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Nolan's Redemption
PostedJuly 19, 2008
jprovost
from Phoenix, AZ
When someone like Christopher Nolan, who has succeeded on his own terms on an independent level, takes up the reigns of a franchise or a blockbuster, I am generally dissappointed with the decision. Granted, I understand why they do it, they think that they will be the exception, that they will be the ones to infuse the blockbuster/franchise with meaning and artistry. Mostly, they fail. Batman Begins, to me, on that level, was a failure.
The Dark Knight is Christopher Nolan's redemption. It puts to shame all other superhero movies, action movies, and perhaps just movies in general that blankly teach us one moral lesson. The Dark Knight teaches us nothing, but it brimming with interwoven moral dilemas, decisions between bad and worse that must be made and the consequences dealt with, from start to tragic finish.
Given that kind of framework, it's no surprise that the actors shine almost without exception. Never overly long, but rather somehow thoroughly satisfying depite its gut-wrenching turns, it is somehow two movies for the price of one.
If Batman Begins was a necessary step to arrive at The Dark Knight, it was all very much worth it.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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