First things first. I previously wrote that Wall-E was the best movie of the year.
Let's me quickly qualify: Best Romantic Comedy.
Best Cartoon Romantic Comedy.
Best Futristic Cartoon Romantic Comedy.
Whatever. It's still great. 5 stars.
Now.
This
is
the
best
movie
of
the
summer.
I saw the 12:01AM show last night. Credits rolled at 2:45AM. I would have gone another screening right then.
This movie is MAGNIFICENTLY crafted. This movie is so good that it will make people stop wanting to make movies because so much prefect is on screen, it clearly can't be topped.
But, god willing, Christoper Nolan will in another 3 years.
I won't go into a plot synopsis, because I never do. But also because it is a disservice to the viewer of the movie. You know it's Batman vs the Joker. But what is amazing about the writing of this story is all that isn't put on screen. There is no Joker origin story. In fact there is a running dialogue gag, referring to that. And every event in the plot feels like a spoiler because every event pushes Bruce Wayne along his journey into right vs wrong and where this movie starts is not where it ends up. And I want everyone to see it fresh for themselves..
The Joker is an absolute force that only wants one thing: chaos. And that is a truly beautful thing.
He wants chaos in all aspects of Gotham. Even in the heart of the Batman. And that is where the writing really takes off. And I am not really sure of where the Joker's brillance is derived, the script or the actor. Surely the writing is always the jumping off point, but what Heath Ledger puts on screen is a treat. It is a perfect performance of a (now) perfect character that is a horribly flawed man. Heath Ledger will receive an Oscar nomination. Sadly, it may because Hollywood "feels they should" but, he really, really deserves it. It is mindblowing.
My mind has been blown.
Christian Bale, again, delivers a Bruce Wayne that we want to see. We want to know how he ticks and what he'll do next. My only problem with Batman in this series is this, he's sometimes hard to hear. Bruce Wayne puts on a gravelly voice when caped-up as to further hide his identity. Sometimes that voice is actully difficult to understand when there is alot of background city noise. But that is my only (stupid) criticism. Bale delivers on all fronts and I know my wife will, yet agian, be hot for him when we go to our Saturday screening.
Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine are two wonderfully cast actors that serve as Wayne's mentors and moral sounding boards. Thank god they were cast originally and Chris Nolan has a vision that he is unwavering from. I don't know that I would have thought of them but we are better off since he did.
Aaron Eckhart is a choice I would have never thought of. And, again, it is inspired and amazing. Harvey Dent's stroy arc is familiar to the fans of the Batman in all his incarnations. But his story here really has you rooting for him and feeling bad all the while since you know what his inevitble outcome is. And the most amazing part is how far they take his story in this movie. It's almost like we get a bonus movie inside this one.
Like you would expect, the stunts are amazing, the gadgets kick ass, the sets are expansive... this is huge and only going to get bigger. And it almost didn't get made. Warner was skeptical after Batman Begins because, though it did well, it didn't blow the doors down. And truly, honestly, unfortunatley, maybe the best thing that happened to this movie was Ledger's death. People really do want to see what he did. And they will be satisfied. But they will get a fantastic movie for the price of admission.
I can't give enough praise to this film.
Let's me quickly qualify: Best Romantic Comedy.
Best Cartoon Romantic Comedy.
Best Futristic Cartoon Romantic Comedy.
Whatever. It's still great. 5 stars.
Now.
This
is
the
best
movie
of
the
summer.
I saw the 12:01AM show last night. Credits rolled at 2:45AM. I would have gone another screening right then.
This movie is MAGNIFICENTLY crafted. This movie is so good that it will make people stop wanting to make movies because so much prefect is on screen, it clearly can't be topped.
But, god willing, Christoper Nolan will in another 3 years.
I won't go into a plot synopsis, because I never do. But also because it is a disservice to the viewer of the movie. You know it's Batman vs the Joker. But what is amazing about the writing of this story is all that isn't put on screen. There is no Joker origin story. In fact there is a running dialogue gag, referring to that. And every event in the plot feels like a spoiler because every event pushes Bruce Wayne along his journey into right vs wrong and where this movie starts is not where it ends up. And I want everyone to see it fresh for themselves..
The Joker is an absolute force that only wants one thing: chaos. And that is a truly beautful thing.
He wants chaos in all aspects of Gotham. Even in the heart of the Batman. And that is where the writing really takes off. And I am not really sure of where the Joker's brillance is derived, the script or the actor. Surely the writing is always the jumping off point, but what Heath Ledger puts on screen is a treat. It is a perfect performance of a (now) perfect character that is a horribly flawed man. Heath Ledger will receive an Oscar nomination. Sadly, it may because Hollywood "feels they should" but, he really, really deserves it. It is mindblowing.
My mind has been blown.
Christian Bale, again, delivers a Bruce Wayne that we want to see. We want to know how he ticks and what he'll do next. My only problem with Batman in this series is this, he's sometimes hard to hear. Bruce Wayne puts on a gravelly voice when caped-up as to further hide his identity. Sometimes that voice is actully difficult to understand when there is alot of background city noise. But that is my only (stupid) criticism. Bale delivers on all fronts and I know my wife will, yet agian, be hot for him when we go to our Saturday screening.
Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine are two wonderfully cast actors that serve as Wayne's mentors and moral sounding boards. Thank god they were cast originally and Chris Nolan has a vision that he is unwavering from. I don't know that I would have thought of them but we are better off since he did.
Aaron Eckhart is a choice I would have never thought of. And, again, it is inspired and amazing. Harvey Dent's stroy arc is familiar to the fans of the Batman in all his incarnations. But his story here really has you rooting for him and feeling bad all the while since you know what his inevitble outcome is. And the most amazing part is how far they take his story in this movie. It's almost like we get a bonus movie inside this one.
Like you would expect, the stunts are amazing, the gadgets kick ass, the sets are expansive... this is huge and only going to get bigger. And it almost didn't get made. Warner was skeptical after Batman Begins because, though it did well, it didn't blow the doors down. And truly, honestly, unfortunatley, maybe the best thing that happened to this movie was Ledger's death. People really do want to see what he did. And they will be satisfied. But they will get a fantastic movie for the price of admission.
I can't give enough praise to this film.
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