Chapter 500: Is Joker Kind of Like a Madman?

It was only the beginning, yet it already thrilled countless movie fans.

As the IMAX giant screen unfolded a panoramic view of Gotham City, the entire theater erupted in an uncontrollable chorus of awe.

The camera swoops down, finally locking onto the top of a skyscraper— a black cloak flutters in the gale, night, and a Batman emblem appears in the sky, like Gotham's guardian deity, silently overlooking the city of sin.

On the screen, Gotham's night is ripped apart by police sirens.

The narration is deep and hoarse, as if it comes from Gotham's own shadows:

"They say Gotham is beyond saving..."

"But this year, something has changed."

The scene cuts to several thugs nervously conducting some sort of deal.

When they see the Batman emblem in the sky, each of them shows a panicked expression.

"No, something's off tonight..."

"What, are you superstitious? Your odds of winning the lottery are higher than encountering him!"

From the dialogue in the film, it's not hard to see.

These thugs hear the name Batman and are instantly terrified.

At the same time, this only piques netizens' curiosity.

Just how powerful is this Batman?

And also...

When does Joker appear?

Soon enough, Batman shows up, in the form of cracking down on criminals.

He also gives a lesson to his imitators.

Most importantly...

The Batman Batmobile makes its debut in the film.

Just one word: cool!

For Batman's entrance, Lin Mo deliberately gave a close-up of the Batmobile.

Nitrogen jets, and flames spread from the rear in a fan shape, like a bat's fiery wings!

All the thugs' bullets hit the armor, sparks flying, yet not leaving a single scratch.

"WTF!!!"

"This Batmobile is just too cool!"

"It's basically a tank!"

"So cool!"

"Ah, that rear flame! So cool!!!"

"......"

All the audience watching the film.

They were all wowed by the Batmobile's coolness.

And at this moment.

At the premiere venue, Bei Er, the actor playing Batman.

When he saw the Batmobile on the screen, its nitrogen rear flame dyeing the entire IMAX screen a deep blue, he clenched his fist tightly and let out two low roars from his throat: "Hell, yeah! That's. My. Boy!!!" (Good job, that's more like it!)

Here, Steven Spielberg praised: "Director Lin, you made the vehicle feel alive," he said with a smile, pointing at the screen, "Look at the rhythm of the tail wing unfolding, it's just like a flapping bat."

"Really cool!" Cameron also said.

Lin Mo just smiled and said nothing.

Just kidding.

He specifically shot close-ups of the Batmobile to make the audience feel the car is cool; otherwise, that shot would have been pointless.

After the film's male lead Batman and his vehicle appear.

The plot returns to normal.

Jason, Cheng Long, and Gal Gadot also appear one after another.

Jason plays prosecutor Harvey Dent, Cheng Long plays Commissioner Gordon, and as for Gal Gadot, her role is complex: she's both Batman's former lover and Harvey's girlfriend.

At the same time, Batman Wayne's background is introduced.

He's the boss of a tech company, just an ordinary person relying on high-tech gear.

On the other side.

Lao Mouzi, Jiang Wen, and Han Canping.

The three of them sit together.

Since the film started, Zhang Yi Mou's eyes never left the IMAX screen: "Director Lin's camera work is masterful; that spiral dive shot just now, a one-shot with rotating perspective, not to mention domestic directors— even foreign great directors rarely dare to do that."

Han Canping nodded: "The key is balancing commercialism and artistry; this kid perfectly blends Hollywood industrial standards with Huaguo-style storytelling."

Jiang Wen, after hearing that, grinned: "Just kidding, my younger brother's filming technique is absolutely superb!"

Zhang Yimou and Han Canping, upon hearing Jiang Wen's words, just smiled silently.

Damn, this was shot by Director Lin, why are you trying to ride the wave.

People who don't know would think you filmed it!

As the film's plot deepens.

The movie fans become engrossed.

Even...

They all forgot the main villain that appeared at the very start, Joker.

All that could be seen was the big screen.

The scene jumped from the upper‑class banquet hall to the conference room.

It turned out to be a meeting of gangsters.

And the meeting's content was…

It was the movie's opening: the bank where they kept their black money was robbed, and the mastermind behind it all was Joker.

Just then, several strange cries came from the underground meeting room.

Joker appeared again!

Wearing a purple suit, his face was made up with extremely colorful clown makeup.

"I thought my jokes weren't funny enough!" Joker strutted in with a goofy step, his purple suit especially eye‑catching under the lights.

"Give me a reason not to kill you?" a burly man slammed the table and rose.

Joker tilted his head, slowly pulled out a pencil: "How about I do a magic trick?"

"Watch closely, magic time~"

The gangster in the front row jumped up and strode toward him, his fists clenched tight with a crackling sound.

Joker suddenly lunged, grabbing the man's head and slamming it onto the table with a bang.

When the man went limp on the floor, the pencil had indeed vanished—stuck in his ear!

"See, magic successful~" Joker licked the paint off his lips, like a kid who just finished candy.

Not only on the big screen, these gangsters couldn't figure out what Joker was up to.

Even the moviegoers watching couldn't understand.

Then Joker began to recount how, a year ago—when Batman hadn't appeared yet—these gangsters didn't even dare move against the local police and lawyers, but once Batman showed up, the situation changed.

Gotham City's criminal activity dropped sharply.

Because those criminals were all taken care of by Batman.

Including these gangsters as well.

For example, at the opening, when they were dealing drugs, Batman interfered, and then the police arrested them.

Joker said all this, his main goal being to become a bounty hunter.

He would take care of killing Batman, but he wanted half the money.

Of course, these gangsters aren't idiots—how could they possibly split the money?

So they were getting ready to take out Joker.

And Joker, unhurried, opened his purple suit to reveal it loaded with grenades, the safety pins linked together with fishing line.

"Like this: when you're ready to talk seriously with me, just give me a call!"

"This is my business card!"

Finally, Joker left a business card and sauntered away.

Seeing this.

It's obvious that Joker is absolutely the film's biggest villain.

Because his character is clearly different from others, giving the impression…

How to put it? Very strange, somewhat like…

A madman?