Heath Ledger was a great performer as the Joker. In the other Batman movies the Joker was….to pretend with their flawless make-up, and the other Jokers were not as underhanded and brilliant as Ledger’s Batman was. The way Ledger walked, talked, and in all his movements, he was alluring. In some ways I think we all were hoping the “bad guy” might win (which he did in some ways). The other actors and special effects were frosting to the cake. I am looking forward to see if a sequel is made.

The Batman movie is breaking records because it is the only movie on the list. The film industry is experiencing a creative drought. There is nothing else to go see this summer. Last night, the IMAX version of the movie was playing in only one theater in Manhattan and I was only able to get a ticket for a 10 pm showing.

Sorry for the double posting…I didn’t do it :^(

My daughter tells me that the IMAX theater near her in Boston has been sold out every day since the opening. She still hasn’t seen it. Ledger’s character was a thrilling kind of evil that must be destroyed or he would continue to destroy. It takes the moral ambiguity out of admiring him because ultimately he will be stopped. It is the presence of such evil that allows a character of courage and moral conviction to emerge. Batman is the greatest of all heroes to me because he has so many other option rather than stay and risk his life and his love fighting evil. Bruce Wayne, the billionaire, could leave Gotham, and leave the people to fight the powerful evil forces of the city alone. Instead, he turns his back on a huge array of personal options - no one pays a higher price in terms of opportunity cost than Batman. He offers up his life - and sacrifices all those opportunities because he believes in justice. He is my absolute favorite. His superpowers are moral.

Nothing else to see but a dead actor!