(UPDATE: I now stand accused, by a Batman fan, of "hate speech" for my essay on culture and the new movie. I'm not kidding.)
Me? I LOVE Batman. A LOT. And, along with Batman, every movie about Batman, too. This is because movies about Batman feature lots of Batman.
That stuff I wrote down there about how "The Dark Night" was not a lasting, profound artistic statement? I was just kidding about that. No -- "joking"! Like "The Joker"!
Yeah, "The Joker" -- one of THE best, most well-developed, fascinating characters in the history of literature, drama, or film. Better than Hamlet, and just below, you know, Batman. (Blessed be he.)
Yeah...I was joking. No way am I going to question, for a moment, a movie featuring the guy on your lunchbox. This is serious, artsy stuff we're talking about here, with bonus cape.
I did appreciate the two-pronged critique of my critique:
1) How could Brant have expected deep meaning from a comic book flick? What a doof.
and
2) How could Brant have missed all the deep meaning in this excellent, profound movie? What a doof.
I will repeat after me: I hereby promise (I hereby promise) never to take Batman (never to take Batman) or any other caped superhero show that people pay to see for amusement, less than seriously, except when I should really take it seriously, which is when it so beautifully illustrates the human condition on an awesome fat-tire motorcycle-thing. (fat tire motorcycle-thing.)
One guy on some forum called me a "hyper-fundie" (not kidding!) for not enjoying this masterwork. Another hated my post, saying it seemed more about the culture than about Batman. Well...yeah. It's my blog. I can talk culture if I want. Just so happens nobody else wants. No problem. I remember this from seventh grade.
Anyway, I think we can all agree that THIS is an awesome video. Probably.
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