Batman Dark Knight Review

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2017)

Batman is one of the most iconic super heroes in the comic book world. Many children like Batman because he fights crime and a unique thing about him is that he never kills the bad guys, but he basically paralyzes them then arrests them. Also Batman's parents were killed when he was young so many orphans connect with him and see him as a role model. In Batman's history there has been many forms of the movie that have been created but in 2005 Christopher Nolan released his own take of Batman, "Batman Begins", and this would once again spark excitement among-st both the young and the old about Batman. Batman Begins was so successful that it marked the start of a trilogy by Nolan which would conclude in 2012. Nolans took a different approach to his rendition of Batman then ever before in the movie industry. He started Batman Begins with an origins story, or the story of Batman's youth, which was never done before. This helped more people connects with Batman and over the course of the movies they see his rise and eventual "fall". But Batman always put the people of Gotham first no matter what. Christopher Nolan's "Batman: The Dark Knight" is my favorite Batman movie in the trilogy because of the amazing story-line and great cinematography.
Batman: The Dark Knight is a multi layered movie with a few main characters. The Joker is the main antagonist but relationships with Harvey Dent, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and even an exciting action scene in China. One key scene in the movie happens about three fourths of they way through, when the Batman is interrogating Joker and the Joker knows where both Harvey Dent and Maggie are being held. Both are basically next to time bombs that our about to go off. Joker tells the location of both knowing that Batman only has time to save one. Batman chooses his lover Maggie but is shocked to find Harvey Dent when her arrives at the location provided by the Joker. The Joker had lied knowing that whatever chow the Batman made he wouldn't be able to accomplish it. That was a huge shock.
What made really made this installement my favorite it is different from our common super hero vs evil villain plot. Typically you have a bad guy and the super hero comes in, saves the day and gets the girl. But not in The Dark Knight. This story begins as your typical super hero movie but has a twist. The bad guy is captured, a new bad guy who was previously good emerges, and the girl dies. The drama and suspense from this story arc just creates a more relatable and fulfilling movie experience.
It's hard to try something different specially when the formula for "regular" super hero movies have been working for so long. I believe Christopher Nolan's Batman the Dark Knight in 2008 opened the door for companies like Marvel to continue to push the envelope and create super hero movies where we can relate to the struggle and how things aren't black in life just like in real life. I definitely recommend this movie trilogy, it's a must watch.