I tried to watch the Batman movie with Heath Ledger in it all the way through the other night but I did fall asleep. It has been a very busy week and I'm kind of worn down. Saw most of the movie though and I may watch it again, especially since I own it.
If I didn't know it was Heath Ledger playing the part of the Joker, I would not have known it was Heath Ledger playing the part of the Joker. Now I see what all the hoopla was from the critics and audience. Ledger was very good. That version of the Joker is exceptional.
However, there are some factors in that story that I just don't buy the plausibility thereof. For instance, that Batman taking the blame for Harvey Dent's actions was the best way out. The better scenario would have been to kill the Joker and let him take the blame for the crimes Dent committed. Then, while keeping Batman on the fringes as a vigilante working outside the law, not further marginalizing him as a hero of the people. Gotham still needed its heroes and it had lost one without hope of reclaim already with the death of Dent. However, being the Dark Knight and with the underlying psychological need to believe if he had retired the Batman he could have had a life with Rachel, maybe taking the fall for Dent so Dent's memory could remain a shining example was just as well the way for him to go out.