-Jonathan Daniel Luther
Why! Oh God! Did he have to DIE?
After Heath Ledger’s stunningly brilliant performance in The Dark Knight it just seems too unfair to have lost him to the great movie set in the sky.
I’ve always had apprehensions about Batman as a super Hero. Compare him to Superman, Spidey, X-men and the rest of the Marvel entourage he’s just kinda blah! All he does is wear a sexy black suit that shoots ropes and stylized little bat things. But after Batman Returns and then The Dark Knight, there remain no illusions as to his pure twisted genius. Fine’s he’s a bit of a bat freak, but then pulling of miraculous stunts and fencing with one of the most viciously portrayed evil geniuses of all time has left him a little more respectable in my eyes.
It is with regards to this brilliant evil genius, a.k.a the Joker, that The Dark Knight really makes one marvel! If dementia were a skill there would have been no prizes for guessing who should own Arkham Asylum. Fact of the matter is as the movie winded to an end I found my self bitterly regretting Heath Ledger’s untimely death. Of the actor’s history of stunning characterizations this one has undoubtedly got to be his most awe inspiring work. The sheer menace of the Man behind the clown face has me worshipping! If not for anything else Heath Ledger’s portrayal of Joker requires you to get up and go watch The Dark knight.
Of the movie itself all I’ll say is that I wish there had been no damned Interval! If I scribble another ill-mannered word here’s I’ll end up with too many curses so let’s just say – GO WATCH!
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3 comments
taurus says:
Aug 6, 2008
Heath Ledger described the Joker as a “psychopathic, mass murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy”
To prepare for the role of Joker, Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for a month, formulating the character’s posture, voice and psychology, and kept a diary, in which he recorded the Joker’s thoughts and feelings to guide himself during his performance.
Urvashi says:
Aug 9, 2008
Did you mean the movie “Batman BEGINS”, 2005, starring Christian Bale or “Batman RETURNS”? The latter is not part of this trilogy. It was a 1992 movie starring Michael Keaton as Batman.
Here’s an interesting fact for Batman fans: The Dark Knight is the only Batman movie not to have the word “Batman” in its name.
I would like to add that the true genius behind the revival of Batman (after utter cinematic disgraces like Batman and Robin) is the director of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan. The man’s genius shines in his work. Despite hair-raising action sequences and a complex, and often confusing, storyline, he has manged to keep the characters and their inter-personal relationships in the forefront of a movie that seems set to go down in cinematic history. Moreover, the casting of this movie has been brilliantly done. It stars the biggest and best names that the industry has to offer, right from Heath Ledger and Christian Bale to Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman. Every actor has been cast in the most suitable role.
The Dark Knight, I believe, stands in homage to the immense talent of its three key players: Heath Ledger, Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan.
kriti says:
Aug 10, 2008
is it true that johnny depp might be asked to play joker? (which was earlier to be played by heath ledger) …for the next batman movie