Huayu: Start by asking ex-girlfriends for alms

Chapter 340: Joker Released

In the premiere theater, Arthur was drawing an exaggerated curve of his mouth on the screen, but the scene was completely silent.

"Basements; street scenes; rats. Damn it! Finally, I don't have to endure the industrial garbage shot by those stupid directors anymore! This is the language of the camera! It's as if I can smell the stench of Gotham City overflowing from the screen!"

The film critic sniffed subconsciously, staring at the screen motionlessly, the tip of his pen rubbing against the paper as he scribbled key words.

“Compared to the exquisiteness of Parasite, the texture of Joker is relatively rough, using roughness to render reality and create impact.”

"Hey, wait!"

The filmmaker paused with his pen.
"No! The roughness is just the appearance. The essence is still the crazy details that Jie Cheng Zhen always has!"

The obscure dividing line and the ubiquitous foreground obstruction.

Warm and cool tones, tilted composition.

The reason is not clear yet, but there are multiple close-ups that must have an explanation.

"Fuck! I should go to the Venice Film Festival at the end of August! Then I can watch it more times instead of scratching my head like I am now!"

The film critic scratched his head and finally decided to take a break from work.

There are too many details and foreshadowing, so I will slowly explore them later.

The only thing we can do now is to appreciate this wonderful work like an ordinary audience.

Thinking about this, the film critic glanced around.

The normal breath holding and concentration were intermittently heard.

Leonardo on the screen performs a quantum entanglement of madness and clarity.

"Jie Jie Jie~"

The convulsive laughter spread to every corner of the theater through the sound system, but the audience outside the screen seemed to be strangled by the throat and suffocated for a short time!

In an instant, everyone seemed to be in sync and reached a consensus:

The laughter does not come from the vibration of the vocal cords, but from the squeezing, crushing of internal organs, and the friction of flesh and blood!
"Do you think it's funny?" Arthur suddenly asked on the imaginary talk show stage.

The spotlight burned it into a silhouette, the dazzling colors were particularly eye-catching, but not pleasing to the eye.

The extreme tones create a strong sense of fragmentation, setting off, contrast and rendering!
Through the red clown costume, the audience seemed to see Arthur's bony spine at the beginning of the film, and tears mixed with black eye makeup rolling down from the corners of his eyes!

The film critic tilted his head and noticed that the female audience member next to him raised her arm, pressed her hand to her heart and held it tightly.

Hiss! It is more impactful than Jie Cheng Zhen's camera language!
This is really overflowing!
The film officially enters the plot that interweaves reality and fiction, but it does not make people feel confusing.

Zhen Jiecheng uses a series of techniques such as lighting, props, close-ups of Arthur's fixed movements, etc. to lay the groundwork and clearly analyze the context on the screen.

After fantasizing about the talk show stage, I fantasized about love with my female neighbor.

What catches your eye is a warm yellow hue like honey, which is beautiful, sweet and soothing.

But when the truth was revealed, the camera suddenly switched to a cold blue wide-angle shot, and Leonardo's face collapsed into a black hole in the backlight.

The heart-pounding demon, surrounded by "angel light" and accompanied by melodious jazz music, suffocated the mother who always said "spread smiles" with a pillow.

Even though the film has laid enough groundwork with hints: for example, Arthur's background, his mother watching coldly as young Arthur was beaten by his stepfather, and his mother being seriously ill, Arthur's devilish behavior can be forcibly interpreted as helping his mother to be relieved, but the paradoxical conflict between violence and elegance still completely crushes the coordinate system of moral judgment!
So, Arthur "died" and the Joker was "reborn"!
"Huh~" The film critic, like ordinary audiences, breathed heavily.

A heart full of complex emotions is weighed down in the chest, making it hard to breathe.

Arthur's pale clown makeup is covered with scarlet blood stains. The strong contrast of colors continues to create a strong sense of discomfort!

But when Leonardo adjusted his makeup and clothes, walked out of the room and stepped into the elevator.

Bloody lips and elegant strings.

The orange-red suit was like a burning phosphorus flame, lighting up the steps that seemed to lead straight to the sky.

Jump, step, and splash water.

Lift, kick, and break all restraints.

Twisting coquettishly, swaying happily. No turning back, flying freely!

The extreme violence and absurdity reconcile at this moment, and indescribable pleasure and comfort spread in the heart.

