Chapter 177: The Dark Knight

The Joker pulled a very long fuse from the bomb in the manager's mouth, and then got on the school bus.

Including Luo Jie Ebert, everyone thought that the poor manager would be blown to pieces next.

The school bus drove away, and the fuse caught by the car door also pulled the safety off the bomb.

However, until the orange school bus merged into the school bus queue on the street and successfully escaped the police's vision...

That explosion expected by the audience still didn't come.

Rolling yellow smoke came out of the manager's mouth; it was actually a smoke bomb.

George Mo Lisi didn't expect that the Joker escaped the police's pursuit just like that?

It turned out that this school bus was used like this?

Not only George Mo Lisi, under Chen Nuo's interpretation, a sinister, cunning Joker image with criminal intelligence and schemes far exceeding ordinary people had been successfully established in the hearts of ordinary audiences.

Only professional film critics like Luo Jie Ebert would continue to think about deeper questions at this time:

Why was there a smoke bomb in the manager's mouth instead of a bomb?

As expected of a professional who has written film reviews for 40 years, the answer almost immediately popped into Luo Jie Ebert's mind.

Just as that line said.

"What doesn't kill you, will only make you stranger."

This is the Joker defined by Nolan and Chen Nuo.

He is not a guy who loves killing and takes pleasure in killing, nor is he a crazy, tyrannical, and confused fanatic.

Otherwise, it would never be a smoke bomb.

The people who died under his hands were just because they stood in his way, that's all.

Stranger.

This word, which represents weird, strange, and different from ordinary people, is the Joker's true personality.

Thinking of this, Luo Jie Ebert's interest remained undiminished.

Because although he solved this mystery, there was still a mystery waiting to be revealed.

That is, could this Joker really be a person without faith?

This is the suspense that the director and screenwriter threw to senior movie fans through the manager's mouth.

Luo Jie Ebert believed the answer was almost obvious.

Judging from the ambition shown in the first five minutes of the film, it was absolutely impossible.

So what exactly is this faith?

So interesting.

Luo Jie Ebert couldn't remember the last time he saw a movie with this kind of ambition.

In these short five minutes of opening, the intentions of Nolan and Warner Bros. were already obvious.

The opening of a few minutes not only gave many professional people like him many questions and suspense with depth,

For ordinary audiences who couldn't think of so much, The Dark Knight also had extraordinary attraction.

The reversals in the opening were enough for them to be immersed in the stimulation of the senses.

In other words, this Batman sequel, The Dark Knight, was actually not pursuing single artistry or entertainment.

Awards and box office, it wanted both!

However, how easy is that?

Doing this in a $200 million commercial blockbuster, there are only two consequences.

One is to become a god after success, gaining both fame and fortune, and being recorded in film history forever.

The other is to lose miserably and be defeated. Even a giant like Warner would be hurt. At the board meeting, even Barry Meyer would be gray-faced.

Luo Jie Ebert had seen countless directors who wanted to do this, and very few succeeded.

Where did Nolan get the confidence? Did he really think of himself as Spielberg?

When Warner's producers reviewed the final film, why did they dare to let Nolan be so ignorant of the heights of heaven and earth, trying to challenge the field of top directors?

Relying on that bullshit escape scene just now?

A school bus left the school bus queue for several minutes, went into the bank to pack money and kill people, and after delaying for a while, it could actually return to the driving school bus queue, and just happened to have such a big gap!?

The pedestrians and police on the side of the road were all blind and couldn't see?

This is definitely a magical plot that can only be fabricated when the screenwriter and director are immersed in self-enjoyment.

Luo Jie Ebert didn't believe that Warner's film review team couldn't see this.

Therefore, it was definitely not the screenwriter, and it was unlikely to be the director.

The reason why Warner dared to sit at this gambling table must lie in other things.

Actually.

The answer had already been given by Warner, hadn't it?

Those "Why So Serious" movie posters, weren't they the cards that Warner executives wanted to play at the gambling table?

Those elites who graduated from top universities and struggled in Hollywood for decades, didn't they bet all the $200 million stake on this Chinese boy?

They seemed to unanimously believe that the strange Joker played by this Chinese boy could conquer the whole world.

So much so that while this commercial movie could sell well, it could also harvest a wave of praise from professionals, and finally become one of the winners in this year's awards season!?

