The Dark Knight

Long before the hype of Heath's Ledger's performance, long before anyone mentioned that his role as the psychotic and anarchic clown, the Joker could earn him a much deserved Oscar, there was a blogger named David (me) that mentioned that his role as the Joker in the new Batman movie could and should earn him an Oscar. So, now what? It is Monday,"Dark Knight" came out Friday, and I watched the movie Saturday. And I feel pleased with it, I feel fine for spending $10 on the ticket, after waiting in line for 20 minutes. The movie was exactly like everyone wanted it to be, amazing! Christian Bale once again proved to be the best Bruce Wayne/Batman. Gary Oldman was terrific, Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face was also a great asset. But the movie people came to watch centered around the villain, the Joker! Heath Ledger's performance was perfect, from the licking of the lips, to his psychotic burst of joy, and of course his scary-good maniacal laugh, if you think about it, the "Dark Knight" was the "Joker". It was good acting times a thousand. I was relieved that his performance wasn't just good in the trailers, but it was good throughout the movie. I could highlight a few scenes, or the scenes that immediately come to mind, but I had to highlight the entire movie, as one long amazing scene! The bank heist was funny, well though out, and great. The joker was sarcastic at times, and scary many times, and downright evil most of the times. Batman once again kicked major butt, but one particular scene definitely stands out!!

The interrogation scene!! If you can call Batman beating the laughing crap out of a worry-free Joker. It was one of the best scenes, it was exiting to watch, and I'm positive the people were waiting for that scene to happen. I was amazed while I watched the scene, it was terrific. We get to see why the joker is a crazy bastard, and I was also surprised that he could take such a beating, and still find time to laugh about it! Why so serious??
Harvey Dent was excellent, I enjoyed watching Eckhart bring the character to life. As Harvey Dent he was good, but as Two-Face, I think he deserved more screen time. I heard people argue that the movie was too long, but I was arguing that it too short! Two-Face didn't get too many scenes, and he had become such and interesting villain to just let him die, while he was beginning to heat up! Maggie Gyllenhaal took the role that Katie Holmes could not complete, it was sort of a downer when I heard she could not reprise her role, then I saw how close Maggie resembles Katie so it was o.k. Her performance was good, it was just like Katie's good, just a solid performance, nothing wrong to say about it. Gary Oldman is always a good actor, even in shitty movies, he will bring talent to it. As James Gordon he was excellent, I always liked Oldman's acting, as the Count, as Harry's godfather Sirius Black, and as Lieutenant James Gordon he was also great. Overall, the film will bring the thrill of a crime-drama, the excitement of an action movie, and the wackiness of a clown is the best way to bring the film to perfection! "Dark Knight" best film of 2008 and best film I've seen so far in the 21st Century.