Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The Dark Knight review

Dear Milad,
So I just watched the movie last night and wanted to SMS you my review but it was so damn big that I kept getting errors so here it is on my blog:

as a batman film, the dark knight is the best film ever created about the caped crusader. as an action movie, it has its fair share of thrills. and as a dramatic film about a madman and a hero on the edge of what they believe in and how they collide, it's acceptable. heath ledger is the true savior of this movie and by his defiant acting (which is as far away from any kind of joker we've ever known) he is the hook by which all these concepts don't fall apart. Story-wise, I'd say that Harvey Dent's story is a touching and nicely narrated part of the film which outdoes Joker's and Batman's story. All these seperate concepts are like good food when apart from each other and disected under a microscope. but when thrown in a blender, pizza just doesn't seem to taste right with icecream on top of it. although it's still a reminder of what the delicious ingredients are. It's entertaining but too long for its own good. I found myself wishing it would end sooner than it did. It seems a lot like Chris Nolan wanted to spam the film with needless scenes because he wanted it to feel epic. or maybe the editing crew fell asleep during their jobs. Whatever the reason, The Dark Knight is a big step up from the last movie and it's a good mark for potential that the sequell will probably do things a lot better.

B+