Gotham needs you | The Dark Knight [4k, HDR, IMAX]

The Dark Knight (2008)
Scene: Gotham needs you
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Storyline: 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.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan (screenplay), David S. Goyer (story)
Cast: Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne \ Batman), Heath Ledger (Joker), Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent \ Two-Face), Michael Caine (Alfred), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Rachel), Gary Oldman (Gordon), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox), Monique Gabriela Curnen (Ramirez), Cillian Murphy (Scarecrow), Chin Han (Lau), Eric Roberts (Maroni)
Production Companies
Warner Bros. (presentation)
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Syncopy
DC Comics
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[@jtaylor2124]

Bruce wayne - "She was gonna wait for me alfred" Alfred "Righttttttttttt.."

[@tritium1998]

Poetic that he himself didn't know about her rejecting him while he was talking about how people need faith rather than truth for hope at the end.

[@MGSVxBreakpoint]

@@tritium1998 Man. This movie just had GOD-tier writing. Criminally slept-on

[@rohitiyer926]

Impractical Jokers: "Weeeeellll"

[@RobertK1993]

She was a diva Bruce son move on high maintenance

[@Sebastian-in4po]

@@rohitiyer926 Batman Couldn’t Save Rachel So He’s Tonight Big Loser

[@InfernoBlade64]

The best scene in movie because from this point we know that the ending wouldn’t be a happy one even when batman finally catches joker

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

The second act feels like a dark ending to the film, you thought it's ending on a bitter note with Rachel dead and Harvey lying peacefully in hospital. But no, it carries on and gets even darker and better. *HAHAHAHAHAHAHA*

[@DaScorpionSting]

Yep putting out false hope to keep Gotham from finding out about dent’s killings was dirty and ultimately went out the window when bane revealed the truth.

[@ahnrho]

Well done tragedy.

[@eduardbutnaru]

Ohh. I think i’m the Only person here who wanted Joker to win or escape then ...

[@Hans-yo2cq]

Technically due to the original plans of the trilogy, the joker did technically escape. It’s mindblowing to me how mind boggling the joker is, because he truly makes you wonder how powerless Gotham is to him, and how much he outsmarts everything.

[@raph2295]

"I'm a dog chasing cars" the writing perfectly matches the scenery, with the joker sticking his head outside a police car reveling in the chaos that he is putting onto Gotham's shoulders. Epic. Just epic

[@nico3444]

Raph 22 Also a call back to the fact that the only injury batman withstood in the film that was explicitly shown was the one dealt by the hounds in the beginning, ensuing the whole suit changes. The Joker makes a couple of allusions to dogs in his lines. I remember I thought that that was so subtle and so brilliant at the time.

[@vikramra7]

yeah, at 0.36. always wondered why dogs stick their head out and seem to be enjoying the wind blowing in their faces. ? is it that they get multiple odours and want to trace the source OR like joker, enjoy the wind blowing through their hair and cooling them down, feeling happy that he outwitted batman and gordon ? joker does say to dent in gotham general, i am like a dog who chases a car not knowing what he will do when he eventually catches it.

[@kamiyobeats7365]

But accually he isnt all about chaos. He focuses on specific people, that want to make the city a better place by eliminating the chaos, but by doing that they are accually the source of the chaos. It is like in the metaphor from Alfred. They are trying to catch a thief, that in their mind only wants the world ro burn. And how ate they chasing him? By burning down the whole forest. If the thiefs goal was to be the source of chaos, he just could have done the same. Just like Alfred, the Batman and the police are trying to solve the citys problem of chaos, but by doing that they are making it worse, because the mob is now forced ro expand and expand. While Batman only makes the mob stronger, the joker accually eliminates all the mafias by burning all their money and killing their leaders.

[@pyromorph6540]

Don't trust him.

[@babafakruddin6968]

@@kamiyobeats7365 greatest

[@casbot71]

0:27 The visual of the Joker leaning out the Police car window - just _reveling in the experience,_ is truly artistic and beautiful. No wonder they included it in the trailer.

[@u121386]

He’s like a dog sticking his head out the window to take in that pure chaos flowing through the air. That kinda lines up with his “dog chasing cars” line later in the film.

