La Nuit Noir
La Nuit Noire
Bonjour, It has been a while but I will catch you up on me in a while.
Lets talk about the Dark Knight shall we! AAAAAmazing!! The movie was one of the better, if not, the best superhero movie of all times. As I was watching the movie, I could not help but recognize its greatness. I am not one to jump on the hype machine bandwagon and was a little leery going into the movie, but Heath Ledger’s performance was phenomenal.
As I examined his art at work, it left me with a number of questions. Was his performance that great, or was it overstated due to his untimely death? The answer is true to both. Unfortunately, we will never be able to separate the one from the other. As this as a backdrop, lets look deeper into this final epilogue from a great actor and a wonderful movie character.
Ledgers performance will become iconic in the years to come. His role as the Joker in the re-born Batman series will be seen as a superhero villain extraordinaire. (Look for look-a-like clowns running around this Halloween!!) As so many who meet untimely death, it is paradoxical that Ledger’s death brought so much attention to his performance. He has been a classy actor for years and really came to the head in Brokeback Mountain. (HEHE… I just reread that sentence!!) . It is sad to profit off of ones death, but the past cannot be changed. Ledgers death planned or unplanned, has made this film one of the most watched ever and has challenged me to question some basic beliefs and thoughts. Was Ledgers death essential to the success of this movie? If fate exist, was this almost written to be apart of the script and secure this movie in the pantheon of all time greats?
I know this. In life sometimes we can be apart of something that leads to something greater than we could imagine. It is not always the part that we want to play, but we have no control over the script, that is the director, and no rewrites will occur! Ironically, on the day I watched “The Dark Night”, apart of my heart was removed unexpectedly. (Figuratively not literally) Yet, by this loss, something greater will come about for them and many others. Without making Ledger or myself into a martyr, the parallel remains. That through loss of something special, something greater can return. Ledger’s death was terrible and something I wish it never happened. But the past is done, and we must find the understanding in the midst of the sadness. This movie will be an eternal remembrance of something special.
I find solace in these thoughts as my heart heals and I will learn to love again.
I have always had a faith in God. I find myself doing more and more preaching these days on the importance of having this relationship. It is my belief that God has a plan for all of us. Did God want Heath Ledger to die… to bring attention to this movie? Who knows, I do believe that the moral questions in the movie bring up so many deep issues that affect our society today. Any dialogue on these topics will be blessing. I know that Ledger’s performance will be considered historic in years to come. Through his death Ledger, will inspire many minds to do wonderful things… even if it is seeing the beauty of the dark night.
“Suddenly, the night does not seem so dark, and the morning is just a couple moments away. I can see the sunlight in the distance, fighting back the dark, and bringing the joy of a new day. My heart will take these rays of hope and keep them hidden in my soul.”-OK
Bonjour, It has been a while but I will catch you up on me in a while.
Lets talk about the Dark Knight shall we! AAAAAmazing!! The movie was one of the better, if not, the best superhero movie of all times. As I was watching the movie, I could not help but recognize its greatness. I am not one to jump on the hype machine bandwagon and was a little leery going into the movie, but Heath Ledger’s performance was phenomenal.
As I examined his art at work, it left me with a number of questions. Was his performance that great, or was it overstated due to his untimely death? The answer is true to both. Unfortunately, we will never be able to separate the one from the other. As this as a backdrop, lets look deeper into this final epilogue from a great actor and a wonderful movie character.
Ledgers performance will become iconic in the years to come. His role as the Joker in the re-born Batman series will be seen as a superhero villain extraordinaire. (Look for look-a-like clowns running around this Halloween!!) As so many who meet untimely death, it is paradoxical that Ledger’s death brought so much attention to his performance. He has been a classy actor for years and really came to the head in Brokeback Mountain. (HEHE… I just reread that sentence!!) . It is sad to profit off of ones death, but the past cannot be changed. Ledgers death planned or unplanned, has made this film one of the most watched ever and has challenged me to question some basic beliefs and thoughts. Was Ledgers death essential to the success of this movie? If fate exist, was this almost written to be apart of the script and secure this movie in the pantheon of all time greats?
I know this. In life sometimes we can be apart of something that leads to something greater than we could imagine. It is not always the part that we want to play, but we have no control over the script, that is the director, and no rewrites will occur! Ironically, on the day I watched “The Dark Night”, apart of my heart was removed unexpectedly. (Figuratively not literally) Yet, by this loss, something greater will come about for them and many others. Without making Ledger or myself into a martyr, the parallel remains. That through loss of something special, something greater can return. Ledger’s death was terrible and something I wish it never happened. But the past is done, and we must find the understanding in the midst of the sadness. This movie will be an eternal remembrance of something special.
I find solace in these thoughts as my heart heals and I will learn to love again.
I have always had a faith in God. I find myself doing more and more preaching these days on the importance of having this relationship. It is my belief that God has a plan for all of us. Did God want Heath Ledger to die… to bring attention to this movie? Who knows, I do believe that the moral questions in the movie bring up so many deep issues that affect our society today. Any dialogue on these topics will be blessing. I know that Ledger’s performance will be considered historic in years to come. Through his death Ledger, will inspire many minds to do wonderful things… even if it is seeing the beauty of the dark night.
“Suddenly, the night does not seem so dark, and the morning is just a couple moments away. I can see the sunlight in the distance, fighting back the dark, and bringing the joy of a new day. My heart will take these rays of hope and keep them hidden in my soul.”-OK
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