The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight was a good movie for watching it for the first time. I had never watched it before simply because I am not too into those kind of movies. I have not seen the first one either. After watching The Dark Knight I might just have to watch the first one and then watch The Dark Knight again. It was a great movie not just because of the acting but also because of everything else that went on. The acting, cinematography, the directing and all of the above. It was just a really good movie. I am also surprised that I haven't watched that movie because I absolutely love Heath Ledger and his acting in movies. The Dark Knight is now one of my favorite movies that Heath has played in. In the book, Chapter 10, discussed the goal of the actor. "The ultimate goal of any actor should be to make us believe completely in teh reality of the character. If this goal is to be achieved, actors must either develop or be blessed with several talents." I believe that this fits The Dark Knight very well, more so than The Dark Knight, it fits the performace of Heath Ledger as the joker. That was the all time best acting in the movie. The other actors were also great picks to be included in the movie; the acting by the others were also good because they fit the characters quite well. Heath Ledger's performances were phenomenal because he has the ability to be whoever and do whatever. He was a big part, not only to the rest of the cast but the audience could also pick it out. Just by looking at the joker you could not tell it was Ledger. That is a big part of acting also. You never saw him throughout the movie, it was a great acting position for him to play and he fit and accomplished all the tasks well. One of the articles that I have found mentioned that in previous Batman movies the joker was somewhat humorous and would tell jokes and not be as serious and show Batman who he really was. Ledger, on the otherhand, was a gleeful force of nature that loved to tear the world to pieces. This acting in The Dark Knight for Ledger has been the biggest challenge in his career. It all paid off at the end coming from my opinion. The other article that I found talks about how some of the cast of The Dark Knight walked the black carpet and one person was absent from the festivities, but he was present in all their hearts. It also mentions if there should be another Batman movie after having a lot of praise in this film. Due to the fact that the joker was a great antithesis of Batman in this film, The Dark Knight!

Works Cited

Vasques, Sarah. A Golden Globe For Heath Ledger's Performance In "The Dark Knight." Jan. 12, 2009. http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_A_Golden_Globe_For_Heath_Ledgers_Performance_In_The_Dark_Knight_33116.html

Vineyard, Jennifer. 'Dark Knight' Cast, Crew Tout Heath Ledger's Performance, Suggest New Villains At NYC Premiere. Jul 15, 2008. http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1590907/story.jhtml

Slumdog Millionaire

After seeing Slumdog Millionaire I can see how it won those 8 Academy Awards. I really enjoyed the movie. It is a movie that gives us all a taste of India and how it was or possibly still is at times in the slums. The first time I heard about this movie, I had wondered how they were going to make a movie that somewhat mimics Who Wants to be a Millionaire with a kid from India, who supposedly knew everything. Once I saw the movie, it was very touching and heartfelt throughout. Like I mentioned before, it was a great movie. The movie reminded me and possibly others how difficult life can really be and the saying is true that life is not always fair. Living a life like how the boys did in India was unbelieveable. I could not have gone through what they did. The movie really had a touching feeling that I had connected with right from the beginning, the good and the bad times. One thing that I really liked about the movie was that it went back and forth from the game and to his past. Everything that had happened he had remembered to answer his questions. That was quite amazing. The directors did a great job incorporating the game into the movie for Jamal to try and get back to Latika. Throughout the whole movie I had been thinking if it was a total love story, but it turned out to be a love story that was amazing and well done. The motion of the movie was upbeat and quick. It kept my attention through the whole thing; the quickness of the shots and all the action that took place. The music was also really good and caught my attention. So therefore the cinematography of the movie was excellent. I do not normally notice colors that much in movies, but I did pick up that Latika had yellow on quite a bit. It just seemed like it most of the time, like at the train stations for sure she had bright yellow on. I personally believe it was a sign of hope that went along with her character. It was a well-rounded movie and I enjoyed it a lot and so did everyone else that decided to come with me! It is one of my favorite movies that I have went to this year. I can certainly understand how it was nominated for all the awards and how it won those eight.