A Movie That Will Stand the Test of Time

Rating: 9/10 (28 April 2020)

Beautiful? Groundbreaking? Strange? Provocative? Honestly, this movie is really what you make it. Personally, I loved this movie, and it's probably one of the best movies I've seen in recent years. I've seen several people discuss the issues they had with this movie, and while I can see why those issues would deduct points, these minor flaws didn't really make me dislike this movie in any way, but that may be because I'm not a big superhero movies guy. I wouldn't be able to tell you if I'm Team Marvel or Team DC. So, as somewhat of a stranger to these kinds of movies, I really enjoyed it. It has a sense of relatability that strikes a chord in some moviegoers with a man beaten down by society and life. It's rather strange, isn't it? We've seen character arcs like this for decades now, all the way back to Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman," heck, all the way back to Hamlet and yet we fall for it each time, and this movie uses that to its advantage. The score for this movie was amazing. Every piece of music served the scene very well. The actors, especially Joaquin Phoenix, were fantastic, even though I wanted some of the side characters to have a little more depth. The cinematography was colorful and nice to look at. The writing was pretty good, and it offered some satisfying moments in the movie. More importantly, the dialogue has reached a status where it's become so iconic, it's quotable now, which is another strength this movie has: its memorability. Now, all that said, there were a couple down falls. I could've done without tie-ins with Bruce Wayne. As I said before, some of the side characters weren't really fleshed out. Other than that, I really enjoyed this movie and I would definitely watch it again.