It exists in the form of Batman.

Well, is such a thing as Cinematic Perfection really possible? I'd like to think so. But if not, think about the single greatest moment of your life.

Now multiply it by 10.

Now multiply it by 10 again.

If this estimation of elation is pretty damn high by now, then we're reaching a level of understanding of how good The Dark Knight was. I hope I'm making myself clear in my intention of declaring this movie the best movie in decades, if not ever.

I know many people said beforehand that the movie would attract people because of sympathy over Heath Ledger's death, and be that as it may, the fact that he was never around to see the film released is irrelevant and forgotten once the movie is underway. Ledger is a Tour De Force in every single scene he's in. When he first arrives you're captivated by his entrance.

You forget he's Heath Ledger. You forget Heath Ledger's dead. You may even forget your name and bank PIN. You are absorbed by his character: What is he going to do? Is it going to be masochistic? Is it going to be funny? Will I be disturbed?

Yes. On all counts. You will laugh, and then squirm uncomfortably in your seats at what you laughed at. The Joker will scare you. He will take what you believed the Joker was, be it through Ceaser Romero, Jack Nicholson or the multiple Joker Comics, and redefine your opinion of the Joker into his. Ledger is now the definitive Joker.

I could go on indefinitely about all the actors and how they fit their roles perfectly, creating personas and characters that drive the movie to its perfect destination, but I'd be writing for an awful long time. Bale continues his accurate portrayal of Wayne/The Caped Crusader, Michael Caine continues the new style of Alfred, much preferable to the old. Aaron Eckheart delivers a tragically moving story as Harvey 'Two-Face' Dent, and Gary Oldman's 'James Gordon' delivers the movies closing statement with a powerful definiton of the Batman and of Gotham.

All in all, The Dark Knight redefines the boundary of 'Good and Evil', demonstrating that, sometimes. Not always, but sometimes, it's hard to say that they're two different entities, and that with a little "push", its far too easy for the two to be one. As the Joker says:

"Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order... Well then everybody loses their minds"

And he doesn't just say it. He proves it. In the most monumental of ways.

Put 'The Dark Knight' on the list of movies to see before you die. Because, my summarising statement says it all.


It f****ng owns.