有相同人生。電影裡以專門帶給人們歡樂的「小丑」做出強烈的諷刺感。道出社會底層邊緣人們生活中的苦澀之味。明明是一個不快樂的人生，卻為了生活，必須假裝出歡樂的笑容來取悅人們。而電影中的開頭有一幕是亞瑟正在工作，卻被街上的屁孩欺負毆打，然而在沿路上的人們卻都是避之唯恐不及。
這同時也寫出，社會底層人們所受到的冷漠無視與欺凌。
如同劇中小丑殺害了三個社會高階菁英過後所說的台詞「我曾以為，我的人生是場悲劇。但現在我意識到，它原來是場喜劇」
如此荒唐可笑的人生，讓亞瑟徹底的豁出去
如此努力讓自己生存著，眾人依然覺得他有病，那不如就真真實實的完成衆人心願吧
小丑如此的心態，每天依然持續的發生在我們生活周遭。
若我們能多一點同理心與理解心，關心著他們，也許他們都能有變好的一天。
在這，我們都應該是思考，幸運的我們不是過著那樣的生活，但若哪天風水輪流轉到我們身上，我們又會有著怎麼樣的心情面對呢？
患上精神病最可悲的是旁人總期望你表現好像沒有患病
電影中亞瑟，總在最痛苦的時會情不自禁的大笑，而身旁「正常人」總用異樣、冷漠的眼光看著他，心想著為什麼有病要出來，將自己隱藏好並不打擾旁人，不是很好嗎？
關於正常人的定義是什麼呢？
曾經與身邊有人討論過這個問題，但始終沒有一個非常明確的答案。因為關於「正常」這件事情很主觀，若硬要給他個正確答案那應該會是「你所做的一切必須是符合社會大眾期望與既有觀念裡的人們會有的行為」
我們很常都是帶著這個框架壓抑著自己情緒過著生活，若是如同電影情節中，一個不小越過這個框架後，就會被貼上怪人、腦袋有病或是心理有病等貶義之詞，爾後總會有人希望你可以將這一面收起來，表現出他們所謂正常的模樣，並逃避這一切脫序行為的問題與原因，默默安靜的繼續過生活。但若是我們試著反向思考，他們是花了多大的勇氣才能與你出現在同一個空間且說出自己的缺陷及疾病，這時你也能多理解他一點
他們並不是不正常，只是有個小零件與我們不一樣，但我們都擁有共同的生存價值。
你沒有在聽對不對？每週都只會問同樣的問題，工作如何？有沒有負面念頭？但我每天所認知的都充滿負面念頭。
努力讓自己好起來的亞瑟，每週定期到諮詢中心做諮詢，然而他卻漸漸覺得諮詢師並沒有認真聆聽他所說的一切，而只是例行公事的詢問「你的工作如何？」、「有沒有負面念頭？」等相關問題，就連亞瑟在日在裡寫到「我希望我的死，會比我的生更有價值。」，咨詢師也只是淡淡的帶過詢問。回頭檢視著，當我們口中的那些善意與關心是否真實出自於內心呢？還是加速著他們更跌往人生懸崖裡的毒藥呢？
沒有精神疾病的我們，都渴望著被人關心注目與聆聽我們所想說的事情，然而像劇情裡的小丑們又是多渴望著？哪怕是一點點的真心詢問，也許都能讓他走不同的人生。
可惜的是，在社會中真心的關心遠少於冷漠的人們。
是只有我，還是這個世界越來越瘋狂了？
作家維瑟爾（Elie Wiesel）的名言：「愛的反面不是恨，而是漠不關心。」社會的階層的不平待遇與惡意霸凌，在很多時候是因為我們害怕被歸類成與他們同一類又或者是惹禍上身，所以選擇噤聲、無視，然而在這些漠不關心的態度之下，使得社會墮落現象逐漸產生。
也使得社會底層的人們常常變成社會高階人們在選舉政治或是利益關係上的一顆棋子
在這時，也許就會有人如小丑般問出「是只有我，還是這個世界越來越瘋狂了？」
若你還沒進戲院觀看這部電影，強力推薦一定要去觀賞
因為它演著與我們生活息息相關的話題，同時瓦昆·菲尼克斯的演技也絕對不會讓你失望
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