My Favorite Movie

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The first movie that comes to my mind for my favorite movie is “The Dark Knight.” It is an extremely moving movie. Many people see this movie as just an action-packed thriller, yet, it has so many underlying concepts that make it such a greater movie. Specifically, the character of The Joker is what draws me into the movie. During my senior year of high school, I had to develop a critical analysis paper on the movie. That is when I realized how provoking the character was and the acting ability needed for such a role. Heath Ledger, played the role of The Joker, had such a consuming role which led him to change as a person completely and led to his death from drug overdose.

A couple months after the production of The Dark Knight, Ledger was experiencing complete changes in thought and his normal way of life. After immersing himself into the character, he was forced to encompass the little mannerisms that are hard to portray. That is what makes acting so difficult. Essentially, he had to become the character of The Joker (depressed, psychopathic mass murderer). Though the movie had great effects, stunts, and camerawork, the most influential part of the movie is the great acting, allowing for moral codes and way of life to be exposed. How The Joker thought of the world and how others acted due to his actions, let people question so many concepts of the movie. I like a variety of genres of movies so picking one is kind of difficult. I would say the cultural aspect, specifically the assumptions, appeal to me the most. A movie is unbelievable if it makes a person change their own assumptions or ways of thinking.