The Courier Class: How NOT To: Write A Villain

In honor of The Dark Knight's record breaking weekend, I'm going to dig into the archives of my old site and bring up an old How NOT To. It's from Batman & Robin, one of the worst movies I've ever seen, and it explains how to turn a supposedly menacing character into such a campy clown that even B-movie directors would be embarrassed. Click on the pic below to get the normal sized version.

As for The Dark Night itself, I think Heath Ledger was masterful in it but the film itself was flawed. The Harvey Dent character was ill-conceived (he should have been more intense and focused than flippant and suave) and his storyline dragged the film down, especially in the final act. Also, there were far too many monologues about justice and evil. One of the first lessons of storytelling is show, don't tell and I think way too much in this film was told rather than shown (especially with the Dent storyline). I'd recommend seeing The Dark Knight based on the tone, cinematography and Ledger alone but it definitely drags at times and has some fairly obvious flaws.

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