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I may be a lone voice here...
PostedJuly 22, 2008
tramtra
from Cincinnati, OH
I may be a lone voice here, but I thought it was good but not excellent. Don't get me wrong...there are many aspects to a film that make up whether it was amazing or not, and in my opinion this film falls short in some of those aspects.
The great aspects: Excitement A+ Non-stop action A++ Special effects A+ Joker A++ Commissioner Gordon A+ Alfred A+ CEO Morgan Freeman A+
Okay, now my criticisms: Not enough character development of Bruce Wayne or Rachael. Unlike the Spiderman movies that spend a lot of time showing you the "man behind the mask" and his humanness, I think Batman showed you very little of who Bruce Wayne was and his own personal challenges/demons. When the movie was over, I felt like Bruce was a stranger to me. I get that he's obviously dedicated to being Batman, but I really didn't see why he felt so strongly that it was his personal duty and why he was willing to sacrifice so much to be Batman.
Rachael was such a "plain jane," with no real charisma, personality, or sass, so I didn't get why these two hot-shot guys were in love with her.
I thought the Joker was really good and created a very memorable character, but it was a little distracting to me how his acting, to me, resembled Christian Slater's psycho-guy acting. (though you could argue that Slater's doing a Jack Nicholson...so maybe they're all doing Jack Nicholson really...) But Ledger was VERY good--it was his movie really, Batman was a co-star.
Okay, some other random criticisms...the action was nonstop but sometimes it was hard to figure out what was going on. It was so fast at times, it was hard to follow what was happening (especially car chases in the dark). That was a little frustrating.
The movie was LONG. Be prepared--VERY LONG. (kinda like this review...) :) Those who think the movie is THE BEST EVER will love the length...those who don't will find it long. Think of it this way, some people wished "Titanic" would have been a 12 hour movie. Other's would have rather stuck needles in their eyes than watch Titanic for 12 hrs. I think Batman is a guy's movie and maybe if you're not QUITE as enthralled as everyone else, better hope you picked a comfy seat.
Okay, all that being said, I can appreciate what Batman means to cinema. I do think it is probably the most action-packed movie ever created--I've never been to a movie that could have satisfactorily ended like 5 times but kept going! (meaning it had MULTIPLE movie-wrapping-worthy moments, but the directors weren't done giving the audience more and more!) That's pretty cool. I can appreciate that--it is like a decadent orgy of action--you get your money's worth in this movie like no other. Especially in this economy where everyone's looking to stretch their dollars...this movie gives you at least 2 admission tickets worth of action.
Plus I never found any of it to be "fake-looking" computer special effects, like you see on Spiderman or Star-Wars, for instance. Fake computer-generated graphics are so distracting. Finally, interesting camera angles add to the creepiness of the Joker, especially at the end of the movie. The director made some nice out-of-the-box choices that made you think a little.
That's it! You're going to see it anyway, and you'll love it. Go on. :)
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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