"And here we...go."

Ok. So obviously, it has been a while since anyone has heard from me. But that's ok. School has been out, and I pretty much use this blog as an outlet for the use of my time during class. But "The Dark Knight" has now come out, so it was time to come out of hiding.

Just to note...a full report on TDK will come later, but I have been thinking about this certain line (the one above), for a few hours now, and just reflecting on it.

Such a simple line. Delivered...perfectly. It is delivered at an incredibly important moment in the movie. The Joker has put a great deal of explosives on 2 boats, and given the detonators to the people on the other boat, with the instruction, blow them up, or they blow you up. And if neither of those things were to happen, he would blow them both up.

Now, one of the boats was filled with convicts, the other with innocent civilians, but neither was willing to take all those lives. However, the Joker thought they would. So he is sitting over Batman, waiting for it to happen, and just utters those magical words. "And here we...go." The delivery was just incredible, but what happened next makes those words even more magical. Nothing. The look in the Joker's eyes, a look of defeat almost. Total surprise that the people of Gotham would not stoop to his level to save their own asses.

If you have seen the movie already, try to think about that line. Picture it in your head. The delivery, and then what happened next. I had to see the movie a second time before I really appreciated it, but now...Wow. Just magical.