It was clearly like a requiem for capital society, but applause suddenly broke out in the theater!
After the previous repression, the clown's "transformation" at this time is like an outlet.

Whistles and cheers one after another!

Salute to freedom and praise the clown.

Get restless, American people who don't want to be oppressed!
The film critic gasped, opened his notebook and hastily wrote down:
“This isn’t a superhero movie!”

"This is a clinical dissection recorded on film! It's a morbid aesthetic carnival!"

"Leonardo is sick! Jie Cheng Zhen is sick!"

"Well, I'm sick too!"

The staff of Hua Na were standing in front of the computer screens, waiting for the first wave of audience comments to be refreshed.

"It's out! There are already comments!"

The shouting attracted many people, and they gathered together, staring at the website page.

"Joker is worth watching! With a comedy and fiery aura. It is a farce, a carnival, and a chaos. Jie Cheng Zhen and Leonardo lead us to dance in this sick society and enjoy the joy of success."

Success? Joy?

Very good, a crazy one.

This lovable lunatic has a great chance of contributing a second or even third movie ticket!

"A disturbing film that is both tragic and hilarious. Leonardo brings the King of Crime to life with such perfection and dignity, both in his roaring and absurd performance! What an amazing performance!"

"There is no doubt that Joker is not the highlight of Leonardo's career! But it must be the pinnacle of his acting career!"

Bro, you understand art!

Huana likes you!

"I can't say more now, and I can't spoil the plot. I just want to tell you that we need more directors like Jie Cheng Zhen! Look at this guy, he can make Leonardo so fascinating! God, that's Leonardo!" "What's wrong with Leonardo? Is he bad? He won the Best Actor trophy at the Berlin Film Festival more than ten years ago! He... Well! I still have to praise Jie Cheng Zhen, he made Leonardo win the Oscar for Best Actor in advance!"

“Crazy and sad, pitiful and scary, twisted and cruel, fragile and charming, this is the Joker, the stunning Joker!”

Of course, there are also doubts besides the praise.

Many viewers felt uncomfortable due to the darkness and depressing nature of the film, and said frankly that they found it difficult to digest such twisted madness.

But even so, they had to admit: although it was disturbing, they couldn't look away.

As for the trolls who are looking for trouble, Hua Na simply ignores them.

Because they don't even need to do anything, they will be besieged by fans who feel sorry for Leonardo.

Just a few negative reviews, which will eventually be drowned out by countless praises!

The imdb rating has come out, 8.7 points. This is already a very high score for an R-rated movie adapted from a DC comic. The most important thing is that this is based on the premise that Warner Bros. did not inflate the score!
On Rotten Tomatoes, the freshness rating given by professional film critics is not very high, but the 90% popcorn index is quite gratifying, which is especially important for Warner.

Nothing is better than a good knife and music, and knife and music is the pass to Hollywood.

"Call Director Zhen and tell him the good news about the ratings and the first batch of audience reviews. Emmm, forget it."

"Director Zhen is depressed and has started taking medicine. Plus due to the jet lag, we should not disturb him."

"Wait!"

“Wait for the preview box office, first day box office, first weekend box office and other data to come out!”

Warner Bros.' "Joker" project team and distribution department stayed up all night, but it was all worth it.

In the following days, as good news came one after another, the office became a sea of ​​joy.

"The first-day box office exceeded 40 million, and "Joker" broke the record for the highest opening of an R-rated film!"

"Joker" leads North American box office in November with $1.13 million in its first weekend! "

"Joker" grossed 2.67 million yuan worldwide in its first weekend! Movie-watching craze surges in Japan, Korea, and Europe!"

"The professor of Goryeo history found through research that the ancestors of director Zhen Jiecheng may have originated from the peninsula and were branches of the Zhen Mi family that were scattered in Goguryeo when they were doing business in the late Eastern Han Dynasty."

"Joker" tops the French box office this week! "

Joker Goes to the Top

"Joker" has been making great strides in the global box office market, especially in North America. Under the law of "flowers bloom outside the wall and smell good inside the wall", it has also caused a sensation in China.

Not to mention now, even in a dozen years, when Chinese people achieve success in the international arena, they will be wildly sought after.

Just look at "The Flowers of War" and you will know. It's already 2011, and Zhang Weiping is still using "preparing for the American Golden Globe Awards" as a gimmick for publicity and hype.

