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A New Era of Superheroes
PostedJuly 18, 2008
Utility
from Los Angeles, CA
After seeing the first teaser trailer for this film almost a year ago, I knew I had to be there at midnight on opening night. Batman is my personal favorite superhero, and ironically, The Joker and Two-Face are two of my favorite villains. All of this plus an incredible cast and director sold me on seeing it. After walking out of the theater, I was blown away by a film that still surprised me more than I expected. It is a remarkably darker, grimmer, and more disturbing superhero film than has ever been made before. Which I feel makes it one of if not the best. The original dark concept for Batman that was thought up so many years ago is perfectly displayed here. Christian Bale is the ideal choice for the dark knight. He plays it with such a comfortable ease and brooding intensity that you can't look away. Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and Gary Oldman reprise their roles as Alfred, Lucius Fox, and Lit. Gordon respectfully with even more interesting, humorous, and intense performances than their superb work in "Batman Begins." Aaron Eckhart also steps in this time as the ill-fated D.A. Harvey Dent. Eckhart perfectly balances a crusader for justice with a demented madman with a convincing, haunting performance. A significant step-up is Maggie Gylenhaal replacing Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes. Gylenhaal gives a much more interesting performance with an intriguing personality that makes her more watchable, and in a way, more attractive than Holmes in the first film. Christopher Nolan's direction is superb as he brings Gotham City into a dark light that seems to get darker as the film progresses. If all this isn't enough. the film is dominated by the incredible, terrifying, insanely watchable version of Batman's arch-nemesis, The Joker, as played by the late Heath Ledger. Ledger's haunting performance can't help but bring back the painful memories of his shocking death in January. Rarely is there a performance though takes as many risks and goes as far as his Joker is. Oscar consideration? Definitely. The film is already in the running for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and numerous technical awards in my opinion. And Ledger? It's no joke that he should win.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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