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Batman as he should be.
PostedJuly 19, 2008
Renerd
from Houston, TX
The Batman series of movies has had its ups and downs...mostly downs. The main problem that has reared its ugly head in every incarnation has been poorly conceived humor. Batman as a character and as a comic title has never been about bad puns and empty chuckles. He's dark. He's gritty. He's a vigilante doing a job that the "good guys" can't do. He's not a good guy...he's not even a hero. He's a man doing a job that needs to be done, and he does it well only because the morals ties that bind society can't touch him and rule his actions.
With Batman Begins, the anti-hero was taken back to his roots and back to basics. It was a chance to start a new string of films with a darker tone that was the core of this vigilante from inception. The movie succeeded in introducing the true concept of what he would become.
The Dark Knight follows up spectacularly by capturing the very essence of what Batman was meant to be. The movie presents the conflict within him that ultimately strips away his reservations about his role as Gotham's protector and leaves him standing as the Dark Knight...the symbol of fear for criminals that keeps the chaos of the city in check. Furthermore, the villains in the movie are presented for the first time as they were meant to be...worthy adversaries for the Batman and a genuine threat to order. Not once in the film is there a sense that you could ever identify with them or find their actions humorously acceptable. They are accurately presented as a madness that must be contained...because it is too powerful to be destroyed.
Christian Bale gives a superb performance both as Batman and as Bruce Wayne. He is by far the best Batman to date. And there simply are not the words to properly describe Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker. The only word that comes to mind is "perfect". No offense is intended to prior actors in the Batman world, but previous attempts at telling the story of Gotham fall agonizingly short of the bar that this movie bounded over with ease. There is no competition.
If you consider yourself a Bat-fan, see the movie so you can finally witness a big screen version that hits the mark. If you're not a Bat-fan...see The Dark Knight and you will be.
With Batman Begins, the anti-hero was taken back to his roots and back to basics. It was a chance to start a new string of films with a darker tone that was the core of this vigilante from inception. The movie succeeded in introducing the true concept of what he would become.
The Dark Knight follows up spectacularly by capturing the very essence of what Batman was meant to be. The movie presents the conflict within him that ultimately strips away his reservations about his role as Gotham's protector and leaves him standing as the Dark Knight...the symbol of fear for criminals that keeps the chaos of the city in check. Furthermore, the villains in the movie are presented for the first time as they were meant to be...worthy adversaries for the Batman and a genuine threat to order. Not once in the film is there a sense that you could ever identify with them or find their actions humorously acceptable. They are accurately presented as a madness that must be contained...because it is too powerful to be destroyed.
Christian Bale gives a superb performance both as Batman and as Bruce Wayne. He is by far the best Batman to date. And there simply are not the words to properly describe Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker. The only word that comes to mind is "perfect". No offense is intended to prior actors in the Batman world, but previous attempts at telling the story of Gotham fall agonizingly short of the bar that this movie bounded over with ease. There is no competition.
If you consider yourself a Bat-fan, see the movie so you can finally witness a big screen version that hits the mark. If you're not a Bat-fan...see The Dark Knight and you will be.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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