Disclaimer: I’m not really good into writing movie reviews so please bear with me. 
It’s The Dark Knight’s second day of showing. Here I am, still as ecstatic as I was two days ago. Because of my feverish excitement for this Batman movie sequel, I chanced upon getting tickets in advance to watch it as soon as it’s shown lest movie houses might run out of tickets on the exact showing day.
And folks, this movie is currently topping the box office and promises to set up a new record, beating other superhero movies like Spider-Man 3 which currently holds the biggest gross opening sales! To add, it’s currently rated 9-point-something out of 10 in the Internet Movie Database, taking the 3rd spot on IMDB’s Top 250 movies (currently raking the number 1 spot).
The movie really proves that it’s beyond hype, and that the late great Heath Ledger will be surely missed as “The Joker”. For me, it’s really The Joker’s film more than Batman’s. He effectively reprised Jack Nicholson’s role, much to everyone’s surprise. Christian Bale’s characterization of Batman wasn’t bad at all, albeit he didn’t stand out as much as Ledger did.
Both characters of the villain and the protagonist were perfectly strewn and shown as how they should be in the movie. The Joker displayed a dark, unscathed, misanthropic and sadistic character without losing the playful and sarcastic sense of humor. Bruce Wayne, on the other hand, was well-kept in his reserved, contemplative and sophisticated state, transforming himself into the dark knight with the classy action-laden moves. Albeit sometimes, throwing less emotions on screen doesn’t make a strong character pop up, but being cool, calm and collected is muy sexy enough.
I won’t be giving enough spoilers for the sake of those who haven’t seen the movie yet. Overall, I can swear that this is one of the best Superhero movies ever shown, and the most artistically done. The special effects were just right for its dark, swashbuckling genre in a contemporary age, beating all the Batman movies in the past. The whole plot and the action scenes were delivered perfectly in a fashionable manner.
And what’s more enticing is the title itself. If I’m correct, this is the only the Batman movie that has no “Batman” word in its title. The Dark Knight, as described based on Batman’s persona in general, is a fitting and striking title that many of us who got to watch it will surely remember.
Truly, The Dark Knight deserves an accolade. It’s Nolan’s masterpiece, anyway.
Image from: Warner Bros.
