The Dark Knight is the best film of 2008 and creates one of the greatest Villains in Cinema History

Rating: 10/10 (5 September 2008)

The Dark Knight is dark. The Dark Knight is violent. The Dark Knight is scary. Yet The Dark Knight is simply in one word Sensational.
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.
The mood in The Dark Knight is absolutely perfect. Batman is supposed to be Dark. Christopher Nolan has finally done the perfect Batman and gotten the mood right. The 1965 Batman was good campy fun but far off of what Batman should be. Tim Burton's 1989 Batman almost had it but was still a bit campy. Finally Nolan creates the perfect one. Not only is it a good comic book movie, Nolan creates a great crime epic that rates up there with the crime masterpieces.
The action sequences in The Dark Knight are stunning and exhilarating. The scene where Batman is going after The Joker and saving Harvey Dent is simply amazing. Nolan uses little CGi and focuses on simple stunts and it works! The action sequences keep you on the edge of your seat and excites you and takes your breath!
The Performances were great from everyone in the cast. Christian Bale gives a solid performance as Bruce Wayne and Batman. I Actually don't mind Batman's voice. Bale is the best Bruce Wayne the Franchise has had and i thin the Best Batman. Maggie Gyllenhaal gives a good performance as Rachel. She isn't amazing but she is an improvement over Katie Holmes. Aaron Eckhart gives a great performance as Harvey Dent/Two face. Gary Oldman gives a awesome performance as Commissioner Gordon. I find Oldman is often dismissed and forgotten. He gives i think the second best performance of the film.
Of course the main talk surrounding the film is Heath Ledger. Let me tell you. The only positive thing about Ledger's death is that his last film will forever mark his greatest performance as an actor. Ledger creates the greatest screen villain ever. If the main Villain from A Clockworth Orange can win an Oscar for Acting. Ledger will definitely win for his portrayal of The Joker. A lot of people think that if Ledger was still alive then people wouldn't be making such a big deal over it. In my humble opinion. If Ledger was still alive today. He would still be getting praise from everyone and would still be surrounded by Oscar Buzz. The Joker, and Ledger's Portrayal of him will forever go down in history as one of the greatest performances ever.
In the end, The Dark Knight is simply amazing. It's Dark, Violent but still amazes the audience. It should and hopefully get a nomination for Best Picture and will go down as the best comic book movie ever made. The Dark Knight rates at an outstanding 10/10 and is the Best Movie of 2008.