[@Wedarealsinnas]

@@u121386funniest shii i seen by da joker dawg dis nigga so funny bro dis joker right chea da best

[@hansolo631]

Yea it's such a good shot. Credit to Nolan. These movies are so much better than 89', The Joker, or the Pattinson one. I actually kind of liked Batfleck, and enjoyed BVS, but obviously the Snyderverse didn't quite work out. I don't like that in this woke world run amok, when you watch the newest Batman, you can tell who is a good character or not by if they are race changed. Literally watch the movie. Anyone who appears, if they are black, you know they are good. If they are white, you know they are bad. Outside of Batman and Alfred of course - though that's coming. Probably within the decade.

[@nkemnoraulmanfredini7286]

Define woke,now.@@hansolo631

[@nkemnoraulmanfredini7286]

It seems that you didn't watched The Batman. Catwoman is quite evil as for now and she is black. Learn how to watch instead of yapping@@hansolo631

[@zakiowais6829]

People who actually saw this movie in IMAX are so goddamn lucky.

[@davidurbach7882]

It kept getting sold out there, but I held out until I got to see it there. Boy, was it worth it!

[@jonathan6740]

I saw DKR in theatres but sadly not this.

[@aurelien5747]

L7ckyDuck what kinda parents do you have?

[@bukIau]

Saw interstellar in IMAX too 😁

[@TheEdge2002]

I got to see it at the movies again in IMAX in 2018 for the 10 year anniversary re-release. It's unbelievable in IMAX lol

[@chunky3086]

“He wanted me to lock him up in the MCU” Leto is now in Marvel

[@blaizem3141]

Fr?

[@That_One_User_314]

@@blaizem3141 Morbius movie.

[@aboodharbi2832]

😂😂

[@chunky3086]

mrbrockpeters Ik it’s a joke

[@manugrahmuzhaffar3593]

Bale in the MCU lol

[@RichL57]

If only Heather ledger didnt pass. The ending to the trilogy would have been so different and even better

[@yert1832]

its a bummer that he passed and i am deeply saddened by it but the ending could not have been better

[@darrinidontcare9526]

I always thought if Heath was still alive if anything he would’ve played the part that scarecrow did in the third movie, The judge or whatever. But I also think the joker is too big of a character for him to play such a small role. Honestly better that’s hes not in it and we wonder where he’s at

[@ThatGuy-tx4vm]

@@darrinidontcare9526 he probably would have killed bane himself near the end and steered the plan in his own direction. Joker is the main antagonist, always.

[@Jokaanan]

People replying to your comment seem confused about how TDK is a masterpiece and one of the best films ever made, whereas the other 2 films in the trilogy are just good films.

[@rayjardiolin5035]

@@darrinidontcare9526 wasn’t that confirmed somewhere? I’ve head about the Joker playing the judge before too

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

This is why TDK is a timeless classic. No fancy CGI tricks or intentional plot twists, just a brilliant villain fucking up heroes with simple and real explosions. Also killing Rachel, the love interest in the second act is such a brilliant and brutal idea.

[@chrisstanley9477]

Not just a brilliant villain. The greatest movie villain in history.

[@RoxyCherryRozy]

@@chrisstanley9477 couldnt say it better

[@zakl940]

'no fancy cgi tricks' cgi Is all over this movie, not that that's a bad thing, but Harvey dents face for example.

[@antoniowakardo7280]

@@zakl940 Christopher Nolen dislikes overuse of CGI. Check the making of, how many sets, models and other stuff was crafted it's mind-blowing. Now days everything is done on a pC

[@zakl940]

@@antoniowakardo7280 and it's not overused, but it is prominently in the movie.

[@alpachino2047]

How this movie didn’t get nominated for Best Picture, I’ll never understand. A classic! A Masterpiece!!

[@SX-sv6vo]

It didn't get nominated but the Academy knew it should have been. It was for this very reason that the following year,10 movies were nominated for Best Picture instead of the usual 5. The Dark Knight was snubbed but it paved the way for other similar movies - commercial blockbusters of artistic merit to be in the running for Best Picture.

[@senbon4]

S X exactly it more or less set the frame work or standard for movies to come ,is it any wonder that Nolan’s Unreleased joker scripts he gets offered millions from other big directors ? That speaks volumes

[@rajmohan9921]

Oscar is a scam They won't consider Superhero films

[@rafajahinhossain]

@@rajmohan9921 Black Panther?

[@massudddecat7449]

omg Rachael she was Gonna Wait for him , Cane's Acting was Superb ; Oh Lovely Rachael , what a Beautiful sweet girl and voice , as Joker Said he Once had a wife as Beautiful as her

[@jacksimmons5510]

I literally watch this trilogy all the time

[@ryans413]

Jack Simmons The first movie not as good the last two where awesome

[@WannaKnowMyName]

Jack Simmons Literally literally? Literally literally

[@invictuz4803]

@@ryans413 Third movie was utter trash. I think you were probably too young to watch the first movie in theatres.

