This wasn't my first time seeing the Dark Knight, but I was equally as pleased watching it again. The show has multiple meanings with the story line of the different characters. Overall, what I felt the film was saying to me was that good overcomes evil always, regardless of who is trying to persuade them to the other side. It was interesting unfolding how many characters were corrupt, down to the one police lady that was the commissioner's or head of police's right hand. She admitted they got to her early with all the medical bills she had. Batman clearly struggles with the evil he has to do to be good. As it was stated when the boy says, but he didn't do anything wrong and the response was he's not the hero we need right now, he's doing what is right. Or when Denton said he trusted him to do the right thing when he was being chased by the Joker and when asked what was the right thing, saving his butt. Although in the end, Denton was not the hero, but he was celebrated as one. With the joker, he has led such a torchered life even though the true story of him is never told, it's clear he didn't have alot of love or friends. He wanted Batman to hit him and take him out of his misery, he knew he did wrong, but the just didn't have the strength or courage to do right. And as always, the villain was caught and good overcame evil.
The Director's style of this movie was exceptional to me. The cinematography was great, the sound effects were phenominal. I would describe his style in this movie as fast-paced and exciting. The editing was very good. The setting and set design were impeccable. Gothan sure has grown from it's comic book roots. I think the reference was like millions of people in Gothan City. The combination of actors chosen for this film was quite complimentary to each one. I didn't feel like anyone over played another. They were all well acted and smooth transitions each time. The movie continued to add new twists upto the very end making the viewer continue to guess what the outcome would be and just kept you glued to the TV.
Casting on the extras and small parts. The part played by the crazy guy was key to Denton's character and showed his desparation to find the joker. As stated above, the supporting roles were well chosen and well acted. These actors were not playing the roles they always play so it showed their diversity in acting.
The musical score througout the movie was done well. The music was subtle at the beginning and would increase as the tension and surprise would start to unfold. The diaologue was not lost in the music, but enhanced. The music was used throughout the movie appropriately and was not overused at all.
The Sound Effects were good throughout with the shooting of the guns, the sound when Batman and the girl fell from his penthouse on the car, the rope that is being unraveled off the floor before the plane sweeps Batman and the guy from the office building, or even when Batman would open his cape to "fly", the sound effects were vivid and exhilirating.
Color was a bold move throught the movie as well. The makeup on the joker was a story in itself. He emphasized his pain with the red drawn on smile and the dark sulken eyes against the white background. His clothing was bold and colorful too, showing his personality that he didn't care what people thought of him, he did whatever he wanted to do, right down to the green hair. On the other hand, Batman was always well put together with his dark suit, deep voice and very thought out responses. Even as his alter, he was the picture of strength and confidence. To make the joker's color stand out, most of the other scenes and characters were subtle, with the exception of the orange jumpsuits that were used to make it clear that the one boat had normal people on it, and the other was full of convicts. It seemed to be a no brainer what should happen. Even then, the prisoner who took the detinator and said I'm going to do what you should have done 10 minutes ago and threw it out the window without hesitation. He recognized the most ethical response would be to save the other boat, or at least hope that they felt the same way as it turned out.
On a personal note, this is one of those movies that has the after effects that pull at the heart strings with the loss of one of the main characters protrayed by Heath Ledger. It was wonderful to see that he received the accolades he deserved for his acting role in this movie. The industry and the public have missed him.
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