The Dark Knights' Dark Hour

We recently saw the film Dark Knight starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger. We enjoyed the 1st installment of Batman Begins and were excited about the next film. But our excitement turned into grief as we realized that we were watching the demise of a man.
Heath is a method actor, as is Christain Bale. Method acting is an acting technique in which actors try to replicate real life emotional conditions under which the character operates, in an effort to create a life-like, realistic performance. This is contrasted with a more abstracted, less involved style of acting in which the actor himself or herself remains an outside observer of the character he or she is portraying (wikipedia). Although it is termed method acting, there is more than "one" method used to channel these "realistic" performances. Channeling is a common method used by "method" actors. Channeling is performed by someone opening themselves up to other forces, supposedly of those who have long been dead, and are supposedly benevolent, helpful and kind "spirits." Channeling is done for the purpose of obtaining "helpful" information to "guide" humans along the road of life, or to contact a dead relative or friend. Some actors that use channeling are:

Oprah Winfrey: On the movie Beloved: "Every morning, before my scenes, I lit candles and said the names of these slaves. I prayed every day to the ancestors." "Sometimes the epiphanies carry the voices of Negro slaves-Joe and Emily and Dara; Sue and Bess and Sara. Winfrey says that she has come to know each of them personally and calls them in at will to guide her in her work.
Denzel Washington: On playing Malcolm X "I just tried to make a spiritual connection," he says. (Another section of the article reads, Given the scope of his research, that he would feel close to Malcolm is understandable. But what about that spiritual link he so fervently hoped for? Did he ever feel the connection? Washington picks up his cup and takes a long pull of coffee. When he sets it down, his voice is barely above a whisper. "I really don't like to talk about it," he says turning away and staring out at the New York skyline. read more)

We believe that Heath was so troubled by the character he played that it caused his death. Heath described the Joker as a,“psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy.” It is said that Heath locked himself in a room for hours trying to channel the spirit and characteristics of a deranged killer.

After reading an article from the Good Fight website( read the entire article here) about Heath, we realize that we had to repent for seeing the film. We totally joined in with the world to watch a man die, who was deceived by the devil be lifted up. We also aided in the funding of those who are profiting from his death. It's a sad world we are living in but we have to remember we are not of this world. And we should not engage in the world's rituals, norms or lifestyles. We should stand for righteousness and holiness. I just wished we would have decided to do that before we went to the movie. Please take the time to pray before you decide to do something that might glorify anything else but God.