Today I saw 'The Dark Knight'. Why after so many months am I writing a blog and talking about a movie? Well the answer to that is in my first blog. My obsession for the 'dark side' nearly drove me insane to catch this movie as soon as possible. And the result was? Well I must say, I am not gonna be obsessing over a movie to this extent any more. Well I will at least try (lets see, if I can hold up for the next one).Because at the end, it had become just an accomplishment reaching the theaters itself. And then the excitement died down. Anyways, now that I have seen the movie, lemme give you a little insight into the movie. I am not going to tell you details about the script. I respect a good piece of art and I am not going to ruin it. Yes, it is definitely good. Just because the excitement died down, doesn't mean it wasn't good. Like the first robbery sequence in the movie. Because of my obsession about the movie, I had ended up watching the entire scene online over a billion times I guess. Sometimes, over and over again. Anywho, as I said earlier, the movie is good. And it is made fantastic by one man and one man only. Heath Ledger, you were brilliant. May your soul rest in peace. If you ever want to see conviction in a performance, look at him in the movie. He will just blow you away. From the look to the smallest detail, he had it covered. You cant help but get a chill down your spine looking at him playing the Joker. For me, I envied him. Not everyone gets to be maniacal, may it be for a movie, and still get laurels and praise for it. After that is Christian Bale, reprising his role as the caped crusader. He did well in showing the dilemma Bruce Wayne has over Batman and his lady love. His fight for justice and the choices he has to make for himself as well the people of Gotham. Maggie Gylennhal did a much much better job over Katie Holmes. She puts in more conviction.
Christopher Nolan did a splendid job, which I had liked in the first go as well, when he made Batman Begins. He carries on from there and takes it to greater heights. The only thing I am skeptical about is Harvey Dent/Two-Face. There are two reasons for it. One, Aron Ekhart wasn't, according to me, the right guy for the role. I am not gonna comment on who could have played the role, but certainly could have been someone different. Second, they have not done Harvey/Two-face the way it is in the comics. In the comics, the character is much more intense and has a disturbing history because of which he turns to two-face in the first place. May be if the movie was not a comic book adaptation, I might have liked it.
The is a certain amount of chaos in the city primarily instilled by the Joker. The Joker is trying to test the limits of the people in the city. He is cunning in how he can play with people's minds. He plays around with every one's mind. Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent, Commissioner Gordon etc. And it is quite interesting to see that in real life and our society, if we were to get a man like him, he could certainly do such damage. It is not a person with great ability or a costume. It is a man with a cunning mind, warped sense of right and wrong, ambition and no limits or conscience. This is not impossible. It has just not happened yet. Even a good man can loose it all when he is pushed to the edge. That is called being human. That is the beauty of this movie. All the characters are human, like you and me just under different circumstances. Even though its a comic book movie adaptation, they are real. May be that is why two-face was done differently. I am a realist and proud to be one. In fact, this movie shows us how characters who are bigger than real life can also be among us. And that is the best part. So I will say this to all of you, watch this movie. May be you might find yourself some where in there. (Please excuse me for the spelling errors for the actor's names)
Christopher Nolan did a splendid job, which I had liked in the first go as well, when he made Batman Begins. He carries on from there and takes it to greater heights. The only thing I am skeptical about is Harvey Dent/Two-Face. There are two reasons for it. One, Aron Ekhart wasn't, according to me, the right guy for the role. I am not gonna comment on who could have played the role, but certainly could have been someone different. Second, they have not done Harvey/Two-face the way it is in the comics. In the comics, the character is much more intense and has a disturbing history because of which he turns to two-face in the first place. May be if the movie was not a comic book adaptation, I might have liked it.
The is a certain amount of chaos in the city primarily instilled by the Joker. The Joker is trying to test the limits of the people in the city. He is cunning in how he can play with people's minds. He plays around with every one's mind. Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent, Commissioner Gordon etc. And it is quite interesting to see that in real life and our society, if we were to get a man like him, he could certainly do such damage. It is not a person with great ability or a costume. It is a man with a cunning mind, warped sense of right and wrong, ambition and no limits or conscience. This is not impossible. It has just not happened yet. Even a good man can loose it all when he is pushed to the edge. That is called being human. That is the beauty of this movie. All the characters are human, like you and me just under different circumstances. Even though its a comic book movie adaptation, they are real. May be that is why two-face was done differently. I am a realist and proud to be one. In fact, this movie shows us how characters who are bigger than real life can also be among us. And that is the best part. So I will say this to all of you, watch this movie. May be you might find yourself some where in there. (Please excuse me for the spelling errors for the actor's names)
