The Dark Knight
The dark knight? Are we fr Nolan ofc it is! The dark knight is literally everything I wanted Batman begins to be and far more it has direction and like a central idea the characters are built up more all with stunning direction and editing. Batman begins I thought was good but lacked actual vision or main idea it more so felt like checking boxes or getting through what needed to be said to get to an underwhelming main plot, the dark knight has an clear definite vision from the very start and continues it in a interesting and entertaining way culminating in a incredible villain and plot. The joker was insane heath ledger really deserves all the constant praise he gets while not my favorite performance of all time it’s definitely the best in any superhero movie ever. Even without ledgers insane performance the joker is just so interesting and fun he brings so much life and mystique to the movie in a way my goat cillian Murphy couldn’t. Actually wait speaking of which fuck you for tossing cillian Murphy my goat in the bin like I actually loved him. Anyways the jokers constant rule breaking and twisting of expectations are really fun to watch and push the plot forward in a great way. Harvey dent was also incredible his arc was so so fascinating to me but I will not spoil as it should be gone into blind even though knowing his fate as two face. Batman and Gordon are given more cool factor as well they got more character which was nice, Rachel surprisingly enough was also used here really well and I am much more happy with what they did with her here rather than just the girl in Batman begins. The editing was really great as well I can’t explain it very well but it just is I swear. Christopher Nolan I trust you now that opening sequence and the third act really sold me on your style dude I get it! While I do really like this movie overall I didn’t feel the emotional impact I do as with the other films on my peak list so I can’t really put it there. Why? I don’t know it feels great it is objectively amazing and I enjoyed it a lot but It doesn’t quite have the cool factor like reservoir dogs or the insanity of inception or even the joy I felt in Superman I would highly recommend it it’s well made I loved it but I can’t eat a gourmet meal everyday yknow. This one is like the feeling after writing the greatest essay imaginable