Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="GoodKingJayIII" data-source="post: 4403209" data-attributes="member: 13804">I'm going to disagree slightly and say that this movie had no Main role; it was largely driven by its ensemble cast.&nbsp; While the Joker had roughly equal or more screen time than the actual Batman, there were IMO too many other characters who also had equally important roles:&nbsp; Gordon, Dent, Bruce Wayne, Lucius Fox, Alfred all made important additions to the movie in some form or fashion, and I think it'd be really difficult to claim that any one actor (even Batman or the Joker) could be called the main role.What is disappointing to me is that if Ledger gets the nomination, it would be tainted by his death.&nbsp; What I mean by that is, many people (myself included) will always wonder if he was simply nominated because he was a talented actor and this was his last complete movie before he died.&nbsp; Whereas if we simply look at his role objectively, what he created is in fact amazing, and says to me that he was willing to really push himself as an actor and professional.&nbsp; It is probably worth a nomination all its own; regardless of what surrounded his real life and death, that kind of drive and talent is always deserving of respect and commendation.&nbsp; But we'll just never know that for sure.On the more positive side, maybe the Oscar committees will look at a movie like The Dark Knight and realize &quot;Oh... these genre films can say something profound too.&quot;&nbsp; Had Ledger not died, they may not have bothered to look.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GoodKingJayIII, post: 4403209, member: 13804"] I'm going to disagree slightly and say that this movie had no Main role; it was largely driven by its ensemble cast. While the Joker had roughly equal or more screen time than the actual Batman, there were IMO too many other characters who also had equally important roles: Gordon, Dent, Bruce Wayne, Lucius Fox, Alfred all made important additions to the movie in some form or fashion, and I think it'd be really difficult to claim that any one actor (even Batman or the Joker) could be called the main role. What is disappointing to me is that if Ledger gets the nomination, it would be tainted by his death. What I mean by that is, many people (myself included) will always wonder if he was simply nominated because he was a talented actor and this was his last complete movie before he died. Whereas if we simply look at his role objectively, what he created is in fact amazing, and says to me that he was willing to really push himself as an actor and professional. It is probably worth a nomination all its own; regardless of what surrounded his real life and death, that kind of drive and talent is always deserving of respect and commendation. But we'll just never know that for sure. On the more positive side, maybe the Oscar committees will look at a movie like The Dark Knight and realize "Oh... these genre films can say something profound too." Had Ledger not died, they may not have bothered to look. [/QUOTE]

Verification