cov infamy and manny white
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wow goldWhen I first saw
cov infamy what has been hailed as this summers most anticipated movie, The Dark Knight, I was (like every other movie reviewer) blown away. As a huge fan of Christopher Nolans first Batman film, Batman Begins, I left the theater enthralled at the evolution of what I think is the coolest movie re-imagining of an iconic superhero to ever grace American cinema. This isnt the Batman of our parents generation - a campy superhero full of overused, semi-intellectual puns fighting supervillians surprisingly more ridiculous than the hero.
No, this is definitely not that Batman. manny white This isnt even the Batman of
City of Villains and our childhood - Tim Burtons vision of a dark and tormented hero who battles sadistic yet surrealistically unbelievable villains.
The Joker isnt your typical criminal, however. He turns the crime world of Gotham on its head and brings the city to a crippling state of fear under the banner of vague, confusing and possibly non-existent reasoning. The Jokers disturbing chaos for chaos sake mentality
cov infamy tests both Harvey Dents moral character and Batmans will to fight with surprising and thought provoking results.
I came into this movie with the mindset that
City of Villains Ledgers overly gushed about depiction of the Joker was, in fact, just hype about a decent portrayal by a talented but tragically deceased actor. What I discovered was not just how wrong I was, but just how right the words that have been written and said about this performance were.
manny white Ledger positively stole the show and as much as people thought that no one could top Jack Nicholsons Joker in Burtons Batman, Ledgers Joker speaks to the very fear that all of us have about our enemies, about our society and about ourselves.
It might
cov infamy not be the feel good movie to see after a long hard day or week trudging along in reality, but its hands down the best movie of the summer. Besides, if you want to feel better and have a good time without thinking hard at all, theres always Mamma Mia! to joyfully dull your senses.
