8/24/2008

"20th Century Boy" (by T-REX)

Have just watched "the Dark Knight" at a theater and added it to my favorite movie list. It's now also on my DVD shopping list. The story is as deep and twisted as "Crash", but also dynamic and powerful. This is the heaviest superhero movie I've ever watched.

Comic heroes turning into movies is not something new. "Superman", "Spiderman", "Fantastic Four" and "X-men" have been great box office hits. Another example is "미녀는 괴로워 (カンナさん、大成功です)". This Korean movie adopted a Japanese comic story. I haven't read this comic book, but the film was hilarious.

"20世紀少年 (20th Century Boys)" and "イキガミ (the Ultimate Limit)" are coming soon to the theaters this fall. Can these movies become as great as the original comic books?

2 comments:

dizzytomi29 said...

Heath Ledger (who passed away early this year) who played the Joker, was a great existence in this movie. His acting resembled the Joker played by Jack Nicolson much, but with a little bit more darkness and chaos (e.g. nurse!)The really great thing about the Dark Knight is that it shows the philosophy of the Joker, and how Batman is challenged by it.

Once again... I told you so! :-P

katsu-g said...

Thanks for your advice, Alfred.