The Dark Knight -- NOW SPOILER-FREE!

[osaraba]

Despite staying home from work on Friday, I did go into the city to see The Dark Knight. It was pretty darn good. The quality of acting, all around, is just up there. Heath Ledger was great; an interesting and raw take on the Joker. Bale, Oldman, Freeman, Caine, Eckhart -- they were all their usual, greatly-talented selves.

Surprisingly, I realized I didn't like Maggie Gyllenhaal in the role of Rachel Dawes as much as Katie Holmes. You may ask, "god, why?!" (I certainly asked myself the same question when I came to this realization.) Well, I don't like the character of Rachel Dawes. Based on dialogue in Batman Begins, I think Rachel Dawes is a hypocritical, insensitive bitch. Aside from the fact that I dislike Katie Holmes, I think she did a better job at portraying that than Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal's Dawes was much more subdued. She did not have the same passion or drive that Holmes portrayed, which made for a much less memorable character this time around.

I can't believe I just wrote that I preferred Holmes as Dawes. It SO goes against the grain, considering how much I actually like Gyllenhaal.

I've discovered that I tend to like Bale's screentime as Bruce Wayne even more than as Batman. Not completely sure why that is -- and it has nothing to do with the rasp! Jeez, people, get over it!

Things I liked most about the movie: (1) the thing with the pencil; (2) the Harvey Dent-Bruce Wayne interaction; (3) all of Bale's screentime as Bruce Wayne.

[edit: SPOILERS IN COMMENTS!]

Comments

[sharona1x2.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised at how much I liked Harvey Dent. I really cared about him, and got very involved in his story. I thought everyone in the cast was very good, too. Major props to Gary Oldman, in particular.

I still prefer Maggie over Katie, but that's because Maggie looks more the part more than Katie does. Katie Holmes still doesn't look like an adult to me, no matter how much she changes her hairstyle. ^_~

[http://users.livejournal.com/_maldorora/]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

i was so thankful KH was not in this movie.............until i saw it. then i was cursing, damn! i would have liked to see KH BURNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

i completely understand your ..........frustration.

but what an INCREDIBLE movie, and i'm not even a fan of the genre, graphic novel, or any of the actors outside of Eckhart and Oldman. I complete agree with you on bale. mmmmmmmmmmm.

[osaraba]

Haha, I know exactly what you mean about Katie Holmes. Maybe it's those chubby cheeks she has? Although that's the pot calling the kettle black, for me. ^^;

[osaraba]

Yeah, I was quite pleased to see that character die. I was not looking forward to having to see her in the next one! And you're right--- it would have been SO MUCH MORE SATISFYING had it been Katie Holmes! ;_;