While the domestic entertainment industry is still discussing the timing of the "billion-yuan club", the existence of Zhen Jiecheng has a bit of a dimensionality-reduction attack, so much so that even netizens don't call him "Zhen Tama" much anymore, and instead call him "Director Zhen" with a respectful tone.

"Hiss! It's an R-rated movie! And it doesn't even have the bonus of the Chinese box office. Director Zhen is too awesome!"

A netizen reposted a piece of theater forecast news from an external website. The translated title was particularly eye-catching: "Joker is expected to become the first R-rated film to break the billion box office."

"What else? That's Director Zhen! He can win the Venice Golden Lion for a DC comic adaptation. This is really outrageous, okay?"

"What else? That's Director Zhen! He brought Leonardo to win the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award. That's really outrageous, okay?"

"The one above, Zhou Jielun, is dissatisfied! Leonardo at least has a solid foundation, but what about me, Jielun? Putting aside the fact that I wrote, directed, and acted in the film, I won the Venice Special Jury Award, which is linked to the director!"

"The one above, Liu Yifei, is dissatisfied! You, Leo, were the best actor of the year, but what about me? I was scolded and cried by Cheng Kun."

"Make way, everyone! Lu Chuan is not convinced! It's all Jiang Wen's fault for not being good enough, otherwise Lu Sang would have cleared the three major European levels long ago!"

As they chatted, the topic turned to the satirical crosstalk by Zhen Jiecheng and Yu Qian.

While netizens were discussing the issue heatedly, they were also criticizing the inhumane reviewers.

Both are Venice Golden Lion films, both are R-rated films, and "No Lust" passed it that year, so why didn't "Joker" pass it?

Isn't this just taking advantage of Director Zhen because he's an honest man?

So the netizens who were looking for fun went to the Weibo accounts of Zhen Jiecheng and Yu Qian and called on them to reunite and perform another crosstalk to sing praises for the Film Bureau.

"Jiecheng, you have to know this. It was you who took the initiative to urge the review and quickly kill "Joker". You can't blame the Film Bureau for treating him differently." Han Shanping called specifically.

It’s not because of the instigation of netizens, but mainly because some dirty people in Beijing Film Academy took advantage of topics such as "The different treatment of "Joker" and "No Masturbation"" and "The future of my alma mater suffers injustice" to make a fuss about the "film censorship system".

Without exception, these dirty guys are all Zhen Jiecheng’s senior brothers, and all of them are on the Optoelectronics “Special Attention List”!
Considering that many of them have a close relationship with Zhen Jiecheng, such as Jia Zhangke, Han Shanping was afraid that some young people would recite poems and perform crosstalk when they got excited, so he called to remind them immediately.

"Senior, have you forgotten? I'm a patient and I'm depressed." Zhen Jiecheng explained weakly, "How can I have the energy to choreograph a crosstalk?"

"Forget it! I've been depressed for so many days, it's enough!" Han Shanping rolled his eyes. "That person spoke when he inspected the film and television industry. The Huabiao has publicly apologized for the establishment and awarding of the 'Outstanding Overseas Chinese' award. The Golden Rooster Award has also been notified to adjust and reform it. What else do you have to be depressed about?"

"Let's put the matter between you and the Golden Rooster and Huabiao behind us! Okay?"

"Don't say I didn't remind you. In the subsequent adjustments to the judging panel, the proportion of professionals will be greatly increased, mainly from Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama."

"We are all family. If you continue to make trouble, you will only hurt your family."

"Senior, look at what you said! I am a representative who cares about my alma mater. How could I hurt one of my own?" Zhen Jiecheng grinned. "Don't worry, I am being very honest now. I dare not show my face to attract attention."

"Hehehe, Cheng Hao is pregnant again. You are the third child in our family, emmm, so you can just be the third child for now."

"Anyway, before the third child is born and his household registration is settled in Taiwan, I will sneak into the village without getting shot."

"What the hell? Pregnant again?" Hearing this, Han Shanping was stunned. "Did you joke during the military parade? Do you really want to practice 'One Family Across the Taiwan Straits and Hong Kong and Macau'?"

"Emmm, senior, you are the leader of China Film Group and the person who makes the decisions in the domestic entertainment industry. You should think twice before speaking." Zhen Jiecheng interrupted weakly, "You must not be careless and pay attention to the impact."

"speak English!"

"'Three places' is not united enough, it should be four places. Senior, there is also Aomen."

Han Shanping: ()
After a long pause, he finally came up with a word.

"屮!"

(End of this chapter)