Batman has sure changed a lot.

Rating: 10/10 (10 November 2015)

2 years after the outstanding 'Batman Begins', Christopher Nolan, his brother and Goyer have set out to surpass the high standards set by the last film. First, they have to start with a fresh new story that does not seem to cut back to any origin story relating to Bruce Wayne's journey.
As part of their aim to explore anarchy,corruption and lunacy in the Batman mythology, they set out to create what is deemed to be the ultimate Batman movie that audiences are about to be sucked into. Christopher Nolan especially seemed to understand what parts of Batman he wanted to incorporate. 'The Long Halloween' being the one he sticks to consistently. But of course, with the inclusion of the Joker, I began to see hints of 'The Killing Joke' in the movie. With the influence of such acclaimed stories, Nolan is destined to give Batman fans a huge treat.
It is easy to enjoy 'The Dark Knight' as a superhero movie in many movies and the tone this movie establishes creates the source of investment and excellent setting for our characters to dwell in. If you try to analyse this movie's themes about society's vulnerabilities, this could make the movie even better for you to enjoy. Cinematography-wise, the movie draws you into this atmosphere to make you believe the crisis and tensions Gotham is put in.
If this movie was enjoyable, of course it has to have great acting from some of the cast, right? Christian Bale doing his Batman voice might be comedic but I understand that it is the best way to separate him from his Bruce Wayne alter-ego. Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyellenhaal, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman were all pretty well-cast in the roles given to them and this helps us to really believe in their ability to give these characters some insight. But throughout the trilogy, I believe Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhart give Joker and Two-Face some original yet faithful representations of their characters.
I believe the roles Joker and Two-Face play as villains is really what draws me into this film. Joker proves that anyone would fall into tragic states of depression and insanity. Just give'em a little push at what they love and there you go.... Anyway to cut it off short, I can say that the movie is really serviceable as both a film that lets us learn and let us be entertained. Entertainment in fact is what I consider the roots of any media, I mean.... We have to find something to keep us really engaged, right?
I would give this movie a 10 out of 10 but I decided that maybe I should give out some faults for this film. One, it might be too dark and gloomy for some of us to fully enjoy and this might deprive the movie of its laughs. Don't worry Joker, Alfred and Lucius all have something to provide if you're a comedy junkie. Two, Two-Face's role might disappoint fans who want to see this guy more but for he was worth in the movie. I can forgive..... In fact, the burnt face totally should mean he can die from disease any minute or so.
'The Dark Knight' is a lot things I'm glad to see from a Batman movie yet it takes some of the liberties on its source material also. It is so much that many film-makers are inspired to look upon it as a reference. The writing,action, acting and cinematography etc. inspire us to feel as if this is the 'perfect superhero movie' ever. This movie is sure going to stick with me for lifelong time.