The Dark Knight, the movie that changed me forever

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2017)

The Dark Knight is the second movie in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, who is very well known for giving us in the last years movies such as Inception, Interstellar and Memento. This movie truly delivers with drama, action, romance, horror, dark humor, the study of a psychopathic killer and a detective story, all in one. It is set in a fictional place called Gotham City, and based on the comics made by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The story starts rapidly after the events of Batman Begins, and it revolves around Bruce Wayne or Batman (Christian Bale), Lieutenant Gordon (Gary Oldman), and the new district attorney, Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). It begins with the three of them planning to launch an attack on the mob by arresting the shady Asian boss, Lau (Chin Han). Lau is abducted from his building by Batman and is thrown into jail. After that, the Chinese mobster divulges the secrets which results in almost all the mob bosses thrown in jail. The desperate criminals turn to the Joker (Heath Ledger), a sadistic psychopath with green hair and the main villain of the movie. The Joker's plan is to terrify the citizens and throw the city into chaos, making him the most dangerous criminal that Batman has ever encountered. This sequel has been critically acclaimed and considered by many one of the best movies ever created. Although it doesn't present any supernatural events that usually makes more interesting a story, this masterpiece accomplishes to drag the attention of all the viewers during every second of the movie. The ending is amazingly heartwarming and inspirational despite not having a happy conclusion, and it incredibly captures the smart vision of Christopher Nolan's storytelling. Also, the lead actors give the performances of their lives, especially Heath Ledger (may his soul rest in peace), whose Joker was, and is until this day, one of the best portrayals of the character in history. However, the only complain I have is the poor special effects that sometimes are not very realistic. Overall, The Dark Knight is a movie which you will never regret watching, and is an enjoyable and heart touching experience, that gives you, in a strange way, hope in humanity.