Mad Thoughts

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Furthermore, I think there is some aspect of the general fervor in which comic book geeks (and I don’t mean this term or this argument to be disparaging) work themselves into a tizzy about their comics being turned into movies that relates to long-sought popularity. Kids that were unpopular growing up get to live vicariously through the popularity of these movies - that, well, even if they couldn’t be popular, at least that thing that defines them can be. So I think there is a validation aspect to this that is completely separate from the comic or the movie itself - it all comes down to the need to be respected, admired, and loved.

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-Mike from Wad City responding to comments made here.

There may be something to that. In the case of Batman:TDK, it felt good to watch something created by people that have as much respect for the source material as I do.

Dude! What did you think of Batman?

I loved it. I thought it was amazing. There some were moments where I felt it was to long, but by the end I wish it could go on forever. Ledger was amazing, but so were Eckart and Oldman. Christine Bale won’t get a lot of credit for it, but he was great to.

By the end of the movie, it was taking all my will power not to full-out sob. Ask Shannon— I was a mess. There was a tremendous amount of respect given to the source material and the morality play depicted was easily the strongest I’ve seen in a superhero film. I was touched, moved by that respect. I’ll never need validation for being a comic book fan, but movies like The Dark Knight certainly help demonstrate why I care for them so much.

Absolutely fantastic. We are planning on seeing it again next weekend in an IMAX theatre.

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