Aurora Massacre: In Defense of Christopher Nolan and 'The Dark Knight'

Big Hollywood ^ | July 28, 2012 | John Nolte

[Biggirl]

The one version left out was the Jack Nicholson version.

[Talisker]

A totally conservative, traditional message and, as I said a week ago, the action and violence were NOT gratuitous.

Maybe that's why it was chosen for a massacre - it was the only way the enemy could think of to block it's message.

[LS]

Hmm. Pretty good point. The spirit world works in devious ways.

[Biggirl]

That is what movies is all about, escaping.

[UCANSEE2]

How’s your Yugo?

That's kind of personal, and besides, I didn't name him Yugo. I named him Albert Einstein, because he does all my thinking for me.

[UCANSEE2]

"Wait til they get a load of me."

(tell the truth. When you read those words, did you hear them in Jack Nicholson's voice?)

[Biggirl]

Yes! What I love about Jack Nicholson’s version of the joker is that he not only brought edge to it, but a bit of humor but not making it campy, balancing it with the serious in his role.

[tbw2]

I saw the movie today. I was thinking of logistics and the 2nd amendment. Several thousand bad guys, even with Batman’s arsenal, have no hope if 1 in 5 adults has a gun and used it against the terrorists.
But it’s possible in a disarmed city, where people can’t do anything to protect themselves and the police are powerless and gutless to actually defend the city, a small evil group can take over a realm of millions.