Comments on: #71: Never Admit You Hated “The Dark Knight”

By: sandrar

sandrar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:19:36 +0000

Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R.

By: David Westerman

David Westerman — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:12:09 +0000

The film is so revered because it involves Batman questioning his morals, which are brought into question by the Joker. The Joker makes a very good point about morals and rules being put aside at the first sign of trouble, which is very present in real life. The moral dilemma, and Ledger’s brilliant performance make this movie great.

Based on the way you wrote this blog, with saying things like “is Morgan Freeman God or what?” or “Why is Batman after that Chinese guy’s money?”, I’m going to take a wild guess that you aren’t all that bright.

Let me explain this in words you might understand. I’m guessing you disliked the movie because it actually required you to think. I’m guessing you don’t like to think during movies. You prefer simple, dumb plots like Joe Dirt.

If all you got from Heath Ledger’s Joker was a poor impression of Paul Lynde, you completely missed the point of the film. And yes, it is pretty sad you couldn’t follow the plot. I don’t think you hated the movie. I just think trying to understand the movie hurt your brain and made you mad. This post is little more than the result of a horrific migraine. Poor you.

By: David Westerman

David Westerman — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:02:18 +0000

WTF! You hated that move?

By: Janie

Janie — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:41:14 +0000

No. You are wrong. That movie was great. If you didn’t get the point to the movie about the money or any part of it for the matter, its because you didn’t pay attention to the movie at all. If explains why he goes to China and why that guy takes the money to Chine. You need a better reason for hating this movie, because none of your reasoning makes any sense.

By: Teh Pw

Teh Pw — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:53:14 +0000

ok i read ‘josh’ and ‘another josh’ ’s comments

and i have to say that im thirteen and i understood the movie..
and yeh you should be seeing them as the role theyre playing not who they are in real life.. ffs!

Whats wrong with the jokers voice and the wrinkles and his tongue.. im just wonderin but like isnt he meant to be a physcopathetic maniac. And another thing, his voice, are you expecting him to speak in the voice he usually speaks in.. my godd…

By: another josh

another josh — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:41:50 +0000

i disagree with some of you. some of you genuinely didn’t like it that’s fine. Others blame the movie for being confusing well it’s not it’s fault you cant keep up. So why complain if you just dont understand? I dont really understand how someone up there hated the movie when they were a child .-. ? and i agree with this guy(Pat Dry) “If you had made any attempt to enjoy the movie you were watching, you wouldn’t have had an incessant running commentary in your head, and you would have seen the actors as their characters, not the actors.” Some of should also try not to set really high expectations that you probably know it might not meet. If it matters which it shouldn’t much im 15

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:44:23 +0000

i agree as well. AND I’M THIRTEEN!!!!! and i’m being completely honest about that. i actually thought that heathe ledger kind of lost touch with his joker role. a lot of it was confusing. like how he turns out to be alive and why his voice sounds so stupid. i thought the effects and stunts were really good. but still i just don’t think it was as good as everyone says!?

By: Traci

Traci — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:58:35 +0000

Thank God! My husband and I just walked out of the Dark Knight. We wondered if we needed to have been diagnosed with ADD and on medication to truly appreciate this “epic movie”. We were in agreement that Heath’s performance of the joker was very good, but if you put all of the time he was in it, it totaled 10 minutes maybe. (We left an hour before it ended). On the way home, we were asking ourselves the exact same questions you listed above. Thank you for validating our thoughts!

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:55:54 +0000

I’ve seen the Dark Knight and was scared (yes, wimp) from time to time. The only thing that kept me from losing it was that I read this blog in advance. Each time the Joker did something the slightest bit scary, I’d think, “center square gets the x.” That made it all better.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:01:50 +0000

Thank you! I too was completely underwhelmed. Maybe I would have gotten more out of it if I (talk about old) could have heard more of the dialog…