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This new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight” broke all kinds of box office records opening weekend.  And with good reason.  This movie rocks!  It is good on so many levels.  The script is amazing.  Twists and turns and crisp, original dialogue.  The action sequences will blow you away. And the acting is first rate.  I am certain that Heath Ledger will get a nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Joker.

Christian Bale is Bruce Wayne and his alter ego, Batman.  Batman is described as a vigilante in the film, but he’s so much more than that.  He’s a conflicted hero, who has everything he could ever want, except for the one thing he wants the most, love.  He knows that he has to give up his crime-fighting ways if he is to be with the woman he loves, Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhall).  But in order to do that, he has to be sure that the city of Gotham is in good hands.  His instincts tell him that Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), the city’s district attorney, is the true hero, and the hope that he desperately wants to leave with the people.  But alas, a new villain has arrived, one more dastardly and psychotic than Batman has ever faced: the Joker.

The Joker tells Batman “you complete me.”  He is the antithesis of all that is good and right with Batman.  The Joker gets off on stirring things up and creating chaos, and that’s just what he does, gleefully.

I give all the credit to the success of the film to its director, Christopher Nolan.  He gives Batman that “wow” factor.  It’s definitely dark, but with interesting messages.  He certainly gives us a lot to talk about.

 


 

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The Dark Knight (2008)

PG-13 152 min - Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller - 18 July 2008
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Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Director:  Christopher Nolan
Stars:  Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Ron Dean, Cillian Murphy, Chin Han, Nestor Carbonell, Eric Roberts, Ritchie Coster, Anthony Michael Hall, Keith Szarabajka, Colin McFarlane, Melinda McGraw, William Fichtner, David Dastmalchian, William Smillie, Danny Goldring, Michael Stoyanov, Beatrice Rosen, Matthew Leitch, Amit Shah, Michael Jai White, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Joshua Harto, Nathan Gamble, Michael Vieau, Olumiji Olawumi, Vincenzo Nicoli, Edison Chen, Will Zahrn, Patrick Leahy, Patrick Clear, Sarah Jayne Dunn, Charles Venn, Winston G. Ellis, Keith Kupferer, Richard Dillane, Philip Bulcock, Paul Birchard, Vincent Riotta, K. Todd Freeman, Matt Shallenberger, Matt Rippy, Andrew Bicknell, Ariyon Bakare, Doug Ballard, Tommy Campbell, Craig Heaney, Lorna Gayle, Lisa McAllister, Peter Brooke, Tommy Lister, Thomas Gaitsch, William Armstrong, Tristan Tait, Bronson Webb, David Ajala, Jonathan Ryland, Ian Pirie, Lateef Lovejoy, Grahame Edwards, Roger Monk, Ronan Summers, Jon Lee Brody, Debbi Burns, Maritza Cabrera, Shirin Caiola, Laura Chernicky, Erik A. Williams, Kelli Clevenger, Richard Divizio, Tony Domino, David James Elliott, David Fultz, Natalie Hallam, Jordon Hodges, Erron Jay, Peter Rnic, Daniel Jefferson, Nicky Katt, Thomas Kosik, Tom Townsend, Don Kress, Tim Krueger, Dan Latham, James Mellor, Joseph Oliveira, Buster Reeves, Michelle Shields, Sofiya Smirnova, Bruce Spielbauer, Robert Patrick Stern, Robert Stone, Richard Strobel, John Turk, John Warman, Chris Wilson, Kevin Zaideman, Henry Milton Chu

Storyline

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.


Tagline: Why So Serious?

Genres: Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller

Details

Country:   United Kingdom,   United States of America
Language:  English, 普通话
Release Date:  18 July 2008

Box Office

Budget:  $185,000,000
Revenue:  $1,001,921,825

Company Credits

Production Companies:  DC Comics, Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros., Syncopy

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 32 min
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