The Dark Knight rises to give justice to this movie, but does he fail or succeed?

Rating: 10/10 (25 July 2008)

Dark Knight as many know is the sequel to Christopher Nolan's take on the dark mysterious protagonist Batman and his fight for justice. This is not always easy for him and it becomes even harder when a somewhat smart, but psychopathic villain with nothing to lose and no real goal other than to have fun in town and watch it burn, enters the scene. And yes we are talking about The Joker. This movie is one of the most satisfying for a long time especially from Hollywood's side. This is not due to flashy explosions and extraordinary stunts (even though they are impressive,) but all the different moods and great acting especially for Heath Ledger's performance and interpretation of The Joker is phenomenal. The movie focuses a lot on Batman's search for justice and how his role should be in a city that are prejudiced toward people who take the law in their own hands like himself and The Joker. This movie contains so many plot twists, events and themes that one is not bored in those approx. 2:30 hours it rolls. It has both a touch of those subjects that were presented in Spiderman (and other movies) such as the hatred and/or doubt from the public people toward Batman. It gives the viewer an insight in how a world swirled in chaos and slight anarchy would be like. It has morale subjects and love related issues. It just has everything and something extra. As already mentioned Heath Ledger's performance is certainly one of those extras and he really gives The Joker's character a certain refinement. His small facial expressions and well spoken dialog really gives one the sense that this guy is a walking loon though still extremely smart. One of the beauties of the Joker's character is also that one is never given a real reason as to why he acts the way he does because this emphasizes his character as not having any real or meaningful agenda he just acts on instinct. As said he is just there to have fun. Another well known character for the fans is also introduced and even though his role is not as big as the Joker's it adds up to the story really well. It is a shame though he does not have more time on stage, but that is how it is. To conclude this is really not a movie to be missed. If you have not seen it yet head down to your nearest movie theater and be both surprised, amazed and even a bit scary. And walk home safely because the Dark Knight is watching you.