Has anyone seen The Dark Night?

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os_justi said:
I saw it tonight, and loved it. (For the record, I’m 29 years old, no kids, and I’m a comic book fan who went more to see the ‘Watchmen’ trailer than to see the actual movie.) .’
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Watchman Trailer!? Quick, the the YouTube!
 
I loved this movie, and it may be the best I have ever seen. It breaks the mold of comic book movies. Instead of favoring over the top intense and meaningless action, The Dark Knight has a perfect balance of character development and action which intertwines throughout the entire movie. You care more about the characters than the special effects and action sequences, and i consider that a huge accomplishment for a genre which tends to rely more on action than a good story. This is probably the deepest film of the year, bringing all sorts of ethical questions and dilemnas to the forefront. Heath Ledger deserves an oscar, I also think Aaron Eckhart who played Harvey Dent deserves consideration for a nomination. (he played the perfect tragic character, reminiscent of Anakin Skywalkers transformation into Darth Vader.) Every single scene in this movie was needed, so their is no filler that annoys you in alot of other movies. Even the seemingly insignificant scenes will come back to play a role later on. In short, this movie is truly a work of art, it takes not only comic book movies, but film in general in a whole new direction fusing many different attractive concepts into one film. The Dark Knight is a masterpiece.
 
We saw it yesterday, and I agree that there was nothing over the top gory. I thought it was fantastic and that it beats my other two favorite summer movies so far (iron man and Wall E). It also doesn’t hurt that Christian Bale is easy on the eyes.
 
The Dark Knight, while dark and morbid, has strong themes of morality and the need to do the right thing, no matter how hated/unpopular it makes you.

I definitely recommend it. Seventeen? The movie is easy to handle for someone that age. I saw it with my fourteen year old cousin, whose parents shelter him and his sister so much that they weren’t allowed to come bowling with the “older cousins” because we were a little rowdy at dinner. My cousins loved this movie.

Emphasize the morality and lessons on doing the right thing.
 
KCT said:
That’s what worries me about dd seeing it. She says it doesn’t bother her, but I have reason to believe it does.
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She’s 17, though. There will come a point where she will be old enough to make the decision on her own as to whether or not she wants to see a movie, even if it is scary. She may end up not liking it and being scared/creeped out, but then she’ll know better next time. I know when I was 17 I would have seen the movie whether or not my parents “let” me.

Honestly, the movie was pretty creepy, but it was true to the character of The Joker. I thought Heath Ledger’s performance was brilliant, and the overall story was thought-provoking and quite amazing. I wouldn’t recommend letting anyone under the age of 13 see this movie, but 17 is quite old enough, in my opinion.
 
My 17 yr old daughter has seen this movie twice already. Once with friends, and once with me, my wife, and 14 yr old son.

Totally fine for that age group.

Maybe not good for younger kids since a bit slow in places, violence. No real foul language or sex type scenes though.

Think Terror when you view the Joker in what he stands for and how he operates…Great metaphor in these days especially.

Could have been edited somewhat…but good…
 
I just got back from the movie and think a 17 year old could handle it. I’ve always been known to cover my eyes, but every time I did, I didn’t need to - it never got gory.

I agree - lots of things blowing up - but then again, that’s true in the Road Runner!!!

Good movie!
 
child_of_God85 said:
A 17 year old will be able to handle this movie. The charactor of the Joker is disturbing, but not something that will have an impression on you like Hanible Lector. You’ll more or less marvel at the suberb acting of the late Heath Legder.
It’s a great film, and has a truely wonderful moral message at the end. I won’t say it here, as I don’t want to spoil it for anyone, but if you would like to know what it is send a pm to me.
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I agree. It was a good movie. The ending about humanity was wonderful.
 
SPOILER ALERT!!!

Great movie! You always get out of a film or book what you take in so I did see certain parallels to the War on Terror (the stuff about enduring and whatnot) and the fight against evil. Batman is noble and “incorruptable” according to the Joker, yet he does employ some tactics that others might shy away from (Lucius does at one point until convinced that it’s a necessity in this case). Also, the part at the end about becoming the scapegoat for Harvey Dent because it’s what Gotham needed was perfect! I saw a tiny bit of Christ in that part.

The whole cast is great, but my hat really goes off to Heath Ledger. His portrayl of the Joker totally lives up to the hype. You hate him, laugh at him, and are disturbed by him all within the span of two or three minutes. This is a nice modern, pseudo-pulpy (in a neo pulp way) take on Batman. Super Kudos!!!👍
 
My super sheltered 14 year old wants to see the Dark knight. What do you think? Is the Joker’s girlfriend imodest???

He wants to see it with all his catholic friends who are older then him.
 
stbernard said:
My super sheltered 14 year old wants to see the Dark knight. What do you think? Is the Joker’s girlfriend imodest???

