Finally the movie everyone been waiting for. Might I add the anticipation and hype was justified. The movie ran for around two and a half hours. And after the week I had, it was the best two and a half hours for me this week.
So where do I begin. Let's begin with the actor which made the movie what it is. The late Heath Ledger. His performance as the Joker was simply out of this world. I can't really think of any superlatives for his performance. His chilling display was reminisce to Anthony Hopkins performance as Hannibal Lector from Silence of the Lambs. And in my book, Ledger's rendition of the Joker is the best villainous performance of all time. When the Joker first appeared on screen it sent chills down my spine. And judging from his references for the role (Clockwork Orange and The Killing Joke to name a couple), he really played the part to heart. A lot has been said about a posthumous Oscar for Heath. And seriously I wonder who can really top what he did as the Joker.
As for Christian Bale, his Bruce Wayne/Batman role was an internal struggle. He didn't want to be Batman forever, and longs to be just Bruce Wayne, billionaire playboy. With the character introduced in Batman Begins, this movie sees Batman delve into the detective role. Even had a scene which was very CSI-like. He had great chemistry with all the the other co-stars and played the Batman/Bruce Wayne voice very convincingly.
As for Gary Oldman and Aaron Eckhart, they both want the same thing, but they have different ideas. The Batman-Gordan-Dent team-up see Gordan play a bigger role in this movie than the previous one. And Eckhart's Dent too like Batman/Wayne was an inner conflict. Only after having half his face burnt did he play the Two-Face role to perfection. Even like Bale, he had a different voice.
Maggie Gyllenhall played the role as the love interest for both Wayne and Dent. And the end she had to break someones heart. With the help of Alfred, that someone didn't have to find out.
Morgan Freeman and Micheal Caine's role as the eyes and ears for Batman was one of the show stealers. Both had a array of witty one-liners.
Also William Fitcher of PrisonBreak had a small cameo early in the film.
As for the film itself, it was just bigger, better and longer. The storyline was well thought of and only in the end did we know the Joker's true motives. And the last showdown between Batman-Two-Face-Gordan defined the Batman role Bruce had to face.
Now I wonder how they are going to top this one for the third movie.
So where do I begin. Let's begin with the actor which made the movie what it is. The late Heath Ledger. His performance as the Joker was simply out of this world. I can't really think of any superlatives for his performance. His chilling display was reminisce to Anthony Hopkins performance as Hannibal Lector from Silence of the Lambs. And in my book, Ledger's rendition of the Joker is the best villainous performance of all time. When the Joker first appeared on screen it sent chills down my spine. And judging from his references for the role (Clockwork Orange and The Killing Joke to name a couple), he really played the part to heart. A lot has been said about a posthumous Oscar for Heath. And seriously I wonder who can really top what he did as the Joker.
As for Christian Bale, his Bruce Wayne/Batman role was an internal struggle. He didn't want to be Batman forever, and longs to be just Bruce Wayne, billionaire playboy. With the character introduced in Batman Begins, this movie sees Batman delve into the detective role. Even had a scene which was very CSI-like. He had great chemistry with all the the other co-stars and played the Batman/Bruce Wayne voice very convincingly.
As for Gary Oldman and Aaron Eckhart, they both want the same thing, but they have different ideas. The Batman-Gordan-Dent team-up see Gordan play a bigger role in this movie than the previous one. And Eckhart's Dent too like Batman/Wayne was an inner conflict. Only after having half his face burnt did he play the Two-Face role to perfection. Even like Bale, he had a different voice.
Maggie Gyllenhall played the role as the love interest for both Wayne and Dent. And the end she had to break someones heart. With the help of Alfred, that someone didn't have to find out.
Morgan Freeman and Micheal Caine's role as the eyes and ears for Batman was one of the show stealers. Both had a array of witty one-liners.
Also William Fitcher of PrisonBreak had a small cameo early in the film.
As for the film itself, it was just bigger, better and longer. The storyline was well thought of and only in the end did we know the Joker's true motives. And the last showdown between Batman-Two-Face-Gordan defined the Batman role Bruce had to face.
Now I wonder how they are going to top this one for the third movie.
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They have to call the REAL Batman
Picture stolen here
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