Summaries
The Dark Knight (2008) - When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the
people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and
physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
—ahmetkozan
Set within a year after the
events of Batman Begins (2005), Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new
District Attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that
plague Gotham City, until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known
only as "The Joker" appears in Gotham, creating a new wave of chaos.
Batman's struggle against The Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to
"confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop
him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent, and Rachel Dawes.
—Leon Lombardi
The follow-up to Batman Begins (2005), this movie reunites Writer,
Producer, and Director Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale, who reprises the
role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of
Lieutenant James Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to
destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be
effective. But soon the three find themselves prey to a rising criminal
mastermind known as "The Joker", who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and
forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.
Gotham's new District Attorney has been elected. His name is
Harvey Dent, and he has a radical new agenda that threatens to take down
Gotham's organized crime underworld once and for all with an iron fist. But the
emergence of the rogue vigilante known as Batman has caused problems for Dent
and his agenda. A new criminal mastermind known only as "The Joker"
has arrived and aims to take Gotham out from under Harvey Dent's iron fist. The
Joker stages a masterfully planned bank robbery and robs the Gotham mob blind.
He uses this money to stage a series of horrific and strategic attacks against
the city and its people, each one carefully planned and aimed at Dent and
Batman, while causing the rest of the city to enter panic mode. Meanwhile,
Batman thinks he might have found a lead to The Joker thanks to Wayne
Enterprises' dealings with a shady Chinese banker, and that takes Batman and
Alfred to Hong Kong. The Joker has no rules, but Batman has only one, and the
Joker aims to make Batman break his only rule. But who will be the one to take
him out, will it be rogue vigilante Batman, or will it be elected official
Harvey Dent, the new hero with a face?
—halo1k
One year after the events of Batman Begins (2008), Batman,
Lieutenant James Gordon, and District Attorney Harvey Dent plan to launch an
attack on the mob by arresting the shady accountant of the mob, Lau. Lau is
abducted from his building by Batman and is thrown into jail. Lau divulges the
secrets which results in almost all the mob bosses thrown in jail. The
desperate mob bosses turn to The Joker, a sadistic psychopath with green hair,
completely yellow teeth, and a custom purple suit. The Joker kills a judge, the
Police Commissioner, and tries to kill the Mayor and Harvey. The acts of The
Joker produces anarchy and chaos in the people of Gotham, forcing Batman to
come to terms to which may seem to be his greatest test to fight injustice and
come closer to the fine line between hero and vigilante.
—srijanarora-152-448595
With the help of allies Lieutenant James Gordon and District
Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman has been able to keep a tight lid on crime in
Gotham City. But when a vile young criminal calling himself "The
Joker" suddenly throws the city into chaos, the Caped Crusader begins to
tread a fine line between heroism and vigilantism.
—Jwelch5742
Director:
Christopher Nolan
Writers:
Jonathan Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan (screenplay)
Stars:
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart
Genres:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Certification
MPAA Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of
violence and some menace
Argentina:13 Australia:M Austria:14
Brazil:12 Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) Canada:14A
(British Columbia/Ontario) Canada:13+ (Quebec) Canada:PG (TV
rating) Denmark:15 Finland:K-12 France:Tous publics
Germany:16 Greece:K-13 Hong Kong:IIB Hungary:16
Iceland:12 India:UA Ireland:15A Ireland:12 (Blu-ray
rating) Italy:T Japan:G Malaysia:U Mexico:B
Netherlands:16 New Zealand:M Norway:15 (2008, cinema rating)
Peru:14 Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) Portugal:M/12
Russia:14+ Russia:12+ Saudi Arabia:PG12 Singapore:PG
(original rating) Singapore:PG13 (re-rating) South Africa:13
South Korea:15 Spain:12 (ICAA) Sweden:15 Switzerland:14
(canton of Geneva) Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud)
Taiwan:PG-12 United Kingdom:12A United States:TV-14 (LV)
United States:PG-13 (certificate #44427)
Movie Review
We've been subjected to enormous
amounts of hype and marketing for the Dark Knight. We've seen Joker scavenger
hunts and one of the largest viral campaigns in advertising history and it
culminates with the actual release of the movie.
Everything that's been said is pretty much spot on. This is the
first time I can remember where a summer blockbuster film far surpasses the
hype.
For as much action as there is in this movie, it's the acting that
makes it a great piece of work. Between all the punches, explosions and
stunt-work is some great dialog work. All the actors have their moments.
Bale's Batman is the definitive Batman because we see everything
in this character finally on film. Martial arts skills, cunning, great tactical
thinking, forensic application, technological genius to advance or improve
Luscious Fox's inventions/technological breakthroughs, intimidating
personality, and even a little swashbuckling.
As for Heath, yes he gets credit for his performance as the Joker.
But you have to also recognize Jonathan and Chris Nolan for the writing and
treatment of the character.
It's not just the fact that
Ledger makes the Joker so menacing, but the Nolans have given the character
this great manifesto that drives its actions.
The Joker's stance on chaos,
order, anarchy, the morality of the average modern human being make the
character so interesting psychologically.
The Nolans drafted a complex
character and only a perfect performance could've pulled something like this
off. That's how difficult of a role this was, and that's why Ledger's
performance is so great.
This isn't an action movie. It's a film that explores literary
themes of the hero and villain, as well as order and anarchy. Yes, listen to
the dialog because it's all in there.
Details
Country: USA | UK
Language: English | Mandarin
Release Date: 24 July 2008 (UK)
Also Known As: The Dark Knight
Filming Locations: Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Box Office
Budget: $185,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA: $158,411,483, 20 July 2008
Gross USA: $535,234,033
Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $1,005,455,497
Company Credits
Production Co: Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment,
Syncopy
Technical Specs
Runtime: 152 min
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS | IMAX 6-Track
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
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