[@ryans413]

InvictuZ No im 29 I just didn’t like the first one we spend more then half the movie with Liam Neeson with monks and it did not feel like a Batman movie at all. I get it’s the Bruce Wane becoming Batman but the only parts I found interesting when they showed his parents dying and Bruce finding the bat cave other then that the whole Scarecrow thing felt like it was just thrown in there to have some action I didn’t like it.

[@invictuz4803]

@@ryans413 That's fair, I really only feel strongly about the last one, it felt flat and dragged on for so long. I see what you're saying about the first one, I guess I give it points for being the origin story. But the last one was just disappointing, sorry if I was rude.

[@ArcienPlaysGames]

3:34 This scene, this shot, right here, is one I'll remember forever. The droning ambient noise getting louder and louder as Dent gets closer and closer to losing himself, culminating in that "silent scream" as the drone reaches its climax. This movie was - and always will be - a masterpiece

[@lickenhuntsman5338]

Batman and joker are for kids Moon knight is for adults

[@hawksgoated3613]

@@lickenhuntsman5338 The Dark Knight trilogy>prime MCU>Joker>the Batman movies like black panther and infinity war were respectable because you could take them seriously unlike the films after endgame

[@franciso-y3241]

Bats shouldn't have given him back the coin

[@johnstjohn1987]

I tell my kids this is the GREATEST Batman movie ever made.

[@dartfeld9810]

*One of the greatest movies ever made.

[@johnstjohn1987]

@@dartfeld9810 W

[@reianvase6683]

Copy of words. Nobody says anything original anymore.

[@dartfeld9810]

@@reianvase6683 don't worry it's called thought, not plagiarism. It you don't believe me, I don't know what i can do for you. Peace

[@reianvase6683]

@@dartfeld9810 Yes, but they believe they are being smart and cool by saying a line they think other people wont recognize from other platforms. I call lack of imagination and thought.

[@BenAri18]

2008: the joker riding in the police car is my fav scene 2019: the joker riding in the police car is my fav scene

[@ameeshnathawat3140]

2021??

[@stanleycrookshank]

@@ameeshnathawat3140 there wasn’t a joker movie in 2021.

[@rebeltough7]

@@ameeshnathawat3140 2019 moron

[@ANor0300]

2023

[@yugioh887]

After this scene, "bad guy intentionally get caught" became a thing in movies

[@bnbnism]

No it was a thing way way before this movie tbh

[@suman_dey]

Avengers

[@vbgggfff]

Se7en did that in 1995.

[@gorrow1990]

Saw 2 did it too.

[@Xehanort10]

Nah. Villains who let themselves get caught as part of their plans has always been a thing in fiction.

[@iw_legendary_sayain2215]

0:29 First time upon viewing this shot of the joker 🃏 I was hit with a major realization that this film is something else. Something more...a modern classic.

[@Eysc]

Is he driving or it's a passenger?

[@iw_legendary_sayain2215]

Revolver Ocelot I’m pretty sure Lao is the one who’s driving he’s in the back seat.

[@Resident_avonU]

@Emir Lau is driving, while joker is in the back seat.

[@maxwestland8713]

Anyezka looool as if Lao is swerving it up in the road that’s gotta be one of the jokers goons driving Laos prob in the boot or something

[@Resident_avonU]

@Max Westland good point actually. Never thought of that.

[@catnium]

Did you catch him ? Yes. How? We burned the forest down...

[@SimplyNon_sense]

Plot twist: it was Alfred that wanted to watch the whole world burn.

[@user-ce2wz2ki6z]

Simply Nonsense than again , joker did burn trees , if paper is made out of wood , and paper money being green like trees , he did burn the forest down , a forest made of money , while Alfred burned a forest because of money , not that money is bad , only to make a point i guess , not about money , about sending a message

