Perfect! Nothing more, nothing less...

Rating: 10/10 (28 July 2008)

Three years ago a friend of mine offered to watch Batman Begins at theater and I said OK but I didn't expect anything but overblown effects and a boring childish scenario. I'm not a fan of Batman and I usually don't like superhero movies or comic book adaptations. But it was something different than I expected. It was not built upon the simple ideas of other superhero movies and the way the movie told us the story of the protagonist was quite realistic. So it changed my prejudiced opinion on Batman.
Depending on the success of the first movie I was eager to see The Dark Knight. Especially after seeing the photos of Heath Ledger as Joker.
This time the story is darker and it exceeds the well-known Hollywood clichés. Characters are genuinely crafted and the cast is superb. Christian Bale is the best Batman ever and Heath Ledger as Joker is shocking. Script is the best I've ever seen in a this kind of movie. It shows the fight of good and evil in a quite realistic way and as it is in real life you see there's a thin line between the two. Christopher Nolan's point of view shows that things are not that easy and the good characters are not invincible. And not always there happy endings. The movie makes you feel Gotham is a city possessed by crime and it is as dark as Batman himself.
Also I was really satisfied by the ending of the movie but most of my friends said it could be better. But my opinion is the ending was great.
The last thing I couldn't control myself to tell is the tricks of Joker. They made me smile sadistically while watching them. He's completely chaotic and a real psychopath.
Go and see the movie whether you like or don't like Batman. At least you'll surely love and admire Heath's performance as Joker...