The Dark Knight

The follow-up to the action hit "BATMAN BEGINS," "THE DARK KNIGHT" reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime.

With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger ("Brokeback Mountain") stars as arch-villain The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart plays District Attorney Harvey Dent. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast in the role of Rachel Dawes. Returning from "Batman Begins" are Gary Oldman as Lieutenant Jim Gordon; Oscar winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules") as Alfred; and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") as Lucius Fox.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Legendary Pictures, a Syncopy Production, a Christopher Nolan film, "THE DARK KNIGHT." Nolan directed the film from a screenplay written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. Charles Roven, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan are the producers, with Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull serving as executive producers. "THE DARK KNIGHT" is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.



Adapted from The Dark Knight website

Plot:
Batman and Lieutenant James Gordon contemplate including the new district attorney Harvey Dent in their plan to eradicate the mob, as he could be the public hero Batman cannot be. The mob bosses meet to discuss how to handle Batman, Gordon, and Dent, while a Chinese mobster accountant, Lau, lets the gang leaders know he has taken their money to Hong Kong to prevent the police and the district attorney from seizing it in an imminent bank raid. The Joker arrives unexpectedly, offering to kill Batman for pay.

Batman abducts Lau in Hong Kong and delivers him to the Gotham City police, so the mobsters agree to hire the Joker. The Joker tells all of Gotham that if the Batman does not turn himself in to the police, that more people will die each day. When the Joker begins killing public officials, including Commissioner Loeb and the judge presiding over the mob trials, Wayne decides to turn himself in to the police. Before he can do so, Dent announces that he is the Batman, to draw the Joker out of hiding. The Joker attempts to kill Dent, but Gordon and Batman intervene and arrest him. Following his arrest, a group of corrupt police officers hired by the Joker kidnap Dent and Dawes and take them to separate warehouses rigged with explosives.

Batman interrogates the Joker, who reveals that Rachel Dawes (Wayne's love interest) and Dent have been taken to opposite sides of the city. Batman speeds off to save Dawes, while Gordon and the police head after Dent. However, the Joker has switched the locations, sending Batman after Dent and Gordon after Dawes. Batman arrives at Dent's location in time to save him, but Dent sustains severe burns to the left side of his face. Dawes died in the explosion.

Dent is driven to madness over the loss of Dawes. The Joker frees Dent from the hospital and convinces him to exact revenge on the cops, mobsters, Gordon, and Batman. While Harvey "Two-Face" Dent confronts the corrupt cops and the mobsters one by one, flipping a coin to decide their fates, the Joker burns Lau along with the mob's money.

Batman locates the Joker and defeated him. Joker acknowledges that Batman really is incorruptible, but that Dent was not. Batman finds Two-Face holding Gordon and his family at the building where Dawes died. Two-Face shoots Batman in the stomach. Batman tackles him over the side of the building. As Dent lies motionless on the ground, Batman and Gordon realize the fallout and loss of morale the city would suffer if Dent's acts of murder became known. Batman convinces Gordon to blame him for the murders to preserve Dent's image. As Gordon destroys the Bat-Signal, a manhunt is issued for Batman.
Adapted from Wikipedia

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Last evening, I went to Mid Valley with my sister and mum to watch this nice exciting movie. It's a great movie I personally think but then somehow the Joker character in that movie kinda psycho. He loves cutting people around. Craziest character.

The movie is a great one. The actors and actresses acting are undeniably good. Just that the actor that act as the Joker (Heath Ledger) died after acting for this movie. He is a great actor. Such a waste. This movie, you guys should watch it.

Overall rating: 9/10
Plot: 10/10
Acting: 9/10