Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Dark Knight:A must watch

Watched Dark Knight last night. True to reviews and box office collections, movie is simply superb. Movie is gripping right from the start. Christian bale(Batman) with his heavier-than-bachhan voice, Heath Ledger(Joker) with his lip-sucking performance, Aaron Eckhart(Harvey Dent) with his awesome two-face, every performance,make-up,stunts are worth a watch...throw in a bat mobile, fancy gadgets, a handsome billionaire and you have got yourself a party.

Joker clearly steals the show. His lip-smacking performance, flowing hair, all painted face gives you smiles throughout the movie. Best part is that he is not the usual con, wanting his share of moolah and in the process getting caught. He wants more than that. He wants to give Gotham City a villain to remember and fear.He wants to bring anarchy to the city. As he says,"Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order and you have got yourself chaos". Line at end of movie is definitely gonna go down as one of the best,"Either you die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain".

Funny thing happened toward the end of the movie. While boys at the end of movie were raving about batman and his daredevils, a girl next to me commented,"Kya movie thi yaar,car se bike ban jaati hai"...Stupid girl, he has the bat mobile..it doesnt matter if it's a car or a bike.

I had always heard that girls dont generally enjoy superhero movies. After this incident i am inclined to think whether they understand them. Batman, spiderman, James Bond..is not just gadgets or stuff. Its the whole aura of power that these people carry. As Chandler says in TV series Friends,"James Bond is England’s most powerful weapon. Jet setting heartbreaker on her majesty’s secret service. A man who fears no one; with a license to kill."

All in all, a must watch. 9.5/10 on imdb.com means something. Enjoy...

P.S: Amidst all the beauties that hollywood has, why did they choose this one is a little hard to understand. And what's with this hardly-any-kiss throughout the movie. Hollywood,we love you for what you are. Dont take that away from us.

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