The Dark Knight

We did not forget about tonight's main event which is Batman - The Dark Knight. the first of such batman series without the name Batman in it.

The suicide of Heath Ledger, which leads to the movie's surrounding mystique.
You can't help but wonder if there was a link between his death and that of Brendon lee, both wore quite similar make-up, one in Batman and the other in Crow. Maybe we should scrap the make-up thingy altogether.(ED: bsides which real man puts on makeup) Though Heath ledger is gone, his legacy as Joker definitely will remain IMHO.



The movie directed by Christopher Nolan was the sequel to Batman Begins, what i really like in this new installment is the continuity of the movie instead of the usual cut and chop of the previous installment that sometimes makes no sense.



The movie took off where it ended in Batman Begins with Christopher Bale " Bruce Wayne" living in his penthouse instead of the usual Bruce Manor because in the previous movie, it was burned and razed by his mentor Henri Ducard. The love of his life on the other hand have found another man and left Bruce a little bruised in his ego.

The Gotham mob bosses, have turned from lions to mice, scurrying away at the sight of the Bat signal eluminating the Gotham skyline. In comes the Joker(pun totally intended) trying to get a piece of action.

This time round the joker was darker more edgy and crazy. In my opinion much better than joker in the first installment with Jack Nicholas, this is not to say Jack was a bad actor, but just that this time round Batman was a movie meant more for the grown-up child within all of us "Gen-X"ers, who was raised on a staple diet of cartoon comics, then the little kids of today.



The first joker Jack Nicholason did a good job, but Heath just took it to a whole new level.REALLY.



The joker was not only evil but seriously without morals nor ethic, who would kill to get what he wants. You just would never expect what he would come up with. Just when you thought he was caught, then came another twist and another turn.




1 of my pals pointed out this was close to the comics as the true origin of the Joker which was never truly discussed in DC comics, when he first appeared in Batman #1 ( 1940). But I must say Heath outdid himself, in his attempt.



The story actually have 3 themes running - One which discusses about Bruce and his coming to term with his role as Batman, the second is the appearance and the ultimate apprehension of the Joker and third the first appearance and story behind "2 face".

For those who have not watched this movie be prepared for a long dark night. T
his movie is over 2 hours long. And is deep and dark through and through. But ultimately a great movie to watch .

If you decided to watch, remember to take a jacket, food and drinks

Its going to be a long ride.

PS: i cant finish my big bucket.. so i would suggest a medium one instead with 2 large cokes

PS: enjoy this ancient video