I finally got to go see the most anticipated movie of the summer, The Dark Knight. For those of you who don't know what that is, its the sequel to the 2005 movie, Batman Begins, so yes its a Batman movie.I recommend this movie to everyone.
This series really isn't tied to the older Batman movies, you know the ones from the early 90's. This series takes on a more realistic and darker tone. You can actually believe this could happen because the characters and villains are blown out of proportion.
I'll admit, the biggest reason I went to see this movie is because The Joker looked completely sadistic, which is what the villain was in the old comics. The Joker was better than I had hoped for; Heath Ledger put on an Oscar performance. Its too bad Mr. Ledger has recently passed away, he was an awesome actor.
But then upon seeing more movie trailers, I saw that the character Harvey Dent was in the movie as well. Knowing my Batman lore, I knew Dent would somehow turn into the villain Two-Face. I won't reveal anything, so don't worry.
I can't really say if a third movie will come around. Like I said before, this series takes a more realistic tone. That means no villains or characters with unnatural abilities. The Joker was just plain crazy, no powers.
Maybe that's why I like the new Batman series so much more than the old ones. You can actually believe there's a city called Gotham and the villains are real.
