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- Hollywood ToneActionCrimeFantasy
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- Contemporary21st Century
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- Urban
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- Boys' NightTeens
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- All Star Cast
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The Dark Knight, 2008
English
USA, UK
Profile of The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight can be described as bleak, exciting, and rough. The plot revolves around secret identities, superheroes, and fighting crime. The main genres are action, crime, and fantasy. In terms of style, The Dark Knight has a Hollywood tone and features an all-star cast. In approach, it is serious. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. The Dark Knight takes place in contemporary times. Visually, it involves special effects. It is adapted from a comic. The Dark Knight has received attention for being a Golden Globe winner, a modern classic, and a blockbuster. It is well suited for teens and a boys' night. Note that it involves violent content.
Summary of The Dark Knight
To say that Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT is the best comic book adaptation does the film a bit of a disservice. It may be a Batman film, but this isn't a kid-friendly action movie full of the bams and pows of the original series. This is a pitch-black thriller with enough drama and tragedy to please even William Shakespeare, but it will certainly keep both comics fans and uninitiated audiences equally happy. THE DARK KNIGHT starts in the wake of BATMAN BEGINS: with the appearance of Batman (Christian Bale), Gotham City's criminal underworld is unnerved. They're also plagued by the new D.A., Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), who, in his quest for justice, remains above the city's corruption. Enter a new villain, the Joker (Heath Ledger), who wants to unite the criminals for a common purpose: to kill Batman.
THE DARK KNIGHT is one of the most hyped movies to date, and a lesser film would be crushed under the weight of all that expectation. Some of the publicity stems from the early death of Ledger, who turns in an excellent performance. He provides moments of humor, but this Joker is terrifying, sharing more with classic villains such as Hannibal Lechter than with his comic book predecessors. Eckhart is equally good as Dent, and Maggie Gyllenhaal deserves praise for taking over the role of Rachel Dawes from Katie Holmes. Though there's more emphasis on plot and character development than in most comic book adaptations, that doesn't mean Nolan has skimped on any of the action sequences. Each set piece is done perfectly, leaving the audience breathless. THE DARK KNIGHT is filmmaking at its best; its subject matter may be dark and depressing, but it's tough not to feel exhilarated by its artistry when the credits begin to roll.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, UK |
| Release date: | 18 July 2008 |
| Runtime: | 152 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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as Bruce Wayne / Batman
as The Joker
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Critics Reviews
Variety
Enthralling...An ambitious, full-bodied crime epic of gratifying scope and moral complexity, this is seriously brainy pop entertainment that satisfies every expectation raised by its hit predecessor and then some.
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- by: Justin Chang
Time
Beyond dark. It's as black -- and teeming and toxic -- as the mind of the Joker. "Batman Begins," the 2005 film that launched Nolan's series, was a mere five-finger exercise. This is the full symphony.
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- by: Richard Corliss
Users Reviews
Very long movie-- dont fall asleep though..it gets better everytime at the end!
- 29.July.2010
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- by: amberly
- amberly rated this movie
8/10Great
We Hated this movie! It was way too long, to be sure, but also had some of the worst music ever in a film and half the time one could not understand what the characters were whispering or growling. Christian Bale is a terrible Batman, but not even a...
- 23.July.2010
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- by: Power
- Power rated this movie
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