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Not Just the Best Super Hero Movie Ever...
PostedJuly 19, 2008
BrainFish
from Downers Grove, IL
...but
quite possibly one of the best films I've ever seen. Christopher Nolan
crafts another masterwork in pop filmmaking, and has transcended that
dubious title of "pop," and made a prestige film about a super hero.
Moreso it's a film about three idealistic men in a cynical world just
trying to make things better, both succeeding in their quest, and
failing. The performances were all-around spectacular, but the
stand-out performances came from Heath Ledger and someone whose
perfomance is being overshadowed by the late actor, Aaron Eckhart.
Everyone's gushing about Ledger, and deservedly so, but I'm going to
gush about Eckhart. As Harvey Dent, Eckhart infused his character with
equal parts idealism and nihilism, perfect for the duality of the
character. This is the best example of a movie which portrays gritty
realism in a completely unrealistic situation. In fact this movie could
have cast off the costumes and instead of being a super hero drama,
could have been an Oscar worthy crime drama, ala last year's The
Departed. So listen up, Academy: ditch the rhetoric and hypocritical
elitism and nominate this movie for best picture. It definitely
deserves it!
quite possibly one of the best films I've ever seen. Christopher Nolan
crafts another masterwork in pop filmmaking, and has transcended that
dubious title of "pop," and made a prestige film about a super hero.
Moreso it's a film about three idealistic men in a cynical world just
trying to make things better, both succeeding in their quest, and
failing. The performances were all-around spectacular, but the
stand-out performances came from Heath Ledger and someone whose
perfomance is being overshadowed by the late actor, Aaron Eckhart.
Everyone's gushing about Ledger, and deservedly so, but I'm going to
gush about Eckhart. As Harvey Dent, Eckhart infused his character with
equal parts idealism and nihilism, perfect for the duality of the
character. This is the best example of a movie which portrays gritty
realism in a completely unrealistic situation. In fact this movie could
have cast off the costumes and instead of being a super hero drama,
could have been an Oscar worthy crime drama, ala last year's The
Departed. So listen up, Academy: ditch the rhetoric and hypocritical
elitism and nominate this movie for best picture. It definitely
deserves it!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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