Download Batman The Dark Knight

Batman Begins was easily the very best DC comic based film ever made. Yes, better than the Keaton Batman, yes better than the Reeve Superman. It was gritty, intense and fun all at the same time. The success of the film made it a virtual no brainer that there would be a follow up movie at some point%u2026 and the fact that Gordon shows Batman the Joker card made it even more obvious. But could another Batman flick live up to the expectations generated by the first? Would the film actually end up being as good as the fans want it to be? Would Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker be as good as everyone is going to say it is regardless if he was great or horrible since there is an unwritten rule that everyone is supposed to say how great he is in it no matter what? Find out.

The synopsis for The Dark Knight looks like this: In The Dark Knight, Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.

One of the things I was preparing myself for was how over hyped the performance of Heath Ledger was going to be. Since he passed away, I knew he'd be getting rave reviews no matter what and I'd be frowned upon if I said any different. I was totally, blown away like nothing I've ever seen in a comic based movie before. He is at all times completely believable, at all time relentlessly disturbing, at all times frightening and at all times the Joker. This is a slightly different vision of The Joker than we've ever seen before,
but it hits the mark so purely that even Batman himself is made to feel like a secondary character. It really was the performance of a lifetime for Ledger in all its poetic tragedy. I can not stress this enough, Ledger really was that good in this flick, and if he gets an Oscar nomination which he really should, it won't be out of sympathy or sentimentality, it will be because it was a performance worth of the honor. Absolute best performance in a comic book movie I've ever seen. Yes, he was that good.

The script was fantastic. The story moved forward at all times, the dialog was crisp, at times profound and always in character relative to the scenario. The way all the key characters are used in vital ways in the plot all interconnecting in a very naturally feeling way, never forced was something to see.

The action in The Dark Knight was vastly superior to Batman Begins in every way, shape and form. And we're not just talking about fight scenes either. There are a couple of scenes that are more like heist movies than comic book ones and they totally work. The camera work is also much better for the fight and action in this movie than they were in the original which was quite a relief since that was one of my few complains about Begins.

Speaking of cinematography it was really good. Visually speaking, the camera did as much work in The Dark Knight communicating elements to the audience as the dialog did. It was never over the top or gimmicky either. Each shot felt purposefully selected to aide in communication the underlaying emotion and experiences of the characters on screen, while at the same time giving us a sense of vastness to the scope of the shots.

Maggie Gyllenhaal actually made Rachel Dawes a good character instead of the eye annoying one that Holmes managed to make her out to be. The Dawes character is an important one but the way Holmes portrayed her made us all wish she was never there in the first place. Gyllenhaal made her work, and work well.

All the cast were solid. Christain Bale, Caine, Gary Oldman, Eric Roberts the list goes on and on. When an entire cast does such a good job, you have to congratulate Christopher Nolan for a such a great movie.
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This is a fantastic movie! It is a wonderfully told, magnificently acted and beautifully shot comic book movie that ranks amongst one of the best films of the year. Not just a great comic movie it is a great movie. Overall, We give The Dark Knight an 9 out of 10.