Jul 29 2008
The Dark Knight
Why So Serious?
Saw Batman last night. I liked it, it was good, it was dark, it was a little long in spots…
Heath—it’s a shame you’re gone—you did a great job! Really!
I liked how it was more of a classic drama action movie with very good acting than a pop super hero movie. Is this the new direction of Comic book hero movies??? When Heath started monologuing the movie, his stock, and performance really took off!
It seemed choppy in some scenes and I wonder if the film had been repaired and spliced together at times, can’t believe it was edited that way.
I liked the dark evilness of the story and characters and at the same time didn’t love the total darkness—I can’t fully explain it.
I liked Aaron Eckhart the Two Face character and had no idea the character would be introduced—great surprise for me!
The makeup on Joker and Two Face was fantastic—awards are coming I’m sure! Heath is probably deserving an award too, I think his character will be really appreciated the more you see it.
I like Christian Bale and think he really has come on strong as an actor.
I wasn’t sure if I was in the same city of Gotham as the first in this series of Batman movies—just looked and felt different.
I liked how a lot of the violence and gore was implied and not actually shown—it was really well done in this regard. I could feel the sides of my mouth being sliced open when it happened on the big screen!
I liked it a lot, I’m just not sure I loved it yet—give me some time to digest…
“The hero we need ” versus “the hero we deserve” hits me particularly hard—I compare it to other subjects, issues, and times. Was this intentional by the filmmakers? Does it’s meaning also apply to the opposite position than I’m thinking it does? Why if we can see it in a movie we can’t see it in real life?
Still my favorite so far this summer is Iron Man—still reins supreme!
—iChef Cinema
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