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The best movie ever. No doubt.
PostedJuly 20, 2008
JokerWannabe
from Houston, TX
Now I've seen a lot of movies. I've seen a lot of movies several times. I've seen movies that I thought were worth seeing again, but it pained me to part with another seven bucks to see it.
The Dark Knight is not one of those movies. It's SO much more!!!
Okay, so how can I possibly begin to wrap my mind around this movie?! I doubt it's possible to accurately describe the feelings one has when emerging from the theater other than standing still for a moment before finally going, "WOW." I admit, months ago I heard that Heath Ledger would be playing The Joker, and I was upset. "Heath Ledger?" I said to myself. I thought nobody could quite reach Nicholson's Joker, much less pretty boy Heath Ledger.
Boy was I wrong.
I have been a Batman fan for all of my days, and I had never been fully satisfied with any interpretation of the Caped Crusader thus far. Honestly, I thought Jack Nicholson created as great a Joker as anyone ever could. So I drove to the theater and expected to walk out muttering, "Why Ledger, again?" Having seen it several times over, and gladly given my money each time, I look back and am actually surprised that I thought it would be less than this. The hype was totally true. Heath Ledger has put on the greatest performance of The Joker I have ever seen. I grew up on Mark Hammill's Joker in Batman: The Animated Series. I watched how incredibly Jack Nicholson performed as the Clown Prince of Crime. I watched in total shock and awe, finally, as a Joker I had imagined but never quite seen perfected came to life in The Dark Knight. One literally finds themselves going, "Okay, when is the Joker coming on again?"
Christian Bale kicked it up a notch and showed his great devotion to Batman, giving the greatest Batman performance I have ever seen. Now if only Kevin Conroy did movie voiceovers... Seriously, though, Bale gives an outstanding Batman to the audience, and he has earned my respect as an actor.
Aaron Eckhart was an excellent addition as the district attorney of Gotham City, Harvey Dent. His transformation near the end of the film was actually very well done, and this film gives the greatest Two-Face I have ever seen as well.
Maggie Gyllenhaal did alright as Rachel Dawes. Considering the fact that Katie Holmes created the character, it is very difficult to fill someone else's shoes when they have taken a character and made it memorable. Heath Ledger pulled it off, though...
Overall, this film is as close to perfect as I have ever seen. I can't even say what I would change, other than bringing Katie Holmes back. There was something lacking in those scenes with Rachel Dawes, but they still passed with flying colors.
If I could sit in a theater and just watch this movie 24/7, I would. I have always wanted to tackle the role of The Joker, and I have to say, I feel intimidated by Ledger's performance. I have been acting for a long time now, but Heath left us with a final performance that showed just how talented he really was.
Go see The Dark Knight. I walked out of the theater with my friends, looked to them, and all of us just went, "WHOA." No other film can compare, be it a superhero movie or a classic tale.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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