Saturday, July 26, 2008
 That which does not kill you, will only make you stranger. Stranger still is how Christopher Nolan has managed to better the already formidable "Batman Begins", what with how tricky the franchise is. In the past 10 years or so, blockbuster adaptations of comic book superheroes have rarely touched the greatness, nor captured the essence, of the character at hand, perhaps with the exception of "Iron Man". Between Bruce Wayne and the Batman however, there's already enough character struggle to perish all thoughts of any Catwomen cleavage needed for blockbuster appeal. Never has an overtly mainstream picture discussed ideas on power, justice, due process and the rule of law so accessibly for the regular moviegoer. Bruce Wayne is billionaire playboy and expert criminologist at the same time - yet the story is filled with legal themes, almost academic even. All the central characters in "The Dark Knight" are so intensely developed, each representing a school of thought in philosophy or sociology. Like Wayne in the movie, one would think that The Joker is just a loony criminal with an affinity for TNT - but as Alfred his butler would say: "... some men can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with, they just want to watch the world burn". Therein lies the attraction of "The Dark Knight" - it's a presentation on the difficulty of defeating 'jihadist' sentiments, a sort of Hollywood-endorsed study on the nature of crime and being. On that point, Warner also played another hand well - a marketing strategy that mustn't be insensitive to the late Heath Ledger. Perhaps it's fitting then that he delivered his best ever performance as the maniacal Joker, the kind of acting precision that maybe occurs to an actor once or twice in his or her entire lifetime. I don't think it's out of order to say that Joker drew from Ledger as much as Ledger from Joker. The Chelsea grin carved across the jester's face already goes some way towards telling the tale of an entirely believable anarchist whose twisted appetite for destruction will shine brighter than all the Batman beacons Commissioner Gordon could ever assemble on Gotham's rooftops. For a comic adaptation, it seems strange that the most unbelievable thing would actually be the busty Russian ballerina troupe that Bruce Wayne womanises! Maybe only two decisions on this project were suspect - to retain Rachel Dawes' demure role (despite switching actresses to the much feistier Gyllenhaal) and also, to reduce Batman's 'thinking time' for The Joker's cinematic glory. It's also lamentable that Aaron Eckhart's turn as the Harvey Dent @ Two-Face has been completely eclipsed by Ledger. His is definitely the most interesting character, although screen time will most probably go to him in the next instalment. Meanwhile, simply enjoy "The Dark Knight" for what it is - a truly entertaining movie with something for everyone. After all, why so serious? Yesterday watch The Dark Knight with PorkyChops. Keke. So nice and good. We went to Great World City to watch. Haha. He watch until frozen pork le. =X. Me lei? got jacket to put on. ^^. Now waiting for the mummy 3. TOmb Of ThE DrAgOn EmpEroRer. ^^. |
♥ Jonathan Goh aka Porky +Wants+ -Marry momo asap -More Autoart car models -More jet fighter plane models -Take Singapore Flyer with momo -Live together wif momo asap -Honda Civic VTi 3M/4M -Kia Cerato Forte 1.6L SX -Mazda RX-8 Type RS -Lots of racing games +Hates+ -Backstabbers -People that is damn naggy and stupid which cannot think -People who plays with BGR -People who tries to break momo & me apart -Gays & Lesbian -People who are arrogant -People who thinks they are always right +Likes+ -Hugging momo -Kissing momo -Being with momo -Racing games(Genki, Gran Turismo, NFS & more) -Racing/Sports Cars -Jet fighter planes -Reading car megazines Lyndia Ho aka Momo +Wants+ - To be with him eternity ^^ - To be with softie =D - Get married with him - Engaged at 22 yrs old on 25th October 2012 - Traveling with him overseas - Going Japan for honeymoon - To get a cat/dog =D - Going Japan to see anime stuffs - Have a own house of our own - Have a car with him - Get a stable job! - Have more clothes - Have more time with him - Have more bags and accessories - Have more shoes - Open an anime shop =D - To cosplay =D +Hates+ - Liars - Backstabbers - People breaking us apart - Parents - Relatives +Likes+ - Pork♥ - Freedom - Doing my own things - Animes^^ :D bold underline italic Clonie♥ Sis♥ June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 December 2010 January 2011 Designer : Chili. x o x o |
