The greatest movie thus far in the twenty first century

Rating: 10/10 (9 December 2008)

I just finished watching two and a half hours of batman and it wasn't enough; I did not want this movie to end! I did not go to the theaters to see this because I am/was not a batman fan nor was I a Heath Ledger fan and then this movie happened. This was an astonishing movie with great performances all around. Heath Ledger was frigging brilliant; it was not until after I watched this movie that I felt saddened by his passing and that I will never get to see him pull off something like this again. Christian Bale was born to play this role he makes all other batmen look like SNL skits. Michael Caine did not have as big of a role as he did in Begins but he transforms Alfred. I can go on and on right down the line with actors and performance but it would take me 10000 words to describe how superb they were. This movie raises questions like a good drama, has plot twist like a good psychological thriller, has action better than any movie I have ever seen; this movie has everything you would want and then so much more. I got so lost in it that I had to remind myself that this is a Batman movie, but any stereotype I harbored towards superhero movies was torn to shreds. this movie makes all other super hero movies look like Saturday morning cartoons. Praise Nolan for such an innovative addition to the Batman saga. This movie along with Ledger deserves an Oscar hands down; give them the damn Oscar, PLEASE!