Wow. Yesterday I saw ‘Dark Knight’, the latest Batman movie. I agree with the majority of the critics that it was an amazing show. Both the conflicted Bruce Wayne and the psychopathic Joker were captivatingly protrayed. I truly liked this show and will be getting it for my Bluray collection (next to Spiderman.)
Little could top this show except for maybe …. the IMAX. The director Christopher Nolan had it filmed for showing at the IMAX theaters. Most of the show was filmed in the standard wide format and took up only the middle third of the IMAX screen. The images on the larger screen enhanced the viewing, but was not truly spectacular. When the entire screen was used the effect was stunning.
The film flowed between traditional widescreen and IMAX fullscreen to emphasize the more dramatic moments. I was amazed each time our bat winged hero flew through the city of Gotham or the towers of Shanghi. The film would expand to full IMAX mode and triple the number of photons pulling me in to Bob Kane’s universe. City towers would loom up and pass beneath with the typical balance tipping sway associated with many of the IMAX films.
If you still have not seen “The Dark Knight” go see it. If you have an IMAX nearby, go see it again. It is definitely worth it. You might want to smuggle in your own popcorn.