21st July 2008, 1:11 PM
I have to say that the Dark Knight is the best superhero movie I have ever seen, and it is the first time I would consider a superhero movie to be a good overall movie. The Spiderman movies were pretty good as was Batman Begins, but nothing comes close to touching the Dark Knight. The acting was incredible in the film and I think Bale actually does well as Batman. He is not the best actor of the bunch in the film, but the raspy voice fits the Batman the film is trying to depict. I thought the hype about Ledger's performance was going to lead to a let down, but he was incredible and I'm sure he will at least get an Oscar nomination. It's a shame he won't be able to reprise the role.
I loved the fact that Dark Knight had so much more depth than the standard superhero movie. There was almost no camp, and there was even a lack of comedic breaks. This movie was not meant to be funny, but was meant to be a look at vigilantism and how lines can be crossed and rules broken in the process of attempting to do "good." The struggles with morality abound in the movie, and not just for Batman. Harvey Dent, Lucius Fox, and Rachel all have their own struggles during the film. The only main character to not deal with his own internal struggles is the Joker, but he is generally the catalyst for the other character's struggles.
Christopher Nolan really outdid himself with this movie, and he will have a really hard time topping it with the next Batman. A villain will be difficult to choose because the series has totally gone away from superpowers and that rules out many Batman villains. The Penguin seems to be the logical choice, but it will be interesting to see where Nolan goes next. Anyone who doesn't see this movie is really missing something special.
I loved the fact that Dark Knight had so much more depth than the standard superhero movie. There was almost no camp, and there was even a lack of comedic breaks. This movie was not meant to be funny, but was meant to be a look at vigilantism and how lines can be crossed and rules broken in the process of attempting to do "good." The struggles with morality abound in the movie, and not just for Batman. Harvey Dent, Lucius Fox, and Rachel all have their own struggles during the film. The only main character to not deal with his own internal struggles is the Joker, but he is generally the catalyst for the other character's struggles.
Christopher Nolan really outdid himself with this movie, and he will have a really hard time topping it with the next Batman. A villain will be difficult to choose because the series has totally gone away from superpowers and that rules out many Batman villains. The Penguin seems to be the logical choice, but it will be interesting to see where Nolan goes next. Anyone who doesn't see this movie is really missing something special.
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