Ok, who else haven't seen this film? After all the hype and buzz around the film, is it really an exceptional film?
To start with, this is not a film for children, unlike the previous Batman films of the past. It deals with deep moral and political issues that may seem taboo in a superhero flick. They transformed Batman from everyone's favourite hero into a dark and mysterious crusader, who is imperfect, and torn between the definition of justice or vigilante. It may also have been patterned after Frank Miller’s take of Batman in the 90’s.
As much as the billions of dollars it has earned and will continue to earn with release of the DVD, I seem to think that the movie may have been overrated; a bit, I might add. True the acting is top-notched, special effects are aplenty, but I think what I missed is the touch of humour and a coherent and simple plot. The story dragged on and on, when it should have ended a few minutes earlier. However, I must give credit to the writers for the unpredictable plot and awesome dialogue.Batman: The Dark Knight is one of those movies where you can only watch it once. I think that is the reason it will not overtake Titanic in terms of ticket sales. In addition, much of Titanic's success came from international ticket sales, something the Dark Knight's complex plot cannot bank on.

Batman became a very profitable franchise for director Christopher Nolan and the next Batman is now getting the buzz. There are rumours that Johnny Depp will play the villain Riddler (previously played by funny man Jim Carrey) and Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman will play the villain Penguin (previously played by Danny DeVito). However, they might go the other way and pick a villain that has not appeared in the Batman movies of the past. Funny though that the villains are getting more buzz than Batman, the title character.

I give this movie, 7 stars out of 10.

Verdict: Will prefer Iron Man over the Dark Knight anytime of the day but you still need to watch it in a movie house, just for the heck of it.

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