Why do many people like clowns in The Dark Knight?

Some people say that the success of the clown role in The Dark Knight is not mainly attributed to Heath Ledger, but to the director and screenwriter. I can't agree. By comparison, we can know: What about an old clown like Jack Nicholson? Ability is shown in comparison.

Before Heath Ledger, in all superhero movies, there was never a deformed villain who could be played so vividly. Before Heath Ledger, no matter how good an actor was, he always subconsciously defined his role as "an exaggerated villain in comics". Only Heath Ledger, after a month in the hotel closed, realized that this is actually not complicated:

"I am a clown. I am a living and mentally distorted figure in the real world. 」

It can't be said that Nolan has no credit in this respect, but if a character wants to find an accurate position between the madness of the virtual world and the rationality of the real world, he must rely on the talent of the actor.

Actors are not machines that read lines. Actors need to add things that are not in the script after simulating the psychological state of the role, so that the role is fuller and more attractive. This is the time to design "little tricks".

No one will forget the clown's behavior when he saw Rachel harassing the fund-raising party:

"Um ... hello, beauty! 」

He raised his right hand with a dagger, arranged his hair to the left, stuck out his tongue and licked his lips at the same time, and then cut the hair on the right.

It's hard to tell what this little gesture really means, and you can even make dozens of interpretations. But the important thing is that when you see this series of small moves, you get a strong hint: the character's behavior is different from ordinary people. This important layer of bedding makes the monologue of the following article very long and exaggerated appear smooth and natural.

This is the power of action design.