1/2 lb of high-tech toys
1 fairly attractive woman
1 hero
1 madman
a tbs of moral dilemma
a pinch of death
madness to taste
Stir well, let simmer for 2.5 hrs.
What do you get?
A fairly entertaining, much acclaimed and even more hyped superhero blockbuster.
Only this time, someone spit in Batman's soup. Him:
Don't get me wrong, "The Dark Knight" is a good movie. It's just that I would have given it a different title. Because apart from Commissioner Gordon's epic speech at the end of the movie, the Dark Knight is pretty much only second runner up in this movie. They should have called it "The Dark Jester".
Ledger's performance as the scar-faced, insane Clown was definitely one of the best I have ever seen. He was really good, and speaking from a subjective point of view, it seemed like he got way more on-screen time than Batman.
I can honestly say, I have never seen a movie, in which somebody portrayed a madman quite so detailed and with such "passion", that I actually started to be "afraid" of the guy. At first you think "Haha, funny what he did with that pen...", then after 10 more minutes, you wonder how he can be so cruel and a little voice in your head starts whispering "dude, that is wrong". After some more minutes you start feeling uncomfortable; this guy, he shows not a single sign of rationality. Halfway through the movie, you loath the guy. His very face makes you hate him, this cold, brutal, inhuman abomination of a man. And then, then you feel desperation.
How can it be that a creature as malevolent as this man, can survive for so long? Why don't they just kill him. Batman, Gordon, or somebody else, anybody really. Why do they all uphold the law and play according to the rules when he, mercilessly and without any sign of guilt, plays with the lives of countless people as if they were just toys, and doesn't care about rules? And the little voice in your head is a thundering roar of outrage and disbelief now, and it screams: "Why don't you kill him already, he will never stop if you don't!" And still, they don't.
And then you realize what the true challenge in being a good person. It`s not just to be good. And to do good and make the world a slightly better place, one step at a time. It also means you can't do bad things, because that makes you one of the bad guys yourself. And that is the real challenge. Not dodging the bullets, not keeping your identity secret at all costs.
No, the real challenge is not to become like them.
And as a side note, having seen his truly scary performance, the way he talked and licked his scarred lips was just absolutely unsettling. I can see why people believe the rumors that he spent some time in a loony bin to prepare for his role.
And I am not in the least surprised that he offed himself. I guess it's true that you become part of your role, seems like he adopted his fair share of mental problems.
