At the beginning of the film, Arthur's two ideals, smile and put on a happy face, keep smiling, spread joy and glory and bring joy to the world. He worships the famous host Murray and hopes to become a successful talk show actor like Murray. When the boss asked him sarcastically about his comedy career, he said confidently. I'm looking for material? .
For the enlightenment of life experience, Arthur found that violence appeared when he was young. Abandoned by biological parents, abused by adoptive mother's boyfriend, and finally despised by imaginary father. Violence started from his birth and ran through his life. ? I'm looking for material. ? Violence is his life and his creative material.
This film shows Arthur's power gained through violence. Arthur used violence for the first time by accident. He accidentally pulled the trigger of his pistol at home and made a hole in the wall. In the next scene, he goes to follow a good-natured female neighbor. This is the first time he has taken the initiative to do something in a movie. Then every time he used violence, he gained a stronger sense of strength and initiative.
After shooting three Wall Street elites, Arthur fled to a shabby toilet. His legs were shaking, and then he couldn't help dancing. What can't be expressed in words and logic, violence is expressed for him. At this time, his body stretched out, his arms stretched out, and he looked at himself in the mirror. Arthur disappeared and the clown was officially born. He said to the psychologist, I have never felt my existence in my life, but now I do. ?
Arthur is a ball that has been beaten by life. When he discovered violence and began to use it, his soul gradually returned to his body. He stopped taking drugs, his mental state improved and his language ability improved. After learning his life story, he went to the hospital to suffocate his mother and said,? I thought my life was a tragedy, but now I realize it is a comedy. ? Violence and the resulting clown's sadness