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One of the Best Crime Thrillers of All Time
PostedJuly 21, 2008
ErikSnowmane
First off, let me say that this is not a comic book movie. It has comic book characters, but the action, storyline, and character development relate more to a crime thriller than a comic book. It's foothold on realism is awesome for a movie with a guy in a bat mask. Secondly, this is not a movie for kids. The violence and imagery made me jump and cringe at times (Two-Face). I would not recommend taking a child to see this unless you, as a parent, view it first and deem it alright for your kids.
Let me say that after this film Joker, in cinema, is a dead character for the time being. Because of Heath Ledger's portrayal of the character I see no other studio or actor being able to use this character and make it worthwhile. Ledger's performance reminded me of Woody Harrelson in Natural Born Killers and his psychological effect on people reminded me, although slightly, of Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, he is that convincing as The Joker. Christian Bale, of course, did a phenomenal job as Bruce Wayne/Batman, but the same thing that irritated me about Batman Begins irritates me here. The alteration of his voice when he puts on the mask doesn't seem to fit to me. Otherwise, he was spot on.
Now, despite the flames that I think I will get from this statement, allow me to say that the main character of this story arc and, by far, the most developed support character I have ever seen in a movie of this type is Aaron Eckhart's Harvey "Two-Face" Dent. Eckhart did an amazing job as the twisted burn victim. The psychological impact of first seeing him after the accident was jarring and his way of taking the character through it's tormented arc was amazing. Props to Eckhart for making Two-Face a reality. My only complaint is that even though Dent is a major player in the film, his transition from White Knight to sadistic killer is too quick. I felt myself longing for split sentences and warring personalities. However, the portrayal was realistic and fit in well to Nolan's take on the Batman franchise.
See this movie in theaters, see it twice, do whatever you feel you need to do, but SEE THIS MOVIE! You won't be sorry.
Let me say that after this film Joker, in cinema, is a dead character for the time being. Because of Heath Ledger's portrayal of the character I see no other studio or actor being able to use this character and make it worthwhile. Ledger's performance reminded me of Woody Harrelson in Natural Born Killers and his psychological effect on people reminded me, although slightly, of Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, he is that convincing as The Joker. Christian Bale, of course, did a phenomenal job as Bruce Wayne/Batman, but the same thing that irritated me about Batman Begins irritates me here. The alteration of his voice when he puts on the mask doesn't seem to fit to me. Otherwise, he was spot on.
Now, despite the flames that I think I will get from this statement, allow me to say that the main character of this story arc and, by far, the most developed support character I have ever seen in a movie of this type is Aaron Eckhart's Harvey "Two-Face" Dent. Eckhart did an amazing job as the twisted burn victim. The psychological impact of first seeing him after the accident was jarring and his way of taking the character through it's tormented arc was amazing. Props to Eckhart for making Two-Face a reality. My only complaint is that even though Dent is a major player in the film, his transition from White Knight to sadistic killer is too quick. I felt myself longing for split sentences and warring personalities. However, the portrayal was realistic and fit in well to Nolan's take on the Batman franchise.
See this movie in theaters, see it twice, do whatever you feel you need to do, but SEE THIS MOVIE! You won't be sorry.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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