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3pipeproblem) wrote2008-07-23 11:42 pm
3pipeproblem) wrote2008-07-23 11:42 pm
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Today I saw The Dark Knight again, this time on the Imax (oddly enough, I was underwhelmed--the last time I saw something on an Imax was at the Museum of Science and Industry, where they have a huge dome screen that extends to the ceiling), but since most of LJ has been posting about the movie (and since I agree with a lot of what's been said), I'll try to limit myself to observations I haven't seen posted everywhere.
-Okay, most importantly, what was with Gotham's mayor and all the eyeliner? Was I the only one who noticed this? It was so obvious and so excessive that I spent half the movie thinking it was going to be a plot point--that he and the Joker were somehow connected because of their mutual love of makeup. No, I am not kidding. It was seriously bothersome.
-On another "please explain things to me" note, what was the Scarecrow doing in the second scene? Had he broken out? The last time I saw Batman Begins was...midnight the day it came out, but I'm pretty sure he wound up in Arkham. Is his presence relevant to the story in some way I'm missing?
-Halfway through the movie, I started being able to predict all of Joker's little tricks (which I guess isn't that impressive, since all he basically did was switch things)--I figured Harvey and Rachel's locations had been swapped, and I immediately knew the hostages were in the clown masks, which made it intensely frustrating to watch the SWAT team take 10 minutes to figure it out.
-It's been said before, but it bears repeating: the Joker was awesome. The opening scene was perfection, in my opinion--it introduced him, introduced Gotham (bank "managers" with shotguns!), had a line that reminded me of Miller's Crossing ("criminals used to believe in something"), and was just all-round awesome. Wow, that got off-track. Joker. Awesome. Yes.
-The fact that the movie was shot in Chicago was sometimes cool, sometimes distracting, and sometimes both. I liked the way they used the river--it gave Gotham a different look from, well, LA--but when Bruce Wayne had to race through the Loop in his Lamborghini I rolled my eyes.
-Overall, I really enjoyed the movie (you'd hope so, right, since I've seen it twice?). I had some problems with the Harvey Dent storyline--I wanted more time with him as Two-Face and I found the whole gun-in-the-courtroom scene downright absurd--but I thought for the most part the film did a good job of striking a balance between action and the examination of "serious" issues.
-Aaron Eckhardt's chin is really distracting. AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY.
I see the X-Files movie tomorrow at midnight. Expect more insightful thoughts then.
-Okay, most importantly, what was with Gotham's mayor and all the eyeliner? Was I the only one who noticed this? It was so obvious and so excessive that I spent half the movie thinking it was going to be a plot point--that he and the Joker were somehow connected because of their mutual love of makeup. No, I am not kidding. It was seriously bothersome.
-On another "please explain things to me" note, what was the Scarecrow doing in the second scene? Had he broken out? The last time I saw Batman Begins was...midnight the day it came out, but I'm pretty sure he wound up in Arkham. Is his presence relevant to the story in some way I'm missing?
-Halfway through the movie, I started being able to predict all of Joker's little tricks (which I guess isn't that impressive, since all he basically did was switch things)--I figured Harvey and Rachel's locations had been swapped, and I immediately knew the hostages were in the clown masks, which made it intensely frustrating to watch the SWAT team take 10 minutes to figure it out.
-It's been said before, but it bears repeating: the Joker was awesome. The opening scene was perfection, in my opinion--it introduced him, introduced Gotham (bank "managers" with shotguns!), had a line that reminded me of Miller's Crossing ("criminals used to believe in something"), and was just all-round awesome. Wow, that got off-track. Joker. Awesome. Yes.
-The fact that the movie was shot in Chicago was sometimes cool, sometimes distracting, and sometimes both. I liked the way they used the river--it gave Gotham a different look from, well, LA--but when Bruce Wayne had to race through the Loop in his Lamborghini I rolled my eyes.
-Overall, I really enjoyed the movie (you'd hope so, right, since I've seen it twice?). I had some problems with the Harvey Dent storyline--I wanted more time with him as Two-Face and I found the whole gun-in-the-courtroom scene downright absurd--but I thought for the most part the film did a good job of striking a balance between action and the examination of "serious" issues.
-Aaron Eckhardt's chin is really distracting. AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY.
I see the X-Files movie tomorrow at midnight. Expect more insightful thoughts then.
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2) The Scarecrow stuff confused me as well. I think it was just a "oh, looky look, cameo" type of thing and nothing really relevant.
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AHAHAHAHA, the first subject on his imdb message board is "Nestor=too much eyeliner" I love it.
But apparently you are correct. And oooh, icons.
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Yessss, icons.