The Best Superhero Movie Ever Made, And Also One of the Best Movies Ever Made

Rating: 7/10 (23 July 2008)

Wow. Just Wow. This films amazing, not just as a superhero movie but as a movie period. Christian Bale does an excellent job as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Morgan Freeman does an excellent job as Wayne's technology guy, almost everybody does a great job in the film except for Lt. Gordons family, gosh his bratty kid was annoying.
Now Heath Ledger's performance deserves a section to itself, I would be more than happy to sign any petition for him to get a posthumous Oscar, it's a shame he had to die so prematurely and as soon as his career was beginning to start. Because trying to top a role originally done by Jack Nicholson is not easy at all, but Ledger does it. He brings to the Joker a disturbing and confused character, but nonetheless human at the same time.
Kudos should also go to director Christopher Nolan for making a radical departure from different superhero films, Batman is not trying to save the "good people of Gotham" the people of Gotham are selfish and greedy and ready to kill one another for survival. Batman himself is not portrayed as a hero.
All in all The Dark Knight was a great film.