The movie review that started serious,then I got carried away-The Dark Knight

Rating: 9/10 (31 August 2016)

This review, (which is for some reason my first on my personal bible IMDb) is mainly going to focus on one character, simply because it is one of the greatest performances I have ever seen on screen. This character is of course; The Joker. Every scene he's in conveys his madness, his lack of emotions and human empathy and how he views Gotham and its inhabitants as his playground; and he was going to have a hell of a good time. He had everyone in the palm of his hands from the mob, to Harvey Dent, to the Dark Knight himself. Was this because of his meticulous planning? Because of his unpredictability? His cruelty? Or was it because he knows how to break down a person, until he's got in their heads and simply sit's back and watches the chaos unfold. Or maybe it's none of them, I mean, does he really look like a guy with a plan? There are small little characteristics throughout the film that emphasise he really does have a screw loose (or many) and for this reason is a force to be reckoned with. When one of his henchmen goes to unmask Batman and gets electrocuted for example, Jokers reaction is movie gold; he laughs and frantically shakes his face then spits on the henchman (who's knocked out on the floor). The Joker is in his element and appears to momentarily lose control (and the plot), it doesn't sound like much but needs to be seen to be appreciated. Another scene that springs to mind is when Commissioner Gordon first comes into the interrogation room and the Joker simply says,'Good evening, Commissionerrrr'. Or when he applauds Com.Gordon for his promotion. It's brilliant. Amongst countless other scenes, the final one with the Joker has him swinging upside down only seconds before he was falling to his death, he's laughing hysterically knowing that his game isn't over yet. Has he beaten the Batman? Arguably you could say yes. While he swings there, laughing, it suddenly cuts, the Jokers haunting laugh still hanging in the air, not likely to leave viewers any time soon. From the outset, the music/score in the film is awesome, from the deep beats at the very beginning of the film to the harsh sounds during the Jokers menacing violence, it really is awesome. When the 'bat-bike' ejects out and the music starts, it's pretty damn epic. (Hanz Zimmer is a beast.) When Batman is heading towards the wall and casually rides up it and turns around. I mean come on. There is so much to this film, it's dark and sinister undertones, human emotions, the way in which Batman is tested to do not what is necessarily right, but what is best for Gotham, how so many people can be corrupted and persuaded and how the ultimate weapon is perhaps not physical but psychological. While I realise writing this is doing little justice to how brilliant this film is and how much I enjoyed it, I feel that's okay. It's like Batman at the end of the film taking the blame for the death of Harvey Dent and various others. The people don't know what he's really done, what he's experienced, what he's seen, but he knows in himself he's done the right thing. I guess I'm the movie reviewer you deserve, but don't need right know, so I'll write, I won't quite be able to convey how awesome this film, amongst many others are, but I'll write, because I'm okay with that, I'm a person who loves, who lives his films, a silent guardian, a protectful watcher, a Dark Knight.
(9.9/10. The only films that have reached 10 is 'The Lord of the Rings Trilogy', for your own mental sanity, do not get me started on them films)