The Dark Knight Truly A Masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (16 December 2008)

The Plot: Bruce Wayne Batman (Christian Bale) is defending Gotham as it's defender of the night. Now he is dealing with a truly insane enemy "The Joker" (Heath Ledger). Now Bruce finally seeking a new hero to take over his job, someone that Gotham can look up to instead of "Batman" a man in a mask, this person is Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). But the Joker has other means in mind his master plan of insanity pursues.
My Spiel: I can't say enough good things about this movie from a 2 hours and 30 minute movie. The Dark Knight was so great because it was basically watching 2 movies. Which is exactly what you hope to see to get your full entertainment purposes and money's worth. Like I heard from someone this movie isn't a superhero movie, but It's just a tremendously excellent top notch movie which happens to have superheroes in it. But let me frown on that for a second, because none of the villains in this nor the main hero have any super powers, they just have the access to be truly sinister and be beneficial to whatever it is that they do in this movie. That being said Bruce Wayne is a Billionaire and can pretty much buy any thing known to man to help him defend the streets of the corrupt Gotham underground. I am a truly big fan of the first "Batman Begins" and was so shocked when I first saw it. I said to myself when I was going to see it, "No way they will get that tank to work well" but I was absolutely wrong, and it really made Batman truly a bad ass to be reckoned with, because how many times would you like an all terrain fast tank to be your personal vehicle. That being said This movie is a must see for anyone granted it is #1 on IMDb.com (one of the biggest movie sites to date). Which I am truly happy to see it there because this movie had it all, with it's spectacular fighting scenes, and its new concepts and story line putting light years ahead of other movies. Granted the movie was long and I made a quote to myself as I'm watching it, "Man I could watch this movie again" and then a hour later the movie is still going and I then finished my quote "Man I could watch this movie again....Tomorrow!" But not that it bothered me that it was long it was truly a masterpiece and deserves all the hype because this is the best comic movie to date obviously! I was so thrilled with "Batman Begins" I thought that was the best comic movie I would see, but what you need to know The Dark Knight is so good because of the ground work that was put in from the first movie "Batman Begins". Granted this movie will break so many money records it will be phenomenal, then again this movie got some help from the crazy/accidental death of its master villain Heath Ledger as "the Joker." Which is a huge knock out blow to any hopes of duplicating a masterful sinister villain for another Batman installment. But not once did I shake my head and go that is completely ridicules, well that's not completely true the part with Wayne putting those emitters in all the phones in all of Gotham! From that aside is amazing work for the Director Christopher Nolan to accomplish in my eyes. I am so stoked and can't wait to get this on DVD to watch it again and again. If this movie doesn't get nominated for any awards it will just answer the questions we already knew, that the Oscars are a complete joke and all politics. If you don't ever see The Dark Knight you are missing a epic depiction of sacrifice for the greatest good.
The Dark Knight (2008) Review: 9/10