Darkest Before the Dawn

[amberdulen]

I have seen The Dark Knight! If you have, and I know you have because the whole world saw it before I did, post a link to your relevant LJ post so I can see what everyone thought without going through a month of archives.

My own observations to follow, if I'm not too busy over lunch.

Comments

[nextian]

I didn't really make a post. Well, I did, but it was a whiny no-comments anger post. But I thought the treatment of Rachel Dawes was BS, and the nonexistence of Renee Montoya & Babs Gordon drove me up the fucking wall.

HOWEVER, Heath Ledger, fight scenes, Batman being ridonkulous, Two-Face's makeup, all awesome.

[amberdulen]

Re: Barbara: I know!! I was like, Who is this "Jimmy" person, little baby Batgirl is right there. What screwball decided that Gordon's daughter wasn't poignant enough?

[twapa]

I theorize that it was because they would have preferred not to give Gordon a daughter in this movie AT ALL. They don't want to even entertain the notion that their dark, badass batman would work with a bunch of teenagers in ridiculous costumes. >_>

[amberdulen]

I've been going over and over in my head with it, trying to figure out how they could ever fit Robin into this universe...but I can't think of any way to do it that doesn't end in juvenile delinquency and accusations of pedophilia.

[twapa]

There's no way it doesn't end that way in ANY universe. XD

[irked_indeed]

My dad's theory, which I like: They very pointedly never let us see little Barbara's face, even when it would be easier to just include her in the shot. Why? Because this way, when they cast somebody as Batgirl in the next movie, they don't have to worry about making 'em look a thing alike!