*** NO SPOILERS BUT BE CAREFUL IF HYPER SENSITIVE***

I got advanced tickets to Batman: The Dark Knight this evening and thought I'd say a little about it.  First of all, it is simply amazing in every aspect of film making.  Heath Ledger's performance is every bit as amazing as you've heard as were the performances of the rest of the ensemble.

Also, you may have heard the movie was an anti-American allegory on the war on terror.  If it was any kind of allegory, it was most certainly not anti-American.  No few times, it was explained that Batman protected the rest of the city and had their love and affection so long as the going didn't get tough.  Then they suddenly turned on him the second he pushed back in the hard times.  His value as a  defender comes from his position outside the rest of society allowing him to make decisions nobody else could make: the right ones.

All in all, it could be taken as an allegory for the war on terror but clearly  would be making a statement that fighting it is worth whatever the costs. 

Great movie.  See it as soon as you can.

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