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TDK strives for something most summer films won't
PostedJuly 20, 2008
GuffUnit
from Chicago, IL
Most comic book movies don't really treat the material with the respect that The Dark Knight does. Even a movie like Sin City, an oft-cited movie in terms of its fidelity to the original graphic novel, just comes off as camp and ridiculous because of its insistence on trying to visually match the graphic novel experience. In my mind that is a useless pursuit in the adaptation of a comic world into a movie. With a focus on the visual and visceral, the most common result is usually just a stylistic success but never an emotionally or mentally challenging story experience.
The Dark Knight understands the idea that rotting these allegorical stories and figures in a tactile and realistic setting you can achieve so much more than the usual gut reaction experience. By using the character and the battle ground of Gotham City, co-writer and director Christopher Nolan has a world in which he can tell a story about the price of being "good" in a world that seems to become more and more susceptible to evil every day.
This movie succeeds on so many levels it's scary. Heath Ledger is better than you'd expect even under the most unrealistic of expectations. Bale turns his usually solid and stoic performance as Bruce Wayne and Michael Caine becomes even more of a pleasure to watch and listen to. Overall, this movie is my favorite of the year and I have seen the best the summer has had to offer so far (Iron Man, Wall-E). Looks like the old DVD shelf will get one bigger when this comes out on disc in the fall.
The Dark Knight understands the idea that rotting these allegorical stories and figures in a tactile and realistic setting you can achieve so much more than the usual gut reaction experience. By using the character and the battle ground of Gotham City, co-writer and director Christopher Nolan has a world in which he can tell a story about the price of being "good" in a world that seems to become more and more susceptible to evil every day.
This movie succeeds on so many levels it's scary. Heath Ledger is better than you'd expect even under the most unrealistic of expectations. Bale turns his usually solid and stoic performance as Bruce Wayne and Michael Caine becomes even more of a pleasure to watch and listen to. Overall, this movie is my favorite of the year and I have seen the best the summer has had to offer so far (Iron Man, Wall-E). Looks like the old DVD shelf will get one bigger when this comes out on disc in the fall.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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