Just saw Dark Knight...

[jedusor]

I should have studied biology instead. Apart from the one bit with the prisoner on the ferry, I think I would have enjoyed studying more than I enjoyed the movie. It was too long, disjointed, unoriginal, overblown, and Heath Ledger wasn't that great. I'm glad I didn't wait for the theater run and pay money for it. I have no idea what everyone was so excited about.

On the plus side, it's been raining all day, so I got to jump in puddles on the way back to my dorm. So there's that.

Comments

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

It's a superhero movie that doesn't think of itself as a superhero movie - it thought of itself as a movie, full stop. But there was a lot to it that meant if someone such as yourself wasn't going into it prepared for certain aspects and tropes, it'd disappoint. I think you've said you don't like action movies. I could be wrong about that, but if that sort of thing isn't to your taste, this wouldn't have been either.

The source material and storyline and characters were very much of the classic Batman stories, such as The Long Halloween and Dark Victory. I know having knowledge about Batman helped a lot too.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

It's a superhero movie that doesn't think of itself as a superhero movie - it thought of itself as a movie, full stop.

See, that's what I'd heard it was, and that's what I hoped it would be, but I found it to be very much a superhero movie. I don't mind action movies as long as there's a good plot--I loved the first Matrix, for example.