He wants to see it with all his catholic friends who are older then him.
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The Joker doesn’t have a girlfriend (you’re probably thinking of Harley Quinn from the comics. She’s the Joker’s sidekick, but she isn’t in this movie). There is no sexual content (other than maybe a kiss or two, but it’s not like making out) and there wasn’t really any foul language. However, those are not the things that should concern you with the film. The movie is really dark, the Joker is really creepy and morbid. He’s a psychopathic murderer who gets joy from killing people. There isn’t much gore (other than two-face, but that’s only at the end of the movie), though most of the violence is implied, not shown on screen.

I would let a 14 year old see the movie, but probably no one younger than that. I still can’t believe people were seeing the movie with their 8 or 9 year old kids.
 
stbernard said:
My super sheltered 14 year old wants to see the Dark knight. What do you think? Is the Joker’s girlfriend imodest???

He wants to see it with all his catholic friends who are older then him.
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I went to see it with my super sheltered 14 year old cousin. He loved it, it didn’t freak him out or make him melancholy like some people would suggest. The Joker, while creepy and psycho, is clearly the villain. There would be no lines crossed to convince anyone otherwise.

As I said before, there are strong themes of right and wrong, good and bad, and how the good is not always popular and may even make people hate you. I found these to be Christian-like ideas, even if they are in a movie that is somewhat unchristian. But what is wrong with that–aren’t we supposed to find Christ in the world and bring others to Him? The themes in this movie are opportunities for discussions on morality and knowing right from wrong.

I would certainly allow it, especially if he’s going with older Catholic friends who can relate to the themes of morality.
 
DH and I went to see it yesterday and we both loved the movie. He is a major Batman fan (he actually owns the domain darknight.co.uk 😃 )

He loved the movie and thought it was an excellent example of Christian morals in many instances. I do agree with him, but the violence for me was a bit much. HOWEVER - I have to say that it was essential to the development of the Joker charicter and is needed to put his insanity in a context that shows you just how evil he is, and how that evil manifests itself in his actions - why he does what he does - not just violence for violence sake.

I think that when it comes to the proper age it’s going to depend on the child. I’m sure there are some 17, 25, or even 60 year olds who are not up to it, and some 13 year olds who will be just fine. Do not make this determination based on the rating, but on what you know about your own child and how they may be able to handle the content.

Oh - by the way - there is not one single instance of foul language, nudity, sex, or blood/gore in this move. Violence yes, but no blood. Only one very brief scene of a couple smoothing their clothing when they are “caught” - but you don’t ever see them doing anything, and both are fully clothed, just rumpled.

~Liza
 
I guess I’m one of the few that didn’t think this movie was the best thing since sliced bread! I’m trying to figure out why, but at any rate, in a nutshell:
  • overly complicated which severely disrupted good storytelling to me. Too many players in the movie. I had to work too hard to make sense of everything, which made for little entertainment.
  • too many scenes ripped from the first movie (playboy Bruce scenes, all the ancedotal scenes with Bruce and Alfred, Bruce and Fox…wish those were better. Left me flat as a pancake compared to same scenes in Batman Begins.)
  • Oscar hype for Heath not grounded in reality. From an acting standpoint, Joker’s role was not that challenging. It may appear challenging, but it was very one-dimensional. If you can do one scene of the Joker, you can do them all. Aaron Eckhart delivered a finer performance in a more complex, transformational role as Two Face. Give him a nod, not Ledger.
  • Not enough Batman!
  • On the whole it was just depressing. To me, I felt as if I was slogging my way to the finish line.
With that said, I’m not saying it was a bad movie actually. It was well crafted, I don’t deny that. But does it match the hype? Not even close. B- for me. :rolleyes:
 
Aaaaarrrrgh! You people are slaying me! It doesn’t open here for another three weeks yet!:banghead: :crying: :banghead: :crying: :banghead: :crying: :banghead: :crying:
 
If the age limit to see a rated R film is 17 I highly doubt there is anything wrong with a 17 year old seeing a PG13 movie. At 17 she should just go without telling you. I don’t mean to sound offensive but I am just laughing thinking that a 17 year old has to ask permission to see a pg13 movie and the thing that amazes me even more is that she actually obeys you.
 
I have no interest in it what so ever. I’m sure many will find it a great movie and maybe it is but it’s just not my type of move. I prefer lighter storylines. Life is already dark enough. :rolleyes:
 
I really had no desire to see this movie until I’d read some of the posts here – actually had no idea what it was about other than “another batman movie.” I like Heath Ledger’s acting, but even all the hooplah surrounding his death didn’t make me want to run out and see it. Reading some of the posts I decided it was something I might be interested in seeing. I “enjoyed” it. It was dark, but the Christian message was there and was a really good lesson in doing the right thing and good vs. evil.

I will vent for one little moment, though. I have absolutely no idea what goes through some parents’ minds. What possible reason on earth would lead a parent to bring a child to see that movie. There was a young child at the movie with, I assume, their parents. This child was no more than ten – since the theater was dark, I couldn’t tell an exact age other than the voice it sounded like a child probably in the six, seven, eight, nine, ten range. That movie is absolutely no place for a young child. I think older teens would probably understand it and get the meaning of it, but not a small child. And parents wonder why their children are so desensitized.

Okay. Rant over. I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Paula
 
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