The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight was written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathon Nolan and directed by Christopher Nolan. The Dark Knight has a good plot of good versus evil that and has a great cast of actors and actresses. Gotham is the battle ground of good versus evil and Gotham is looking for their hero to depend on.

I realized while watching The Dark Knight that there was a lot of symbolism and irony throughout the movie. An example of this would be Harvey Dent's two faced coin which I feel had a lot of irony and symbolism. Dent was once called two face before he became the DA and Gotham's "White Knight", which Dent was then dubbed. Dent found himself in a rage towards the end of the movie when he lost his wife to be and burned half his face. Dent's coin was also burned on one side, which signified how Dent from there on did not make his own luck, but was in a rage of chances. The title The Dark Knight it self has a lot of meaning to it. The "Dark Knight" could be Batman, or it could also imply how Dent turned from the "White Knight" to the "Dark Knight". I also found it Ironic that Dent turned himself in for being Batman when he was not. Dent, with this move, ran the risk of political and social ruin. Once Dent had turned evil and was dead Batman took the fall for Dent's actions to keep the city with their hopes held high of future prevention of crime. Batman by doing this also ran a huge risk of not only hurting Batman, but Bruce Wayne.

The Dark Knight has a great deal of acting with in the film. Heath Ledger, as the Joker, played one of the most memorable parts that I have seen. The Joker was a violent and destructive character that had a mission of creating chaos. Ledger to me had to play the part of an impersonating actor during The Dark Knight. The chapter teaches us that actors that are impersonators have the talent to leave their real personality behind and become the character they are playing. I thought that the Ledger played a very sick and sadistic role as the Joker. I feel that people were drawn in to the Joker because of how crazy he was. I found it a great deal of acting to be able to hold a knife to someones face, which the Joker did often, and be able to laugh about it all. Ledger became a crazed lunatic with a very twisted side. There was a scene when the Joker was filming a victim and was laughing, but then screamed look at me in a very deep and dark voice. That scene sent shivers down the audience's back. According to New Statesman, Ledgers performance amounts to an aria of enigmatic menace. Ledger, to me, proved that he was a great actor and able to impersonate a character to the fullest. I also was in awe during the scene when the Joker was getting beat in the jail cell and all the Joker did was laugh. The scene was as if the Joker loved pain and torment. I think this scene showed the viewer that this guy is a nut job.

Many people go to movies to see the actors or actresses in the movies rather then the plot of the actual story. I believe that this is what made The Dark Knight a hit movie. I think that it was a good plot also but I think that Heath Ledger and his acting was what made The Dark Knight was it is today. I believe that The Dark Knight connected to the masses in much different ways that previous Bat Man movies have done and I am saying that from a personal stand point as well. I have never really been into the Bat Man movies or any of those kinds of movies. I will also say that I have seen The Dark Knight several times and know others that have seen the movie several times. The Dark Knight set itself apart from the others because of the acting with in the movie along with a good plot.

References:
(2008). Dark was the knight, cold was the clown. New Statesman, 137(4897), 37.