Gotham City's crime is kept under control by billionaire-by-day, cape crusader, Bruce Wayne. As a masked vigilante, he is well feared and respected. But when an aimless villain known as the Joker begins to terrorize the town, Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent assist Batman in capturing him. The team soon learns that every one of their choices are critical in turning them into heroes or villains.
With a cast as equally talented as it is star-studded, the film boasts a diversely elegant cast from the likes of acclaimed method actor, Christian Bale, to Hollywood veteran, Morgan Freeman.
The spine-chilling soundtrack complements the mystery and the darkness that constitutes the film's edginess.
The elaborate criminality, stunning visuals, effects, and explosions gave "The Dark Knight" a resonant neo-noir quality.
The pacing is right on-target for a film that must deliver as much mystery as cutthroat action and adventure. Editor Lee Smith does an impeccable job of not letting the slower scenes feel like they're dragging, then sandwiching them in between scenes of thrill and breakneck action. I enjoyed that the wall-to-wall action was fueled by suspense. There were few cuts in massive stunt scenes which provided realism and authenticity to the violence.
Christian Bale as Gotham City's masked vigilante was dramatic, suave, stealthy, and well - dark! I admire that Batman steps back to question his own morals. He has to make decisions that nobody wants to make - heroic decisions that make it impossible to please everyone at the end of the day. Batman begins to realize that his role as the Caped Crusader of his villain-laden city could be one that is critical in good and bad ways.
Heath Ledger's performance as Joker is brilliantly unmatched and befittingly abstruse, but that goes without saying. I love the fact that Joker's backstory here is constantly contradicted, giving his character an even more mysterious atmosphere. The audience understands clearly that this man just wants to watch the world burn and ask questions after. The fact that he has no apparent rhyme or reason builds anarchic suspense within the film and humor within the character.
Aaron Eckhart's Two-Face had a great backstory here. The parallels between fighting for justice with love and fighting justice for loss contribute to a profound plot twist. In Two-Faces case, he turned to evil. In Bruce Wayne's case, good was chosen. This made the slight rivalry between the two characters over Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) that much more interesting, and solidified the two as perfect foes in the second act.
I thoroughly enjoyed "The Dark Knight" because it is unlike any superhero film around. By being so deep-rooted in the character's intentions and morals, we end up with what feels like a film about regular people who are taken to wild extremes by means of emotion and sacrifice. The stakes here are tremendously thrilling, full of adventure, meaningful and permanent. Great movie!
91%!
With a cast as equally talented as it is star-studded, the film boasts a diversely elegant cast from the likes of acclaimed method actor, Christian Bale, to Hollywood veteran, Morgan Freeman.
The spine-chilling soundtrack complements the mystery and the darkness that constitutes the film's edginess.
The elaborate criminality, stunning visuals, effects, and explosions gave "The Dark Knight" a resonant neo-noir quality.
The pacing is right on-target for a film that must deliver as much mystery as cutthroat action and adventure. Editor Lee Smith does an impeccable job of not letting the slower scenes feel like they're dragging, then sandwiching them in between scenes of thrill and breakneck action. I enjoyed that the wall-to-wall action was fueled by suspense. There were few cuts in massive stunt scenes which provided realism and authenticity to the violence.
Christian Bale as Gotham City's masked vigilante was dramatic, suave, stealthy, and well - dark! I admire that Batman steps back to question his own morals. He has to make decisions that nobody wants to make - heroic decisions that make it impossible to please everyone at the end of the day. Batman begins to realize that his role as the Caped Crusader of his villain-laden city could be one that is critical in good and bad ways.
Heath Ledger's performance as Joker is brilliantly unmatched and befittingly abstruse, but that goes without saying. I love the fact that Joker's backstory here is constantly contradicted, giving his character an even more mysterious atmosphere. The audience understands clearly that this man just wants to watch the world burn and ask questions after. The fact that he has no apparent rhyme or reason builds anarchic suspense within the film and humor within the character.
Aaron Eckhart's Two-Face had a great backstory here. The parallels between fighting for justice with love and fighting justice for loss contribute to a profound plot twist. In Two-Faces case, he turned to evil. In Bruce Wayne's case, good was chosen. This made the slight rivalry between the two characters over Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) that much more interesting, and solidified the two as perfect foes in the second act.
I thoroughly enjoyed "The Dark Knight" because it is unlike any superhero film around. By being so deep-rooted in the character's intentions and morals, we end up with what feels like a film about regular people who are taken to wild extremes by means of emotion and sacrifice. The stakes here are tremendously thrilling, full of adventure, meaningful and permanent. Great movie!
91%!