dark and complex, yet engrossing and entertaining.

Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2008)

Batman was always more dark than the other superheroes. He was always mysterious and detached, so much so, that we, as his fans, wondered if he ever had a perplexing moment. The cool thing about "The Dark Knight," is that it is flooded with such interesting and perplexing circumstances and characters, that by the end we learn very clearly what his role is in Gotham City. In fact, the entire movie was a very engrossing and realistic outtake on the situation of Gotham city, which is a solemner and shadier version of downtown Chicago. It shows us the bigger picture: there is a population of people protected by a police commissioner (James Gordon), a district attorney (Harvey Dent), and the batman. And and all of them are forced to work through dilemmas that question their faith for the good. Then you have the scheming underground mob who are arrogant about their plans but become blinded by the Joker, whose lack of plans and wantonness is terrifying, but whose dialogue is incisive. Rachel Dawes has a more complex role that strengthens the plot and makes the whole thing more interesting. So overall, I think it's an amazing movie. The acting was brilliant. I enjoyed Batman's voice, the Joker's personality and Harvey Dent's transformation. There was nothing perfunctory, but perfect.