I took my sons to the cinema tonight. We went to see The Dark Knight (a new Batman movie).
Great film! It's interesting how you can take a well known story and improve upon it by strong characterisation and great acting. The ending is heavily messianic (or should that be sacrificial?) and changes the batman character from a dark brooding persona into a truly poignant hero.
Some interestring trivia from imdb.com "To prepare for his role as the Joker, Heath Ledger
lived alone in a hotel room for a month, formulating the character's
psychology, posture and voice. He started a diary, in which he wrote the Joker's thoughts and
feelings to guide himself during his performance. Ledger also took inspiration from A Clockwork Orange."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/trivia
Great film! It's interesting how you can take a well known story and improve upon it by strong characterisation and great acting. The ending is heavily messianic (or should that be sacrificial?) and changes the batman character from a dark brooding persona into a truly poignant hero.
Some interestring trivia from imdb.com "To prepare for his role as the Joker, Heath Ledger
lived alone in a hotel room for a month, formulating the character's
psychology, posture and voice. He started a diary, in which he wrote the Joker's thoughts and
feelings to guide himself during his performance. Ledger also took inspiration from A Clockwork Orange."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/trivia
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Ah. A Clockwork Orange. That makes perfect sense.
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