The Dark Knight is one of the best films ever made period.

Rating: 10/10 (7 December 2012)

The Dark Knight is by far one of the best films I have ever seen in my life. Not only does it transcend its genre and franchise but also transcends film itself to become not just a great movie, but a great work of true art.
This is quite simply the best screenplay I have ever had the pleasure of reading in my life. It had depth and meaning and symbolizes things such as anarchy, order, chaos, duality, and several other things.
The performances in this film are masterful and I mean just brilliant. Christian Bale as Batman is by far the best I've seen this character done since Kevin Conroy in the animated series/Arkham game series. Michael Caine as Alfred is amazing, Morgan Freeman as Luscious Fox is amazing, Aaron Eckhart is absolutely fantastic as Harvey Dent/Two-Face.
And let's not forget the greatest performance of the film and one of the best if not the best performance of all time, Heath Ledger as The Joker. Oh my god, this performance is bone-chilling. Absolutely bone-chilling and masterful in every conceivable manor.
This film is the reason I watch films. Period. Now go watch it.