My economics professor was discussing in class earlier today about a prisoner’s dilemma scene from The Dark Knight, so I decided to watch the movie online. I needed a break from studying for the final tomorrow (oligopoly? game theory? international trade?), and this was the perfect way to do just that without actually “taking a break.” Of course, I could have just skipped to the scene, but why would I want to do that? It conveniently takes place at the end of the movie, so I sat through the whole thing.
The movie was great, though the grainy quality of the video I streamed diminished the value of the experience. It doesn’t get interesting until the middle of the film; that’s where all the action starts to pick up. Heath’s performance was simply superb. That grungy makeup and maniacal laugh – wow. I have only watched one other movie of his, 10 Things I Hate About You, so this updated acting was all the more phenomenal. It’s a shame that such a great actor is no longer here with us today. I fully support those who are trying to get Heath nominated for an Oscar. If he wins, he will be the first actor to win a posthumous Oscar since Peter Finch in 1976. Right on!
Anyway, I just wanted to quickly type something up before I start studying again. There’s only one more day…
“Some men,” observes the unflappable butler Alfred (Michael Caine), “just want to watch the world burn.”
In “The Dark Knight,” the latest masterful chapter in Christopher Nolan’s Batman franchise, just such a man is introduced to us. The Joker (Heath Ledger) is the most chilling kind of villain: one who’s amoral for no particular reason.
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