The Dark Knight in Retrospect

Rating: 9/10 (7 June 2018)

Nolan's second installment in his Dark Knight series continues its predecessor in being a fresh take on the genre by keeping to the gritty, dark tone of the first film. It differs greatly from previous attempts to encapsulate the character of Batman on the big screen due to Nolan's unique directing style.
Ledger's performance as the Joker is a huge part of why this movie is so great and why it is so fondly looked back on. He brings everything he has to the table and delivers one of the most meorable performances ever to be put on screen. A real scenestealer. He is still one of the best on screen villains ever, in any movie and in any genre, for me.
By comparison to the films both DC and Marvel puts out today, one can see a real distinction from Nolan's trilogy. He didn't try to incorparate the character of Batman in some shared universe, being part of a setup along with many other characters. Granted, that wasn't the trend back then, but even so, this film and its concurrent trilogy is satisfying to go back to every once in a while. It is now ten years later and it still holds up as one of the best detective dramas of the twenty first centuary.
9/10
/c