Post by Timothy on Jul 22, 2008 9:43:48 GMT -5
I think that the best way to honor both Ledger and every other person involved with making The Dark Knight such a great film would be to give an Oscar for "Best Picture." That way, Ledger will be remembered without receiving an award out of sympathy; still think that's BS? Read the following excerpt from the Associated Free Press:
The performance of "The Dark Knight" helped the overall box-office to a record three-day take of 260 million dollars.
Buzz has been building for weeks about director Christopher Nolan's follow-up to 2005's "Batman Begins," with several reviewers hailing Ledger's performance as worthy of a posthumous Oscar nod.
Ledger, who died of an accidental drug overdose in New York in January, plays the cackling villain the Joker in "The Dark Knight."
Exhibitor Relations analyst Jeff Bock said he believed the box-office success of "The Dark Knight" was largely due to the intense interest surrounding Ledger's mesmerizing performance.
"I think you have to credit this to a large extent to Heath Ledger," Bock told AFP. "Since he died there has been a tremendous amount of anticipation about Heath's performance.
That's right; they're not seeing it for Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, or the art-direction. They're there to watch a dead man's final role. As much as I loved what Ledger did, he shouldn't be "rewarded" for an accidental death.
The performance of "The Dark Knight" helped the overall box-office to a record three-day take of 260 million dollars.
Buzz has been building for weeks about director Christopher Nolan's follow-up to 2005's "Batman Begins," with several reviewers hailing Ledger's performance as worthy of a posthumous Oscar nod.
Ledger, who died of an accidental drug overdose in New York in January, plays the cackling villain the Joker in "The Dark Knight."
Exhibitor Relations analyst Jeff Bock said he believed the box-office success of "The Dark Knight" was largely due to the intense interest surrounding Ledger's mesmerizing performance.
"I think you have to credit this to a large extent to Heath Ledger," Bock told AFP. "Since he died there has been a tremendous amount of anticipation about Heath's performance.
That's right; they're not seeing it for Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, or the art-direction. They're there to watch a dead man's final role. As much as I loved what Ledger did, he shouldn't be "rewarded" for an accidental death.
