The most realistic superhero film ever!!

Rating: 9/10 (19 July 2008)

"The Dark Knight" is one of the most realistic superhero movies in recent times. The way the movie has been shot, the coloring , the cinematography,the acting and the screenplay are all fantastic. The "darkness" so to speak has been captured brilliantly by Nolan. His color blindness comes to the fore since he uses very little red and green. Very good casting though Maggie Gyllenhall's character could've been played by someone else,maybe a Jennifer Connelly type. Christian Bale is perfect as Batman...he brings out the vulnerabilities of batman perfectly...the previous versions always showed him as a macho man who could do anything...this movie has a sense of realism attached to it.
All the characters seem to have been caste so well that it seems very possible to become a batman or any other crime fighter as is shown in one scene in the film where a guy poses to be batman.Even the technology used to make the gadgets doesn't seem unreal-unlike in Iron Man where the guy builds a seemingly invincible iron suit in a cave while being watched by a bunch of terrorists 24x7. Thats what gives this movie the edge over all the superhero movies till date.
No words can describe Ledger's performance. It's a pity he died when he had a lot to offer as an actor.His performance has been a lot more believable than Jack Nicholson's over the top antics in one the film's antecedents.The make up -to show a demented,neurotic killer -almost charles manson like , is what captures everyone's imagination. The acting-truly believable.
I suppose the next movie two years hence will have Aron Eckhart come back as 2-face to team up with a replacement of the Joker,though it will be hard to match up to Ledger's performance .
Overall a 9.5/10