"The Dark Knight" is a dark superhero epic with all the elements of a great blockbuster.

Rating: Null/10 (17 July 2014)

Superhero films generally deal with pointless action sequences, a typical plot and typical characters. Christopher Nolan stepped in and thought about changing that. The result: one of the greatest blockbusters of all time with social themes, dark characters, and entertaining action. The Dark Knight is a Batman film in which crime is ruling Gotham City, and police chief commissioner Gordon is teaming up with batman and district attorney Harvey Dent who is dating Bruce Wayne's former girlfriend Rachel. As Batman and the government of Gotham City try to overthrown the criminals, the joker and his men now plant terrorism on Gotham City as if things couldn't get worse. The Joker uses many methods and tricks to raise hell in Gotham before justice can be assured. Christopher Nolan directs this powerhouse blockbuster with the ultimate amount of technology and visual appeal to make this a classic. Every visual film element is superb. The rich sound and visual effects make the action sequences realistic and thrilling enough to make one of the best cinematic viewing experiences of all time. What's really interesting is that Christopher Nolan makes "The Dark Knight" more of a crime sequel than another superhero film. As stated earlier, you have the criteria of a complex crime with that deals with themes relating to society as opposed to worthless Hollywood recycled material. The Dark Knight has everything to make a suspenseful and shocking action film. The strongest aspect "The Dark Knight" has is its villain, the joker. Heath Ledger's tragic death was after he gave the world the greatest performance by a villain in motion picture history, and one of the greatest acting performances period. His darkness, look, and attitude is so unpredictable and shocking that you want him on each scene. The other performances by Christian Bale as Batman, Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent, and Gary Oldman as Gordon are decent, but Heath Ledger adds so much chemistry to make this film complete. Everything about this film clicks together adding suspense and action with social themes and strong sequences to give one of the best experiences you'll ever see in art.