Yeah, thanks for saying this, Freddie. I enjoyed The Dark Knight, but I turned off my brain for it and reflexively/intentionally opted not to examine the story as a whole for inconsistencies—because I knew they'd be there. I think there are still plenty of things that make it worthwhile, and definitely entertaining, but critics of all stripes seemed to be overly taken with the fact that the first "serious" superhero film was being made. And of course, Heath Ledger's death muddied the waters of the conversation further. (That's a good point about his performance not being acting per se—I had never thought about it that way.)
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Yeah, thanks for saying this, Freddie. I enjoyed The Dark Knight, but I turned off my brain for it and reflexively/intentionally opted not to examine the story as a whole for inconsistencies—because I knew they'd be there. I think there are still plenty of things that make it worthwhile, and definitely entertaining, but critics of all stripes seemed to be overly taken with the fact that the first "serious" superhero film was being made. And of course, Heath Ledger's death muddied the waters of the conversation further. (That's a good point about his performance not being acting per se—I had never thought about it that way.)