Gotham, is a city, but it doesn't really exist...
The night sky is cloudy, the weird Gothic buildings stand tall, it is a paradise for the rich, the powerful, gangsters and criminals, and a hell for the poor, the upright, the weak, and under the glitz, there is dirt and filth.
This is Gotham, the city with the highest crime rate in the United States.
Gordon, a young police detective, set foot in this fallen city...
In this sinful city full of gangsters, drugs, careerists and power-seekers, anarchists and antisocial personality disorders, perverted murderers and psychological twisters...
Idealists like Gordon are doomed to be difficult, lost, and dangerous...
"Gordon" is played by "Ben McKinsey"
At the same time, in the dark alley of Gotham, a young gentleman witnesses the tragic shooting of his parents...
A gangster who walks like a penguin and is often laughed at, hoping to be respected by the world...
An agile wandering girl, jumping on the roofs of various Gothic buildings...
"Penguin Man" is played by "Robin Taylor"
In this city of Desire, honest detectives, rich families, gangster godfathers, power-grabbing mayors, greedy law enforcers, cruel murderers...
Their greed, lust, dreams, and hatred, entangled with each other, involved with each other, in an imperceptible way, in an unknown direction, slowly extending...
Gotham, hopeless Sin City, the young detective Gordon said: This world, seemingly dark, but the light is still there...
This Batman prequel American drama "Gotham", since its launch in 2014, the impact is not very large, but it has been well received, and the Douban score has been stable at 8.1 (the first season), 8.6 (the second season), 8.5 (the third season), 8.6 (the fourth season), the fifth season has just been launched, it has soared to 9.3 points...
Last weekend, January 3, 2019, the final season (season 5) arrived as scheduled, and all the cattle, ghosts and snake gods in Gotham City gathered together to usher in the final showdown...
Some netizens commented: The episode that never disappointed me, I didn't expect to usher in the final season so soon, I really don't want to...
Although it is a spin-off drama about Batman, it does not have the common faults of superhero movies: the story is shallow, the characters are simple, the villains are weak, the heroes are invincible...
On the contrary, the temperament of this series is cold, the relationship between the characters is intricate, the plot is gloomy and thick, and the production is rigorous and elaborate.
In particular, it is worth mentioning that it carefully portrays each villain character, their perverted and tyrannical behavior, supported by a reasonable character history, very successful...
Teenage "Guesser"
Teenage "Joker"
From a certain point of view, "Gotham" seems to inherit the bloodline of Nolan's version of the "Batman Trilogy", of which the fourth season is obviously borrowed from "The Dark Knight", and the final season story direction is also quite similar to "The Dark Knight Rises"...
Of course, in this story, Batman Bruce Wayne is just a reckless hairy boy, and the story focuses on the young detective James Gordon...
"Nolan" version of the "Batman: The Dark Knight" poster
There are too many villains in this series, I am afraid it is the "most bad guy in history" TV series: Penguin Man, Guesser Man, Two-Faced Man, Goat Man, Pig Head Man, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy Woman...
So ah, the positive characters in "Gotham" are really busy...
However, the evil, ferocity, cunning, and charisma of these villains cannot be compared to this one: the Joker.
In other words, in various Batman film and television works, the role of the Joker has been brilliantly performed many times, especially the Heath Ledger version of the Joker, which is recognized as "unsupportable"...
To be honest, Heath Ledger's version of the Joker is indeed very charming, and after the death of Heath Ledger, the image of the clown he played has been canonized...
Therefore, no matter who the latecomer is, if you want to play the role of the clown, it is stressful, difficult to break through, and it is highly anticipated...
In "Gotham", Batman is still a little hairy child, and the Joker is also a teenager, this young version of the Joker's role, fell on the post-90s actor Cameron Monaghan...
Cameron Monaghan, a child star, filmed advertisements at the age of 5, rehearsed stage plays at the age of 7, participated in big movies at the age of 9, made TV dramas at the age of 10, and played an important role in the popular American drama "Shameless" at the age of 18...
Although he is young, he is already an "old drama bone".
Netizen: This child's growth process is simply an inspirational story...
At the age of 22, Cameron Monaghan challenged the role of the Teenage Clown in Gotham, and his performance was demonic, moody, ghostly...
Sharp eyes, evil smiles, a mixture of Jack Nicholson's version of madness and Heath Ledger's version of neuroticism...
What's worse is that his youthful handsomeness and the character's evil, ferocity, high intelligence, and anarchism are mixed into an evil attraction...
Over the years, on our Chinese Internet, there is a popular word called "small fresh meat", which is said to refer to handsome men between the ages of 14-25...
However, the word "small fresh meat" implies that it specifically refers to those young male actors who have good looks and no acting skills, and it seems that the opposite of "small fresh meat" is another Internet hot word: old drama bone.
If divided according to the criteria of age and appearance, Cameron Monaghan, who was born in August 1993, can also be regarded as a "small fresh meat"...
But on the other hand, from the perspective of the role he plays, from his age-inappropriate acting skills, this boy who is only 25 years old seems to have the characteristics of "old drama bones"...
Over the years, this handsome boy has repeatedly challenged extremely difficult roles...
The gay boy he played in Shameless was nominated for the American Critics Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor...
His role as a juvenile clown in Gotham challenged a mad character with schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, and anarchism.
It is worth noting that the character of the Joker, standing in front of Cameron Monaghan, has the highly acclaimed Jack Nicholson version of the Joker, and the great Heath Ledger version of the Joker...
However, this 25-year-old boy, although he was emotionally out of control on the set many times, repeatedly told the media that "the role of the clown is driving me crazy", but he did not shy away from the stage and played this unique green version of the clown...
The Joker in The Dark Knight
In contrast, the Gotham Joker is still green
While most superhero works only focus on positive characters, and villains are mostly "paper people", this "Gotham" is keen to dig deep into the villain's behavior logic and evil motives, creating a large number of charming villains: Penguin Man, Joker, Poison Ivy Woman...
Some netizens said: Just by relying on the two roles of Penguin Man and Clown, it is worth brushing up on the four seasons of "Gotham"...
These handsome little fresh meats, with the performance of self-destructive images, played these evil and crazy villains, and also proved that superb acting skills are not the patent of "old drama bones", and being young is not an excuse for poor acting skills. And, playing a role well is a cool thing...