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‘The Dark Knight’ live chat, Monday at 2p.m.
Did you see ‘The Dark Knight’ over the weekend? Join Statesman film critic Chris Garcia and Matthew Odam today at 2 p.m. as they chat about one of the year’s best movies. This chat will discuss the movie in detail; so if you haven’t seen it, it may be best to leave now.
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By Opsmit
July 21, 2008 5:00 PM | Link to this
Natalie,
Although I have not seen it yet, I can guarantee I know exactly what this Batman movie is like. Truthfully, I can’t believe we are going back to the same argument that the entertainment is what is causing the downfall of American society, when it would actually be a symptom. Or the fact that we are so lacking in will and common sense as that a movie would could make us callous just from content. What a weak willed and petty species we must be to be influenced into callousness from a movie. If these are the viewpoints you actually have, all I can say is WOW, with a dumbfounded look.
Perhaps you would be more comfortable with the ridiculous ones they made in the 90’s, or the ones with Adam West.
By buford mcgillicutty
July 21, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this
hey natalie, go check out Iron Man if it’s still playing… that’s a “light” hero movie..
By Bluefox
July 21, 2008 1:19 PM | Link to this
Natalie, While I respect that you walked out of a movie that violated your conscience, how could you not have known it was going to be a violent movie from the trailers? I’m surprised you even went.
I personally thought the movie was amazing…so many plot twists and turns. Christian Bale simply shines and Heath Ledger’s performance was excellent. I can’t wait to watch it again!
By natalie
July 21, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this
I’m in my 30s. I went to this movie with 5 friends. I knew it would be dark. However it was a drag…then it became morbid…then it was stupid (leave joker in room uncuffed with broken glass and a jailer with no weapon? Geez…), then it became unconscionable as I sat there watching myself having paid for a movie that was leading the nation with messaging that creates a generation of calloused people. America needs help and we are a bunch of pathetic individuals to make this movie number one. All of us stood up and walked out. I wish nation’s of people would start walking out of these violent, disrespectful and calloused films and refuse to take it. What a bore we have nothing better to do? I had plenty of better things to do than waste my time on that garbage of a movie.