By Jonathan Klotz | Published
The debate on the best of everything can often be difficult to adjust, from the best hot dog to the best pizza, but with regard to superproductions of superheroes, there is a good answer. Spider-Man 2 And Avengers: end of game have their defenders, and a case can be made for the original SupermanBut nothing can be compared to the opus of Christopher Nolan’s superhero, The black knight. Now on Netflix, the Emmy winning film is not only the best superhero film ever made, but it is one of the best crime films of all time, and there is no debate that it presents one of the greatest performances in the history of cinema, thanks to the performance of Heath Ledger as a joker.
The black knight never lets go
I was a big ledger fan who returned to The Patriot And The story of a knightBut I was one of the many comic strip fans who heard Nolan Breaking him like the Joker and who was let us shake our heads, wondering how the pretty Australian boy could follow in the footsteps of Jack Nicholson. The opening scene of The black knight It is clear that the Clown Prince of Crime of Ledger was going to be something very different that no one had ever seen on the big screen before. Joker was a force of nature, an instrument of pure chaos which, like Alfred by Michael Caine tried to describe: “Some men just want to look at the world burn.”
Superhero movies, especially Marvel postEnd of game Content, may be accused of being put in place, but The black knight is a fascinated train led by the big book with Batman of Christian Bale barely hung, from the robbery of the opening bank to the night pursuit and finally, the prisoner’s dilemma aboard a pair of ferries. The second time of Christian Bale, because Batman could easily have found him playing second in his own film, but Bale increased on occasion and corresponds to Ledger Beat for Beat in all their scenes together. If anything, the film moves too fast and does not give enough time to the public to breathe, which is why, during your last return, you will appreciate the Harvey Dent scenes of Aaron Eckhart as a chance to relax a little.
Heath Ledger won the Oscar for best support actor thanks to his performance The black knightonly to be overcome years later by Joaquin Phoenix winning the Oscar for best actor in JokerA film that would never have been made without the emblematic performance of Ledger. Ledger has done such an incredible job that the joint version of the Joker was changed forever to reflect disadvantaged chaotic performance, an impressive feat since the character had been an icon for over 60 years.
One of the best criminal thrillers of all time
Deleted from its comic strip origins, The black knight is always a spectacular experience with more in common with Heat that Batman 1989. The discussion on the prison between Batman and Joker is the equivalent of superheroes of the famous catering scene, and it is so good that almost all action thrillers, based on comics or not, tried to recreate it. I ride my eyes every time I see a film trying to explain that being taken has always been part of the villain’s plan, because no one will do it as well as Nolan, Bale and Ledger.
Spider-Man 2 is emblematic, with Tobey Maguire and Alfred Molina, under the vigilant eye of Sam Raimi, bringing layers of theater and pathos to what could have been a simple series of liquidity. Yet that does not transcend all the kind as The black knight The fact, a film that would have worked with generic characters, but by recontextualizing the Batman / Joker rivalry, it is raised to greatness. It also helps to stand alone, without teasers for a suite and without cameos that do not lead anywhere.
The black knight challenged expectations
I have never been so happy to be wrong as Heath Ledger’s performance as a joker. The black knight was one of the biggest surprises in the history of cinema, and today, when it is largely congratulated by being an almost perfect film and better than everything that Marvel has ever done, it was forgotten that legions of fans expected it to be a flop. Imagine everyone’s surprise when she has established box office records on the way to gain more than a billion dollars alongside dozens of prize appointments.
If you’ve never seen it, it’s been a few years, or if you look at it every year, The black knight Always worth your time. This is why now, 17 years after its release, the film is in the top ten of Netflix. It’s timeless, it is almost perfect, and there is something that calls on everyone.
The black knight is now streaming on Netflix.
