The bat man
Jul. 28th, 2008 10:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
intersticeFinally saw Dark Knight. It was even more breathtaking than I expected; of course, you don't need me to tell you to go see it. Spoilers ahead.
1. This may sound a bit odd, but the style of Joker's anarchist expositions really brought to mind an evil George Carlin. I wouldn't be surprised if Ledger used him for part of the character model.
2. Made me realize how truly awful the V for Vendetta movie was, and how difficult the V character is - it didn't even occur to me how much they watered V down, putting him in the Matrix mold. But now there is a glimpse of what would be a fair representation: the Joker as a protagonist. Many of his tactics were directly analogous to V's. In fact this movie does much more for the graphic novel than the V movie did.
3. Some silly stuff that almost intruded on my enjoyment: the cybereyes and how they work (offset by the political analogy which I thought was appropriate); as if the accountant wouldn't tell anyone else before the telecast; the misadventures of Harvey Dent seemed almost like a separate movie at times. Then there's the silly stuff that didn't bother me.
1. This may sound a bit odd, but the style of Joker's anarchist expositions really brought to mind an evil George Carlin. I wouldn't be surprised if Ledger used him for part of the character model.
2. Made me realize how truly awful the V for Vendetta movie was, and how difficult the V character is - it didn't even occur to me how much they watered V down, putting him in the Matrix mold. But now there is a glimpse of what would be a fair representation: the Joker as a protagonist. Many of his tactics were directly analogous to V's. In fact this movie does much more for the graphic novel than the V movie did.
3. Some silly stuff that almost intruded on my enjoyment: the cybereyes and how they work (offset by the political analogy which I thought was appropriate); as if the accountant wouldn't tell anyone else before the telecast; the misadventures of Harvey Dent seemed almost like a separate movie at times. Then there's the silly stuff that didn't bother me.
