I took the day off today to go to see new Batman movie The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience. The screen is 6 stories high and 7 stories wide with 10,000 watts of sound, an amazing experience.
We wanted to go on Sunday but it was sold out. So I bought tickets online for today’s first showing. When we arrived at the theatre at 11:25 AM the doors were not open yet, they opened at 11:45 and the movie started at 12:15.
There was already quite a line-up but we were not too concerned since I got a reservation number online but we still had to get to the automated wicket to get our tickets. We went to the food court below where the movie was showing and had a quick bite to eat. When we returned there were lots of people buying tickets but the automated wickets were not too bad, when it was our turn I put in the bar code that I got online and got my tickets PDQ. We went up to the theatre that our movie was showing in and when we got there it was pretty full, but we managed to get a seat not far from the top.
The movie lives up to all the hype. The acting alone is terrific. Christian Bale is a natural as Bruce Wayne, and by his side is Michael Caine, who fits perfectly as Alfred. Maggie Gyllenhaal does quite well as Rachel and Aaron Eckhart plays the DA Harvey Dent. Gary Oldman playing Gordon deserves an honorable mention. And then there’s Heath Ledger, whose performance alone is nothing short of amazing.
There’s a constant internal struggle for Bruce Wayne, who does all he can to keep the difference between himself and Batman, and the difference between what is right and what has to be done. All the while chaos reigns in the streets of Gotham, compliments of the Joker, who seems to be the one man who can bring down Batman.
All in all, there is nothing disappointing about The Dark Knight. For a movie that’s two and a half hours long, there isn’t a dull moment. Living up to the expectations and hype seemed impossible for it to do, but somehow The Dark Knight not only does, but surpasses it.
