Bloody hell, the Dark Knight was a great movie, if not the greatest comic book movie so far!
Heath Ledger’s Joker was phenomenal and pitch perfect to the comic Joker. I loved that his backstory and identity are cast off as unimportant, he’s a force of nature, a hurricane, there’s no way to get to him, which makes the character the exact opposite of Bruce Wayne’s emotionally driven character, as he should be. What also sold the character for me, is that while the term ‘criminal mastermind’ gets bandied around in reference to these villains, the Joker is shown to truly be one by making plan after sadistic plan, rather than unleashing a doomsday device in the last 20 minutes. I really wish we could have seen this Joker again.
Likewise Harvey Dent played by Aaron Eckhart was amazing. While we know his tale concludes with him becoming Two Face, Ekchart played him with such integrity and valour, that you believe this man could save save Gotham, which makes his decline the most upsetting part in the picture.
I might add the geek in me really appreciated the classic white lenses look Batman has at the end of the film and the Long Halloween style rooftop meeting between Batman, Gordon and Dent.
I could talk this film up all day, but the reviewers are doing that better than I can. It’s a really awesome flick and if you’re that one guy(or gal) who hasn’t seen it yet, get off your arse and do so!
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Well said, Jim. Very bloody good movie.