I decided yesterday that I was going to go to the 12:01 a.m. showing of The Dark Knight. The hype surrounding this film was tremendous. Not just the fact that this was Heath Ledgers last film, but also that the movie was also good. Well I need to say that director Christopher Nolan did not disappoint. This movie was a non-stop roller coaster ride. Full of twist and turns, and curve balls you just did not see coming. The movie was about 2 hours and 30 minutes, but I still didn’t want it to end.

This movie features Heath Ledger’s Joker vs Christian Bale’s Batman. The movie played off how these two are diametrically apposed to each other. Yet they are intertwined. The Joker even in one scene tells Batman that he completes him. Nolan has a Joker here who is like a big kid who likes to set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. The Joker commits chaos for the sheer fun of it. There is a scene where he comes into room with a huge pile of money. This pile is from the floor to the ceiling. He sets it on fire. He is not some greedy crook, he is insane.

This movie is also about sacrifice. Batman is faced with hard choices in this movie. More than once he is faced with what to do that is in the best interest of Gotham. He also suffers some personal loss as well. I won’t say what it is unless there is enough inquiries for it. But Batman shows why he is the selfless hero that he is.

The Joker is hellbent on getting Batman to cross a line that Batman himself has drawn. The Dark Knight has a beautiful symmetry woven into it. The fate of Harvey Dent is also of great interest. The Gotham district attorney who eventually becomes Two Face. He is probably the most relatable character in the movie.

If you plan on going to see this move, be prepared for a thrill ride. You will get sucked into this movie, and it won’t let you go until you see The Dark Knight flash across the screen at the end. I can’t wait until the next one.

The Watchmen Trailer

On a side note, there was also a trailer for the Watchmen movie, which is based off of one of the greatest comic book stories of all time written in the 1980’s by Alan Moore. The trailer was simply breath taking. You can see it here http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/ I can not wait. Now if they will get their butts in gear and make a kick butt Superman movie.