A Monumental Film

Rating: 10/10 (21 September 2009)

The Dark Knight is not only the best movie 2008, it is the best movie of the millennium. It is the rare movie that has a tremendous deal of both critical and commercial success (highest opening weekend gross and second all time to Titanic). The masterpiece that surpassed all hype and changed forever how great a "blockbuster" can really be. Everything about TDK is firing on all cylinders: acting(R.I.P Heath Ledger), cinematography (crisp dark blue skylines), direction, and screen writing. Within a year, The Dark Knight has become one of the most quoted movies of all time (along with The Godfather,Pulp Ficiton and others).The themes and characters explored by Christopher Nolan (along with his brother, Jonathan Nolan)are subjects that will not easily leave you when the credits roll. This is the type of movie that will stay with you, and will merit an almost immediate repeat viewing. Forget that Batman is comic book character and the notion that a superhero movie can never be in the upper echelon of motion pictures. If you appreciate a good film, in every sense of the word, The Dark Knight can not be missed. An exceptional motion picture.