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Great Movie, Tainted
PostedJuly 28, 2008
marker2
from Seattle, WA
Simply, this was an excellent film. I don't even generally like Batman, but this movie was incredible--and we're not just talking among superhero flicks, here. It had all the theme development that any good story needs, which I really appreciated. They addressed very adult, very edgy themes and still didn't miss a beat. I actually believed that the characters were on the knife's edge between good and evil throughout the movie, and was often troubled, wondering what I would do in such circumstances. It got inside my head, which was exactly what it meant to do.
What really stood out to me as far as the plot development was that it followed all the rules of starting out at peace and building to a climax, but then it did what I didn't expect: it gave a false climax and just kept right on going--and all my friends and I totally took the bait. Marvelous. And the acting was spectacular on all counts--none more amazing than Heath Ledger.
Sadly that is the one thing I do have against the movie. What do I mean? Well, I couldn't help but think, every time I saw how brilliantly and disturbingly Ledger played the role of the Joker, about the fact that he is no longer with us--in part because he played this role so well.
Great movie, yes. But the price it cost seems too great, so, personally, I simultaneously respect and dislike this excellent film.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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