The Dark Knight
The Batman series by Christopher Nolan seems to be getting better, and darker. Batman has been my all-time favourite superhero since young, with all his gadgets and machines. And with all the hype surround thing movie, it certainly lived up to its status and I think “The Dark Knight” is probably one of THE shows to catch! Christopher Nolan has definitely injected a lot of depth into the Batman series, as compared to its predecessors.
I missed the first 20 minutes of the movie, as I usually do with other movies, and when I got in, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) was sewing up his wound… Moving on, I think Joker’s (Heath Ledger) performance in the movie was stunning, and for the first time, Joker was actually scary for me. In my opinion, Heath Ledger was really into this Joker role that it sort of drove him crazy (I think). The Joker was really sinister, and loony at the same time, and it probably overwhelmed Heath more than he ever imagined… But it was an amazing and convincing performance. It almost seems like it was his role.
Of course the movie was not only just about Joker. We have seen how Christian Bale portrayed Bruce/Batman in Batman Begins, and he continued his splendid performance here. And then there is Two-face/Harvey Dent played by Aaron Eckhart whose performance was just as good, and probably being overshadowed by Joker. And how can we forget Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman), Alfred (Michael Caine) and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) who put up such amazing performances as well!! Our very own Singaporean Ng Chin Han as Lau also deserves some credit!!
It is amazing that how Christopher Nolan has been able to bring in a stellar cast to produce such an outstanding movie, which used to be rather superficially portrayed (in comparison). In addition to all the content, there are more action scenes this time round, like leaping off buildings, and it really keeps you on the edge of your seat because you don’t really know what is going to happen next. I cannot wait for the 3rd installment of the series!!!
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