First of all, because the film contains "strong bloody violence, disturbing words and behaviors, and some short-lived sexual scenes", it was classified as R by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
For the film producers, the R rating is not good news, because it will limit the audience of the film. Even if it is released in China, it must be a castrated version. But for fans or fans, R-level can provide a just right story and experience.
If you are a clown fan, you will definitely be happy for the R rating. It is for these reasons that this film can be called The Clown. The film is also bringing the clown spirit in comics to the film, so the R rating is very suitable.
Secondly, the theme of The Clown is too gloomy, and ideological "trouble" alone is enough to be censored and killed.
Because if you watch The Clown with the mentality of watching superheroes, you will be disappointed, because this is a movie belonging to loser.
From the first scene of the film, it laid the dark tone of the film. Arthur (clown) was not born a monster. He was once a kind person like us, lonely and helpless.
With the development of the film, the audience met the crazy evil thoughts of the protagonist clown who was bound by desires and rules.
According to Washington post news, at the film festival "The Clown" screening in new york on the evening of 4th, there were policemen armed with assault rifles waiting in front of the cinema.
Even the audience must undergo security check before they can enter the venue, so as to prevent the public from being stimulated and making any violent incidents after watching it.