Why So Serious?

Saturday night, on a whim, Brian and I decided to go see The Dark Knight. I know it's been out for months now, which is why we were shocked to find it still playing at the IMAX in Hooksett. First off, I have never been to an IMAX theater before so the experience of that was enough to drop my jaw but the movie itself left me just about speechless.
The movie itself was very emotion-inducing. I felt myself about to cry during the movie a couple of times. And upon the credits rolling I couldn't help but feel this sadness take over me. I knew exactly what it was, too. I had heard someone on the radio back in July saying something along the lines of how the hordes of people flocking to see the film were in a way, viewing the casket. I suddenly felt like I had just viewed the casket and the lid had been closed. I quietly said goodbye to Heath through a whisper and I literally felt shakiness in my body walking to the car in the cold early autumn air at midnight.
As I thought about the film and his character deeper, I kept repeating the tagline "Why So Serious?" and it dawned on me: he created this character to entertain. So why turn his final completed role into a funeral? Instead I took a deep breath and began to appreciate how talented he was and how amazing his abilities to entertain were. I reminded myself that it was simply a movie (an outstanding movie) and to appreciate that Heath was able to share his life and talent with the world the way he did.
If you haven't seen this movie, please make a point to. It is incredible (though I found that I cared more about many other characters other than Batman - I found him to be arrogant and annoying).