Warner is working on the Origin of the Joker movie, and people are boycotting it again.

As expected, the news caused an uproar. This is an one-sided boycott, just like fans boycotted Ben Affleck's role as Batman. There are a lot of arguments about how to make a clown movie, but eventually it will humanize him. This is not the clown I want.

fans of overhauled movies are probably familiar with this: as soon as DC Movie Universe announces a new project, social networks are bound to explode: "DC, this is the end." The latest addition to the list is another bloody character, Batman's old enemy and most popular villain, the clown.

according to Deadline, a movie about the origin of the clown is in the works. Hangover director Todd Phillip is co-writing the screenplay with Scott Silver, screenwriter of "8 miles" and "the Fighter". Philip will direct the film, and his co-producer is Martin Scorsese.

Yes, Academy Award director Scorsese has something to do with the project. It is reported that this will be a gray, hard-core crime film set in Gotham in the early 1980s, which is reminiscent of Scorsese's classic works such as "Taxi driver" and "Angry Bull".

the plot will tell an origin story, but it is different from "any previous interpretation". Jared Leto, who plays the clown in the suicide Squad, will not join. He will continue to appear in the suicide Squad sequel and Harry Quinn spin-offs, but the clown role in the Origin movie will be given to a younger actor.

the news unsurprisingly caused an uproar. This is an one-sided boycott, just like fans boycotted Ben Affleck's role as Batman. "I bet they'll give the clown a ridiculous common name, such as Greg or something,"Please don't make a clown movie, he shouldn't have an origin story", "there's a lot of debate about how to make a clown movie. But in the end, it will humanize him. This is not the clown I want."

in fact, whether the clown's past should be revealed, and whether his mystery and sense of threat will decline, has always been a topic of debate in the aesthetic circle. Part of the point is that as a madman who has no motive and only focuses on Batman, once he tells the story before he became a villain, it will make the character no different from other criminals. People will treat him as a common criminal, and the fear he brings to readers will be greatly reduced. However, another group is willing to know all the stories of the clown, and they think that this charming character should have an origin story.

in fact, real comic book readers will no longer ask this question, because the original comic book came true 20 years ago. Well-known screenwriter Alan Moore and painter Brian Brander collaborated on the comic book the Origin of the Joker "fatal joke" in 1988. It ostensibly tells the story of the clown becoming a criminal, but both the plot and the ending are ambiguous, false and true, so it happens to strike a balance: readers can think of this as the origin of the clown. It can also be interpreted as an out-and-out lie (the same stem is used in the game City of Arkham, and Dr. Hugo says none of the origin stories told by the clown is true). Its impact is so far-reaching that many images have left a strong imprint in the history of comics, such as the scene in which the clown shot the bat girl's spine and paralyzed her.

Tim Bolton and Christopher Nolan are both inspired by the deadly joke. It is the cornerstone of the Bolton Batman series and an important source of inspiration for the Ledger version of the Dark Knight. Last year, its adapted animation was limited to release in North America, with veteran fans Mark Jamil and Kevin Conry voicing the Joker and Batman, respectively. As a rare DC animation that enjoys theatrical treatment, its box office is booming, but its reviews tend to be negative. The negative reviews mainly focused on the re-creation of the animation writers with smuggled goods, and the failure to grasp the message that the dark original wanted to convey, resulting in a chicken soup story.

Warner had better be cautious about clown movies. The clown itself is certainly a selling point, but the role must be accompanied by polarizing comments. For example, Leto's performance in the suicide Squad completely distorts the character of the clown for the original party, but some passers-by audiences like the true love line of the clown and Harry very much.

it is almost impossible to satisfy everyone. However, the moment that makes some people feel "finished" is still a long way from now. It may have to wait until after 2019.

Edit: xiongwei