Batman at his finest

Rating: 10/10 (16 November 2018)

The Dark Knight had a serious standard to be on par with as people will compare it the Batman Begins but the way it was more complex and progressive plot as well as building of the characters just beats Batman Begins easily. Batman Begins showed a lot more action whereas the Dark Knight showed a lot more intelligent as well as subtle ways to carry the plot.
Christian Bale plays a Batman that is on par and at some points beats the character in Batman Begins. When he needs to think like a criminal and understands their plans he takes them down with ease.
Michael Caine is still the classic Alfred and plays his role superbly as well as .Gary Oldman as Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox . Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Rachel effortlessly but in my opinion doesn't have the same connection with Bruce Wayne as in Batman Begins. But the stand out performance is definitely Heath Ledger as The Joker. In preparation for his role he spent a month in a hotel room just focussing on The Joker's laugh. To say he played The Joker well is a serious understatement, he is the definition of a psychopath and one of the highlights of playing his role was the "Magic Trick" he easily deserved the Oscar.
This film deserves to be in the top 5 most rated,