The dark dark knight
by Shang Lee
The Dark Knight – Batman’s latest movie instalment, is dark. I wasn’t anticipating this movie that much initially. Even after the movie, I wasn’t sure if i’ve enjoyed the movie or not. It’s a strange feeling. I found the movie long (it’s more than 2 hours), and the beginning a little bit draggy. But after the whole movie finished, I wasn’t sure what I was feeling any longer.
The theme is dark. Good and evil has been mixed up so much that you can’t tell the evil from the good. I see families with kids going to the movies, and I wonder if the subject might be too dark for the audience.
It’s hard to talk about The Dark Knight without talking about Joker and Two-Face, the 2 other characters in the movie. They are what made Batman bad or good, depending on your perspective. Without mentioning too much about the plot, Joker actually has the clearest mind about everyone in the Batman world. He’s clear about himself, he’s clear about the people around him, and he knows Batman better than Batman knows himself. That is what made Joker such a formidable nemesis to Batman.
According to Joker, Batman won’t kill Joker because of some misplaced moral guidance that the good can’t kill the evil. Joker wouldn’t kill Batman either because he’s just “too much fun”.
If that intrigues you, go watch the movie.
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