The Dark Knight

This is not a film review. This cannot be. The usual verbosity that I am adept at falls short of the brilliance of this work of art.

But I will just say this – sometimes, when you think that creativity and brilliance are getting extinct with the tripe that is served in the name of entertainment, one of these creations comes along, once in years, and you realize that there is still magic alive in the world of cinema, that certain people with a camera and some imagination can re-create that legerdemain, and it makes you feel that the world with movies is a better place to grow up in. Suddenly, the fact that you have a broken thumb from today’s hockey game, a screwed up midterm exam to live with, and tons of assignments and postponed todos left to complete at urgent notice, seems mundane. Dialogue, script, camerawork, stunts, direction – each one of them elevated to just the level that epitomizes excellence, I daresay perfection. I thought ‘Batman Begins’ was awesome. I cannot even get myself to describe the level to which the Batman franchise transcends with this one.

Honestly, do yourself a favour. Go watch ‘The Dark Knight’ in a theatre. Twice, if need be. Because that is the minimum adulation this movie deserves. It is not just a movie, it is an experience.

By no means complete – but the three solid quotes that I could recall from the movie –

Batman: Sometimes, truth isn't good enough, sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.

Harvey Dent: You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain.
[last lines]
Lt. James Gordon: Because he's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now...and so we'll hunt him, because he can take it. Because he's not a hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector...a dark knight