This movie is an absolute masterpiece.

Rating: Null/10 (30 March 2014)

The first time that I watched this, I was speechless, I'm not even lying, my jaw dropped. This movie is a masterpiece. The Dark Knight is one of the best films I've seen in my life, this should have won Best Picture, and I'm not saying that just because I love Batman, but because it really deserved it. There are literally no dull moments in this entire movie, it is always turned on, after every scene you just want more of it, and it never disappoints.
The acting in The Dark Knight is first-rate, Christian Bale is badass and intimidating as the Batman and just natural as Bruce Wayne. Michael Caine is great as Alfred, Morgan Freeman is also incredible in this movie, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Aaron Eckhart also provide great performances, specially Eckhart, you can understand his hatred and desire for vengeance. Heath Ledger, that man was a genius. He is the reason that this film stood out so much, without the Joker, this one would have been just as good as the others in the trilogy, but because of him, it's something else. Ledger created a villain so intelligent and unpredictable, he deserves every single compliment for this, he gave me the chills every time he was on the screen, his laugh? Amazing. Mannerisms? Amazing. Lines? Amazing. He is perfect in this movie. Another actor who did an incredible job was the incredible Gary Oldman, that guy is one of the best in the business, seeing him feel guilty because of Harvey's "accident", that was great acting by Oldman's part.
The writing is incredible as well, every bit of dialogue is incredibly interesting, an there are so many awesome quotes! I find myself quoting the Joker's monologues several times a day, "You wanna know, how I got these scars?", everything in this movie is epic, in my opinion, the most epic part is during the climax when the Joker has Batman pinned and he says, "Speaking of which, do you know how I got the scars?" "No, but I know how you got these!" And then he uses his blade things and throws him and the music starts. THAT WAS FREAKING AMAZING!
The soundtrack of the movie is the best soundtrack I've ever heard in my life. The directing is awesome, Christopher Nolan makes everything cool, but in this case, he made something awesome, divine. The art design of the movie is great, the Tumbler is one of the coolest things I've seen in my life, those blades in his forearm and the sticky bomb gun are awesome as well. The cinematography is very well done here, there is never a part where this movie doesn't feel like it has the dark, gritty atmosphere it's supposed to have.
This is probably the best action movie ever, every fight is super exciting, the chase where the Joker is trying to catch Dent, that is freaking awesome, and the final act? EVERYTHING IN THE CLIMAX IS AMAZING. The music, the action, the dialogue, everything. This is currently my favorite movie of all time.
The Dark Knight is a complete masterpiece, it's unforgettable, as soon as it ends you can't stop thinking about it, quoting it, and that is awesome. Seriously, this movie is so good, it deserves a rating higher than 10. If you haven't watched this movie, do yourself a favor and watch it. Now. I give The Dark Knight a solid, well-deserved, 10/10.