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Weirdest “Dark Knight” Review Ever. Really.
By Kyle | August 6, 2008
A blogger for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer who apparently writes about women entrepreneurs pans “The Dark Knight” because it broke some sort of business-school code. This thing really is beyond parody. If The Onion had a business page (and it should), I would think that this had just been cut and pasted from that. Here is a taste:
As a result of trying to do too much with The Dark Knight, the Batman brand lost focus. As a result of trying to squeeze so much into a single film, I perpetually found my self in places that I didn’t understand. It wasn’t until, for instance, AFTER the two ferry boats were filled with people who were going to be asked to blow each other up that they made it clear one was a boat full of criminals and the other a boat full of ordinary people. HELLO, if you are going to present a major change of focus, you need to warn your market. Otherwise they won’t meet you there, and they won’t care. They may even get pissed.
Topics: Economics, Movies, Newspapers |
August 6th, 2008 at 11:04 am
I think she wasn’t paying attention. It was longer than a commercial.
August 6th, 2008 at 11:39 am
“Does anybody edit the Seattle Post Intelligencer” You think the orange jumpsuits and the prison guards with
shotguns, would have been a clue? That was possibly the most frightening part
of the film; that someone would enact
the ‘prisoner’s dilemma’ just to see who would be more craven. It turns out
the civilians were; illustrating how the Joker was more understanding of
human nature, than we would to give him
credit for.
August 6th, 2008 at 11:40 am
‘HELLO, if you are going to present a major change of focus, you need to warn your market.’
I hate it when people start sentences with ‘HELLO.’
You want to beat them up. Coincidentally, I think there was a story in the Onion was about a man who got beaten up for continually saying “quite the…” all the time.
I am impressed you’re scouring Seattle for Batman-related news. You’ve probably guaranteed her twice as many readers.
August 6th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
LOL I saw this blog post a few days ago and thought it was hilarious. That’s awesome it made its way here.
August 6th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I don’t understand.
If I remember correctly, there was a conversation in which Jim Gordon (I believe) is presented the option of utilizing a ferry for the public or for the criminals and he chooses the latter option.
When the Joker’s plan is revealed, I don’t recall being surprised that there was a ferry with only prisoners on it.
There could have been several ferries and without explanation, one could have concluded that the two ferries had no prisoners on it, just the public,
But, when explained that one was filled with ordinary citizens and the other with convicts, I wasn’t flabbergasted, wondering where did that come from.
Am I wrong here?
And if I’m not what the hell movie was this blogger watching when she said it was after the fact, which incidentally wouldn’t be so terrible. The moral dilemma still would hold.
So, am I wrong in my vague remembrance of the movie?
August 6th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
She closed off comments, with some boo-hooing about death threats. The comments I read were mostly excoriating her for stupidity.
August 6th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
‘The comments I read were mostly excoriating her for stupidity.’
This must have been a novelty for you. Usually, those sort of comments are all directed at you.
August 6th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Well, yours are, anyway. But considering that the source is someone stupid enough to claim that WWII was about oil, it’s not something I worry too much about.
August 6th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
No, no, old chap. You were stupid enough to believe that was what I was saying. I was making a joke, something which is quite dangerous to do in American company. In future, I will telegraph the punch, just for the hard of thinking.
August 6th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
kishke:
Troll. Feed. Don’t. The.
Rearrange those words into a relevant sentence.
August 6th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
jlc: I know, but it’s fun to see him squirm.
August 7th, 2008 at 6:47 am
jic:
Y.F.G.
August 7th, 2008 at 10:09 am
FYI No profanity is allowed. I’m trying to sell ads here.
August 7th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Sorry.
(Noticed they doubt I.)