I watched the movie the Dark Knight for the o lets say tenth time this week. When I saw that this movie was on the list I was immediately looking forward to watching it again. The Dark Knight is one of my favorite movies I have ever seen.
For starters in chapter 7, they talk about the color. The color in this movie I think is quite effective. Other than the day scenes, most everything in this movie is actually quite dark. The scene itself might be a lit up, but the back round is quite dark, making you focus more on the scene. Maybe this is because most of the action shots are at night, but even if, they still use vibrant colors to stick out, for example the green green hair of the joker and then his white face with the red lip stick. These colors help things stick out that the director wants you to notice.
The use of dialogue and sound in this movie is a major reason why this movie is set apart from others. With the amount of explosions and things in this movie, and the way surround sound has evolved today, this movie was made to really capture the attention of the audience. For example when "the Joker" or Heath Ledger blows the hospital up, they use great sound there when he is walking away and how the buildings are blowing up as he walks away. The dialogue in this movie is also great, the way they make every character unique, from Batman's deep voice, to the Jokers indescribable voice, to the classic Harvey Dent. These things make all the characters unique, making the story line and how they communicate with each other than much better.
The points of view in sound, is similar to the movie in general, the movie is mostly shot through the perspective of Batman. This makes the movie interesting, for example when Batman sets the rope around the semi that the Joker is riding in, and it flips over, they use the perspective of both of them, but mostly the perspective of Batman.
There isn't a ton of music in this movie, other than sound effects and simple orchestra sounds, there really isn't any need for actual music in this movie, since it is based on the fictional city of Gotham, and the comic book. This movie movie doesn't have many slow parts in it, where there needs to be music to keep the audience entertained. There are mostly action parts in this movie, so it really is just based on special effects and simple orchestra sounds.
Wow, and now for the best part of this movie, the acting. This movie has so many tremendous actors. From a person favorite in Christian Bale, or to the Aaron Eckhart, who plays a great two face, and who could forget the best of them all in Heath Ledger, who plays the PERFECT psycho in the Joker. Christian Bale plays a great character with the distinct voice of Batman, and then the charismatic voice of Bruce Wayne. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) plays a great character in putting all his emotion towards the one he loves in Rachel (Maggie Gyllenhaal). The story line plays great with each one of the characters, perhaps the Joker the best, Heath Ledger plays of the greatest roles in any movie that I have seen. His ability to act came to an unfortunate ending, however his role in this movie is tremendous, the best example is his little giggle and lick of the lips that he does after his sentences.
The Directors style in this movie is a distinct one. He makes it clear that this is an action film. Like I said earlier, this movie does not have many, if any, down parts. There is always something going on, whether it be Harvey trying to clean up the streets, or Batman cleaning them up, or the Joker causing choas, between the three they pretty much cover the length of the movie. If this movie doesn't fulfill your action movie needs, I'm really not sure what your looking for.
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