The Dark Knight: One Paragraph Review

The Joker

Wow. I expected this to be like most sequels: good, but not quite living up to the original. I was completely blown away. It’s pretty long (two and a half hours) but it actually uses that time well, and the story is great — dealing with the logical consequences of Batman’s actions. My favorite thing is that there’s no back story for the Joker. He doesn’t need one, because he’s a force of nature. He’s an agent of chaos that the other characters react against. Heath Ledger dominates the movie. His take on the Joker is completely convincing, and as Graeme points out, “For the first time outside of the comics — and perhaps just the first time anywhere — the Joker actually is scary and disturbing.”


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