the dark knight

last night or rather early this morning, i went to my first midnight showing. molly had been bugging me to go with her to one since last summer, so it was finally time. we saw the dark knight, which truly was dark. and very intense. my hands fell asleep because i kept them frozen in the same position for so long as i nervously awaited the joker's next evil deed. at least there was no fear of falling asleep, although the movie was over 2 and 1/2 hours long!
i did enjoy this film. it was mesmerizing and thought-provoking, but very sinister. the elements of good almost seemed overshadowed by the portrayal of evil. while batman nobly makes sacrifices and does what is right, it is hard to shake the presence of vicious cruelty in the form of the joker.
and aside from that, clowns still bother me a little and this movie was filled with scenes featuring either the joker or his henchmen. =)