The Dark Knight meets and exceeds the hype!

Rating: 10/10 (11 September 2013)

The campaign for the film was one of the biggest in cinematic history, and it didn't disappoint; The Dark Knight provides entertainment to all kinds of audiences with its action, suspense, thrill, outstanding performances, great scrip, strong directing (including IMAX shots throughout the movie), themes, complex story, and much more.
The movie really fulfills its purpose, it surpasses its predecessor, and the predecessor saga(Burton-Schumacher)in terms of cinematography, entertainment, comic book accuracy, and realism as well. The Dark Knight is the most thought-provoking Batman movie and the second most thought-provoking comic book movie overall (Watchmen is the 1st); with its main theme being corruption, and not only as in corrupt cops, but also as in how far can we be pushed before we kill a man? How thin is the line between good and evil? How easily can a hero become a villain? The Dark Knight raises these questions and expertly represents them with its characters.
The best part to me is how perfectly Batman and the Joker contrast with each other; Batman won't kill and the Joker won't stop killing; Batman struggles to prove that anyone can become an incorruptible symbol and the Joker is trying to prove that everyone can be corrupted.
Possibly the best performances in superhero movie history. Heath Ledger steals the show but at the same time overshadows Bale, Eckhart, Oldman, Freeman and Caine, who also give really solid performances.
Though some might say it's overrated, the film itself deserves the rating it has, as it outsmarted any other superhero movie as of 2008 and so far still does.
10/10 stars. Amazing film!