The Dark Knight is awesome

Rating: 9/10 (18 April 2018)

This movie is simply awesome. More than deserves a score of 9/10. And a lot of people will say that this movie is overhyped, and here's why you are wrong, and I am right;
1. Heath Legend's Joker: Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker really stands out in this film. Thanks to Ledger's A-game acting, the Joker in this movie was, as well as being terrifying, also captivating to watch for the audience.
2. The script; This film is very well written and well paced. Every character is seemingly effortlessly fleshed out and developed, and little about the characters is ever told to us (think "show don't tell"), it is all shown to us through the plot and the characters' actions. Most movies nowadays don't do this.
3. Pacing: This movie is paced very well
4. Practical effects over CGI: Instead of being a bloated, overdone, loud, obnoxious, sense-overloading cringefest like age of Ultron and Suicide squad, this movie opts for practical effects, which gives the film a more grounded and realistic tone, keeping the audience engaged consistently.
5. Humour: This movie isn't the funniest movie, I know. It's not Ant man. But when there is humour, it doesn't feel forced, it feels natural and fits in the conversation. The same can't be said for many movies nowadays.
6. Depth; There's a lot of depth to this movie, and it makes the audience question their own lives, and differentiates this movie from the popcorn flicks that we're so used to seeing. Most prominent are themes of human nature, selfishness vs selflessness, the human survival instinct, morals and rules, and anarchy, which are all well developed throughout.
7. Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent. Although Ledger's Joker (as mentioned above) was the most memorable performance of the film, Eckhart is no slouch. His performance as Dent is realistic and often terrifying, and is portrayed very well throughout, making his arc tragic.
8. The soundtrack. Hans Zimmer is one of the best composers in Hollywood, and the score for this film is evidence of that. While the Joker theme puts you on edge, the Harvey Dent theme reflects his character very well also.