A Dark Knight's Tale

Yes, yes, I know it's not an original title, but sometimes the obvious thing just feels right...

The other half and I went to see The Dark Knight last night at the Odeon IMAX in Manchester.

Let's deal firstly with the so-called Premier seats - sticking a headrest on and (I think) giving you a couple more inches really doesn't count as Premier in my book. And certainly not for the extra £2/3 we paid. I've sat in wider seats too.

Anyway, the film... Really enjoyed it. Heath Ledger did some sterling work as the Joker and Aaron Eckhardt as Harvey Dent/Two-Face brought home to you what a tragedy the fall of this 'White Knight' was. Christian Bale, of course, was well-(Bat)suited to the flawed hero role.

I do find it interesting that the comic world (in comic and film forms) does seem to be taking us further and further down the dark, flawed hero road. I wonder whether this is a reflection on society and how film-makers see early 21st century life or whether I'm over-analysing and this is a phase.

I'm all for light and shade in characters, but I kind of hanker for the ages when superheroes were bright, shiny and just plain heroes.