The best Batman yet!

Rating: 10/10 (7 February 2009)

The best Batman film yet. Deep plot, a charismatic villain and equally charismatic hero..The Dark Knight is not a story about Batman, but a story of Gotham in response to Batman's arrival. The theme of escalation, the classic notion of good versus evil, chaos versus order, and what a hero truly is, is present in the whole movie... but it was rather cramped in a way that it was somewhat difficult to understand it all with just one sitting.
What's the most amazing thing about this movie is how accurate the characters are portrayed in the spirit of the comics. Batman now is more involved in detective work (which other movies, even Begins, explored little to naught)... Gordon (Oldman) is now more active, and much more explored here more, portrayed as a desperate cop trying to clean the streets, but getting trapped in his own dealings... the Joker, who finally is represented right (even if he does wear make-up) not as a prankster criminal... but as a true agent of chaos.
Ledger had nailed him as a definitive Joker for the live action movies. How he acts, his 'plans', even his odd sense of humor. By the pictures, you see a grungy, dirty looking madman... you'd think he'd be so serious... but he is not. I could count how many times he made me, and the audience laugh. He tells Batman the duality of their nature and relationship, even wishing how he would want to do this forever... this is truly one of the best Joker portrayals in history. Disturbing, yet funny.
A masterpiece.