[@user-ce2wz2ki6z]

i would guess the message is to people who get so much money that it buys them , you see them when they don’t know what to do with all that money , because the initial intent was to get much money , not get money to do something , some achievement, and when you bring them the most important thing of all times , that requires some of their money , they aren’t moved , because all they want is money , not gold or glory , high art , heavenly everything, they just don’t care , they have money , their ultimate goal , what’s sad though is ‘they don’t work , they let work , and than have to keep diets’ , they don’t eat better than the poor man , by far worse , ‘they drive cars’ so does the poor man ‘they have girls’ , have you noticed , some of the most beautiful girls are to be found at some poor ppl places , the girls i see in the streets i don’t see walking the red carpet , no way , ‘they have big houses where they avoid their few family members all day’ , i was at not rich peoples family diners and hangouts etc , it’s strangely epic fun , until they get money , and even though they have the greatest things , they lose those by that panic ‘money money money’ , than they become poor life rich people (when they get money they get a certain lifestyle , a little arrogance or pride , and expensive things , than for all the people that visited them , it becomes a little difficult to visit them , the still poor people think now they’re better and stand back , and they lose the fun they had with social life , visits hanging out , most importantly satisfying conversations that cannot be performed with the by then rich who tell you they’re better by ignoring your talk , not engaging in conversation , holding themselves high)

[@ladyseph9045]

One of my favorite exchanges. They had to destroy an entire forest to catch one man. Bruce was never willing to sacrifice Gotham, but the Joker tested that to the absolute limit. If we had gotten him in the third installment that would have been such an epic finale.

[@MrKingYuji]

This movie nearly pushed Bruce to become a vigilante. He even tells Rachel “I see what I will have to become to stop men like [Joker].” And Maroni tells Bruce no one will tell him anything because he is ultimately a hero. So Bruce has to ask himself “How much damage do I have to do to catch one man?”

[@BlackDiamond2718]

I love how they silenced this scene without taking away the intensity of harvey’s pain. “You can’t hear images.”

[@stevencoates3382]

"But you can feel them more deeply."

[@user-so4sv1dq4z]

Its a similar Sound to the Joker. I think the Sound with Harvey symbolizes Harvey turning insane.

[@awheeler1456]

The scene with Batman standing amidst the destruction while his cape flutters is iconic.

[@scorpion6506]

The Dark Knight - One of the greatest of all time films. The acting, the realism from the comics, Batman and Joker acting was phenomenal. Such a shame that Heath Ledger died, man. I can tell that he enjoyed playing this villain. May he rest in peace.

[@derekhigh8281]

You are absolutely right. Anyone who says this role killed him, doesnt know the true essence of his acting. That it’s “believable” to spark a rumor that this role influenced his passing. He very very very much enjoyed the role as he said himself in the interviews about it. I think he even said it was the most fun he would EVER have in a role. I wish I could thank him myself for providing us with his artwork

[@massudddecat7449]

omg Rachael she was Gonna Wait for him , Cane's Acting was Superb ; Oh Lovely Rachael , what a Beautiful sweet girl and voice , as Joker Said he Once had a wife as Beautiful as her

[@cypher1133]

0:50 thats one the most iconic scene out there

[@robodoesedits8666]

The coin metaphor is so damn good, the scorched side resembling the burnt, dark half of him and the clean side resembling the light in him, i know everyone knows this, but it's such a fantastic metaphor

[@user-so1yi2tm2r]

It is also meant to represent him and Rachel

[@shadow_wesker6666]

And the way he acts every single time he flips the coin and it lands on black, he's gone so deep in that ke prefers darkness over light after what the joker did

[@DavidReiten10]

No he’s at first happy to see the coin because he gave it to Rachel and when he sees that it’s clean he thinks she survived

[@nanand.r]

@@DavidReiten10 holy shit i didnt realize that :'(

[@bryanescobar2610]

@@DavidReiten10 ya its cuz he remembers shes thr last one who had it and since its clean he thinks she brought too him and he flips too find out the worst

[@snusemcgoose1001]

“We burned the forest down.” *Cuts to Harveys burnt face* I see what ya did their Nolan

[@CGod90]

there*

[@ankitparson6895]

Clearly you don't.

[@harukrentz435]

Err no. Its a metaphore of doing what is necessary eventhough theyre breaking the laws. Exactly what Batman does after this when he put the whole gotham under surveillance illegaly.

[@dylannoyb8241]

Yeahh, it has absolutely nothing to do with what the original comment suggested lol

[@jackthemac132]

The way a child thinks.

[@SteveNathn]

Nobody talking about Rachel’s letter. How they executed the idea of that letter and Bruce never reading it was perfect. Wayne not ever reading it, being lied about it, and being a better person because of it is incredibly similar to what he did himself at the end of the film even though he didn’t know it was happening to him, in taking Dent’s fall. So many cool things to think about with this movie. No other superhero movie has come anywhere close to the level of depth in this movie. Christopher Nolan is incredible

[@yudhazacharias9377]

I can't believe Bruce's reaction to the truth about Rachel is short in the third movie

[@nathant.6256]

​@@yudhazacharias9377is short?

