"The most important shot for me is the interrogation scene between the Joker and Batman. In the original version, director Nolan publicly told reporters interviewed, Nolan said that the scene of the Joker and Batman facing each other in the interrogation room in the film is one of the key clips of the movie.

This point is also perfectly inherited in the Mark version, in the process of dialogue, through the movement of the camera and the change of lighting, the character's state of mind shaken by the topic is presented, and the transformation of the character's "strength" in the dialogue is expressed.

When the Joker and the Sheriff are talking, the director of photography Wally Pfister uses the lamp as a light source to plunge the Joker in the dark, presenting a terrifying and weird atmosphere, at this time, the Joker's words deeply affect the Sheriff, and the Joker becomes the person who controls the direction of the topic;

After Batman appeared, the ambient brightness was improved, Mark said that this is the first time in the movie that you can really see the scene of Batman, and the redesigned Batman costume can also show its texture details, making the clothes look more realistic, and the audience can also deeply appreciate the truth and cruelty in the movie.

Actually, this scene is a very simple forward/reverse shot, but the key to this shot is the movement of the camera, the sheriff and the clown are in the shadows, and as the conversation between the two becomes more and more tense, the camera advances. But the camera's movement is smooth, suggesting that everything is still under control and that everything changes with Batman's appearance.

At first, it was a standard reversal shot, but the camera started to get shaky, suggesting that it was starting to get out of control, and in the last part of the shot, the reversing shot started to become handheld, becoming more unstable. Accompanied by music raised, it is emphasized that the Joker has begun to fully influence Batman.

During the filming of the real fight, Xiao Li Zi was encouraged by Hoffman, and the interrogation room scene in the movie, the fight between Batman and the Joker, was actually a real shot, and Hoffman asked for a real fight.

Xiao Lizi was stunned for a moment and said, "A fake fight can also achieve the effect of a real fight." ”

"As you can see in the movies, Batman starts beating the Joker and realizes that he's not your average enemy," Hoffman said. Because the more I play, the more he likes this feeling, I think any good actor will be completely committed to the role, and it is my responsibility to express my inner fears and likes honestly. ”

Xiao Lizi was in awe, and punched over without hesitation, punching to the flesh, which made Hoffman scream "refreshingly...... , licking his lips and smashing his tongue from time to time in the screams to express enjoyment.

The scene of this interrogation was filmed to Mark's satisfaction, you come and go, the offense and defense are exchanged, and the tension is full, and the original version is nothing more than that.

Speaking to Filmweek, Mark said: "I think the biggest challenge of making a sequel film is to carry on your achievements in the first film, and at the same time not give up the character you created for the first episode, Logic and tone, when making a sequel film, in addition to hoping to see the elements brought back from the first episode in the second episode, the audience also needs to innovate, and must strike a balance between the new and the original structure, which is the most important challenge in the whole filmmaking process, as a filmmaker, I have a responsibility to create entertainment and let people enjoy it, but as a 'performer', I also have a responsibility to honestly express my fears. ”

"The Dark Knight" is created around reality, whether it is Batman's inner fear, or the heart shaken by the Joker, there is no absolute "good" and "evil" in the movie,

This is just a superficial vein of the film, and the core vein of the film is that the Joker constantly stimulates Harvey Dent and Batman, the two "incarnations of justice", and even hopes that Harvey Dent will kill him and Batman will kill himself, because in this way, they will be the same as him, the justice they believe in is just a superficial performance, and what really controls the world is the logic of the Joker - "Who doesn't want justice when there is no necessity?"

Everyone thinks that his logic is correct, and the world is operating according to the set of logic he believes, if this world is not like this, we will think that this is just a superficial phenomenon, and the real deep logic must be the set of logic that we have mastered, and to prove this, we only need to "push it gently" to others, and these people will fall into their own logic.

The Joker is insane, and the arrested Harvey Dent is sent to prison, while the Joker plots to kill him on the way. Naturally, the Night Knight would come to protect the Knight of Light, and after a fierce battle, the Joker was left alone and Batman drove a high-tech motorcycle into him.

But the clown did not dodge, but smiled and said to himself: "Bump me! Bump me!"

