– Dude, I cannot say how much I agree with you. And on Ledger’s performance as well. Pre-TDK I was enraged by that make-up and garb with scars that made Joker look like nothing which resembled Mark Hamil’s portrayal via Bruce Timm… eh… okay now i’m confusing myself here. ANYWAY. Post-TDK, I have been proven wrong and one of those times where I am GLAD that i’ve been proven wrong. It’s different, but it’s a KICK ASS different. Hats off to Ledger and just hand the man his Academy Oscar. The physicality, the acting, the direction, and oh yeah… the obsession with the scars…. This guy was spot on perfect. and so was every one else.

As for that cheap-stake up here… Daniel Ruben? Look; how is a man on makeup and completely schizo NOT possible? If you got the slightest bit of perceptual ABILITY (that is, if you can see and understand what you are seeing) there ain’t no way you can dis the Dark Knight. This movie is perfection; just cause it’s different don’t make it bad. And if you’re just another persistent prick on the net trying to abuse the fans of the Bat, go fuck yourself.

– Dude, I cannot say how much I agree with you. And on Ledger’s performance as well. Pre-TDK I was enraged by that make-up and garb with scars that made Joker look like nothing which resembled Mark Hamil’s portrayal via Bruce Timm… eh… okay now i’m confusing myself here. ANYWAY. Post-TDK, I have been proven wrong and one of those times where I am GLAD that i’ve been proven wrong. It’s different, but it’s a KICK ASS different. Hats off to Ledger and just hand the man his Academy Oscar. The physicality, the acting, the direction, and oh yeah… the obsession with the scars…. This guy was spot on perfect. and so was every one else.

As for that cheap-stake up here… Daniel Ruben? Look; how is a man on makeup and completely schizo NOT possible? If you got the slightest bit of perceptual ABILITY (that is, if you can see and understand what you are seeing) there ain’t no way you can dis the Dark Knight. This movie is perfection; just cause it’s different don’t make it bad. And if you’re just another persistent prick on the net trying to abuse the fans of the Bat, go fuck yourself.

Nolan has abandoned the concept of making a family friendly film from a comic book movie. He went for something much more realistic that could make people my age, now 27, believe that Batman is real rather than a comic book movie. I wouldn’t have believed the Scare Crow if he went around wearing a pumpkin on his head, that would be stupid. I might have thought that cool when I was 8 and true to the comics, and dismissed whether or not it was realistic. Nolan’s Scare Crow scenes would have been far too terrifying to me at 8 years old.

So comparing a film I first saw when I was 8 to seeing one when I am 27 is like comparing candy to beer. They are both good, but really shouldn’t be put up against each other for “Which one is better?”

Nolan has abandoned the concept of making a family friendly film from a comic book movie. He went for something much more realistic that could make people my age, now 27, believe that Batman is real rather than a comic book movie. I wouldn’t have believed the Scare Crow if he went around wearing a pumpkin on his head, that would be stupid. I might have thought that cool when I was 8 and true to the comics, and dismissed whether or not it was realistic. Nolan’s Scare Crow scenes would have been far too terrifying to me at 8 years old.

So comparing a film I first saw when I was 8 to seeing one when I am 27 is like comparing candy to beer. They are both good, but really shouldn’t be put up against each other for “Which one is better?”

The main thing: it’s too REAL.
What, are we supposed to take a playboyturnedsapturnednon-lethal vigilante seriously?

Where is the rest of the DC Universe? The Batman of the comics always dealt with a large variety of characters.
He was a detective.
Etc.

The main thing: it’s too REAL.
What, are we supposed to take a playboyturnedsapturnednon-lethal vigilante seriously?

Where is the rest of the DC Universe? The Batman of the comics always dealt with a large variety of characters.
He was a detective.
Etc.

The Joker in the comics is a killer first. Insane to the core, and something the citizens of Gotham only whisper about. He is going to be the only one laughing. Though even Ledgers has a glimmer of that cartoon clowniness; watch as he exits the hospital. And Nolan understands the dynamic he has with Batman– neither will ever kill the other, and they will “do this forever.”

I never understand some people’s desire to see slavish devotion to setpieces and every technical detail realized from comics (and to a lesser extent, novels). Time and again, the best films are the ones which are inspired by their source material, and stay true to the characters, instead of just restaging another what another medium has done.

The Joker in the comics is a killer first. Insane to the core, and something the citizens of Gotham only whisper about. He is going to be the only one laughing. Though even Ledgers has a glimmer of that cartoon clowniness; watch as he exits the hospital. And Nolan understands the dynamic he has with Batman– neither will ever kill the other, and they will “do this forever.”

I never understand some people’s desire to see slavish devotion to setpieces and every technical detail realized from comics (and to a lesser extent, novels). Time and again, the best films are the ones which are inspired by their source material, and stay true to the characters, instead of just restaging another what another medium has done.