Now a day’s I don’t find myself watching too many movies. Frankly, I find a lot of the movies laded with worldliness and I’d much rather fill my soul with a good book or conversation. But every so often I’ll watch a movie. Earlier this week I went and saw the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight.” I thought it’s predecessor, “Batman Begins,” was a fantastic movie with great themes. So I was anticipating it’s sequel and sure enough as the time got around for its release there was a lot of hype for “The Dark Night,” which only peaked my interest.
The title for the movie is quite fitting. It may have been one of the darkest movies I’ve ever seen or remember seeing. Death was everywhere, though it wasn’t a bloody movie, it plagued the screen. The movie took place mostly at night, which only went to enhance the mood of the movie. And to top it off the Joker was absolutely disturbing. The Joker probably understood the depravity of human condition better than anyone as he went to extreme measures to bring out the evil on well liked and seeming incorruptible people.
“The Dark Knight” had some very interesting thematic elements. I can’t remember a movie that so well portrayed the wretchedness of man as this did. Also, the battle between good and evil was quite evident. After the movie ended, for a brief time, I was “feeling” depressed, but the movie did have some hope, not a biblical hope, but a hope that was clouded in the midst of darkness. Though the movie was in no way trying to develop elements of God or Christianity, it did bring to light a lot of themes that are well connected to the Bible.
I would caution people of the movie due to its darkness and I definitely wouldn’t recommend kids seeing it. And if your looking for a movie that leaves you all warm and fuzzy on the inside with a happy ending, I wouldn’t recommend it either.
