Actually, I didn’t have high expectations for this movie, so I can’t say I was disappointed after watching it. But having said that, Joaquin Phoenix's performance is still good.

In terms of simple plot, there is actually no need to pick up the part where Bruce Wayne’s parents died. Because I feel that what this film wants to portray is the image of the "madman" itself, or this spirit. It would be redundant to connect the plot of Batman.

At the beginning of the film, Arthur said, "Am I too delusional, or the world has really become crazier." As if to satirize the world's malice towards him. In fact, this situation is not uncommon in reality. It's like doing things that people think are natural with high-sounding reasons, but it's all darkness. At this time, Arthur was confused, helpless, and... still retained a glimmer of hope for life.

But the series of events that happened after that trampled on Arthur's glimmer of hope and the little dignity he had left time and time again. Until Arthur figured out all the truth, about all the deceptions about his adoptive mother and the symptoms of the adoptive mother herself. This became the last straw that caused Arthur's complete mental breakdown.

After Arthur personally killed his adoptive mother, who was already ill in bed, he had truly become a "clown", crazy, paranoid, and unscrupulous, and regarded the generally accepted moral principles and laws as nothing. . At this time, there is no right or wrong, black or white in his eyes. He will only do what he wants to do and use his own ideas to decide everything. Whether it is good or wrong, he has his own set of principles. . It doesn't matter what other people think. This is the "clown".

Later in the film, Arthur used his "madness" to light a fuse, detonating the "madness" in people's hearts, so that the entire Gotham City fell into chaos. It shows the world the darkness hidden in the human heart. Just like a saying I once saw, “What is more terrifying than ghosts and gods is the human heart.

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