Many years ago, I saw a photo.
Some people say that the man in the photo is laughing; some people say that he is about to cry; and some people say: The mixture of sorrow and joy is his life.
Comedy superstar "Kim Carey"
One of the greatest comedians of the 20th century, a genius laugher, a rubber face, the funniest man on the planet, a vulgar comedian, his memes circulating all over the world... Every label on his body seems to have something to do with comedy.
But back in 2004, Kim Carey confessed to the public that she was a major depressive person...
You know, in those days, a comedian who admitted that he had depression was tantamount to self-destructing his future.
Widely circulated emojis
The title given to the picture by netizens is: You come over and show you a baby
In 2015, Kim Carey's ex-girlfriend, Catherine White, committed suicide.
Devastated, Kim Carey bid farewell to Vanity Fair and lived a reclusive life, rarely appearing in public...
He said: "Kim Carey is a great character, I'm glad I've played him, but that's it all over...
Kim Carey in the movie (left) | Photo of Kim Carey living in seclusion (right)
Unexpectedly, this year, Kim Carey re-entered our sight with a well-made American drama: "Just Kidding"
On the surface, this is the story of a children's show host, but in fact, it has a lot of "child inappropriate" shots. On the surface, it's a funny story, but in reality, it's both depressing and heavy, heart-wrenching.
Jeff, a well-known children's program host, can be said: every American has a figure in his childhood memories.
In the eyes of the public, Jeff is always humorous, innocent, optimistic and open-minded, no worries...
"Jeff" is played by "Kim Carey"
But off the TV screen, Jeff's real life is a mess...
Not long ago, a tragic car accident took the life of Jeff's young son. As a result, the relationship between husband and wife broke down, they were separated for a long time, and the wife even had an affair with someone in order to "decompress"...
Jeff has a desire to make a show about death for the kids.
He told the producers: "The kids know the sky is blue, but they don't know what to do when the sky falls. I want to tell them that Mommy, Daddy, their loved ones, will die one day...
The producer said to Jeff: You must understand that there are two you in this world. One you are the superstar who influences the $112 million market. The other you are the separated husband, the father who lost his son. These two of you, can never meet, otherwise, the naïve will collapse...
Although the name of the series is "Joke", it is not funny, let alone funny, on the contrary, it is full of confusion and confusion, sadness and depression, chicken feathers and duck blood and embarrassment...
Launched on August 31, 2018, three episodes have been updated so far, only 606 people commented on Douban, Douban scored 8.6, imdb scored 7.0, some netizens commented: I thought it was a comedy, but I didn't expect it to be so depressed...
From any angle, it's a weird TV series.
Kim Carey is clearly a master of comedy, but he plays a tragic role;
The heroine is played by the beautiful Judy Greer, who not only undresses, but also reveals a little, but is neither pornographic nor sexy;
The characters in the play often laugh, but the audience does not feel joy, only sadness...
The beautiful "Judy Greer" is a little exposed
But it's not pornographic and it's not sexy
In the history of world cinema, there is such a spell: great comedians, most of them live unhappily. Charlie Chaplin, Robin Williams, Mr. Bean, Kim Carey...
I once saw a photo of Chaplin taken in 1961, with a smile-like crying expression, very similar to Kim Carey in 2005, as if it was destined in the dark...
As the great Charlie Chaplin said: Comedians are all about giving wisdom and joy to others, leaving a lonely heart and facing the darkness alone.
"Charlie Chaplin" | Filmed in 1961
"Kim Carey" | Photographed in 2005
There's a story in the movie Watchmen that someone goes to a psychiatrist and says he's desperate.
The doctor said: The prescription is simple, the great clown Pagliazzi is in town tonight, go see his performance, he can make you cheer up again!
The man burst into tears, and he replied, "But, Doctor, I am Pagliazzi!"
A reporter once asked Kim Carey: Where does your comedic talent come from?
He replied: From despair.
We turned the clock to 19 years ago, when Kim Carey was at the peak of his career in 1999, when he was paid $25 million, making him one of Hollywood's most popular big stars...
It was this year that he was tired of the endless hilarity, tired of repeating himself constantly, and he played a very different Kim Carey in the biopic "The Man on the Moon".
Poster of Man on the Moon
Although he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for this role, there are many voices of doubt: Is it bad to be a comedian? Why must it change?
Kim Carey said: "To express the other side of me, I am willing to pay for losing everything, I am willing to give up everything.
In this latest American drama "Joke", Kim Carey uses an old face, a less exaggerated expression and body language, and extremely superb acting skills to play a children's program host with a strong smile...
As a viewer, I can sense Kim Carey's love for Jeff, because the character's heart is connected to Kim Carey himself.
Some netizens commented: Kim Carey has disappeared from public view for a long time, and I didn't expect to see him return to the small screen again! Looking at him with a wrinkled face, he put away his former madness and calmly interpreted the life of suffering, which was really touching...
Yeah, Kim Carey isn't young anymore and he's no longer funny, but he's still soothing the audience in a different way.
Kim Carey says the best way out of depression is to "live in the moment, live in the here and now," enjoy the present like a child, and be true to yourself.
I have a friend who is reading psychology, and one day he said to me with a heavy heart: Have you ever seen a child sitting on the side of the road playing with mud? His clothes, pants, hands, face were covered in mud... Two hours later, he would be scolded by his mom, spanked by his dad... But at this moment, he was with his beloved mud, and he was happy.
Many of our adult troubles are past pains, and many are worries about the future, but we forget the joy of the here and now.
Kim Carey carrying the coffin for his ex-girlfriend
For example, right here and now, in front of the phone screen, you. You can't turn back the clock to two hours ago, and you can't fast-forward the time to two hours later...
The only thing you can do is enjoy the tweet you're reading right now, and enjoy the sumptuous, simple, delicious, or hard-to-swallow lunch in front of you.
I like a saying in the Bible: Don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow has tomorrow's worries; a day of difficulties is enough.
I'm afraid we'll have to face the fact that the Kim Carey we're familiar with will never come back.