What kind of Arabian Nights, daydreaming is this?

Luo Jie Ebert estimated that in the eyes of 99.99% of people in Hollywood, the Warner executives led by Barry Meyer were either collectively crazy or collectively senile!

Only then would they do such crazy things.

However, what the facts are, we have to wait and see.

Movies are like this, some openings are like a feast, but in the end, they feed you a piece of dog shit. Some start as a piece of dog shit, but in the end, they make you linger.

Therefore, until the last moment, Luo Jie Ebert's experience is, don't make evaluations easily.

After the Joker, it was Batman's turn to appear.

The same 5-minute plot.

Compared to the 5 minutes at the opening, the Joker's stunning debut, she felt what kind of thing is this black guy?

Fighting with a group of ugly monsters, seemingly feeling that he is very cool.

Just like the rich young masters who are well-dressed and self-righteous at the dance party she attended, posing some pretentious and self-righteous narcissistic poses, looking at it makes people feel disgusted.

Not just her, even George Mo Lisi, a loyal fan of Batman, felt something was wrong.

Clearly, Christian Bale on the big screen and Batman in the comics were almost 1:1 restored. For fans of the original work, Christian Bale was undoubtedly the Batman they imagined.

Batman's actions to subdue the two groups of bandits were also clean and neat.

Including the scene where Batman descended from the sky and landed on the roof of the car, it also perfectly fitted the theme of the bat.

However, George Mo Lisi didn't know why, he felt it wasn't very satisfying, a bit ordinary, far inferior to the first five minutes.

After the two major protagonists of The Dark Knight, the Joker and the protagonist Batman, appeared, the story officially began.

In this movie, Nolan continued his purpose in Batman Begins—pulling Batman off the altar.

Some of the subsequent plots were an indispensable part of the whole movie in Luo Jie Ebert's eyes, and were part of the factors evaluating whether the movie was good or bad.

It made Batman more like a mortal.

But in Ivanka's eyes, she just wanted to ask if she could fast forward?

She felt that the love triangle between Prosecutor Harvey Dent, Rachel, and Batman was really boring.

In fact, at least more than 50% of the audience felt exactly the same as her.

At least with Luo Jie Ebert's hearing in his 60s, he heard someone yawning behind him, and it was three times in a row.

To tell the truth, the cast of The Dark Knight is definitely top-notch in Hollywood, and Warner's $180 million is definitely not thrown away.

Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, these three stars don't need to be mentioned, even Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Gary Oldman, this prosecutor couple plus police chief combination, are definitely well-known strength actors in the current Hollywood.

The plot was pushed forward in an orderly manner under their superb performance and the director's reasonable lens arrangement. Placed in other movies, it definitely counts as above the level line.

But why did even he feel a bit long-winded here?

The boring time finally passed quickly.

Batman met Harvey in the name of Bruce Wayne. At this time, Bruce Wayne seemed to have a green hat plot, and was ready to help this prosecutor's election like a mental patient.

Afterwards.

The director's lens turned.

A pile of villains appeared on the screen, that is, the bosses of the Gotham underworld were sitting together for a meeting.

At this time, a hoarse and low laughter sounded.

Including Ivanka, the spirits of thousands of audiences were suddenly lifted.

This hoarse and low laughter was simply too catchy.

Is it him?

A back of the head appeared in the lens, and a shoulder wearing a purple suit.

His back was slightly hunched.

His pace was leisurely, unhurried.

Meaningless syllables came from the Dolby surround stereo sound of the cinema: "a, a, ha, o, e, r..."

This is him talking.

"Fuck, here."

"Waited for a long time."

"Fuck, cool."

George Mo Lisi heard a burst of low discussion behind him. Obviously, although he couldn't see his face, everyone recognized him.

This is the lunatic who robbed the bank, the weird murderer named Joker.

His instant noodle-like hair was scattered, and his leather boots made a clattering sound on the floor.

While strolling leisurely, he was popping meaningless syllables from his mouth.

He walked towards the leaders of the few most powerful family gangs in Gotham City, and their subordinates with real guns and live ammunition,

Just like strolling in the park, teasing a group of pigeons pecking for food.

The sound he made was undoubtedly imitating the previous dialogue and quarrels of the gangsters, and the irony in it was so rich that it almost overflowed the screen.

