GhostAlpha26Thats your take on the movie, which is fine and Id respect it if it was executed better, it was poorly done. Having the end show the symbolism doesnt make up for the fact that 2 Hours and 20 mintues of the movie was out of wack.
And this is not the first movie in the genre to have "Choice" as a theme , Spiderman 2
GA26, I agree that every comic book movie in its sequel has gone the route of choice, as actually Superman II from 1981 was the first to do this where Superman actually becomes human.
But TDK is the first comic book movie where it delves into all the people in the movie, not just the hero. It delves into Commission Gordon, where he decides to fake his death and to the point where he has to dupe his own family. Could any of us ever fathom doing that, making our loved ones think we are dead! I could go on and on about each character, but I think my previous posts have pretty much summed up each characters dillema.
Listen, I dont' think this is THE greatest comic book movie ever, as I believe you dont start putting those labels on a movie til a couple year down the road when you see it on DVD a dozen times, and the movie either holds up or doesn't, as I still think Superman:The Movie is the greatest Comic Book movie ever cause that movie has the magic that Star Wars has, but again, just my opinion.
I told a friend the other day, I could see myself seeing TDK again, and thinking it isn't as great as how I initially felt after I saw it two weeks ago, as my love for this movie could be simply that Nolan is trying to do what I wanted with a summer blockbuster for about 15 years now. So as I said, no matter how much I love or like this movie 5 years from now, I respect the hell out of Nolan for what he has done with the 2 Batman movies, as he has tried to put out an interesting story, tried to get into the depths of the characters, and tried to tell it in an adult way that doesn't scream CGI or merchandising right in your face like those PT movies did from 99-05. It is the same way I feel about Lord of the Rings, I respect the hell out of those movies, even though I don't really love them, nor do I really watch them much.