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Language: English

Genre: Comic Adaptation, Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Superhero

Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman

Reasons to Watch: The JOKER, Heath Ledger, Edge-of-the-seat action, brilliant screenplay and amazing mind games, the perfect superhero movie.

Reasons not to: If you are afraid of the dark..!

Director: Christopher Nolan

Music: James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer create a dark and riveting movie score, brooding yet glorious.

Storyline: Under the wings of the savior Batman, the caped crusader of the night and the flirtatious billionaire by the day, Gotham city feels safe. Not until it is haunted by a psychopathic criminal – the Joker – who is almost unnaturally cold, even for a villian, even for a serial killer – his only goal is to prove that his utter belief in violence and disorder is justified, his only fight is to prove to the world that corruption is what wins over ultimately, and all integrity that exists because of reason, can be ripped off to reveal the raw human inside, who only knows itself, and shall only please itself – while the Batman and newly appointed District Attorney Harvey Dent, along with Lt. James Gordon, fight to bring peace upon Gotham. But in this fight against the Joker, Batman must realize that the fight is not between him and joker, but between principle and discord. The Joker has made everything in Gotham dark, turning people against people, transforming Dent – the white night and upholder of justice into Two-face, a disturbed criminal. And thus begins the fight and there is so much to lose.

The Joker: See, I’m not a monster…I’m just ahead of the curve.

The Joker: See, I’m a man of simple tastes. I like dynamite…and gunpowder…and gasoline! Do you know what all of these things have in common? They’re cheap!

The Joker: People will die. Starting tonight. I’m a man of my word.

Climax Handling: Exceptional. To bind the audience in a lengthy movie isn’t easy and Nolan does it with utter ease.

Points: The most chilling villain you’ll ever come across – he is your worst nightmare – and worse – he is utterly believable. Heath Ledger’s swan song makes this movie unforgettable.

Overall Rating: 9.5/10

Comment: Go for it even if you know nothing about Batman. The Joker will make it up to you – Why so serious?

Tags: Aaron Eckhart, Batman, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Gary Oldman, Heath Ledger, Joker, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Sequel, Superhero