What ever Happened To? : The Dark Knight

Of course like most Americans I enjoyed the Dark Knight. The portrayal of the Joker by the late Heath Ledger was unforgettable, Christian "Ill save your Franchise" Bale added to his reputation as the masked crusader, and good old Gary "Why haven't I gotten an Oscar yet?" Oldman completed a tremendous cast. The script was written well and the action sequences were amazing. But as I got home I felt empty inside.

You see throughout the summer this was the movie I wanted to see. I checked daily, like most fanboys, on the recent gossip and or newly released pictures. I loved the marketing scheme for the Joker giving him his own website and his own propaganda. I was grief stricken when I heard the news of Heath's death and was distraught about the rumors that they were going to change the movie due to his accidental overdose. When Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale both came out and said that the picture would be how it was intended in Heath's honor I was also surprised. (Usually the movie companies decide this.)


Now that I have finally seen the film after weeks of anticipation I have only one problem. Of course sorry for any spoilers and such but I am pretty sure I was the last person in the world to see this movie. What ever happened to a film having just one villain? I understand that movies these days are trying to cram as much story in as possible but honestly it doesn't work. I also had the same problem when Spiderman 3 came out and they had a total of 3 villains. The big hype about this movie was Batman Vs. The Joker. The ultimate battle. Which of course happened ..... sort of. Sure The Joker played mind games the whole movie but I really didn't need the whole Harvey Dent/Two Face saga as well. I wanted what I expected but what I got was what Hollywood wants. There is a reason why Tim Burton's Batman will probably be the best for a long time. One hero, one villain. (And a whole lot of Prince)
This was the movie of the summer hands down but a guy named Ironman sure was a close second.

By Matt Alexander
8/16/2008