The Dark Knight

Hi Everyone as the title suggests this post will express my views on one of
my favorite movies of all time.I am really a movie buff and I really would like to praise Nolan and his team for coming out with this masterpiece.Accidently Nolan is also my favorite director and have watched all his films except for "The Following".I feel his "Memento" is probably the one that is even better than caped crusader.
Anyways just a little background for those of you who dont know i hope there are not any!!."The Dark Knight" is a sequel to "Batman Begins" and involves Batman taking on his arch nemesis Joker."The Dark Knight" has got favorable reviews from everywhere..did stand No:1 on IMDB currently still in top 5 and has 93% on rottentomatoes.It is also second highest grossing movie all time after Titanic collecting over a Billion now!!It is one of the rare movies to have overwhleming critical as well as Box office approval.
But I dont think these impressive figures really matter to fans like me and will devote this movie even if it was not such a success.Each scene in the movie is so well fits the purpose and takes the audience by surprise and keeps them involved.Whether it is intro to Joker or the interrogation Scene or the Climax.I just can go on praising this film ...But here are some points which I feel makes this one a masterpiece-
"JOKER"-I feel it would not be wrong if the film was called "The Dark Knight and Joker" that is how much Joker means to this film.Late Heath Ledger just godlike in the movie no award would do justice and no praise would suffice for the charismatic creation of Joker by this actor.It is in my view on of the best roles enacted by an actor all time if not the best.I can go on praising Ledger's performance but will stop now saying that joker created by him will be always be in everyone's memories..
"Christopher Nolan"-I feel there is something great about this director as he does better himself with every movie.I think it would take a genius to really create a masterpiece like this one.I feel personally Nolan usually is a little slow in his narration and his few good scenes that lift the movie and then picks off the end with a great twist.But with Dark Knight there is not a single minute that would be dull alhtough a realtively long movie.
"The Spirit of Batman"-In my view one of the major reasons Dark Knight succeeds is that Nolan is captured the spirit of Batman so beautifully in this movie.(Some of the earlier batman movies just lost it!! barring begins of course!!).The Batman is my favorite superhero he is got no superpowers and yet he vows to never kill a person and that is what makes him great Hero.Nolan Captures the essence of Batman his confusion and feelings so beautifully in this movie and that is what connects with evryone.
Combine that with Joker's explanations for anarchy and his weird actions you actually for a moment feel that he makes sense.But wait a minute..this guy is so cruel and wrong and yet just for a minute you are actually persuaded...ethics are really a topics to discuss!!It always boils down to what choice you make and what you
decide is right and wrong.Anyways I would need another post to talk on ethics....
But combine all these points with a great set of actors,some great CGI,awesome background score,well crafted and shot fight scenes,some bits and pieces of great humor and thought provoking and yet mindblowing dialogues make Dark Knight an Instant Classic!!
In the end all I can say is "The Dark Knight" is a movie you can even recommend later on in your life to your grandsons and they will still end up liking and admiring it in the same way you did!!! Hail Batman!!! Cheers Nolan !!

"Because, He is not a Hero, He is a Silent Guardian, A Watchful Protector, A Dark Knight"-Gordon in The Dark Knight