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The Dark Night-best super hero movie?
PostedJuly 19, 2008
dons818
from San Francisco, CA
best super hero movie?
i don't usually write about movies, but i have to mention this...the best super hero movie by far i've ever seen has to be The Dark Knight. it keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time with twists, turns, deep-seeded characters, and ridiculous acting by every character...topped with a memorable and ridiculous performance by heath ledger as the joker. he has to be by far the best villain ever played in a super hero movie. even though batman is not my favorite super hero, this movie has to be one of the best as it has you twisted at the end, wondering what had just happened.
yes, the movie does not have any sexy ladies, obvious glorified heroes, or bland good-guy-winning predicability at the end, but a twisted, nuanced plot that truly epitomizes the title Dark Knight. it is different than all the rest-with no dead spots, all action and craziness. revelations upon revelations of human truth and twisted logic are seeded in with great cinematography. even in such a twisted movie, movie director christopher nolan is able to construe a message of goodness in a time of fear, and the strength of goodness as part of the human condition that counters all that is assumed as animal instinct. it also illustrates the irony of truth and how sometimes in darkness, the truth must wait until dawn. and in a very deeper tone, it questions what a super hero is, who the real heroes are, what it takes to be a super hero, and why sometimes a hero can be an ideal rather than the hero him/herself. the story is far from simple-mindedness...it is darkly complex and very impressionistic. although there is noted ambiguity, the ambiguity is masterfully placed to jog the mind into thought. everything is twisted, turned and wacked out. The Dark Knight is not just another super hero movie where the hero saves the world, gets the girl although some tragedy occurs-rather, it enhances the humanity of the villains, the side characters, and batman-it moves away from repetitive cliche super hero plots to something much more psychologically, philosophically and emotionally dynamic and thrilling than any super hero movie made. by far, the best i've seen in terms of recently released super hero movies, and maybe (not maybe, but for sure) the best super hero movie of all time. it definitely merits several academy awards (best picture, best supporting actor (definitely for Heath and not even close to being out of pity-truly a masterful performance for the ages), best musical score). enough of the superlatives...just see it for yourself and you be the judge (a must see in IMAX).
yes, the movie does not have any sexy ladies, obvious glorified heroes, or bland good-guy-winning predicability at the end, but a twisted, nuanced plot that truly epitomizes the title Dark Knight. it is different than all the rest-with no dead spots, all action and craziness. revelations upon revelations of human truth and twisted logic are seeded in with great cinematography. even in such a twisted movie, movie director christopher nolan is able to construe a message of goodness in a time of fear, and the strength of goodness as part of the human condition that counters all that is assumed as animal instinct. it also illustrates the irony of truth and how sometimes in darkness, the truth must wait until dawn. and in a very deeper tone, it questions what a super hero is, who the real heroes are, what it takes to be a super hero, and why sometimes a hero can be an ideal rather than the hero him/herself. the story is far from simple-mindedness...it is darkly complex and very impressionistic. although there is noted ambiguity, the ambiguity is masterfully placed to jog the mind into thought. everything is twisted, turned and wacked out. The Dark Knight is not just another super hero movie where the hero saves the world, gets the girl although some tragedy occurs-rather, it enhances the humanity of the villains, the side characters, and batman-it moves away from repetitive cliche super hero plots to something much more psychologically, philosophically and emotionally dynamic and thrilling than any super hero movie made. by far, the best i've seen in terms of recently released super hero movies, and maybe (not maybe, but for sure) the best super hero movie of all time. it definitely merits several academy awards (best picture, best supporting actor (definitely for Heath and not even close to being out of pity-truly a masterful performance for the ages), best musical score). enough of the superlatives...just see it for yourself and you be the judge (a must see in IMAX).
"the night is darkest just before dawn, the dawn is coming."
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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