The Dark Knight (2008) is an American action movie directed by Christopher Nolan. Nolan also directed the previous part Batman Begins (2005). These movies are based on comic character Batman which is created by Bob Kane. The Dark Knight was a huge success and it broke box-office Records.
Christian Bale plays the leading role as Batman. When he is not saving the world he is a millionaire Bruce Wayne. Bale is a British actor, born in 1974. In the other leading role there is Heath Ledger as Joker. Joker is Batman’s biggest enemy. Heath Ledger died before the film was released. His performance in this movie was praised everywhere and he won many prizes for example Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In other key roles there are Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Rachel Dawes), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox), Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth) and Gary Oldman (James Gordon).
In the movie Joker associates with local criminals and threats to kill somebody every day if Batman doesn’t reveal who he really is. Joker starts to kill people and Batman is about to tell the truth about himself. Joker gets caught but at the same time Rachel and Harvey are getting kidnapped. Joker tells where Rachel and Harvey are kept. They are in different places and Batman has only time to save one of them. He chooses to save Rachel but when Batman gets there he founds Harvey. Joker had told the wrong address. Harvey starts killing people who he thinks are guilty of Rachel’s death. In the end Harvey dies and Batman decides to retreat from his duties for a while.
There were many special effects in the movie. They were amazing, well done and felt real. Music was composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard and it fits like a glow for the film. The movie was really good and the actors managed well. I recommend it for everyone who likes action movies.
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