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Sublimely Excellent
PostedJuly 27, 2008
djbuddylove
from Palm Bay, FL
I went into this movie as a lifelong Batman fan with the highest of expectations, fully anticipating to be disappointed in some way . . . and was completely, entirely blown away. I've been telling everyone I know, "Go see this movie. Go see this movie even if you don't normally like superhero movies. Go see this movie even if you don't like Batman. And make the effort to see it in IMAX. You will not regret it." I often watch movies and, in my mind, recall other motion pictures that remind me of it or have the same mood or spirit. I was surprised by the movies that "The Dark Knight" made me think about, because they weren't normally thought of as being in the same genre. "Serpico." "The French Connection." "Bullitt." But this is not to say that people who enjoy the traditional superhero movie won't love this movie, too. Eventually, I realized the truth -- that "The Dark Knight" is unlike any movie I have ever seen before. It is in the same spirit and mindset as "Batman Begins" and yet is light-years beyond it. Everyone talks about Ledger and Bale and Freeman and Oldman and Caine, but I think that I was most impressed by Christopher Nolan's choice to use William Fitchner, a very strong and recognized character actor, in such a minor role as the mob bank administrator that isn't on the screen for very long. That says volumes to me about Nolan's committment to make sure that every single small, tiny detail of this movie shined with a high gloss, visually and intellectually and emotionally. I never thought that I would be able to say this and actually mean it in every aspect, but "The Dark Knight" just might be the perfect motion picture, because it so completely fulfills the promise of every motion picture: to take the viewer to another world, make them believe that world is real . . . and make them not want to leave. Two and a half hours? The best thing I can say is . . . it was way too short.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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