All the Heath Ledger Defense: maybe I'm just falling prey to the anti-spandex bias. Maybe it is that his last scenes in the movie are the more comical/over-the-top bits, so it left me distanced from his more nuanced and skillful work...effectively pulling down the overall performance for me.
There's, also, the inundation of praise for his performance before I saw it that maybe set the bar too high. I won't argue if he wins it. I'll be happy for him. I'm just not ready to anoint him with it yet
the award for acting is recognizing what the actor did with the role, and he did something great here. most actors wouldn't have been able to pull that off.
look at all the little mannerisms heath gave the joker, not to mention the the dynamic voice work. and the joker's story might not have been complicated (it wasn't meant to be), but the character himself is more complex than most.
Not a complicated enough character? how did that not merit an oscar nomination? Sheesh. Javier Bardem won an oscar and his character was not that complex....just a sociapath who kills on his own principle.
No offense dude but if Ledger doesn't deserve an oscar nod what does? Another Coen film performance? Another performance by in a biopic that nobody wants to see.?
All the Heath Ledger Defense: maybe I'm just falling prey to the anti-spandex bias. Maybe it is that his last scenes in the movie are the more comical/over-the-top bits, so it left me distanced from his more nuanced and skillful work...effectively pulling down the overall performance for me.
There's, also, the inundation of praise for his performance before I saw it that maybe set the bar too high. I won't argue if he wins it. I'll be happy for him. I'm just not ready to anoint him with it yet
khuxford 3 years ago
heath deserves a nomination for his acting.
the award for acting is recognizing what the actor did with the role, and he did something great here. most actors wouldn't have been able to pull that off.
look at all the little mannerisms heath gave the joker, not to mention the the dynamic voice work. and the joker's story might not have been complicated (it wasn't meant to be), but the character himself is more complex than most.
it was an incredible performance.
rubblecovers 3 years ago
Morgan Freeman's Morgan Freeman...
Gary Oldman is Gary Oldman (who I absolutely love btw)
but ya gotta pick a fight with Heath Ledger?!
Gah!
Whatever man! =]
(Still no disrespect lol)
katiekay07 3 years ago
Ay dios mio! You say the movie's long, but how long is your "review?!" At least the Dark Knight was worth it! Goodness, and then "not Oscar-worthy!"
Goodness, I was trying to sit through, but I have to abandon ship now!
(Respectfully of course)
=]
katiekay07 3 years ago
Not a complicated enough character? how did that not merit an oscar nomination? Sheesh. Javier Bardem won an oscar and his character was not that complex....just a sociapath who kills on his own principle.
No offense dude but if Ledger doesn't deserve an oscar nod what does? Another Coen film performance? Another performance by in a biopic that nobody wants to see.?
fhfgjg 3 years ago