Blockbuster Movie *Dark Knight* Is a Chick Flick
It raked in $18.4 million from midnight shows alone and $66 million on the opening day, making *The Dark Knight* the biggest box office opener of all time. (*Spiderman 3* clocked in at $59.8 million and *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest* was $55.8 million.)
It’s a movie that doesn’t rely heavily on special effects (although there are some fun toys like the Bat-Pod). It’s a movie that doesn’t have any nudity (though it’s certainly chock full of implied violence).
So how does a blockbuster of this size justify itself? Through an awesome story (and stellar performances), that’s how. An unwinding, interesting story is incredibly important to women, making it something of a chick flick. Care to disagree?
1) Bruce Wayne (Batman) witnessed his parents’ death when he was a mere lad and developed his alter ego because of his tortured pain (women want to tell him everything will be all right);
2) There is a love triangle between Bruce Wayne, his ex-girlfriend, and the new cowboy in town, the D.A. (women love romance);
3) The Joker is insanely sane (women desperately want to understand and rescue him - sadly he’s just pure evil and that ain’t happening);
4) There are genuinely funny moments (women love to laugh/escape – it makes us briefly forget all the pressure we put on ourselves for a moment);
5) It’s an intellectually stimulating film noir crime drama that struggles with moral questions of good and evil (women are smart and like to be challenged).
*The Dark Knight* is a movie women can drag their men to without too much of a fight and everyone will enjoy it. If nothing else, it’s a great excuse to sit in the dark for 2 and a half hours and not worry about gas prices or the so-called recession. Man or woman, it’s entertainment that’s worth your time!
