Wow. That was... incredible. One of maybe 3 times I've ever knew I was watching a 10 when it was all over. This made my Top 10, no question.
The strangest part is that I
love the movie. Aside from doubts of riffing such a dark movie along with issues I had with the Memento riff, I kept away from this for the longest time assuming I'd never see it. It was actually this
10min sample on YouTube that convinced me it'd be worth the time and purchase (and I'm
so glad I did!). Thanks, guys, for such an awesome track!
As for the movie, I don't know if The Dark Knight should be compared to The Godfather or any other cinematic masterpiece. However, I'd say it's one of, if not
the, greatest popcorn movie ever made. And if not "the greatest" (whatever that really means), then certainly the most intelligent. It never placates the viewer, but rather, it challenges your average movie-goer to sit up and think. It demands its audience to take issue with some philosophical concepts. When was the last time you saw a big action summer blockbuster do that? And with this level of gravitas? I still don't get the Worst Movie Ever people. I mean, I get the problem with maybe the difficulties of Joker's master plan, but Usual Suspects had wider gaping holes. I Heart Huckabees laid down the philosophical allegories way thicker. The movie is entertaining enough that I can forgive a few loopholes (the kind that every,
every movie has). All the loopholes I've heard were discounted when I watched it, so I really don't know what else to say about that. So I don't really get the total disgust for Dark Knight. My best guess for such extremity is reactionary to the critical acclaim (which is
still ranking a
94% on Rotten Tomatoes btw) and IMDb's dubious #2 ranking (which has long since gone significantly down). Like Twilight, Titanic or Avatar, I guess some people can't separate the movie from the people who love the movie. Until I can sit down and watch this with somebody who hates it so they can tell me at what point it becomes preposterous with an ability to retain the benefit of the doubt (which if that were a vinn diagram, I don't think the circles would ever meet), then I'm gonna hold to that contrarian theory.
I just realized, for those that hate Dark Knight, you should thank God Almighty for its success instead of complaining about it because I think you'd much, much, much rather see people cash in on rip-offs of styles/substances of Dark Knight than movies like Couples Retreat or Wild Hogs (movies that
have been probably "too" successful/influential).
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