Batman: Movie Review

[strangevisitor7]

Went to see Batman:The Dark Knight last night. It was good. Not great but good. The reports are true - Heath Ledger is about as perfect a Joker as one could possibly imagine.

IMHO - Ironman is still the best Superhero movie ever made - Not that it's a contest but if it was, Ironman wins.



Batman was very ambitious. Lots going on in this movie. Sometimes that felt a bit like the movie lost it's focus and it is very long.

Aaron Eckhart's arc from Harvey Deant to Two Face was very well done. And the CGI of two face side - very creepy looking - In fact it was almost hard to look at. He is the hope for Gotham that Batman can never be and then it all goes horribly wrong - a simple game of the Jokers.

Heath Ledger is just as amazing as everyone has said. he captures the Whimsy and menace that is the Joker! I NEVER liked Jack's Joker from the first batman movie - too much of a clown. Heath just got it right. He has that sense of chaos and unpredictability that is needed for the Joker to be Batman's ultimate nemesis.


They play a lot on the idea that batman and the Joker opposite sides of the same coin. The Joker sees making The Bat kill - breaking his one cardinal rule - as being his ultimate challenge. In trying to break the bat he creates a lot of chaos and tension along the way.

Bruce Wayne continues to fool himself into believing that someday Gotham won't need the bat but we all know he would never be able to stop being the Bat.


So over all it was good. It felt like something was missing - maybe because it was too long - maybe because it was so dark - it didn't rise to the level of Batman Begins for me. I still recommend it for Heath's performance alone.

A few Ironman vs. Batman thoughts
Ironman's Tony Stark is all about the joy of being able to help and doing the right thing. This is a character who's playboy persona is the real Tony. But Bruce's Playboy is a necessary evil to protect the bat. Batman is all about the mind and the things we do to cope with the darkness inside ourselves. There are actually three faces of Bruce - the real one, the playboy and the bat. Tony has one - he's a rich guy who flies in a suit. For my money - I'll take Tony every time


So - I'm curious if you have seen both - Which do you prefer.

Comments

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

When walking out of the theatre, two people behind us said that this blows Iron Man away. I don't think you can compare the two. I liked them both very much. The only reason I liked Batman more was because I've been a Batfan for 20 years. But I prize funny dialogue the highest, and IM has way too much of that to make me say it wasn't as good as TDK.

[malfoymercy.livejournal.com]

I didn't really read what you wrote. Cause well, I haven't seen it yet. I'm so excited I'm going to see it tonight!!

[strainconductor.livejournal.com]

I loved the Dark Knight! I still haven't seen Iron Man :[

Yay for Commisioner Gordon T_T He has always been my favorite character in the batman arc, at least when he appears :D

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

Someone else said in a comment somewhere that Batman and Dent were both stiff - and I haven't seen the movie yet I only know how to comment on Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne, in EVERYTHING I have ever seen abotu Batman, except maybe the television show, he IS wooden and stiff, even though he has moments of good socialbility. He is NOT Tony Stark, who was social first and then became semi-serious. Bruce was ALWAYS expected to be a little man with his parents loss early in life... that has a life changing effect on someone I am sure.

I also agree with you assessment with Joker even though I haven't seen DK. Why? Nicholson's Joker was good for playing with Michael Keaton's Batman, because his Batman was almost a characature compared to what Batman should be like. Nicholson's Joker was the reason people were afraid of clowns. I don't even have to see this movie and I KNOW Heath's Joker is more of the psychotic villain the Joker SHOULD be.

*looks back at comment*

Wow, um, I like Bale's Batman apparently...

[prncssflutterby.livejournal.com]

You want me to pick between the only two movies I've seen at the theatre this summer! I like them both. I really really enjoy Dark Knight and Ledger's performance as the Joker. But I also loved the story with Iron Man as how he became Iron Man (especially since I never read the comics or anything...)

My pick has to be for both!