The Crème de la Crème of Movie making

Rating: 9/10 (6 November 2018)

This movie is an absolute thrill from beginning till end. The thing about this movie is that it beside from having a great cast and story also has one of the greatest directors this world has ever known. Christopher Nolan is a Director that truly understands wat Batman stands for, wat his morals are and wat makes him great. Everything Nolan touches turns into gold. Lets take the titel of the movie as an example, 'Batman Begins' the movie before this sequel is based on Bruce Wayne becoming Batman. This movie is actually based on Batman becoming or getting his second name: The Dark Knight. There are multiple things that point to this evolution but the most important one is: 'you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain' this line is also introduced by Harvey Dent (one of the main characters that becomes a villain later). And he was right, Batman eventually takes the punishment for his crimes and him becoming a villain. Batman knows he can take the blame because of the mask and Harvey and the people can't lose their good political figure. He then at the end of the film truly transforms from a hero (Batman) into something that doesn't have to be good in the eyes of everyone else and above all something that is nessecary to save his beloved city. He becomes: The Dark Knight. And THAT ladies and gentlemen is called great film making and choosing a good titel instead of just choosing it because it's cool.
And even though the best part about the movie is the story there is still plenty of action, just not Michael Bay/Zack Snyder all over the place action. Everything about this movie just feels right, putting Batman in this realistic version of his universe. Christian Bale gives a great performance again as Batman and the supporting cast is amazing. Now lets talk about the most obvious supporting character: the Joker. Heath Ledger has put his heart and soul in this character and most importantly also understands it, and that shows. From the little details like the facepaint still on his fingertips to the smile and laugh. The Joker truly challenges Batman and his morals in this movie and makes him pay a big price for keeping his most important rule. The Joker is truly the opposite of Batman. Batman stands for Justice and the Joker for Chaos. Batman believes in his city and the Joker wants to proof that his city is weak and their faith is broken. That there are no good people left. This is what makes a villain great, not giving him a big army or a lot of physical power, but letting him create a struggle that the Hero or Protagonist has to overcome and challenges or even changes him if he wants to succeed in doing so.
The music in this movie is great as well and gives the tension and iconic moments even more meaning. Hans Zimmer is amazing and proves that again with his score for this movie.
At the end of the day this movie and Heath Ledgers performance will go down in History and we al had the privilige to enjoy this piece of art.