The Dark Knight...Hero or Vigilante

Rating: 10/10 (24 June 2013)

****This review may contain spoilers****
First off I want to say that the director, Christopher Nolan's choice in actors and actresses is amazing, I do not believe anyone else could have fulfilled these roles any better than the actors themselves. Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne aka the Batman, Health Ledger as the Joker, Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent, Gary Oldman as Gordon, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel are some of the main characters in this movie. The Dark Knight (2008) was produced by Warner Bros., and is set in Gotham City.
In this sequel from Batman Begins (2005), it is placed about a year after the Batman has started to make his mark in Gotham. With the help of Lieutenant Gordon and newly appointed District Attorney Harvey Dent, they are making a war on crime and cleaning up the streets of Gotham in a hurry. As they seem to be making progress a new insane enemy known as the Joker makes his mark and makes sure that no one will forget it. With this new enemy, the one rule that Batman holds true to himself to separate him from the criminals will be tested in more ways than one. The Joker is out to bring chaos and try to prove that no man is incorruptible. A love triangle is formed between Bruce, Harvey and Rachel, where Rachel makes her choice. The cinematographer, Wally Pfister, did a remarkable job with the camera angles and really setting the tone to help capture the craziness the Joker was causing and to help you feel the fear and to help you connect with the characters. Once Batman was able to finally reel in the Joker in the construction building, Wally was able to have that insane type sound to go with the Jokers laugh and remarks towards Batman on how he couldn't kill him. During that time the Joker was upside down and the camera slowly started to rotate with the spot lights on him and the darkness to Batman's back. It helped the audience to know that this wasn't the end of the Joker and that they had become arch enemies to each other. This sequel really helped the audience understand who the Batman was and wither or not he was a hero or just a vigilante. The Joker is an enemy that the Batman will face for years to come along with new ones down the road. Gotham is safe for the time being but how long can Batman go for? There is not one thing that comes to mind in changing any aspect of this movie. Great acting and directing really help to mold the theme and keep the audience in tuned.