July 21, 2008

• The Dark Knight, a review

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  Yes, I went to see the new Batman movie yesterday. Before I
  begin with a review, let me make something clear. I am a geek, but I never got
  into American superhero comic books. Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Daredevil,
  Fantastic 4, and all the rest... never really drew me. Now, give me some anime,
  Star Wars, or video games and that's a different story, but super hero comics
  never did it for me. So a search for canonical accuracy was not the draw for
  me. Neither was Heath Ledger, to set the record straight. I went in to see an
  entertaining action movie. The Dark
  Knight certainly did deliver.

  Where do I begin? I guess I'll start with everyone's
  favorite draw: The Joker. That dead guy (Heath Ledger) did an excellent job in
  playing one of the greatest psychopaths since Hannibal Lector. I think I
  finally have a new hero to look up to. He commits crimes just for the sake of
  committing crimes. I love it. He doesn't think, he doesn't plan, he just goes.
  He has no past and no future; only the present. That is my kind of enemy. He cannot be defeated. He is the
  unstoppable force to Batman's immovable self. The bow on the top of this great
  package is that he has a wicked sense of humor. Anyway, enough about that.

   The movie features a
  lot of things getting blown up. This is, of course, a major plus. Any movie
  instantly becomes better with big explosions (You've Got Mail, anyone?). There were also a good number of
  gunfights and the more impressive knifefights. There were plenty of car crashes
  and the more impressive business dinners. All of these elements tied themselves
  in neatly with the story, which I won't spoil for you.

  There are only a few things in the minus column. First and
  foremost is Bruce Wayne / Batman's (spoiler!) character. He was boring.
  Friggin' vigilantes. They should've just made the movie about The Joker. Well,
  water under the bridge. At least he made a great catalyst for getting stuff
  blown up. I also didn't like how it finished without much of an ending. At
  least, not for me. I'll let you make up your own minds.

  Rating: 8.8630087 / 10.0

  Oh, I also plan to use The Joker's phrase "why so
  serious" for the next couple of days. I'll try to keep it out of my
  writing. Until next time... screw Flanders.

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