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Two topics of interest in this blog. The Sidewalk Scramble and…………
THE DARK KNIGHT
I’m not sure it’s really even possible to put my feelings and love for this film into words. It was absolutely everything that I ever wanted it to be and so much more. But let me start from the beginning.
I went a full week early to get our tickets to the midnight screening at Patton Creek. At that time, 3 of the 4 theaters were already sold out. We knew that meant it was going to be crazy and that we should get there early. So, we show up at 10:15ish and the line was already halfway down the side of the building. By 10:30 it was wrapped completely around the building. They let us in at 11:00 and it was like a mad dash to get good seats. By the time we walked in our theater was already almost full but luckily we got decent seats.
Now for the film…wow doesn’t even begin to cover it. I love Batman. He’s my favorite super-hero. I don’t read comics so I don’t know the characters and the villains like others I know (ahem, Ben), but out of all the big super-hero’s, Batman has always been my favorite. Probably because there’s not really “super” about him. He’s human. He has no special powers. He’s just a man with a mission and I relate to that much more than I relate to someone who can fly or can shoot spiderwebs out of his wrist.
I loved Batman Begins and I’ve been excited for this film for the past 3 years….counting down steadily for the past year. It was a masterpiece. Just epic. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. I didn’t want it to end, and as soon as it did I was wishing I could watch it again that very second. Christian Bale is a perfect Bruce Wayne and Heath Ledger was an even more perfect Joker.
Which brings me to Heath and his performance. I think we were all expecting it to be great but he really was phenomenal. And watching him onscreen and seeing how much talent he really had made me extremely sad for the world having to endure such a tragic loss.
To sum this part up, if you haven’t seen it yet, you need to go immediately…and then another few times after that. Best film of the year, by far.
Now for part 2: The Sidewalk Scramble. All I’m going to say is Wednesday July 30, 2008 @ 7pm at Workplay. Prepare to be Red, White and BLOWN AWAY!
