One of the best movies I have seen in my life

Rating: 10/10 (27 July 2008)

The Dark Knight was certainly worth the wait. After the humongous success of Begins I had high expectations for this movie mainly cause I am a hardcore batman fan from the comics and before I saw TDK I felt that only begins made an effort to be THE batman movie.
First and foremost Heath Ledger's performance is to be highly commended. Although his career was short lived His spirit is seen in this movie through an incredible performance that not only captures your attention every time the joker comes on screen but also scares the crap out of you. This role is enough to put Ledger in the elite level of even Marlon Brando. THis particular joker will go on to become an iconic character in movie history. You can see the sadistic appeal that the Joker reflects and his portrayal is nothing short of genius.
Of Christian Bale also made an amazing impact .I would have to say that he fits perfectly into the shoes of Bruce Wayne and although the spotlight is stolen by the joker , Bale was still as brilliant as ever. Michael Caine on the other hand was downright fantastic. Words cannot express the kind of character that he portrayed. Aaron Eckart I would say although made a superb portrayal to the character of Harvey Dent/Two face I still feel he only gave 99% justice to the role. Morgan Freeman ,Gary Oldman also took their parts and came out great.
One very unique aspect that makes this film stand out from not only the rest of the batman franchise but also the rest of the superhero universe is that the story is nothing short of phenomenal .I have garnered a new respect for Christopher Nolan because not only did he fit elements of crime,corruption and public issues into a SUPERHERO film in a way where the chemistry between them worked but also he took the superhero genre and crafted a mature yet excellent story that not only would appeal to the fans but also to the masses. If you so as much find the story a little dragging enjoy the superb bat pod in action in what I can only say would be one of the most inventive chase scenes I have seen in any movie.
In the end I did feel maybe an inch of disappointment because the comic book element was missing in this film but that inch faded away in a matter of seconds replaced by what I can only say is'THE GODFATHER OF SUPERHERO FILMS'