This weekend’s outdoor temperatures and humidity were both unbearably high, so rather than do any yardwork on Sunday, I decided to spend the afternoon in a nice air-conditioned movie theater.
A lot of the commentary I’ve encountered about The Dark Knight has been about Heath Ledger as The Joker. Although some of his movies (most notably, Brokeback Mountain) got a lot of attention, I haven’t heard much talk about Heath Ledger. So I figured all the chatter now was probably due to some sort of “posthumous Ledger-mania” and didn’t pay much attention to it.
Going in, my expectation was that this would be “just another Batman movie”, and to a certain extent, that’s exactly what it was. What makes this one different though is that Batman wasn’t really the movie’s focus. Sure, there’s a lot of attention to how the Batman operates and all that (and lots of cool gadgets), but I really think this one was more about the Joker, Harvey Dent, and some of the other typically smaller characters and what motivates them. (Alfred, of course, has most of the best lines. “But I bloody well did tell you.”)
Definitely worth seeing.
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can’t wait to see it! we saw Ironman this past weekend and really enjoyed it.. have you seen it? what are your thoughts?
I haven’t seen Iron Man yet.
My problem/concern with it is that most super hero movies are “origin stories” and follow the same story arc:
– Something dramatic happens to the protagonist, causing him (or her, but frequently him) to develop super powers.
– The hero finds some great satisfaction in his powers.
– Something happens to the hero, triggering a crisis of confidence.
– Through a great struggle, the hero regains his confidence and decides that “heroing” is his calling.
It’s a very familiar theme, but frequently not very entertaining.
That being said, I’ve heard nothing but good about Iron Man. Only problem is, because I’ve been putting off seeing it for so long, it’s no longer playing in any local theaters.