Ledger's Legacy.. he doesn't play The Joker... he IS the joker...

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2008)

I am usually never short on words... but I was stunned to silence... utter disbelief and sheer awe...this is a masterpiece... no two ways about it... and everyone can just forget about sending in their applications for the Oscars... this is signed sealed and delivered... not that it is any mark of greatness.. But as far as pop-culture goes Heath Ledger has left an undeniable mark on what acting can be and just why the villain can be the hero of the movie....
Here's my 2-bit review Christian Bale : Solid as ever... this guy cant put a wrong foot down... he as batman is everything batman should be, brooding, honest, powerful conflicted heroic, tragic... everyone of those emotions and more are portrayed with the greatest justice...
Michael Cain and Morgan freeman: small roles but significant nonetheless. Michael Cain in particular left me impressed with he bandit in the forest story... and Morgan Freeman's "so much power in one man's hands" was so apt and so relevant if-you-know-what-I-mean with bush's wiretapping etc...
Maggie Gylenhall: well I didn't like her before the movie... but I must say I don't resent her anymore...
Gary Oldman: one my favorite actors... one of my favorite all time characters (Sirius Black from the harry potter series...) as Gordon he is terrific. And the last part where he does the voice-over monologue, you'd have to be made of concrete to not feel a major chill down your spine... is there an award for voice-overs? Then it should go to Gary Oldman...
Aaron Eckhart... liked him from Erin brokovich, loved him in Thank you for smoking... and as Harvey Dent he does justice... and as two-face he does even more so...
And now Heath Ledger... any accolade I can come up will fall short... there simply is no comparison to anyone... Heath is in a world of his own... his psychopathic maniac turn as joker is so perfect that the 1989 jack Nicholson portrayal pales in comparison... don't get me wrong I love jack Nicholson to bits but Heath is jaw-dropingly brilliant for a lack of a better word... someone has to invent a new word to express what Heath has achieved... there is nothing that compares to this...every single scene he is in is a work of genius... his smirk, the madness in his eyes...the immunity to pain... and the penchant for suffering is striking... even the scene where he claps at Gary Oldman... is so utterly disgustingly devilish that its pure cinematic magic...
Christopher Nolan has entered the echelon of the great directors... this sweeping epic of a movie hits all the right notes and more... the background score is brilliant, the special effects used to intensify the drama not just for the sheer heck of it... every single bit of the movies scripting is tied in so beautifully and so relevant that its astounding...
My favorite moment? when the joker tells why he's got the scar around his mouth and you think you have this maniac figured... you know the reason for his malice... but then he turns around and spins and entirely different story to another one of his victims... there go all your theories about the joker... you know that this guy is nothing but evil incarnate... There will be no greater loss for cinema goers than the knowledge that Heath will not be able to reprise his role... there would have been nothing better... just to see heath as the joker one more time... RIP Heath Ledger... this is your legacy...