What is the deal with The Dark Knight?
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You've answered your own question.mrpenguinismyhomeboy said:
In fact, the answer is the same in almost EVERY SINGLE ONE of these "why does everyone say this is so great when I thought it sucked?" threads (and believe me, we get a lot of them). The implication I can't help but detect every time I see one of these threads is "why is everyone else wrong about this movie/game/whatever?" And if you're in the vocal minority of people who didn't like a critically acclaimed work, you should probably consider the following possibility: maybe YOU'RE the one with the problem, not everyone else? There's no "deal" with The Dark Knight- what's the deal with you?
In this case, you didn't like the film. Fair enough, not everyone can like everything, but this seems to be bugging you. However, rather than asking why everyone else likes a film you didn't like, shouldn't you be asking why you didn't like a film everyone else likes? Maybe there's something you missed.
The problem with the Riddler is that (prior to Hush) he's such a shit villain. The Joker and the Scarecrow both work well in a gritty reboot - both are very dark characters, mostly centred around madness and fear. The Riddler is centred around crappy puzzles that anyone with half a brain can solve in about 30 seconds. What's he going to do, rob a bank and compulsively leave clues so Batman winds up catching him ten minutes into the movie?Strife2k7 said:
I'd go for Killer Croc, personally. Maybe Bane, but I think a lot of his impact would be lessened because no way is the film actually going to show him crippling Batman. It would take him years to get over, and studios don't want their properties out of action for that long.
So you didn't like the movie because you have a short attention span?RaphaelsRedemption said:
Come on, be serious; the most boring hero ever created is Superman. Almost invincible, god-like powers, unrelenting moral code...This is what makes the Batman/Superman dynamic so interesting - one is all-powerful but totally on the straight-and-narrow, the other is only human but willing to break the rules to see justice done. The yin and yang of superheroism.
I saw it at...22? I think. I didn't really see anything there that would be lost on a kid who paid attention. The only person I've ever met who dislike the film was my age, and he's one of those guys who, the more it gets hyped, the more he feels he has to dislike it. I made him rewatch it with me a few weeks ago, and he grudgingly admitted that it was a very good film.AcacianLeaves said:
TBH, most of the people who claim to dislike it are either going against the crowd for the sake of it, or moaning about how it was only widely liked due to Ledger's death. Bullshit. I hate most of Ledger's work, but he made a fantastic Joker. His death certainly contributed to him winning the Oscar, but I doubt it had much impact on the film's success.
People liked it mostly for Ledger's Joker which I think was a brilliant take on the character. Tthe first and middle parts the movie did really well. I do think that it lost it at the end, about right after when Joker burned his share of the money. The sequence with the construction site fight was cool in a way and would have been a good climax, but the second-guessing of others motives of philosophies got a bit strained and the last scene with Two Face was pretty anti-climactic.
I think the only thing it was good for, is a joke, with Batman's voice.
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It is probably one of the most overrated films of all time with Inception following suit, that said they are both truely brilliant films. Dark Knight is brillaintly shot in IMAX with a great cast and perfromances alround. People absolutely correct in saying that Heath is the best joker ever, far darker and sinister than the ridiculous and camp comic tomfoolery. The sound direction is brilliant as well with the ambient noise building up the tension when ever the joker is threatening someone of screen. Plus the best opening scene maybe of all time.
i really enjoyed it, i think i was 19 when i saw it first. Although Batman's voice is hilarious i kept wanting to cough for some reason every time he spoke
That film went on forever. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for long films but there was no flow. I kept thinking it was over but it just kept going.
So you htink it's totally awesome and has the best opening of all time... and yet it's one of the most overrated films ever? In what universe does that make any sense? 0_ofullbleed said: