The Dark Knight (2008)

I was not sentimental about the "genius" of Heath Ledger being lost because I'd never really glimpsed it before. For example, in my opinion, Jake Gyllenhaal deserved more praise for Brokeback Mountain than Ledger. But, oh boy, the performance in this movie just blew me away. He was the Joker -- which sounds laughable, I know. But, somehow, all of the affectations of this figure seemed honest and his brilliance as a performer were just undeniable.

When Ledger spoke the line "I think you and I are destined to do this forever" to Batman, the tragedy of the statement's impossibility was like a punch.

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