DnT SOULutions

*this review will NOT spoil the movie. Read on…

Gotham’s Hero, the Dark Knight. Gotham’s most notorious criminal, the Joker. They obviously battle it out.  So what else can we expect?

Everything.

The Dark Knight stars Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, by far the best hero/villian duo I have ever seen. The movie was dark, real, but very much entertaining. This was a real test between good and evil, not just for Batman and Joker, but for Gotham as well.  For 2 and a half hours, I was at the edge of my seat. A lot of people who watched it before me said it was really good, but that only made me doubt the movie (at first) more because I was afraid I’m going to end up being disappointed. That was not the case. No doubt this is the best Batman movie ever!

Plot: The story was very clever and very real. Unlike other Super-Hero movies, they made this one more realistic. There weren’t any magnetic force fields or mutant healing powers. There was the Dark Knight who can easily get hurt and can just as easily become a villian as much as a hero. The overall story had a lesson behind it.  When put to the test, are human naturally good or evil? That’s a question to ask yourself when you watch this movie. Oh and be prepared for surprises and twists in the movie.

Cast: This is the first movie where my favorite character was the villian.  No one played Joker better than Heath Ledger, not even Jack Nicholson.

It was actually Heath who carried the movie. This movie wouldn’t be as good without him. I wouldn’t be surprised if Heath won best actor from this movie.

Picture: What makes this movie action packed is that rarely any CGI was used.

Gotham City actually takes place in Chi Town and every explosion and fight scenes were real. Some of the Batman dives were CGI but most of them were real.

All in all, this movie is one of the best movies I’ve seen this summer. The big question is…is it better than Iron Man?

The way both movies are presented are definitely different.  Iron Man is colorful, high-tech, with a taste of comedy.  Dark Knight is dark, sinister, and more on the suspense side.  In other words, I can’t compare.  They’re good in their own sort of way.  You’ll have to see for yourself if you really want to answer that question.