The Dark Knight, an Oscar worthy masterpiece.

Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2008)

The problem is not that this film is so good, yet it's that I don't know where to start. Every aspect of 'The Dark Knight' is beyond extraordinary. Every tiny detail in this movie is done with utter brilliance. Let's start off with the acting. Though the star of the film is Christian Bale, who plays the caped crusader known as Batman, I think we all know who the real star is. The late Heath Ledger, playing the psychopathic maniac, blew everybody away with the best performance of his life(that's just my opinion, some of you might have liked him better in Brokeback Mountain). When I say best performance of his life, I am not being sympathetic, although he does deserve the sympathy of every movie-goer for his tragic and unexpected death, when I say best I mean best, I have never seen a villain being played so wonderfully. Jack Nicholson is no way near to being as good as ledger for the joker's role. Nicholson would have made us laugh and we would have just looked at him as our relative with a bipolar disorder. However Ledger's performance is in a completely different world. From his creepy make up and scars, to his wicked sinister laugh. The Dark Knight has to be the best movie of this summer and perhaps the whole year. Everything in the movie is wonderful. The acting was top notch....I couldn't have asked for better directing techniques nor could I thought of somebody who could have played the roles better. In comparison with the 2005 film 'Batman Begins', I am pretty sure we all know which is better.Every aspect of The Dark Knight is better than Batman Begins, the gadgets are modified, the villains are more intricate, and the action is more satisfying(although I was hoping to see Katie Holmes in this one). A solid script combined with great action make this film an outstanding one, and as for Christopher Nolan, he gives us another Oscar worthy flick,
R.I.P. HEATH LEDGER.