Review of The Dark Knight (2008) by Sipke D — 07 Nov 2016

This is what an action movie should be. The story is great, the characters are great and the action scenes are great. The main reason many people love this movie over other action movie classics is hands down Heath Ledger's Joker and rightfully so. His character is menacing, and funny at the same time. He does psychotic things and has no clear backstory, but you still believe why he is doing the horrible things. Heath Ledger's acting makes the character even more timeless.

This however does not mean Heath overshadowes the rest of the cast. Christian Bale's Batman is great, because it isn't just a superhero, it is a symbol. This makes Bruce Wayne's character also much more hearth and makes his motivations more believable. The over the top Batman voice did not even throw me off guard, because I was so invested in the character.

The side characters are also great. Aron Eckhart as Harvey Dent and Michael Caine are the stand-outs for me. They gave me the versions of their character I always wanted to see on the big screen.

Maggie Gyllenhall is also a great replacement for Katie Holmes, she gives a lot (and I mean a lot) more dept to her lines than Katie did in the first movie. Her character has also a lot more to do in this movie.

The action is also top notch. The motorcycle chase scene was breathtaking. And a lot of the stunds become an inspiration for future movie to come.

All in all this might be not only the best comic book movie ever made, this might actually be one of the best action movies period.