DIRECTOR: Christopher NolanSTARRING: Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Micheal Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal.
REVIEW: 'The Dark Knight', the latest offering of director Christopher Nolan, justifies the hype it had been given, and is one of the best superhero flicks of all time.
Firstly, I would like to pay my tribute to the legendary portrayal of The Joker by the late Heath Ledger, which, I am sure, will act as a text-book act for the generations of actors to come. The performance is brilliant, and the energy with which the actor portrays the character really comes through the 70mm screen, and leaves the audience spell-bound.
The movie carries the Batman saga forward from where its predecessor, 'Batman Begins', had left it. This time around, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), the "spoilt" heir of the multi-billionaire corporation 'Wayne Enterprises', has a schizophrenic terrorist, The Joker (Heath Ledger), to save Gotham from. The Joker teams up with the mob family of Gotham, and offers to kill The Batman in return of money. He takes the city on ransom when he warns the people that if Batman does not show his real face to the public, he would kill-off one citizen of Gotham everyday. The police department, led by the honest cop James Gordon (Gary Oldman), teams up with the recently elected District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), and the Batman, to bring an end to the Joker menace.
'The Dark Knight' is quite similar to 'Batman Begins' in terms of its tension and darkness, only that both these factors are exponentially higher in the sequel. The film has much more deeper characters, and the settings are also darker and more disturbing. The feeling of tension is prevalent throughout the running time of the movie, and the viewer cannot help but end up with a satisfied grin at the end of the movie, when the bubble of tension finally bursts.
Christian Bale carries-off his act as the extravagant billonaire in pure genleman-ish style, and is surely a good choice for Bruce Wayne. Aaron Eckhart is also a natural actor, and does full justice to the character of Harvey Dent.
But the real show-stealer is Heath Ledger, who walks away with all the accolades. His act as the Joker is a milestone in acting history, and almost touches perfection. Both his facial expressions as well as his voice-modulation are excellent, so much so that it disturbs the hell out of the viewer. His body language is so very casual, that you get the goosebumps every time he walks or acts weird. He turns out to be scary, funny and awfully entertaining, all at the same time. The audience relishes every moment that he spends on-screen, and yearns for more when the credits start rolling. His sarcastically humorous antics have you laughing in splits in many scenes.
Thanks to the gritty camera-work and the powerful backgroung score, the film creates quality tension-filled scenes, which one yearns to see once more.
This film is a complete package of top-notch acting, out-of-the-world direction, and a very gripping storyline. I end this review by mourning the loss of one of the most promising actors of recent times: Heath Ledger.
Don't miss this one.
RATING: A deserving 4.5/5, for great acting, good music score, and exceptional story-telling.
REVIEW: 'The Dark Knight', the latest offering of director Christopher Nolan, justifies the hype it had been given, and is one of the best superhero flicks of all time.
Firstly, I would like to pay my tribute to the legendary portrayal of The Joker by the late Heath Ledger, which, I am sure, will act as a text-book act for the generations of actors to come. The performance is brilliant, and the energy with which the actor portrays the character really comes through the 70mm screen, and leaves the audience spell-bound.
The movie carries the Batman saga forward from where its predecessor, 'Batman Begins', had left it. This time around, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), the "spoilt" heir of the multi-billionaire corporation 'Wayne Enterprises', has a schizophrenic terrorist, The Joker (Heath Ledger), to save Gotham from. The Joker teams up with the mob family of Gotham, and offers to kill The Batman in return of money. He takes the city on ransom when he warns the people that if Batman does not show his real face to the public, he would kill-off one citizen of Gotham everyday. The police department, led by the honest cop James Gordon (Gary Oldman), teams up with the recently elected District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), and the Batman, to bring an end to the Joker menace.
'The Dark Knight' is quite similar to 'Batman Begins' in terms of its tension and darkness, only that both these factors are exponentially higher in the sequel. The film has much more deeper characters, and the settings are also darker and more disturbing. The feeling of tension is prevalent throughout the running time of the movie, and the viewer cannot help but end up with a satisfied grin at the end of the movie, when the bubble of tension finally bursts.
Christian Bale carries-off his act as the extravagant billonaire in pure genleman-ish style, and is surely a good choice for Bruce Wayne. Aaron Eckhart is also a natural actor, and does full justice to the character of Harvey Dent.
But the real show-stealer is Heath Ledger, who walks away with all the accolades. His act as the Joker is a milestone in acting history, and almost touches perfection. Both his facial expressions as well as his voice-modulation are excellent, so much so that it disturbs the hell out of the viewer. His body language is so very casual, that you get the goosebumps every time he walks or acts weird. He turns out to be scary, funny and awfully entertaining, all at the same time. The audience relishes every moment that he spends on-screen, and yearns for more when the credits start rolling. His sarcastically humorous antics have you laughing in splits in many scenes.
Thanks to the gritty camera-work and the powerful backgroung score, the film creates quality tension-filled scenes, which one yearns to see once more.
This film is a complete package of top-notch acting, out-of-the-world direction, and a very gripping storyline. I end this review by mourning the loss of one of the most promising actors of recent times: Heath Ledger.
Don't miss this one.
RATING: A deserving 4.5/5, for great acting, good music score, and exceptional story-telling.
absolutely right dhrv nd bharat. the drk knite is an amazng movie.
ReplyDeleteabsolutely rite bharat nd dhruv.dis is 1 movie i cn see ny no. of times.
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