It may be a cliche to think that The Dark Knight is one of the best movies ever, but the movie itself is anything but a cliche.
I would give an Oscar to The Dark Knight if personification permitted. It plays with themes of being alone because of one's duty. Batman, Harvey Dent, and Commissioner Gordon are among people but are alone. Batman chooses to be alone, Harvey is forced to be alone, and Gordon is in the balance.
At the end of the movie Gordon gives a line about heroes being needed and heroes being deserved. The epic role of a hero and the cost one pays is portrayed in multiple characters. Sometimes a hero is needed and not deserved, while other times a hero is deserved and not needed. What a protagonist gains from their role is a question well observed throughout this film.
The Joker is the classic villain, except he is overplayed by his lack of motive, which works when contrasted with the shallow motives of the other villains. I'm still not sure whether Heath Ledger played the Joker or not.
One aspect that raises this film above others is that it pulls away from cliches. When faced with the choice of whom to save, Batman chooses the opposite of what everyone expects, creating a mini climax in the story; epic.
Who really is the Dark Knight?
The "Dark Night" has gotten some really good reviews. I think it was well made, but I think it was also lacking in "dialogue". Most action movies usually are. I also thought that The Dark night used some things that were obviously used in other movies that made it feel like we had already seen it before. I give "Heath Ledger" The only credit for what the movie is, but I think it is worth seeing.
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