Why so Serious?
So, the expected Dark Knight trailer has hit the intarwubs. You can see it and download it HERE.
My opinions? When the first image for the Joker was released, I was liking it a lot. However I was hoping they would end up using some more makeup on him, to make his smile look like a full, “real”, smile, if you know what I mean. I was afraid the character would end up looking like a gangster who wore makeup. Which is an inherent problem with the hyper-real aesthetic superhero movies tend to have in the latest years. There’s a fine line between realism and ridiculous. the first movie was right on the edge of that line, but it was well managed, it never crossed it. Unlike Daredevil and some other cases.
After seeing this? I’m pleasantly surprised. the character has a presence that I wasn’t expecting at all. I knew Heath Ledger was going so surprise.
There’s a seven minute video filmed with a cellphone on Youtube showing footage from the movie, a heist by the Joker’s gang. Go search for it. It’s wonderful in its execution.
(However, I can’t stop smiling when I see that bike. I imagine the scene: The WB Executives, screaming at Nolan: “We need more toys! We need more toys!”)
