9.5/10
The Dark Knight, the latest installment of the new style of Batman films is amazing, I have always loved the darkness of Batman, but found the installments that were released in the 90's to be too cartoonish, they really failed to capture the extreme drive that drove Bruce Wayne to become the anti-hero that he is. The Dark Knight, takes a real look at the world we live in right now, the terrorist themes, the idea that you can't deal with extremists without running the risk of becoming an extremist yourself. Health Ledger is incredible as the Joker, he portays the character's instability and genius brilliantly, and provides the perfect opponant to Christian bales Batman.
If you like your films dark, with a good dose of political critique and exceptional acting, then you will love "The Dark Knight"
The Plot:
Bruce Wayne/Batman (Christian Bale) continues to eliminate crime in Gotham City with the help of Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). The Dark Knight wants to finally get rid of organized crime for good and be free of their corruption. Batman soon finds that a new psychopathic mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger) has taken over organized crime. After the fall of Carmine Falcone, the remaining crime bosses try to pick up the pieces. However, the Joker is killing them off one by one. The Joker's plan is to terrify the citizens and throw the city into chaos, and then kill Batman. Batman takes the fight with the Joker personal, which makes him confront his own beliefs. The Joker is the most dangerous criminal that Batman has encountered, and he will need all his strength and vigilance to defeat him.
Cast:
| Christian Bale | ... | Bruce Wayne / Batman | |
| Heath Ledger | ... | The Joker | |
| Aaron Eckhart | ... | Dist. Atty. Harvey Dent / Two-Face | |
| Michael Caine | ... | Alfred | |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | ... | Rachel Dawes | |
| Gary Oldman | ... | Gordon | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | Lucius Fox | |
| Monique Curnen | ... | Det. Ramirez (as Monique Gabriela Curnen) | |
| Ron Dean | ... | Detective Wuertz | |
| Cillian Murphy | ... | Scarecrow | |
| Chin Han | ... | Lau | |
| Nestor Carbonell | ... | Mayor Anthony Garcia | |
| Eric Roberts | ... | Salvatore Maroni | |
| Ritchie Coster | ... | The Chechen | |
| Anthony Michael Hall | ... | Mike Engel |
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The Movie:
