Random Thoughts of Mine...

Can you avenge evil and not become it?

(I tried to do this post earlier, but Opera browser crashed on me. I lost my post so now I am doing it all over again. )

Earlier this weekend, I went to a local theatre to see the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight. It stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman; Heath Ledger as The Joker; Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent; Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth; Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes; Gary Oldman as Lt. James Gordon; and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox.

The Dark Knight, begins about a year after the events of Batman Begins. Batman has teamed up with Lt. Jim Gordon & the new District Attorney, Harvey Dent. Together, they have put a huge dent in the activites of Gotham City's mobsters and other criminals. The mobsters are running scared since they no longer can operate with the freedom that they once enjoyed. They hold a secret meeting to figure out what to do. The Joker, who has been robbing banks that the mobsters have been using to launder money, crashes the meeting. The mobsters are not happy to see him, but he convinces them hire him to kill Batman. The Joker then starts wreaking havoc throughout the city and killing cops in order to get to Batman.

The acting is well done in this movie. Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman all are very good in their roles. In 2005's Batman Begins, Katie Holmes played Rachel Dawes, but now Maggie Gyllenhaal plays that character in this movie. I think Maggie Gyllenhaal did better in this film than Katie Holmes did in the last one. Maggie Gyllenhaal was a better fit for this character than Katie Holmes. There has been a lot of Oscar buzz surrounding Heath Ledger for his performance as the psychopathic Joker in The Dark Knight. He plays this character closer to his comic book roots than it has been played before in a motion picture. I must say that it seems like this part was made for him. He did excellent in this part that may earn him a posthumous Oscar.

The Dark Knight has lots of action, along with some romantic tension in it. If you are looking for a good summer action movie, then this film is for you. I recommend The Dark Knight to you if you want to see a fun movie this summer. Below is a clip of the first 6 minutes of this film:



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