I'm glad to report that The Dark Knight lived up to both the hype, and my high expectations. I saw it in a sold out cinema on Sunday night, and three days on, I'm still buzzed.
The film ran for just over 150mins, but there was not a single moment where I felt compelled to check my watch. The film was 'gritty' and 'dark', everything a Batman movie should be. Paired with Batman Begins, these two movies have done enough to erase the terrible 1990's Batman outings from my mind.
Without trying to outline the entire plot, The Dark Knight covers the emergence of the Joker as well as the idea that Gotham City has two protectors, Harvey Dent as the White Knight to Batman's Dark Knight. A large part of the film deals with Batman/Bruce Wayne positioning Harvey Dent as the hero that Batman could never be, with a view to retiring the Batman persona.
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