Batman Begins was a great movie, but The Dark Knight Makes It Look Silly.

Rating: 9/10 (31 July 2008)

In Gotham a new "bad guy" who calls himself The Joker robs a bank owned by the mafia in an amazingly well directed first scene. Batman/Bruce Wayne, played once again by Christian Bale takes the task to catch this thief, but itÂ's certainly easier said than done. The joker, played by Heath Ledger (IÂ'll get to that later) is a criminal mastermind who is not after money but frankly enjoys what he does, putting people in his "Social Experiments" which makes some really intense and great scenes. In this movie ChristopherÂ's brother Jonathan Nolan (who also co-wrote "Memento") is also writing the script. The dialog is improved greatly from the first movie and it is probably thanks to him. Christopher though is a very talented director which he really shows here, the hospital scene is one example. As we go to the acting performances we all know where IÂ'm going with this, Bale is great, Holmes being replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal(Which does a better performance overall), Morgan Freeman does his best role in years, Caine is convincing, Aaron Eckhart makes a chilling performance but the whole show was stolen by Heath Ledger (R.I.P), when his name was showed in the credits everybody was cheering. It is truly the best performance of the year,and probably in many years, the way he talks, walks, and reacts is just frightening to watch. He is scary and funny at the same time. As soon as Ledger is on the screen you are simply spellbound, the Nolan brothers have written such amazing dialog for him, and together with the way he performs it... itÂ's just unexplainable, the Oscar is just waiting for him, and it reminds us that one of our times most promising young actors have left us. It didnÂ't feel like Batman or Bruce Wayne was in the movie at all,but thatÂ's probably because Ledger is just... itÂ's like Heath is not in the movie, thatÂ's how good he is. It is probably weird that a whole review is centered around one man and his performance,but he deserves it. What a way to end a career. And as the creditÂ's Rollin the screen I donÂ't want to leave the theater. A tribute must also be made to the stuntman who lost his life during the shooting.
And another thing that has to be mentioned is the music.It reminds of Paul Thomas Anderssons "There Will Be Blood" with that sort of alarm thing, and when suddenly in the middle of a scene it just turns quiet. The Dark Knight is an amazing experience. It is not often a sequel is better than the first movie, some say that the sequel to movies like "The Godfather", "Alien" and "Terminator", but I donÂ't agree on that. The only one I can think of right now is "Spider-Man 2" that was better than the original. But now we have another one for the count, The Dark Knight is definitely better than the original.
I never thought I would say this about a superhero movie, or about an action movie overall but itÂ's the best movie of the year, and together with "No Country for Old Men"and "There Will Be Blood" it is the best movie in many years. It deserves a lot of Oscars, and it will with no doubt be a ****c that will grow with the times, I ever dare to call it a timeless masterpiece that will be remembered forever.
Rating: 5/5 or 9/10