The Dark Knight

My God this movie was just SICK!! It was great!! It was everything I was expecting and more. The movie has passed the $300,000,000 mark in just two weeks. There are a lot of people hoping to see this movie surpass Titanic as the highest grossing movie of all time and I am one of those. I'm not trying to take anything away from Titanic but it is a bit unfair that the movie should get the title as it was put back in theaters a few months after it was taken off. So let's help it get pass this goal, people!! I know there are those out there, like me, that can see this movie again and again. Actually, how about this. For those that see it again and again, come to my blog and say you did. I'd like to see how many people read this blog and actually go between now and the time the movie is removed. LET'S DO IT!!!

I'm going to warn some of you parents about taking your kids to see this. It's a more dark, intense and brooding story as the name suggests, than Batman Begins.

Heath Ledger's performance was exemplary. While some may think that his psychotic actions and behavior are simplistic in nature, you can see it's more complex if you think about it. The movie does not go into the Joker's past and how he came to be. This makes me wonder what drives him and since no explanation is given...it's actually scary. The very story of how he got his "smiley" scars is elusive as he gives different variations of it. While the Joker is on screen, you can feel the awesome yet disturbing mind at work and can't help but think that he has everything he does in the movie planned out from the get go and if anything is improvised it's done so at the drop of the hat without thinking or hesitation. I am saddened when thinking how will they bring the joker back? I'm hoping there is a star out there with untapped talent to be able to bring the same animosity that Heath Ledger brought to the table because that is what Hollywood is going to need. Anything less will be an insult to all fans and should think twice about making the next Batman sequel.

You'll notice that Bruce Wayne is not the center of attention in the movie. You will see the story revolving around Harvy Dent, played by Aaron Eckhart, and his journey to being "the White Knight" of Gotham as well as his relationship with Rachel Dawes played by Maggie Gyllenhaal (my only complaint of the movie). You will see some of the old familiar faces from Batman Begins like Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Cillian Murphy, while seeing some new ones like Anthony Michael Hall of 80's movies fame like Breakfast Club and Weird Science, Eric Roberts, Nestor Carbonell amongst a few others.

This is definitely a story about someone trying to fight the forces of evil while still being viewed as a Vigilante and as something wrong....not because he wants to....but because it's the right thing to do.


P.S. How about that pencil trick, huh?