A great but flawed masterpiece

Rating: 8/10 (27 July 2008)

I saw the movie with my wife and interestingly while she is the comic book buff, I thought it was a great movie and she hated it. When I asked her why, she felt the movie Batman was not true to the character of the comic book Batman. Her example was in the simultaneous capture of the DA and girlfriend. The comic Batman would have managed to somehow save both of them but in the movie, one dies and perhaps the other should have died. I attributed that to perhaps a more true-to-life situation of not being able to save everyone, every time, but her comments did make me rethink some of the movie. The parts I found unbelievable is how the Joker could manage to surreptitiously plant a ton of explosives not only throughout a major medical center but also in two large ferries. And I am the only one who thinks Gotham City should be New York, not Chicago? The other irritating thing was - at least in my theater - the music drowned out the dialog. I had a very hard time hearing critical parts of what the characters were saying. So, in summary, while it was a great movie and I recommend it highly, I also wish there could have been less explosions and less background music.