A Rare Sequel that goes Above and Beyond the Original

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2008)

The thing that I love about this movie and it's predecessor is not the fighting, and the violence. Although I did enjoy that too. No the thing what makes this movie stand above the rest of the movies on Batman is how well thought out and brought out the characters are. Unlike the old movies of the past this redefines the way Batman is done. Bruce Wayne/Batman is seen in a new light you can see him as an ordinary person along with being an icon it's not all about the violence and suspense it's about the heart that is brought through all the characters. That includes the villains. Though unlike the others the writers didn't just focus on the villains they focused on both sides and the villains aren't always the ones in the spotlight the heroes are in it too. The Dark Knight is so well done I mean there is so much emotion both in the acting and the story line. This is not some mindless superhero movie where the villain is the one in the spotlight no Batman is in it too.
As for the characters The Joker was wonderfully done it was simply amazing how they brought out his sadistic-ness. Heath Ledger and the script writers themselves produced an amazing Joker the best and most realistic one I've seen he fit the comic books with ease. Yes I hate him don't we all he's the bad guy after all. But honestly every good superhero movie needs a bad guy that makes sense that you can really see as that evil/insane that you know when you hear them speak their bad. The way they brought him in was great too points to the writers on the flawless way that he was introduced. Two Face wasn't bad either he was played out well just the way I could picture him played best.
The acting was superb from all of them they did a great job even some of the standbys or extra were awesome too really was well done. The struggles Batman faced in this movie we could understand and relate too at least in some ways. The hero has to sacrifice a lot to be what he is. He has to struggle and face so much yet taking on the job of bringing this out is a delicate thing and it must be played out carefully otherwise it will be a clunker and the whole movie will loose meaning.
Now the thing that really stands out in the movie is this is a sequel to Batman Begins which in all rights back in it's day was the best Batman movie ever brought out yet now I don't know I could say that this one was even better. It was somewhat darker okay a lot but not to the point that it seems mindless and makes no sense. I could point out a few movies that traveled down that path but I won't. This movie was balanced well it didn't feel too long or too short and you can't really predict what will happen next till almost the last moment.
I think anyone of any age would like this movie or at least find it worth watching. Because it was.
And you know this is probably the only sequel I know that surpasses it's predecessor. What it did was go on with the story we already knew but it didn't recycle the plot line of the first that is the problem with many sequels no a days. They aren't flushed out enough and they just almost follow the same plot line nothing is really new. You know how this movie feels? It feels like another chapter in a comic book or story it's not going to bring in everything else, it writes, its own story to add to the other kind of like life for us.
So in the end this has to be the greatest movie of the year by far I never really saw it being this big I was excited and couldn't wait for them to start filming when it came out but I never expected it to surpass it's predecessor.
But it did.