I was one of the many fortunate ones to enjoy the screening of TDKT in IMAX this past weekend. I was at the Cinesphere in Toronto which is our biggest IMAX screen and it was pure nirvana, folks. It was a sold-out house with enthusiastic Batfans and cheers, hoots, and hollers were heard all over as the films played. Oh, and this was our freebie:
Is that a batarang? I am profoundly jealous.
Kind of a late reply haha, but oh well. I think a perfect example of why is something that actually happened today in the avengers forum. In the RT thread, someone said that they are tired of the dark knight being put on a pedestal all because of "one performance" and that without it, the film would average at best. He also said it's not a comic book film so it doesn't count. I really get tired of those kinds of comments because there's SOOOOO many things that makes The Dark Knight such an incredible, original, and impactful film. not just with ledgers incredible performance, but also the rest of the cast, and the themes we are shown in the film. its a reflection of our own society in 2008, and it still speaks volumes to this day. Theres a reason this film has been held as the gold standard of the genre. Yes, Ledgers haunting performance is part of that, but it takes so much more than one person to make a film a classic. Especially a film that is regarded as not just the best comic book film ever, but one of the best movies ever made. That's the type of thing that i personally think set that guy off. There's a weird group of people who are tired of The Dark knight being held so high, but it's simple. You can't always replicate greatness, and that film is the prime example of that. With such an amazing director, cast, composer, etc. it does not happen often and 11 years later, this still holds true.
