The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight
So it has been over a week and I am just now reviewing The Dark Knight. The end of that week was so hectic, my head is still spinning from it. But anyways! Lets get down to business!

I was one of the million people to go see The Dark Knight at midnight on the 24th, and luckily I was not one of the few to actually pay $150 for a ticket on Craig's List. But if I did pay that kind of cash for the movie, I would say every penny was worth it. For the first time ever I felt as though I had paid $8 dollars, and got my money's worth. Excited about the buzz  of Heath Ledger's last performance, my friends and I showed up to the theater around 11 o’clock thinking there would be an enormous line, but surprisingly we were wrong. Slowly and slowly people checked in and waited. It was amazing to witness the many people from my small town come see the new Batman movie. By the time it was ready to fill in the theater had opened FOUR screens for the viewing of The Dark Knight.

So there we were, snacking on our smuggled goods, and watching the previews keenly.

The Dark Knight in contrast to Batman Begins, shows the dark side of Batman and the world that is around him. The Joker’s (Heath Ledger) main goal is to bring out the evil in everyone in the city, even those whom we look up to. He manipulates people a multiple times in a way that they do not have a chance but to save themselves before saving a whole group of people. Christian Bale, playing Batman, has two dilemmas throughout the movie: his incompetence to justify himself and what he does, and to save Gotham City from a villain who's purpose isn't money, but the spread pure evil.

I love the cast put together by Christopher Nolan (Director), which were all wonderful performances by Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman and above all Heath Ledger. The one thing that left me a bad feeling was replacement of Katie Holmes with Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes. They do look oddly similar, but I am not fond of Maggie Gyllenhaal as an actor, especially compared to Katie Holmes, or it could simply be that it was a strange cast change for the sequel to Batman Begins. But Christian Bale was, yet again, exceptional in playing the reluctant superhero. And the introduction to a new villain Two Face, played by Aaron Eckhart, got me excited for another sequel!

And lastly,
I am not just saying this because of what the critics say, nor am I jumping on any bandwagon, but Heath Ledger’s performance in The Dark Knight is truly amazing. I caught myself the majority of the time focusing on Heath’s character even when he was not the main part of the scene. His character is very creepy and I don’t know how someone can get into character as someone like that. It takes a great actor to be able to accomplish what he did.

I really would recommend the movie to almost all ages from about 8 and up. The movie is not at all totally serious, especially with the Joker's "jokes." I don’t think the darkness of the film will be the focus point for the younger kids. Christopher Nolan succeeded in making a movie that can target all audiences.
So go see it!


The Dark Knight! Easily gets!

5 STARS!