[@yudhazacharias9377]

@@nathant.6256 I meant the look on his face before he says "How dare you". It's short

[@lunamilo2065]

@@yudhazacharias9377Bruce is in denial at that time.

[@EZRDEN]

Heath was fantastic. R.I.P to a wonderful man and actor. No one else could have played the Joker in this movie like he did.

[@shubhojitghosh69]

I remember watching this movie (back then I was 10) in the theater along with my elder brother and my cousins. Man I miss those days. Thank You Nolan for making my childhood awesome

[@williamsproductionindustri2912]

Lucky You I Didn’t Get To See It In 2008 and Last Year

[@shubhojitghosh69]

@@williamsproductionindustri2912 if this movie is re-released let's say 20 from now would u watch it

[@raph2295]

@@shubhojitghosh69 it was re-released in 2018 in an IMAX theater for the 10 year anniversary, unfortunately I only saw the movie for the first time just days before the re-release. I would do anything to watch The Dark Knight in theaters, anything

[@williamsproductionindustri2912]

Shubhojit Ghosh Heck I got it on DVD but I wanna watch it in a movie theater with a lot of people

[@DirtBlockGames]

Raph 22 it still plays nearly every year at the IMAX in London I’m pretty sure

[@gino5922]

0:29 - absolutely beautiful

[@braydynniewiadomski5454]

@RainbowDreams30 Have you heard the gospel of Jesus Christ before? God's holy word the Bible teaches us that we have all sinned, we have all done things our God given conscience tells us are wrong, that keep us from experiencing His holiness and goodness in our lives. Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” Sins such as using His name in vain, to use the name of the God who created us and gave us life, without respect or reverence, and worse, often with disrespect, jesting or even hatred. Exodus 20:7 “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.” God is a just, holy and righteous God and in His love and goodness He must punish sin. If we are living sinful lives, breaking the ten commandments, and not acknowledging God in our hearts, God must punish us for our wickedness. God must send us to hell, a place of torment, weeping and gnashing of teeth, where all unrepentant sinners will go. Since we all have sinned, and fallen short, how can we be saved from this eternal place? Romans 5:8 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” The good news, the gospel, is that God was born of a virgin, lived a perfect, sinless and holy life, as Jesus of Nazareth, and sacrificed Himself for our sins. He shed His blood and died on the cross and took upon Himself the wrath of the Father so that we might go free. After being crucified, he was buried in a tomb, and then as prophesied, resurrected by the power of God and defeated sin, death and hell. Whosoever believes in Him and follows Him will have eternal life! Forgiven of all sin, saved from death and hell and given a new heart to truly know Him. That is the mercy and love that Christ showed on the cross. He was perfect, yet died for imperfect people like us. Please take the time, you are not promised tomorrow, to read these next verses humbly and honestly and pray for God to forgive you of your sin and grant you His Holy Spirit and forgiveness in Jesus Christ. God bless you in Jesus' mighty name! Amen. Romans 10:9 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 11:25-26 "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"

[@generalshepherd2209]

“Thing were always gonna get worse before they got better” Hearing this line again in The Batman gave me chills

[@MIGUEL-fg1we]

3:39 the amount of sadness and anger that flows through Harvey gives me goosebumps every time. Underrated actor imo.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

3:19 The single note of music going deeper and louder shows Harvey's agonizing pain and descent to madness. And it made more sense to Daenerys and arguably Anakin Skywalker. And it only took one bad day and less than 20 minutes of screentime.

[@mlgamings6110]

I know! All that had to happen was for the love of his life to be killed. Daenerys was completely random and Anakin Skywalker was ok I guess.

[@aurelien5747]

I agree about Danaerys but Anakin had a huge buildup to his turn to the dark side

[@ayandak47]

@@aurelien5747 yep.. anakin always had thay rage brewing and had experience murdering women in children before he did the younglinga. Daenerys was just hungry and needed a snicker bar.

[@Tanat83]

yeah ikr, it's so sad... Harvey didn't mind being the one perishing instead of Rachel, but he was totally crushed when he saw Batman break down the door (Batman himself was just as shocked that Joker switched the addresses, playing on Batman's weakness when he dived out to save Rachel in an earlier encounter). It didn't help that he fell on a puddle of gasoline which spilled out from an oil drum he accidentally toppled over. As he was taken to hospital, Harvey was still holding on to the hope that Rachel would survive, even when he was still in agonizing pain. The moment he saw one side of his lucky coin scorched and scratched, that gave him the painful answer as to what happened to Rachel. And that's where he lost his sanity, and he was better off dead, now that the love of his life had been tragically taken away from him. A loss that he finds it hard to accept, a loss that compels him to go down a dark path and decide the fates of others with the flip of his coin. The tragedy of Harvey in this film is IMO like a literature masterpiece, similar to Macbeth or Hamlet.

