Ok, so if you have not seen Batman yet, you are either really not interested or you live under a rock. In any case, if you haven't made it out to see it yet, and want to - it would be best to not read any further. Since I have already seen this magnificent movie 3 times, I have STUFF to say about it!!
The thing about Batman - yes, it is a comic book story, a creatively imaginative portrayal of a handsome, rich man by day and vigilante crime fighter by night -because no one else can or will.. Is he conflicted? Is he complex? I was thinking about this the other day, especially with the introduction of "the joker" played by the very talented and gorgeous late Heath Ledger, a masterful performance to say the least..
The idea and power of "the Batman" is in the secrecy of his identity. Because without his secret he is just a Mr. money-bags with a Messiah complex... but the whole idea that got me comparing this character and the character of the joker to real life and real people, is because I truly believe that every person has a secret identity.
The same way that the "power" of [sin] is in it's secrecy, so I imagine the power of one's identity and who you want to be seen as, as opposed to who you really are, is in it's secrecy.
So, the joker is a villian who cannot be bought, bribed or persuaded. His motives are clear..echoing the nature of the sly psychopathic and scary sing-song voice of Hannibal lector... he has no grand scheme accept to show the world that every [man] has limits.. every man's identity bends with the gravity of morality, pain or loss.. insanity?
Think about the Kingdom of darkness...do those forces bend the rules for a reason other than that of making your soul join the forces of anarchy......evil has no conscience, is a shrewd judge of character and funny enough is able to see all our weakenesses...
Why is that? Why are good people seemingly less awake to life????
Ok, so I have to leave you with that question... the title of every blog from now on (until i am OVER it).. will be a line from Batman! :-)
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Deal! As long as I can go on and on and ON and ONNNNNNNN about my beloved X Files and the GORGEOUS YUMMIEST SEXIEST David Duchovny and the STUNNING Gillian Anderson...
Sigh... My two favourite actors and my most FAVOURITE show, like EVER!
:O)
Ps- I've been an obsessive X File FREAK since the Pilot Episode back in '93 and my parents banned me from watching it because it was so "evil" WHATEVER!!!! NEver stopped me! Watched in the dark in my bedroom at night with the sound muted whenever the "Dooo doooo doooo doooo doooo dooooo" music would come on!
LMAO!!!!
So yeah- it's not just the dawning of XF2 that has got me all in a total XF Scully-snogging-Mulder tither! Swoon...
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