When chaos is on the boil in Gotham City by an anarchist who bends every rule, a Dark Knight battles with his might and his mind in a bid for redemption.

Rating: 10/10 (1 December 2014)

This is my first & probably the last movie review in IMDb. This movie is so good I just had to write my thoughts on it. I would give it 12/10 if it were possible. Christopher Nolan took the momentum from Batman Begins and smashed the ball out of the park in The Dark Knight.
With all the Batman movies that were made in the past, this one left the audience speechless. It took me more than a couple of days to understand that a comic book based superhero movie can be this good. The casting - perfection, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart & Gary Oldman shine in their positive roles. Heath Ledger came right out of left field and delivered a stellar interpretation of a true anarchist with a dark past. His expressions clearly show that the Joker was an obsessive-compulsive introvert with nothing to lose, that made him one of the Batman's most confusing enemies. He puts to the test the flaws of federal department(law & order), and shatters the faith of even the bravest souls of Gotham. While he believes in chaos, his planning of crimes is timed to perfection.
Harvey Dent is a very relatable character in the context of reality. Each of the Gotham's protectors are tested to their limits when the world around them crumbles and each show their flaws while still trying to summon the good in them. The movie also shows that while "money" can buy anything, it cannot buy humanity & to summon humanity in the face of greed/distress is a superhuman trait. Love plays a bigger role in the movie than people think, its just subtle. Ultimately love made and broke the central characters of the movie.
There are no flaws in this movie, from the start to the end. Nolan might just have to live with that fact that while he didn't want to make any more Batman movies, TDK will for a long time remain his masterpiece. The sound, cinematography and action sequences are anything but clichéd. Batman finally is shown to have developed a close contact brawling technique that is far more practical and dangerous than a showy dance-like fight. Lucius Freeman er Fox also gives Batman a new piece of technology that truly makes him just like a..submarine? *wink*
The dialogues are absolutely brilliant with the ending seeming like a poem which resonated in everybody's minds for days. The story itself is entirely based in modern context, it shows the general distrust that people have against the keepers of law, yet the goodness of humanity shines through when others least expect it. The Joker & Batman might have battled physically, but both knew that the real battle going on was of their respective faith on a system.
Christopher Nolan & David Goyer, Thank You.