The Joker's Dark Knight

I went to see The Dark Knight last night at midnight and I really can't say anything more than what everyone else has said. The movie is amazing, the story is good and Heath Ledger puts on the performance of his life. I really hate saying what everyone else says but it is absolutely true! He WILL get an Oscar and DESERVES one! This movie is sick! The cast is made up of some of Hollywood's best but The Joker's character overshadows EVERYONE else. It doesn't even make sense really. How could someone possibly over shadow both Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman? Seems impossible right? Well its not! One thing that is a big concern of mine about this flick is that actual criminals do not watch this movie and listen to what the Joker says. Its pretty convincing. It made me wanna be a criminal I can tell you that much.

The following is a True Story -

Before the movie my friend Sam locked his keys in his car (Perhaps the Beer we chugged in the car before the film made him a tad forgetful) but it was 1140 so we just decided to go grab a seat and deal with it after the movie.

Fast forward to 3 hours later and we are back outside the car with Mall Security trying to open it. For a split second I think to myself, why don't I just use this Mall Security guy's face to smash open the window and be on our merry way? Okay, okay, thats a lie. It was more than a split second. It was like the entire time we where there (which was at least 30 minutes) and I didn't really plan on getting away via car either. I was just gonna go wild on Mall Security and then abandon my friends never to see them again. I was gonna start what would become a life long career in crime. I had to think of everything if it was gonna work. First I spent a few minutes studying the belt of the Guard. I could have smashed his face and taken his mace, gun and stick in a split second and used it on the other guards. I had 3 different escape routes in mind all depending on how things went down (jump the balcony, steal a golf car or my friends car). It was a clear get away if I had EVER seen one but I am glad I didn't do it. If I had given in to my urges there would have been 3-4 injured mall security guys, 3 very confused friends of mine and 1 newly made fugitive from the law. I wondered things like, would my friends tell them who I was? Would they use security footage to put my picture on The News? Would I finally be famous? Maybe. The real point I am trying to make here is that I seriously could have pulled it off if I wanted to but I didn't. The Joker truly infected my mind with his sickness. What happens when someone who is truly sick already hears the Joker's call? None of you are safe.
Try not to let anyone you know with a few screws loose see The Dark Knight. Tell them it sucks and save a life! Perhaps that life will be your own!