豆瓣9.0的《小丑》为啥只能是Joker而不是 Clown 或 Comedian呢?

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难道有什么片子能比得上

《小丑》吗?

豆瓣评分高达9.0

今天我们不谈其他

只谈为啥片名只能是Joker而不是

Clown & Comedian

后两个同样是小丑

剑桥词典这样解释clown

an entertainer who wears funny clothes, has a painted face, and makes people laugh by performing tricks and behaving in a silly way;

someone who behaves in a silly way, often intentionally;

可以看出clown是穿着夸张的衣服,化妆成小丑,用有趣的动作、舞蹈、魔术等逗笑观众的人。(常指故意)出洋相的人;愚蠢可笑的人。clown是亚瑟的工作,亚瑟努力成为一个给别人带来欢笑的人,但在重重欺骗之下,向着极端越行越远!

剑桥词典这样解释comedian

a person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes and funny stories or by copying the behaviour or speech of famous people

comedian是喜剧演员的意思,类似于大家见到的相声演员,比如郭德纲,小沈阳都是comedian。本身是中性词。

剑桥词典中joker有下面三个意思

a special playing card that can be given any value and is used in some card games instead of any other card;

someone who likes telling funny stories or doing stupid things in order to make people laugh;

a person who has done something that annoys you;

大、小王牌;爱讲笑话的人;蠢货、废人;

而亚瑟恰恰是这三者的集合;

亚瑟喜欢讲笑话,努力去讲好笑话;但是在熊孩子、酒鬼、偶像的眼中,亚瑟却是个废材,是个笑话;最早大小王被加入到扑克牌中是作为其他牌的“替补”,当某一张牌丢了,Joker可以当成任意一张丢掉的牌使用,而亚瑟自然也不例外。

而亚瑟也同样认为自己是joker,call me Joker。

电影用Joker也就十分适合了。


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