http://www.indy.com/posts/4004 en-us Konrad.Marshall Oh, and here's a recommendation for all of y'all. Inevitably, death prompts people into looking at life through the retrospectascope. On that note, there are a couple of Australian movies Ledger was in that didn't really make it in the US. Well worth watching are: "Two Hands" (1999), "Ned Kelly" (2003) and "Candy" (2006). If you can Netflix them, I highly advise you to do so. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:37:29 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/4004#comment_12129 http://www.indy.com/posts/4004#comment_12129 Konrad.Marshall Yeah, I think so too. But in a strange way, that footage - and my visceral reaction to seeing it - has somehow made me more emotionally invested in the death of Ledger. It's odd. When Princess Di died, I don't remember feeling anything, or really even caring. I actually remember thinking it was bizarre that people could be so profoundly sad over the death of someone they never knew. But something about seeing Ledger wheeled out on that gurney just makes my stomach turn, in a deeply sad way. It's like, I never knew I cared, until I gulped as they trundled out the body bag. ...Or maybe that had nothing to do with it. Maybe it's just that he was an amazing force on screen, and that he's roughly my age, and that he's an Australian, like me. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:31:26 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/4004#comment_12126 http://www.indy.com/posts/4004#comment_12126 Christopher Lloyd I REALLY wish they would stop showing the video of his body being wheeled out of his building. It was OK for the first day, but seems really insensitive repeated ad nauseum. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:23:02 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/4004#comment_12117 http://www.indy.com/posts/4004#comment_12117 melinda.cooper I agree. What an amazing actor and he just seemed like such a nice guy overall. Never in a lot of trouble for younger Hollywood... I'm interested to see what the autopsy shows... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:25:39 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/4004#comment_11881 http://www.indy.com/posts/4004#comment_11881 Christopher Lloyd This is a tremendous loss to the art of film. Ledger had grown more as an actor over the past few years than just about any performer I can think of. I'm not sure if I want to see his portrayal of the Joker now, given how unbelievably creepy it's been described. What a shame. Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:35:27 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/4004#comment_11864 http://www.indy.com/posts/4004#comment_11864 JohnScott Very tragic indeed. I wonder how this will impact the upcoming Batman sequel? Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:24:25 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/4004#comment_11863 http://www.indy.com/posts/4004#comment_11863