The Dark Knight
Posted on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 in Cinematography
Comic
book movies are usually just shiny happy explosions combined with
good guys beating bad guys. - Fun to watch but lacking in
substance. Fortunately
The Dark Knight is not like
the rest of them, and neither was
Batman Begins. The two
"new" Batman films are definitely my favorite ones.
Gotham City is properly
portrayed, as
Dennis O'Neil would
put it "Batman's Gotham City is Manhattan below Fourteenth Street
at eleven minutes past midnight on the coldest night in November.".
The acting is superb!
Christian Bale is perfect as
Bruce/Batman and
Heath Ledger marvels as
The Joker. I must
admit that I was some what skeptic about
Heath Ledger's performance -
It has been hyped across all medias - could it really be that
great? I mean, I like Heath, but could he really beat
Jack? The short answer ...
Yes! - He's really that good! I highly recommend this film to
anyone who likes the dark side of
Batman. A side that until
Batman Begins had been way
to understated.