Ivanka tightened the armrest of the chair.

She also couldn't see his expression.

But listening to the meaningless noise from his mouth, his appearance had already appeared in front of her eyes, and it was so vivid.

She thought so.

The screen flashed.

His face finally appeared on the screen.

She found that her guess was indeed correct.

I saw the Joker hanging a playful smile, walked to an empty seat at the table, and waved, as if saying hello to a neighbor.

"Hello, good afternoon everyone. Having a meeting? Did I disturb you?"

This time he not only changed into a brand-new purple suit, but also wore a green shirt inside, and was properly wearing a tie.

Gambol, one of the gang bosses, was angry.

This Joker who robbed their bank actually dared to throw himself into the net, and as soon as he came, he openly mocked them.

He said loudly: "Hey, Joker, you actually dare to appear here. I advise you to give me a reason not to twist your head off."

The Joker said seriously: "Because I am a magician, how about I perform a magic trick for you?"

He took a pencil out of his pants pocket and inserted it into the wooden tabletop with force.

"Believe it or not? I can make this pencil disappear?" He said with a grin.

Gambol gave a subordinate a look, and the big man immediately walked over.

Just as he arrived in front of the Joker, I saw the freak in the purple suit say nothing, grabbed the big man's head, and slammed it onto the table with force.

When everyone hadn't reacted.

The pencil on the table disappeared.

Because it was all inserted into the big man's head.

The freak with white powder on his face and two black eye circles on the screen shouted happily: "Dang dang dang! The moment to witness the miracle! Look, did it disappear?"

George Mo Lisi heard someone in the cinema hall curse in a low voice: "Holy shit."

George Mo Lisi was also cursing like this in his heart. But he firmly remembered his identity as a Batman fan, closed his mouth, and didn't say it out.

This bloody magic performance by the Joker not only deepened his cruel and ruthless image in the eyes of the audience, but also, in the movie, the gangsters were also shocked by him for a while.

The Joker looked left and right, licked his lips, tidied up his suit, and said: "Alright, the magic performance is over, let's talk about business. By the way, this suit of mine is not cheap. You should know, right? This was bought with your money."

Gambol's suppressed anger erupted in front of this provocation, and he stood up.

Another gang boss said at this time: "Wait, I want to hear what he has to say."

The Joker raised his eyebrows at Gambol.

These actions of his were so relaxed and comfortable.

In such a crisis-ridden situation, with enemies all around, the Joker was so fearless, either he had something to rely on, or he was a complete lunatic.

So, which situation would it be?

Unknowingly, most people were invested in the plot.

In the eyes of the professional Luo Jie Ebert, this performance by Chen Nuo was so coherent from beginning to end, and he couldn't see a trace of splitting.

There is only one possibility for this, that is, when performing this scene, he had already completely invested in the character.

Because this is a set of shots, not a single shot, it may be a combination of more than a dozen shots, and the shooting time is estimated to be a few hours or even half a day.

However, Chen never got out of the character.

He had this feeling when watching "My Blueberry Nights" before, this young Chinese man is definitely one of the best immersive actors in recent years.

And now, his immersion in the Joker character undoubtedly exceeded Jeremy in "My Blueberry Nights."

When watching "My Blueberry Nights," he would consciously feel that he was watching an actor acting. Although Chen acted very restrained, the feeling of acting was still lingering.

But when watching "The Dark Knight," Chen Nuo's design in some small actions, such as the movement of the eyeballs, licking his lips with his tongue, and the swinging of his hands and shoulders, including his walking posture, plus the realistic makeup on his face, made him unable to find a trace of acting.

He seemed to be 100% integrated into this character, and then did it naturally.

This point is really too rare for an actor who is only in his early 20s.

In his memory, the last one who gave him a similar feeling was Tang Mu Hanks in "Forrest Gump."

Similarly, what was interpreted was an unusual character,

Tang Mu Hanks performed the texture and credibility of a slightly mentally retarded character, and thus won the Oscar for Best Actor that year.

And Chen?

He performed such a stranger crazy character, blurring the boundary between reality and illusion, and performed it so that he, a veteran film critic of 40 years, couldn't find a trace of deliberateness and unnaturalness.

How would those arrogant Oscar judges, those old guys, evaluate this?

(End of this chapter) ===== CHAPTER 178 =====