Random thought: DC needs to act

I watched The Dark Knight over the holiday weekend and I still think it’s over rated. The movie has profound moments but also basic superhero set pieces. The most heavy-handed example is when Rachel, Bruce Wayne love interest, and Harvey Dent, Batman’s most promising civilian ally, are simultaneously but separately tied up next to ticking bombs making the hero chose between his persona’s goals and his own personal wants. Batman’s Choice, so to speak. It’s also annoying that the Joke spends half the movie spouting off about not being into plans and the other half executing really intricate plans.

That said, the movie is still very enjoyable and ranks as one of the better comic book adaptations. Heath Ledger deserved all the praise he received for disappearing into his characterization, but Christian Bale also deserves a lot of credit.

Most of the masked superhero legwork is done by stunt men or computer animators. Toby Maguire plays Peter Parker, not Spider-Man. Michael Keaton could play Batman because he was really only playing Bruce Wayne. Christian Bale plays both by using the old acting tricks of voice and mannerisms, and it helps that he’s not trapped in latex body cast.

The Dark Knight stands as the lone great cinematic achievement from DC Comics. The executives can spin it any way they would like, but they have failed to bring the DC Universe to the big screen.

The original X-Men came out in summer 2000. It is late 2009 and all we have are two great Christopher Nolan movies and a Superman movie that was a domestic box office disappointment and a critical flop. We still don’t have a Wonder Women movie, we still don’t have a Flash movie and we still don’t have a Green Lantern movie. We certainly don’t have a Justice League movie.

Will a live action Batman ever meet a live action Superman? I have heard the issue is a non-starter for Smallville, even though it would make for an epic series finale. They can shrug off the question at ever press conference they give, but DC, which has the advantage of an entertainment juggernaut parent in the form Time Warner, has a moral responsibility to pair the world’s finest together in a live action movie. A responsibility they continue to ignore.

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