August 19, 2008

THE DARK KNIGHT!



I wanted to take my time to write this blog so this is a collaboration of nights thinking on what to say and how to say it.

The Dark Knight I do not see it fulfilling it’s typical hype. I found the movie to be more than entertaining if you will, I found it to be profound in the art of movie making as well as the characters that owned this nascent ability to be “relating” . The Character that stood out to me the most seems obvious and expected, however since I was little reading comic books and watching Batman I have always loved the Joker. I love his magical tirades that would plummet his enemies or in-the-way-passerby. Their world would sunder at his command all for the sake of fun. Call me a manic but quite frankly I have always had this twist to me. A twist I do not let out frequently, even to close friends (people I trust with my life) simply because I know letting them in would be a deadly event.

I am writing about the Dark Knight to say the movie is worth to slaver for. From its actors’ eminent performance to the conflagration of a city falling to its knees. There is no need to be prudent because the gray nimbus cloud that circles the films intentions will engulf your soul.

Out of all the performances, Heath Ledger’s soul vivified the movie screen and brought to me what I often see in the mirror. His soliloquy and very convincing words he has won me over. He brought my favorite character to life. Now Heath Ledger has always been talented. I am not saying he is talented because of his unplanned morbid departing. I am saying it due to his previous performances. He understood what true entertainment was. The whole point of being an actor is not to be some cheap moiety of Tinsel Town but to perfect a craft that not everyone can truly do. Unfortunately I will no longer have the opportunities to watch and enjoy future works. However I will enjoy what he has left behind. You see when you act, you are suppose to leave a mark whether it is a blessing or malediction of some sort. The whole point, the whole purpose is to make them remember you whether they want to or not. Acting is like any other job, it must be crafted well and most importantly perfected. The perfunctory performance is not good enough and Heath passed my every test, turned at every corner and left feeling satisfied as a customer to the movie theatre as well as a fan to his delectation art. In my journey of entertainment being what a few people can truly achieve is what I hope to reach some day.

Rest In Peace, because we have lost someone. They say the “Good Die Young”.

Enough bloggin so this my heart winning quote from the movie. I venerate this quote or soliloquy (if you will) because of its first nature to me it truly is. Finally another much like myself.

There was a quote said during the Dark Knight that hit home more than anything and I care enough to share it with you. Because of how fitting and first nature to my character, my being, my soul it really is. It is nothing sad it is something that rather makes me very happy to see something or rather someone (real or not) is just like me! I love it
"Don't talk like one of them, you're not! Even if you'd like to be. To them, you're just a freak?like me. They need you right now. When they don't they'll cast you out. Like a leper. See, their morals, their code: it's a bad joke. They're dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. You'll see, when the chips are down these civilized people will eat each other."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I've followed your blog for a while now and your writing is always insightful but it takes a sharp mind to catch that line delivery from the joker. we'd hoped you'd audition for the "wildflower" project but we missed you. I think you will grow into a very special actress/artist.

vc