The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight.. The sequel to the The Batman Begins.

If you have not seen Batman Begins, I suggest you see it first and then watch this movie, It will make a lot more sense. Because this movie picks up where the last one left off.

The Batman franchise has been a very candy floss kind of movie before this latest incarnation of the caped crusader came onto the big screen. This movie has completed re-written the way a batman movie should be made. It puts a much larger emphasis on the story and characters than on the gadgets and jumping off buildings.

I'm not saying that those things are not in these movies, but they are not all that is there in them.

The first movie ended with Wayne Manor being burned to the ground so in this movie you see Bruce Wayne living in a swanky Penthouse in Gotham City. The city looks a lot more like a modern metropolis than before, in fact looks a lot like New York or Chicago. And the Bat cave? It's replaced with an underground basement in the middle of the city.

The Joker played by Heath Ledger is a psychotic and intense super villain who is incredible in his last role. This is the first time any Joker has actually scared people with his performance.

I wasn't too sure if I liked Christian Bale as Batman in the first movie. By the end of the first movie, he started making a believer of me and in this movie, I couldn't think of a better man in the part. He looks and acts the part in both his incarnations.

This movie has a lot of wit and is well made. Although it is a bit long, it continues on it's story and shows the evolution of Batman.

Another character of note in this movie is Harvey Dent/Two Face. His fall from grace as the Hero of Gotham to the demented Two Face is very well scripted. Although this movie does not do enough justice to the comic book character by cutting his role so short.

Aaron Eckhart does the character justice by showing both sides of this man. He actually makes you feel for this guy who has lost everything and is driven to take revenge.

In another movie, or in a different setting, people might actually cheer this guy on. (Of course, it's not justified)

But well, they had to end the movie some how, and the way they do it, leaves the audience wanting much much more of this New Caped Crusader. the Dark Knight.

All in all, I'd say this movie is a must watch for any one who likes a story that keeps them gripped, and if any comic book fan misses the movie.. Don't call your self a fan anymore.

The movie is Brilliant.