The new scenario

Hi All,

It took me some time to really work my way back in here. There was a truckload of work and it had to be attended to. Once that was done, I was back to the one thing that I do best - watch movies.

I watched 2 movies - Dark Knight and 21. Both gripped me and shook me - well in a wonderful way. Firstly, I have to thank both the directors who pulled me out of the Dasavatharam debacle that happened a couple of weeks back.

Dark Knight:
The entire movie was a revelation. A deep, intense and yet a wonderful masterpiece. Till date, I have watched all the batman movies and I feel the last 2 instalments are the best in the entire list (no offense Mr. Tim Burton). I always have read and heard that "Joker made the Batman complete" but after seeing this movie and the performance put up by Heath Ledger, I think it is the other way around - Batman made the Joker compelte. It is said that he made Batman the hero and sometimes his current legacy. Heath proved that Joker himself was a hero in his own right and that he challenged Batman's heroism. Out of all the villians till date potrayed on the large screen, this is the definitely the best. Hollywood has to acknowledge this fact that Heath turned the Joker into something bigger, better and importantlly, a sellable and viable commodity. To be really candid and frank, I would now want to start a Joker Fan Nation and really explore this character's mind set.

In a lot of documentations, theories, etc, it always talked about the pain that Batman / Bruce Wayne is undergoing and how it keeps pushing him. I feel that Joker was in far superior pain and that is why what he was - a full fledged nemesis to our most loved caped crusader. Joker and Batman were one of a kind and I thank the creator who bought them forth but I bow to Heath and Chris Nolan who showed that Joker was no freak. He was one of the best master minds who planned everything and left nothing to contingency.

Lets delve a bit more in to the pain of Joker. Why the face paint? why that intensity to bring chaos around him and let it rule? I will continue this soon and also write up on 21