The Dark Knight

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2008)

When I bought an advance ticket for The Dark Knight about a month before its release date, I knew I was making a very wise decision. This film was much more highly anticipated than Cloverfield, and I don't blame the fans. If you're reading this after you just read the comments from the people who hated the movie, DON'T LISTEN TO THEM. Believe me, this is not a boring movie in any way. Yes, I'll agree that it surfaces more on the plot, but that's a good thing. Heath Ledger gave the best performance I've ever seen in a motion picture. He really deserves that Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. Also, the action in the film is amazing. What's also amazing is the way the makers succeeded in creating the absolute dark tone of the film. This is a very dark movie. (It's all in the title.) If you're worried about younger kids seeing the movie, give it a shot. I can see some kids becoming fearful of the menacing Joker. Yet, I can see others staring up at the big screen in awe. Now, about the Joker. To me, he seems more like a terrorist than a villain. He enjoys people suffering more than things like money. However, it's still a great performance. Let's move on to Harvey Dent a.k.a. Two-Face. Before the gruesome transformation, Harvey Dent (played by Aaron Eckhart) was highly appreciated by the people of Gotham city. He was known as "Gotham's White Knight." He was also dating Bruce Wayne's (Christian Bale) former lover Rachael Dawes. (Played by Maggie Gyllenhaal.) Now, some people say that Maggie Gyllenhaal is an upgrade from Katie Holmes, who played the same character in 2005's Batman Begins. She was good, but I liked Katie Holmes better. (See the movie, then see how you feel.) Ahh, Two-Face. What a great villain. What else is great about Two-Face is the extremely disgusting and realistic CGI half of his face. Right now, you might be thinking, "I'll bet we don't see a lot of Two-Face. Right after it shows his face, it'll cut away and we'll never see him again." WRONG. You get to see Two-Face's ugly half so many times, it's not even funny. (Don't look for it on YouTube.) Don't look for the movie on the internet either. It's so much better on the big screen. Not the small pix-elated screen. SEE IT.