I never shuddered at a character in a movie until I saw the Joker in Batman: The Dark Knight; I never felt that an actor could drive the plot of an entire movie until we met Heath Ledger, the Joker. But today we're not going to talk about Heath ledger's clown, it's Heath ledger himself. Aside from the Joker, how much else do you know about Heath Ledger? If the 29-year-old genius does not die, then the Hollywood movie world is doomed to be unstable, because his presence is destined to make Hollywood's brilliance even better, and every role he plays is so perfect and unique.
Knights of the Holy War
"Knight of the Holy War" is Heath Ledger's famous work, when he was a teenager, Heath Ledger had a shy face and a slight childishness, but had accurate role control ability, which perfectly interpreted the simplicity and fearlessness of a knight. "Knights of the Holy War" tells the story of a commoner who breaks down class barriers through his own efforts and becomes a noble knight. The style of the film is like a typical European fairy tale: there are bad people's calculations, there are noble people's help, and there are beautiful people's attachments... But what really appeals is Heath Ledger's performance, in which he plays a sunny boy with an innocent smile who simply pursues the woman he loves and the spirit of a knight. He simply laughed and angry without a hint of impurity. This is a stark contrast to the evil clown he later played. He was only 22 years old, less than 7 years before he left us.
Four Feathers
"Four Feathers" tells the story of a person overcoming cowardice to achieve self-redemption, the plot is very old-fashioned, but it depends on who will play it. The end of the nineteenth century was the most powerful period of expansion in England, and every Englishman was eager to go to the country, except for the officer played by Heath Ledger. When Heath Ledger was pinned on high hopes, he chose to escape because of cowardice, for which he received four feathers symbolizing shame, three from his best friend and one from the woman he loved most. Heath Ledger must redeem himself, how to complete the baptism of his soul in an epic battle, how to support the entire film plot with the performance of one person in a boring war. All of this was a conundrum heath ledger had to face at the time, but he was only 23 years old that year, less than 6 years before he left this world.
Brokeback Mountain
"Brokeback Mountain" was originally just an unknown hill, but under the passionate interpretation of Heath Ledger and Jack Gyllenhaal, the word "brokeback" became a symbol of same-sex love. The overall feeling of "Brokeback Mountain" is that loving a person can be so deep, although this is the love between two men, the film's expression of emotion directly hits everyone's heart. In Brokeback Mountain, Heath Ledger subverted all his previous performances, this time he was no longer free, no longer excited, he became decadent, he became uneasy. Because in a love that is not blessed, he must show the difficult situation of the characters at that time. He may not have loved Jack as bravely and frankly, but he loved more thickly and deeply than Jack. At the age of 26, he performed the vicissitudes and torments of love that many people have never experienced in their lives, and that year he won an Oscar, when he was 26 years old, less than 3 years before his death.
Batman: The Dark Knight
It's not surprising that a lot of people met Heath Ledger through the Joker in Batman: The Dark Knight, as this is a character remembered around the world. The significance of Heath Ledger's version of the Joker is not only that he created an invincible opponent for the omnipotent Batman, but he also created an invincible opponent for all Hollywood actors: Heath ledger never dared anyone to try the joker role after that. A person who doesn't show his face the whole time but scares the whole world. Heath Ledger redefines what is the real villain. "A kind of self-forgetful performance that goes deep into the marrow, a dark personality derived from a sad past, a strange demeanor with intelligent humor, and all the harm is only for evil..." The Joker was originally a character that people did not understand, but heath ledger played a role that everyone respected. He was 28 years old, less than a year before he left this world.
Take off the clown's fierce coat and you'll discover what a lovely actor Heath Ledger is. He played the naïve knight and the fearless warrior; he played the deepest lover and the ugliest soul. It's just a pity that such a good genius died at the age of 29 due to accidental overdose. All we can say is that maybe God wanted to watch a movie and took him to heaven, or maybe God wanted to learn acting, so he took him to heaven.