Sunday, 27 July 2008

Batman - The Dark Knight Review

As a huge fan of Batman Begins I was really looking forward to this movie. Before seeing it I had already heard lots about it, such as the brilliant performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker and that it had broken box office records in it's first weekend at the theatres. Now that I have seen the movie I can report that it is an excellent masterpiece. I was a little concerned through parts of the film as I found myself cheering on the Joker. (Probably due to my sympathy to the actor Heath Ledger.) That's the only logical reason I can see as the Joker was a raving psychopath. The eery music when the Joker is on screen helps bring out to great effect the insane psychology of Batmans latest foe. Another of Batman's famous foes is also introduced in the movie. However, I will not reveal which as it would ruin the suprise but the story gives clues away throughout the film until the villan emerges. It stars some of the original cast from the Batman Begins movie including Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader. If you want to see the hottest film in the cinema right now then I suggest you see this, but you may need to book in advance.


Trivia - Heath Ledger was warned by Jack Nicholson about playing the roll of a psychopath. (Nicholson also played the Joker in the earlier set of Batman films)