The Dark Knight Film Review


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The Dark Knight Film Review

 Although DC films - and any superhero films in general - are usually brushed aside as a waste of space, Christopher Nolan really has created a blockbuster in 'the Dark Knight'. 

The film is the 2nd in a trilogy of great films, racking up 8 Academy Awards, and with the late Heath Ledger going on to win countless awards for his role of 'best supporting actor' and Bale's stony, darker twist on the caped crusader, the film is critically acclaimed to be one of the best superhero movies - if not the best - to be shown in theatres.

The film follows Bruce Wayne/Batman, (Christian Bale) district attorney Harvey Dent, (Aaron Eckhart) and James Gordon (Gary Oldham) as they set out to wipe Gotham of crime for good, only to be caught up in a war across the city against a criminal mastermind known simply as 'the Joker'. (Heath Ledger) 

The Dark Knight ranks at 4th on IMDb's 'Top Rated Movies' list.
Watching the first film is key to understanding each character in the film, as no recaps are made about the origins of each of them. Due to this character building being over with, the film jumps straight in to a story which can be developed much deeper due to the running time not being held up by the audience getting to understand motives, as 3/4 of them have already been made out. The key theme of the entire film are morals - going much deeper than Batman's no killing rule, as the Joker is set out to prove that everyone is just like him, 'all it takes it a little push' while Batman is the polar opposite of this, set out to prove to himself and the Joker that everyone is a good person, with both sides being able to prove a point within the film; and is easy to grasp, making the story much more intriguing the way through. 

Of course the talking point of the film was Heath Ledger's legendary performance as the Joker, getting the gritty realism of the character down to a tee. Everything from the sadistic expressions and tone of the character was molded into his own form of the character, which actors have tried but failed to mirror throughout years. The Joker is played in such a way that he is shown to be the complete opposite of the Batman, while proving that they are 'the same' in some way or another, with both trying to prove a point to the masses, shown as a rivalry with a connection that most good vs evil story-lines lack. Heath Ledger's performance was so intensely believable, making the film go from what would have been a good film, to a great film.

The tragedy of Harvey Dent is another talking point, as the film is scaled with different emotions throughout, going from the dangerous, twisted mind of the Joker to the revenge-stricken Dent who once was a figurehead of Gotham who became what he was fighting against, showing the viewers a heroic character going down a route no one should have to, with the obvious to most fans being the origin of two-face becoming a huge story-line in the film.

The gritty feel of the film, as well as eye-catching costume designs from Lindy Hemming and haunting backing tracks from the legendary Hans Zimmer, proved to most that this film was built to be a classic. 





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