The "Dark" Knight

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2008)

***May Contain Spoilers*** Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" is amazing for a few reasons but not limited to the ones below.
1. The Joker is amazing! I've been waiting for a Joker like the one portrayed in the film for a long time. Hats off to the writers and Heath Ledger for delivering how the Joker should be. The Joker is supposed to be a psychopath, plain and simple. The Joker has no morals and wont think twice about killing someone and laughing about it. He's supposed to be a dark and mysterious character as well. When people complain that "we get no back story on how he became Joker, no name, no motive, Its supposed to be that way. It creates tension and frustration for Batman because he will never know who he is. Joker can find out that Batman is Bruse Wayne, hurt his friends, break him down physically, morally and emotionally and above all kill Batman. The only thing Batman can do is kill Joker, and we all know that wont happen. The Joker is the opposite of Batman in every way, and for this intense version of batman he needs an equally intense villain.
2. Making Chicago Gotham City was one of the best parts of this film, it establishes a tone that this isn't fake or superficial. To put Batman in reality does a lot for the characters in the movie. It makes them grounded and easier to relate to and understand. Thats why people can relate better to Batman then lets say Superman or Greenlantern. In the Joker's case, in his origin he was knocked into a chemical tank and his skin was bleached white, hair turned green and his lips red but the writers of this movie changed it, in my opinion to once again make people believe this can happen, to make it grounded and not based in science fiction.
"The Dark Knight" is a great Batman movie, comic book movie and action film and stays true to what Bob Cane had envisioned for his creation. No "pow" "zap" and "wham" here, just a movie that makes you think.
The Dark Knight: 10/10