Rewatching The Dark Knight
kitchenknight
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And, this movie might be the greatest mix between high and low I've ever seen.Heath Ledger and Michael Caine turn in epic performances, imo. Both are EXCEPTIONAL. Bale is even good as Bruce Wayne.But, jesus christ... the storytelling is terrible. As my wife keeps asking, "Wait... what's happening?" I am realizing how bad some of the leaps in the story are. This is a really good looking, well acted, kind of BAD movie.
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After Heath's Joker, I really fear they wont be able to top that shit.
I like Gyllenthal's performance as well.
But yeah, its ALL over the place, plus the narrative ending is mad suspect.
I think what I'm trying to say is:
Ledger = GREAT
Caine = Great
Christopher Nolan = Bad
Wow, I was expecting a "BAN"
Marvel/Iron Man is on some kid friendly shit but paced the movie like a real comic book.
Batman attempted to get all deep and shit and wasnt kid friendly at all.
Both learned the lesson from Spider-Man and kept the Lovestory minimal.
Two diff directions from two diff universes. I can pop in Iron Man - Batman I have to kinda be prepared for all the psycho-gangsta-pulp shit.
This is fair, and I agree that Iron Man is more kid friendly- the Voice Over action in the final fight is evidence of that, and what I hate. And, to be fair, there are FAR more comic-book type elements to Dark Knight a year out. Last year, it seemed alllllll dark, where as now, I can see more of the fantastic elements.
I guess it is truly the writing/storytelling I have a problem with. The leaps in the plot, the dangling threads- literally, in the case of the Joker at the end- the fact that we were 1:35 into the movie, and Harvey Dent was still... Harvey Dent, and not Two Face.
The storytelling is just lacking, imo.
The acting, on the other hand, is great.
Imagine how much more mixed up the story would have been if Two Face appeared within the first hour?
On the real - the movie was The Joker featuring some other people.
Guess this is what I'm dancing around.
Geek Shit - where the hell is a Red-headed Barbara Gordon?
I think there's a glimpse of a Gordon daughter, but why is she ommitted?
He's there.
He's mad.
He's Dad.
His wife in slow-mo...
Aaaaaand...
He's BACK!
Watching my wife watch the movie for the first time is an eye opener. She's confused at half the movie; the other half has the Joker, and she's watching that with her hands over her eyes half the time.
I took/read Two Face as the third Duality character.
Dark Knight/Bruce Wayne leaving it behind.
Joker total embodiment.
Two-Face/Dent embracement.
Shit was boring, honestly.?
But seriously, it's all about Heath Ledger. Sans his Joker and this film becomes "ok." With him - and what he brings to a notably dark, dark script - and this film suddenly feels incredible despite all the flaws people have rightfully pointed out.
The voice doesn't bother me much. At least it addresses the
always suspect point of a well-known public figure speaking
to the mayor with a cowl on and nobody saying "HEY THAT'S BRUCE WAYNE"
The end of this movie sucked. I definitely had a "WHA HAPPEN" at the finale.
peace, stein. . .
Acting is great throughout though everytime I see Bale as Batman his throaty lisp is getting closer and closer to a deal breaker for me.
I see it as a brave attempt to do something extraordinary complicated with a superhero movie that almost comes off but falls just short.
Doesn't stop it being one of the films of the year anyway.
- It is impossible to overstate Ledger's performance in this movie. When he grabs Two-Face's gun, puts it to his forehead, and says, "Now we're talking..." Jesus. He deserved the statue he got.
- Does Luscious Fox come back for number 3?
I thought Bale was irritating, and while Ledger delivered the hype over his performance was just WAY TOO f*cking LARGE for any man to measure up to.
Word. I doubt he would have won an oscar if he hadnt died. Bale's clint eastwood voice as batman was comedy gold!
Also i didnt think it was that dark. There were bits that could have been more violent/darker but it was mad soff so they could get a 12 rating.
Also friends hyped it up something stupid so that didnt help for me either.
Holding kids hostage is mad soft.