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Rating: 9/10 (28 November 2019)

Eleven years after its release, The Dark Knight stands by itself as the greatest anti-superhero superhero film and quite possibly the greatest film or trilogy DC brought to the screen. There's no spaceships, aliens, intergalactic weapons or objects; its just two outcasts vs society. Batman vs Joker, Yin vs Yang, silent fury vs uncontrolled chaos, the Dark Knight vs the unorganised mastermind.
The precedence and merit of this film, beyond the brilliant screenplay and excellent acting, can be further shown by the insane marketing that was surrounding this film. With such passionate marketing, we form a more personal and interesting bond with the trilogy and the franchise overall.
Christian Bale, despite being on the front cover of the film, merely occupies the protagonist role all throughout the film. So much so we aren't even conditioned to fully applaud and commend his performance as legendary compared to another performer... Bale's Batman is good and does a great job in swapping dualities Bruce Wayne and Batman through tonality, personality and mannerisms. Though despite all that, he is overshadowed by Heath Ledger's Joker.
Heath Ledger, with a monumental and iconic performance, has defined his whole life and legacy with one damn good film with one damn great role. The makeup may have done a great job in hiding Ledger's original complexion but its his vicious and enthralling personality as the Joker that makes us forget he is Heath Ledger. Earlier before, Ledger is the performer I was referring to that played the antagonist and main character of this film. One of the few films ever made where I and many people were more excited to see the villain's side.
Its not often you see films changing people's lives, let alone superhero films, this film is one of those exceptions.