On Movies. Movies are not in my original list of topics of interest, but I do like them even if I rarely watch them. In the last year I have seen only two movies in the theater. One received NO stars from the reviewers and was given devastating reviews. The other will probably win a number of Oscars, as well it should. The first is "Expelled: No Intelligence Required", and the second, "The Dark Knight." Without a doubt, in my mind, "Expelled" was an excellent documentary by Ben Stein. He interviews scientists and academics who support evolution and gets them on record voicing unwavering support for any origin of life story that will leave a creator God out of the story. I need to see it again to be able to give examples, but it was funny and infuriating. Funny because Ben Stein cannot help but be funny and infuriating because these people he interviews have bought so deeply into their philosophies that they cannot conscience any dissent from their positions, and this film is a dissent from the party line of evolution. It simply seeks acknowledgement of another possibility besides the unproven theory of evolution.
"The Dark Knight" is an unqualified box office smash hit. It has broken the weekend box office take to come in at number one over last year's "Spider-Man 3", which I have not seen yet in spite of being a big Spider-man fan.
The Dark Knight", however, was a must see and the opportunity presented itself on the opening weekend as Sunday was hot and a freezing theater sounded like a good idea. The movie did not disappoint. Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker was splendid and I can’t wait to get the DVD to hear the dialogue again. (or I may have to go see it again, it was that good.) He is creepy, but you kind of feel sorry for him. The cool Batman toys are great, too. I have been a fan of the Batmobile since I was a kid, and they just keep getting better. I need to see it again to identify Chicago landmarks; I started out looking and then. was so caught up in the movie I forgot to look. The best part, however, is what he did with a cell phone. Completely spooky. Can they do that?