He wanted to use self-sacrifice to lure Batman to break through his bottom line of "not killing", so as to prove that he was the only right, but Batman twisted the front of the car, failed to brake, fell to the ground, fainted, and the Joker was so angry that he scolded his mother and angrily wanted to kill Batman, he was not angry that Batman wanted to kill him and catch him, but angry, why not kill him?

The allure of the feeling of "only I am right" is really powerful, and in order to "defend" this feeling, the clown does not hesitate to die.

And the Joker can be said to be a very important character in the history of DC and even in the history of American comics, if there is no Joker, it can be said that American comics will lose half of their excitement.

So, why is the Joker the scariest villain in the DC world?

Unknown origin

There has been no clear explanation of the Joker's origin among DC characters, and one of the more acceptable theories to the public is: "The Joker was originally an engineer in a chemical plant, but his dream was to become a comedian."

Apparently, whether he was an engineer or a comedian, his dream did not come true.

In the new version, the origin of the Joker becomes even more mysterious, and in all the major tragedies or accidents in Gotham's history in the final episode of Batman, they all show a man with miserable white skin, green hair and a smile, and even the Owl Court and the original Talon are secretive about his existence.

But it doesn't matter how the Joker came about, no one cares what kind of person the Joker is, as long as you know that he is the most terrifying person in the entire DC world, all DC villains, including Lex Luthor, will have the same idea, there are three kinds of people in DC's worldview, heroes, villains, and Jokers!

This guy is pure evil, and in conventional cognition, after the villain does evil, there will be some explanations to explain the motives of the bad guys: for example, Loki is evil because he lacks love when he is a child and wants to get more attention, Harvey the two-faced man is evil because his girlfriend was killed and he was burned and he is psychopathic, and Penguin Man is evil because he decided to join the gang because he was discriminated against since he was a child.

The Joker, on the other hand, no one knows why he did bad things, his origins are mysterious, he can't see his true face, he doesn't even have fingerprints, and his belongings are knives, gauze and the like.

He always wants to do something big in Gotham City, and his favorite things are gas and guns, both of which are enough to throw Gotham City into chaos.

The Joker doesn't have any purpose for doing bad things, just because he feels that the city needs a little high-quality crime.

This is reflected both in the script and in Hoffman's performance, Mark has not read Hoffman's diary, but it is conceivable that he must have thought of himself as a clown, and there is a little bit of a shudder that Mark has not left since he joined the crew.

There is no vacation, no rest, he has always stayed in the crew, maybe he knows that this is the world he is, and the signs of not being able to go out are so obvious.

Michael Cain and Morgan Freeman also saw signs and expressed concern about Mark.

Makma vaguely felt that this guy had signs of going mad, and he hoped that the movie actors would perform to the fullest, but not to the point of being black-hearted to the point of not saving him when he saw death, and sought benefits with his life.

But there is nothing he can do about this kind of thing, he has never met such a drama maniac, tossing himself to death, putting himself to death, Heath and Javier are definitely acting geniuses, they are also addicted to acting, but they will never be so crazy.

Mark asked, "What should I do?"

Freeman said: "It would be a good idea to have a psychiatrist, Hoffman's problem is very serious. ”

Mark made an OK gesture, and during afternoon tea, Mark had Hoffman called in, first with a three-thousand-word boast, highly praising and affirming his work, and then turning around to express concern about his state of mind.

Hoffman said, "I'm fine!"

Mark said: "You stay on the set all day long, you don't have social activities, you don't have friends, you just study the dangerous character of the clown, I admit that your role is extremely successful, even more amazing than Jack Nicholson's clown, but I'm worried about the complaints from the Screen Actors Guild, I appreciate your talent very much, I hope we can work together for a long time, if you like, we can be friends." ”

Flattering to Hoffman, he said, "It's my pleasure, but is it necessary for this psychiatrist?"

Mark said: "For my sake, we have to throw a meat bun to the actors' union." ”

Hoffman said, "OK! In view of this, he readily agreed, in fact, he himself understood a little, he was having a good time on the set, but when he left the set and did not work to film, his heart was full of huge differences, very helpless, Mark's proposal, he half pushed and half agreed, and he obeyed.