The Dark Knight

So, I saw the movie. You know, THE MOVIE. What else would anyone be talking about these days? The Dark Knight was the movie of the summer before anyone ever saw it. They hype and expectations had been risen to such heights that it couldn't possibly deliver, right? Well, kind of.
On Thursday night, the moon looked insane. I think it was full but it may have just been 7/8s full. Either way, I assumed it was just because the movie was coming out and things just kind of happen like that. They should've painted the batman logo on the moon in honor of the movie but I doubt they are hurting for money right now.

First things first. Ledger is very good in this film. He does what everyone expected him to do, which is steal the film. However, every actor is amazing in this film. Bale, Oldman, and Eckhart all turn in amazing performances but I doubt any of them will ever even receive the credit they deserve because Ledger makes this his film. But I think that from the time the movie was announced and we all saw those first pictures of the joker, this film was about the joker, not batman. Anyone who has seen "Batman Begins," pretty much knows what is coming in this film. It is good, really good but it still maintains that serious feeling. Everything in this film is believable, which is something we don't see a lot in superhero movies. I guess that is because superheroes don't exist. They are just figments of our imaginations but Batman could be more. He is a human being, who fights with himself over what his role is in society. He continually makes himself human, from his desire to love to his guilty conscious, we all see him as a regular person who wants to save the city. Bale is an amazing actor who will never get the credit he deserves for what he has done with this cultural icon.

The movie is 2.5 hours long, which is about the length of "Batman Begins," and while I love it, it does go kind of slow at points. You think the movie is going to end at one point (and may have wished it would, for further sequel opportunities) but everything pretty much works itself out. I think we'll see another Batman movie in 3 years, I have no idea what it ill include nor how it will live up to this one.

There are so many characters in this film that one might have a hard time digesting everything that is going on. However, it is a great film. Not the best I've ever seen, but damn good. I want to see it again and probably will. I was a little surprised to hear that people are selling tickets for up to $200 to see it this weekend. Are you kidding me? Only for the Dark Knight. The movie. You know, the only movie.