THE
DARK
KNIGHT
With
Christian
Bale,
Heath
Ledger,
Aaron
Eckhart,
Maggie
Gyllenhaal,
Michael
Caine,
Gary
Oldman,
Morgan
Freeman,
Monique
Curnen,
Cillian
Murphy
Written
by
Jonathan
Nolan,
Christopher
Nolan
&
David
S.
Goyer
Directed
by
Christopher
Nolan
Bob
Kane’s
famous
vigilante
character
remains
one
of
the
most
popular
of
all
time.
Director
Christopher
Nolan
(and
his
co-writer
brother
Jonathan)
has
reinvented
the
Batman
franchise
with
a
vengeance.
His
second
take
on
the
caped
crusader
is
as
dark
in
theme
and
adult
in
nature
as
Batman
Begins.
The
wealthy
Bruce
Wayne
wants
to
hang
up
his
cape
and
sees
the
hope
for
a
new,
legal
saviour
in
the
shape
of
district
attorney
Harvey
Dent.
But
the
ideals
of
a
crime-free
Gotham
City
is
crushed
when
The
Joker
(revised
by
Heath
Ledger)
holds
the
city
to
ransom,
an
additional
villain
also
born
as
a
result.
The
only
man
who
can
stop
the
madman
is
of
course,
the
Batman.
High-tech,
slick
and
realistic
all
in
one,
this
is
top
notch
entertainment
leaving
the
camp
direction
given
the
character
by
Joel
Schumacher
even
further
in
the
rear
view
mirror.
In
a
way
I
miss
the
far-fetched
nature
of
the
early
editions,
but
when
weighed,
the
comic
book
look
and
gimmicks
overtaking
the
gothic
feel
of
Tim
Burton's
first
two
installments
got
a
bit
too
much
(cue
the
tight
rubber
butt
shots).
In
some
respects
the
reality
(and
far
too
many
daylight
scenes)
contradict
the
title
of
the
film,
but
you
cannot
cling
to
one
thing
without
at
least
trying
to
expand
the
concept.
Sadly
this
also
happens
to
be
one
of
the
last
roles
by
Heath
Ledger
who
died
shortly
after
the
film’s
completion
(and
earned
him
a
posthumous
supporting
actor
Golden
Globe
win).
Besides
the
amazing
sound
quality
and
IMAX
picture
resolution
for
many
of
the
big
action
scenes,
the
Blu-ray
extras
on
this
double
disc
edition
include
focus
point
behind-the-scenes
clips
which
can
also
be
viewed
independently.
These
cover
amazing
detail
on
the
movie's
planning,
design,
the
incorporation
and
difficulties
of
the
IMAX
format,
stunts,
the
new
batsuit,
batpod,
Batman
tech
(and
its
base
in
reality),
a
look
at
the
psychology
of
Batman,
6
episodes
from
Gotham's
cable
news
channel
and
a
whole
lot
more.
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