The greatest comic book movie ever made

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2018)

I grew up on comic books and still love them to this day. When people ask me why I love comic books so much, I point to this movie. This movie is far more indicative of the quality of comics, the level of writing, the complexity and the sheer awesome spectacle then really any other movie that was made before or since.
From the first shot of the film, Nolan keeps the audience on edge. "I thought this was a fun summer movie", we think as we watch the violent and dark opening sequence, and somehow from there it only gets darker. Much has been said about the late Heath Ledger's Joker, and everything is true and then some. Anyone playing a villain in a film, comic book or otherwise, will be compared to him. He is the new standard, the new baseline by which all villains are judged. Was he as good as the Joker is a question I ask myself often, and that answer is always no. That may be one of the reasons the third film was a letdown, simply because nothing could compare to the weight of expecations this movie creates.