The most enduring image that leaves one when the movie (or should I say, Epic) gets over is that of 'The Joker' laughing cynically at his own defeat ... Yes, he does get defeated... It is a superhero movie after all... But I'm not going to give anything away b'coz I sincerely believe that every avid movie watcher should go & see this movie...
Chris Nolan is brilliant as usual & if I think about it, I can't remember a single movie of his which I have disliked (to be fair he has only directed 6 full-length movies, of which I've watched 5)...
As I said in the opening line, the movie is 'Epic' ... in its conception, production, direction & enaction... and every other '-tion' you could think of...
But back to the late Heath Ledger... He completely steals the show... A cousin who was staying in Chicago while the movie was filiming there was telling us about how Ledger would run around the city streets in full make-up & costume to get into the skin of his character completely... more reports of his 'preparation' are on Wikipedia. The hard work pays off in a portrayal of The Joker which is completely unlike Jack Nicholson's from the era of Tim Burton's Batman... This Joker carves a completely new identity for himself ...
This post goes out to Heath, & I'm sure he's up there looking down at the faces of fans going to watch the Dark Knight and saying - 'Let's Put a Smile on that Face'...
