Runtime:
152 minutes
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring:
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal
From:
Warner Brothers
Here
we go, talking about a much-beloved film that I certainly enjoyed at
the time but hadn't really watched in full since then. Some people at
the time bashed the movie for various foibles; when it came to plot
contrivances and how things seemed to have been convenient in how
elaborate plans happened to prograss and how many things needed to
happen in a row and they did... that is understandable. Some things
after the big hospital explosion are kind of dumb.
But
you know what, after seeing it on the big screen again, I still dug
it a lot. The story is rather mature and complex in dealing with such
things as crime, morality, unpredictibility, luck, corruption, and
what have you. I am (mostly) able to excuse the dumb stuff as I so
enjoy the ride. From the awesome bank robbery at the beginning to the
big showdown at the end, much of it is quite entertaining. There's
high drama, some comedy, and some thrilling action scenes. The
general story is pretty great in all the things it discusses,
including Batman hiding behind an identity and how the psychopathic
Joker has such an issue with that.
All
in all the performances are at least good. The regulars in the series
are cool, and so is Maggie replacing Katie Holmes. Eckhart is
underrated as Harvey Dent, a guy who should have been the true hero
of Gotham but he was brought down by The Joker. And while I expected
this going in, Ledger's performance as The Joker was still awesome as
when I saw it four summers ago. Who knows what could have happened
had Heath not OD'ed a few years ago and he could have returned to the
role in The Dark Knight Rises. If only...
What
else can I say about a film that everyone has seen and is beloved by
many? I am happy that I was able to see it again in a theatre and I
did not end up turning against the movie. At least in my opinion it
holds up and it's clearly the best of the Nolan trilogy. Who knows
where the Batman series will go now. Of course there will be a new
one without Nolan involved. Will it be wackier? If so I hope it's not
too cartoony; we don't need another Batman & Robin.
I'll
be back Wednesday night with something completely different.
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