BATMAN: THE DARK NIGHT

Another superb film to watch. It was as great as its first episode BATMAN Begins. May be I would say I like this one a bit better by the appearance of The Joker and Two Face. Some characters stayed on throughout this sequel, Lucius, Alfred, Gordon and Rachel including Bruce. All but Rachel played by the same actors as in its first. Plus the bad guy, The Joker who was genuinely brought to life by the late Heath Ledger and Harvey Dent played wit fully by Aoran Ekhart. These three characters were the main appeal of this film. The acting of Ledger was intense as if he could blend himself into the Joker’s character.

Batman/Bruce, a gothic knight who always played by the rule. He saved life. He did not kill. He had a code of honor. He was loved as well as hated. He protected and served the public because he believed in their goodness. He believed that these people had hope for their honor and morality. However, the public's affection was often temporary and transient. They often betrayed him as quickly as they adored him. When their safety and comfort were put at risks, they chose to avoid them and sacrificed the hero. They had no gut to face the risks…e.g when The Joker demanded Batman to be given in, the public betrayed him…hiding behind their cowardice. Only one man stood up for him (the white knight).

The Joker, a psychopath villain who played by no rule. He killed and liked to play games. He proclaimed himself as 'agent of chaos'.He had no urge but to unleash the darkest side of each person in Gotham, to reveal the selfishness and instinct towards self-preservation that was most basic of instincts. The Joker played his game—. Everybody had darkest side. E.g When he made a threat of exploding a hospital if Wayne’s former accountant was not killed, or he smartly planted explosives in two different ships and told passengers of each ship to push the detonate button of one another to gain safety. “To them, you’re just a freak like me” he told Batman. “People are only as good as the world allows them to be.” There were no heroes for the public. He was freedom through chaos. Batman needed him as much as he needed him. If Batman was the order, he was the chaos…like two sides of a coin…two but one.

Harvey Dent, a former white knight of Gotham City. A Gotham District Attorney who had strong principle to fight the corrupt policemen and criminals. He was the only one who stood up against Batman. Yet, he lost everything most important for him. He was betrayed and sacrificed. He lost the woman he loved and half of his face. He now had two face, the good and the bad. “The only morality in an amoral world is chance," Dent said at the end when he surrendered to his darker side. The Joker had completed his mission to transform him. Dent had no power to endure all the loss and suffering of a hero. He became a fallen angel.

These three characters walked the thin line between good and evil. To win something, you had to be ready to lose something. At the end, Batman’s faith in the people (that they had goodness within) were right, the two ships were not exploded. There were still many people who had heart and conscience worth fighting for.

He would be their dark night… in times when fear and cowardice took over… their silent guardian…to carry the burden alone.

In today's world, there are many people like Harvey Dent...a good guy who turned out bad after put into ordeals and trials that he could not endure. The situation and the environment made him transform into something he used to despise. Also, many people like The Joker ...whose only goal was to create chaos and disorder...inflicting sufferings on others in order to satisfy their sick mentality or their insanity.

And so few are willing to be the savior as a savior often ends up like Harvey Dent.