Posted on 07/18/2008 5:43:47 PM PDT by Bodhi1
(Don't worry. There are no spoilers in this review.)
I sat down scared that I had hyped this movie too much, that there was no way that it could be as good as I thought it was going to be. I was right. It was better.
The movie takes place after Batman has been operating for a while, and Harvey Dent, along with Jim Gordon have been cleaning up the streets. Things are going the law's way for once.
Then comes The Joker.
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Going to see it tonight at a 10:50 p.m. showing...then tomorrow afternoon. I’ve heard nothing but great things about this film and I can’t wait to see Ledger as The Joker.
You won’t be disappointed.
Bale’s the bet Batman yet. I am going to the movie to see him in action again.
This Movie is better than its Press, Ledger got the nod for the little guy and Bale is perfect as BATMAN. Best flick this year for me and best Superhero movie ever period. Pity the fool who plays Joker next.
Completely agree. I can’t think of a better super hero movie.
Superhero movies are generally really bad, but the buzz coming out of this one is impressive. I might check it out this weekend. Did you notice any political agendas?
There were some, but they were more conservative. Stuff like Alfred telling Bruce Wayne to endure the hardships, not to give in to terrorists, sometimes things are bad but you have to keep going on.
Nice!!
...and you have to do what is right, even if the world hates you.
Better than Adam West? I kind of doubt it.
Dirty Harry's Place
The Dark Knight may well be the most conservative movie since 300. There’s just no arguing that the Joker is al-Qaeda and Batman George W. Bush. In between are the citizens of Gotham who have a choice: They can cave to terror, turn on their protector and blame his aggressive crime fighting for the rise of the Joker, or they can understand that appeasing a criminal status quo in their city doesn’t convince the Joker’s of the world to see the light and enroll at community college.
Dark Knight is neither an action or comic book film. What it is, is a stunningly realized psychological thriller brilliantly using familiar genres to comment on the battle between good and evil currently being played out in faraway deserts, but more importantly, right here at home. It’s a film that fundamentally understands that the war will either be won or lost in the souls of those who inhabit our own Gothams.
Good to hear. Thanks for the info.
These psycho-spiritual-social forces resonate inside the frame and, of course, in the world outside. But there is little hint of the political correctness that mars parts of X-men plots. Here, Heath Ledger appears to be tapping personal suffering in portraying the Joker's anomie. As a result, a comic book story become truly operatic—and humanly tragic. Christopher and Jonathan Nolan and other Gen X directors can thank Mel Gibson for paving the way on how to turn action-movie eye candy into a purgative meditation for the soul.
My son love it.
I thought it was a tad too long.
But Ledger was great.
http://www.decentfilms.com/sections/reviews/darkknight.html
Spoilers alert. Steven Greydanus loved this movie. His take is that it realistically portrays the various moral imperatives that we are facing today, tomorrow and for always. And, as you say, this film is complicated.
I am definitely going to see this.
Frank
So, it was good?
There are too many Jungian’s pregnant with meaning these days. It results in too many unwanted archetypes, that must be raised by the collective unconscious.
Hehehe. Sweet dreams.
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