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Chapter 689 The Depth of Superheroes

"Do you think you're clever?"

The robbers were about to get into the car when the bank manager, who was lying on the ground but not yet dead, suddenly spoke up: "The person who hired you to do this will definitely kill you too.

In the past, criminals in this city had some faith, honor, respect, and look at you, what do you believe in? What do you believe in? "

The robber came over and stuffed a smoke bomb into the bank manager's mouth, saying something weird: "I believe that what doesn't kill you will make you..."

He took off his clown mask, and underneath it was a man in clown makeup.

“Even weirder.”

This is the appearance of the film's villain, the Joker. This appearance can be said to be the most special way for villains to appear in all movies.

Heath Ledger's performance is so good and natural that when you watch his Joker, it doesn't feel like he's acting.

Christian Bale watched the entire filming of this scene. He was originally full of confidence, but after watching Heath Ledger's performance, his heart skipped a beat.

He thought, this is bad, Heath Ledger is too good, his role is going to be overshadowed.

Honestly, it's an unfair fight because the Joker was given a lot of freedom to play with in the script, while Batman wasn't.

But as Gilbert Jr. said, if Batman was played by another actor, he would be overshadowed by the Joker. But if Christian Bale plays the role, the two roles can be balanced.

This is also the reason why when selecting the actor for Batman, Gilbert Jr. did not adopt Warner's suggestion to choose Ben Affleck, who was more in line with the comic image, but accepted Nolan's suggestion to choose Christian Bale.

It’s not because he had made outstanding contributions to this series in his previous life, but because apart from him, no one else could accurately and perfectly interpret Batman and Bruce Wayne in this work.

After watching Heath Ledger's first scene, Christian Bale went back without saying a word. In the following days, Gilbert would often see Christian Bale studying the script, often mumbling to himself about his role.

The next scene required all the actors in the crew, including Gary Oldman and Jennifer Connelly, to give 120% of their efforts to play their roles.

This scene is the one where the Joker performs magic for the gangsters. It is simply the Joker's personal show.

He is crazy, chaotic, evil, yet charming.

Michael Caine has been in the film industry for many years, and he himself said that he had never seen such a charming villain. If this was not a "Batman" movie, not a superhero movie, he even thought that this movie was called "Joker".

It’s no wonder that there was indeed a movie called "Joker" in the previous life, which broke the box office record for R-rated movies.

However, the Joker in that film was played by Joaquin Phoenix, and Heath Ledger had been dead for ten years at that time.

If Heath Ledger could survive and Joaquin Phoenix still starred in the movie "Joker", I think there would be a lot of topics to talk about.

The Oscars discriminate against superhero movies, but "Joker", which was born out of a superhero movie, won a big victory at the Oscars. This proves that the Oscars are not static, and Heath Ledger is not without hope for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

But in this day and age, if the actor himself is not dead, it is difficult to get a nomination, let alone win the award.

Gilbert Jr. will definitely not have the opportunity to direct "Joker" in the future, and his cooperation with Warner will be limited to "The Dark Knight" trilogy.

Of course, if Warner asks him to direct in the future, Gilbert Jr. might consider it.

In the following time, Gilbert Jr. focused on filming the Joker's literary part, including the confrontation with Batman. Christian Bale withstood the pressure and was not intimidated by Heath Ledger's Joker.

The two actors even strived for perfection, and some shots that Gilbert Jr. thought were good enough were not good enough for the two actors.

"Director, I think we can do it again. I feel that the point of emotional release just now was not right." Christian Bale requested.

Heath Ledger, who was hanging upside down, was put down at this time. His brain was congested and he needed to relax, so Gilbert Jr. asked for his opinion.

"What do you think?" Heath Ledger said in his hoarse, paused voice, "I think we can do another take, and the emotional expression will be more perfect."

Gilbert Jr. certainly wouldn't refuse the two actors' request, but he was more worried about Heath Ledger: "Would you like to take a break first?"

"No need," Heath Ledger waved his hand and said, "Just come on, I feel fine now."

So Heath Ledger was hung upside down again, and the two acted out the scene again, a wonderful scene about reasoning about human nature.

Guo Fan was stunned watching from the side. Is this the strength of a top actor? How terrifying.

At that moment, Guo Fan suddenly understood what the artistry of film was, which was honed through the constant collisions between actors and directors.

If you observe carefully, you will find that Chinese actors' performances are actually very restrained, and they are usually not as extroverted as Hollywood actors.

It is hard to say which of the two methods is better or worse, we can only say that each has its own characteristics.

But in a Hollywood blockbuster, restrained acting is obviously not suitable. Gilbert needs a dramatic performance with conflict and tension to enrich the whole movie.

Scarlett and Avril Lavigne came to visit the set together and happened to watch this scene. Avril Lavigne was completely shocked, she had never seen such a terrible performance.

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"Scarlett, is this really a superhero movie?"

"How to say?"

"Why do I feel like this is from a mental hospital?"

Scarlett laughed and said, "You know what, the Joker was later put into a mental hospital."

"Why did Gilbert Jr. make such a movie? I feel that just watching this scene makes people feel depressed and uncomfortable. It's really uncomfortable, but it's cool." Avril Lavigne said.

"Because he wants to create a classic superhero movie in film history." Jennifer Connelly suddenly appeared: "I have read the script of The Dark Knight.

It can be said that this is the most profound and complex script that Gilbert has ever written.”

"Is it deeper than Saving Private Ryan, Chicago, and The Last of Us?" Scarlett asked.

"Yes, at least I think so." Jennifer Connelly said: "This is a superhero movie based on realism.

When a superhero appears who is beyond reality and the law cannot sanction and manage him, who do you think can manage the superhero?"

"Maybe the superhero himself?" Scarlett said.

She also starred in a superhero movie, but not in The Dark Knight, but in Marvel's. Compared to The Dark Knight, Marvel's superhero movie is obviously much simpler.

At least the villain is not as perverted as the Joker.

“To be precise, it’s the superhero’s own moral code.

The law cannot control it. The only thing that can control a superhero is his own morality and standards. This is actually a very dangerous thing, more dangerous than the criminal himself." Jennifer Connelly said.

Scarlett's eyes lit up. Although Gilbert Jr. always said that he was a popular director and a commercial film director, it turned out that even in a commercial production of $200 million, Gilbert Jr. could always squeeze in something that made people think.

This is the gap between a first-rate commercial film director and a world-class top director, so Michael Bay will never be the next Gilbert.

He doesn't have that ability, does he?

(End of this chapter)