..And here we go!

Rating: 10/10 (21 March 2012)

The Dark Knight has blown every super hero film out of the water. I have watched this film so many times and I never get bored. The Dark Knight is directed by profound director, Christopher Nolan. Nolan isn't your average filmmaker; he's smart. He crafts every shot with perfection, taking hold of the audience and making you feel the action. Nolan's use of shooting The Dark Knight with IMAX cameras is beautiful. If you saw this film in IMAX or watched it on Blu-ray you will know what I'm talking about. What I find really interesting is the Christopher Nolan was against using a lot of visual effect for The Dark Knight. There is one big scene that is done visually, but most of the effects you see are special effects. For example, when the Joker blows up the hospital; that is special effects. Nolan found a building that would work for a hospital, then his crew basically cut the building in half, so when it blows up it looks like a wave(building dropping down in layers). The performances in The Dark Knight by: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, & Gary Oldman are terrific. My two favorite performances that stand out in this film are by Aaron Eckhart and Heath Ledger. What stands out with Eckhart's performance is his transformation into Two-Face. All his character need was a catalyst to make him break and when he did, Eckhart shows the emotion beautifully. In my opinion Heath Ledger's performance is one of the greatest performances of all time. It's fascinating that what Ledger did to become The Joker. He live alone in a hotel room concocting every little twitch and idiosyncrasy of The Joker's unique physicality. Ledger also kept a diary of The Joker's thoughts. Ledger's performance is a work of art and the perfect portrayal of The Joker. The Dark Knight is by far the best comic book film to date and has one of the greatest performances that will go down in history by, Heath Ledger.