The Dark Knight
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
- Released: 2008-07-14
- Runtime: 152 minutes
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
- Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Nestor Carbonell, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Ron Dean, Chin Han, Eric Roberts, Ritchie Coster, Anthony Michael Hall, Keith Szarabajka, Joshua Harto, Melinda McGraw, Nathan Gamble, Michael Jai White, Colin McFarlane, Nydia Rodriguez Terracina, Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr., William Fichtner, Cillian Murphy, Patrick Leahy, Matt Skiba, David Dastmalchian, Michael Vieau, Michael Stoyanov, William Smillie, Danny Goldring, Matthew O'Neill, Olumiji Olawumi, Greg Beam, Erik Hellman, Beatrice Rosen, Vincenzo Nicoli, Edison Chen, Andy Luther, James Farruggio, Tom McElroy, Will Zahrn, James Fierro, Sam Derence, Jennifer Knox, Patrick Clear, Sarah Jayne Dunn, Charles Venn, Winston Ellis, Sophia Hinshelwood, Keith Kupferer, Joseph Luis Caballero, Richard Dillane, Daryl Satcher, Chris Petschler, Aidan Feore, Philip Bulcock, Paul Birchard, Walter Lewis, Vincent Riotta, Nancy Crane, K. Todd Freeman, Matt Shallenberger, Michael Andrew Gorman, Lanny Lutz, Peter DeFaria, Matt Rippy, Andrew Bicknell, Ariyon Bakare, Doug Ballard, Helene Maksoud, Tommy Campbell, Craig Heaney, Lorna Gayle, Lisa McAllister, Peter Brooke, Joshua Rollins, Dale Rivera, Matthew Leitch, Thomas Gaitsch, William Armstrong, Adam Kalesperis, Tristan Tait, Bronson Webb, David Ajala, Gertrude Kyles, Jonathan Ryland, James Scales, Nigel Carrington, Ian Pirie, Lateef Lovejoy, Grahame Edwards, Roger Monk, Ronan Summers, Wai Wong, Michael Corey Foster, Hannah Gunn, Jon Lee Brody, Debbi Burns, Maritza Cabrera, Shirin Caiola, Laura Chernicky, Henry Milton Chu, Kelli Clevenger, Richard Divizio, Tony Domino, David Fultz, Natalie Hallam, Jordon Hodges, Erron Jay, Nicky Katt, Thomas Kosik, Don Kress, Tim Krueger, Dan Latham, Tom McComas, James Mellor, Joseph Oliveira, Buster Reeves, Peter Rnic, Amit Shah, Michelle Shields, Sofiya Smirnova, Bruce Spielbauer, Robert Patrick Stern, Robert Stone, Richard Strobel, Tom Townsend, John Turk, John Warman, Chris Wilson, Kevin Zaideman, Rob Clark, Brandon Lambdin
- Director: Christopher Nolan
Comments
- dalyons-09311 - 8 January 2023
Perfect Batman Movie
Batman is my favorite fictional character, so it's only fitting that my favorite movie is a Batman movie. Christopher Nolan knocked it out of the park. His trilogy does a great job of harnessing what makes Batman so great. He's just a man but creates a symbol so that he can truly make a difference, he uses his intelligence and training to overcome difficult situations, and he has an unwavering moral code, doing what needs to be done to save his city no matter the cost to himself. This movie in particular is the best of the bunch. For starters, it's so well-constructed. If you Google best movie endings, The Dark Knight will pop up. If you Google best movie openings, The Dark Knight will pop up. I think this is the only (or at least one of the only) movies where that's true. The ending in particular resonates with me because it's my whole philosophy on movies and why I don't care for true stories - cinema is an escape from reality. I've always thought that a good Batman movie needs four things. 1. Stealth 2. Combat 3. Detective Work 4. Gadgets. And of course, as with any movie you want great characters and stories. This movie is lighter on stealth than Batman Begins but has great combat scenes and incredible detective work and gadgets. The way it handles Harvey's transformation into Two-Face and Joker's role in it is really good. And of course, I can't avoid mentioning the best part, which is Heath Ledger as Joker. The acting is incredible, the blooper with the delayed explosion is perfect, and the characterization of the Joker is really good. The way he embodies chaos and how his plan relies on the darkness inside people is really smart. The way he takes on the mob bosses is so fun to watch. I like how it took both the Killing Joke angle about how one bad day can turn anyone into Joker as well as the LEGO Batman Movie angle of how Batman and Joker need each other. And of course, the soundtrack is unbelievable, especially during the ending scene. This movie also has great dialogue, with Michael Caine's Burma speech probably being the highlight.
