Chapter 1025: Who Is Heath Ledger
"Heath Ledger? Wow, this actor feels amazing. I wonder where Chen Mo found such a genius performer—he could totally win an Oscar. Huh? Can't find this person?"
After the movie ended, all the audience members were incredibly excited, chattering away about the film's plot. Clearly, this movie was different from your typical popcorn flick; everyone was discussing parts they didn't understand and the intricately linked high-IQ crimes. Especially the two characters, Batman and the Joker, left a deep impression on everyone. The Joker's insane performance made him the center of attention.
Lin Xue tried searching for the keyword "Heath Ledger," but nothing came up. Even the few related results were about seemingly unrelated foreigners. None of the search results mentioned an actor.
At first, Lin Xue thought this person was just too obscure, but when she searched for other actors, she found their detailed information easily. Nowadays, the motion capture actors Chen Mo chose for his games were mostly industry professionals, justifying such a process.
What surprised Lin Xue was that although *The Dark Knight* wasn't released in major theaters and only served a small portion of Matrix Game Pod users, it still had an entry on major movie review websites, complete with quite a few reviews. Clearly, many of these people, like Lin Xue's fans, had watched the movie on live-streaming sites.
Although watching on a live-streaming site was only in 2D and compromised in many ways, it didn't diminish everyone's admiration for the film. The movie's rating even reached an astonishing 9.6. Even though it had only been out for a short time with just a few thousand ratings, even as more people rated it, the score was unlikely to drop below 9. Obviously, this was a super masterpiece that exceeded most people's expectations.
Because the release time was short, there weren't many long reviews, but even from the short reviews alone, the movie's success was evident.
"No matter what genre Chen Mo takes on, he always makes it completely unique—even superhero themes, even in the film industry."
"The three characters—Batman, Two-Face, and the Joker—vividly portray the contradictions and choices between good and evil in people. The movie is flawlessly entertaining!"
"I never thought a game designer could make a movie this good. It's so great that I don't want to waste a single second! Hats off to Thunder Film Studio. I've already bought the 480-yuan version, totally worth it!"
"I've become a fan of the Joker! I want to know who the actor Heath Ledger is, the one responsible for the Joker's motion capture? Does he have a Weibo account in China? His acting is godlike!"
"It feels like this Joker has become a legend with just one movie! His performance could even compete for Best Supporting Actor. But since this isn't a proper movie, just a game derivative, he might only get a Best Performance award at TGN. Anyway, I hope Chen Mo's next game continues to use him and brings us even more amazing performances!"
Many people's attention focused on the Joker. Clearly, the movie's protagonist wasn't so much Batman as it was the Joker. This crazy guy not only had more screen time but also outsmarted Batman at every turn. Starting with a gun, equipping himself by stealing, beating up cops, and recruiting henchmen, he relied on his wits to toy with the well-equipped Batman. It was no wonder he was so popular.
However, one review shocked everyone.
"According to reliable inside sources, all of the Joker's expressions and movements were manually adjusted by Chen Mo himself. That means there is no Heath Ledger. It's Chen Mo's quirky sense of humor; he made up a name to fool you. In reality, the Joker was completed by three people: the motion capture was done by Qian Kun, but that's not worth mentioning—it was painfully awkward, so Qian Kun strongly requested his name not be included in the credits. Chen Mo manually tweaked Qian Kun's awkward performance into the Joker we see now. Then there's the foreign voice actor, Kevin Greene, who put a lot of effort into portraying the Joker's twisted voice—you can see him in the voice actor credits later. In other words, the Joker character wasn't acted. Yes, I find it hard to believe too, but it seems to be true..."