Went to see “The Dark Knight” yesterday and was blown away on many levels. It’s urgency is so pounding, it’s breathtaking. And it manages to be a comic book movie that actually says bigger-picture things about society, guilt, destiny, human nature and its ability to be sinister and selfish.
And I know it’s been said, but Heath Ledger is brilliant. It’s a complete metamorphose into the character, and it’s never over the top by any means, but very controlled. Ledger’s Joker is actually very — magnificently — frightening. (LOVE the siren sound that starts in the background whenever the Joker shows up.)
My only criticism: I don’t like the way Chris Nolan shoots fight scenes, it’s sometimes hard to tell what’s going on, but it’s a very minor stylistic point, and actually reflects the tone overall (I would just pull back a bit). But the cinematography is nonetheless gorgeous.
Highly recommended. Brah-VO.
-r.
I totally agree with everything you said, rawd.
I just felt sad every time Heath was on the screen… he was so damn good.
My only thing that really bugged me was Christian Bale’s “Batman Voice”… it tends to take me out of the picture, but not much.
The whole damn film was freekin’ awesome.
My favorite thing was the Joker in the nurse’s outfit… I about lost it.