[@Tanat83]

@@aurelien5747 yeah Anakin's torment beginning with the death of his mother and subsequent massacre of the Tusken Raider camp. The next 3 years spent hiding his marital status from the Jedi Order, and wrestling with his inner demons (eg frustrations with the Jedi Code). Until Palpatine revealed his true identity to him and gave him an offer he can't refuse... that's when Anakin made the choice to become Sidious' apprentice and betray the Jedi. And with his turn, he also began to lose his humanity and logic.

[@jackreed4925]

That shot of Joker in the cop car with his head out the window like a dog is one of the most underrated shots in cinematic history

[@marcushorope4912]

Same here✊🏼

[@alextaylor9276]

Jared Leto’s joker was the best performance yet. Heath’s doesn’t even come close.

[@jordangoulet6536]

I agree it’s so fucking epic.

[@thebatman4279]

0:48 is magnificent too.

[@BonBon-od9zm]

Facts

[@Abdurrahman-ew4kv]

0:52 💯💯💯

[@g_ant343]

Meh, maybe top 200

[@Andromeister27]

this film is literally art

[@Kentinel]

1:46 this scene is a called back to 'batman begins' when Bruce thought it was his fault for the killing of his parents

[@nyckelhypa]

"Gotham needs its true hero and I let that murdering psychopath blow him half to hell." - the pain in that delivery is palpable. People always praise Heath Ledger and Gary Oldman and rightly so, but I think Christian Bale was awesome as Bruce Wayne too, maybe even underrated.

[@MegaKaiser45]

0:07 Lau missed the chance to reply: "General Kenobi".

[@dazambie]

Ikr, so uncivilized

[@justthinking650]

If he replied that Joker would laugh and say "You are a bold one"

[@martinlee7562]

@@justthinking650 I saw that played in my head and I couldn't stop laughing! 😂😂😂

[@general.kenobi]

ah i see you're a woman of culture

[@SteveNathn]

Bale's line delivery at 2:25 always gives me chills

[@BrainyCesarin1]

0:28 Epic and iconic scene indeed!!!.

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

What i loved about this scene is for at least half of it, there is no sound effects at all apart from the music being played very quietly in the background which almost sounds like a cold wind blowing and gets louder towards the end, it really adds to the mood of how much destruction The Joker has caused and how much pain its left in the aftermath for everyone involved. The sight of Batman standing on top of the rubble when you hear Rachel's voice really makes this an emotional moment and speaks so much volumes, it really adds to the sadness and shows you that a hero can't save everyone.

[@nicktroisi6347]

0:29-0:37 that moment is incredible, no dialogue, no sound it's just The Joker being The Joker. Plus that shot of Batman at 0:49 is too iconic Heath nailed being The Joker even though people thought he wouldn't fit the role and today people still consider him the best Joker. Beautiful cinematography on Nolan and his team's part

[@glichjthebicycle384]

This scene is so insanely emotional

[@MadKingOfMadaya]

"That bandit, in the forest in Burma. Did you catch him?" "yes." "how?" *_"We burned the forest down"_*

[@eec589]

Reminds me when Ra's al Gul said "when a forest grows too wild, a purging fire is inevitable and natural".

[@SomethingInterestingYT]

Man that scene with the coin is underrated.

[@georgefilmanimation]

yup

[@shadyyam2488]

i literally felt what he was feeling

[@Daeflocka]

@@shadyyam2488 Fr that Scene hit harder then life

[@FlotsamCity]

I just adore and love Alfred's little inclusion of the line "What WE stand for". He's always the one to tell Bruce that whatever occurs, he's not alone. I can't get enough of sorta thing, it's so simple but says so much.

[@ZeeTheNerdyVampire]

Anyone else just LOVE that shot of Joker hanging out of the cop car?

[@mertoj1536]

"he wanted me to lock him up in marvel cinematic universe"

[@aishasara3335]

Avengers will be ripped apart forever

[@BlackDiamond2718]

We burned the city down. (Thor Ragnarok)

[@abramsullivan7764]

Hah wait what

[@camharrison400]

I remember watching this movie in theaters, after it was over I went and got another ticket for the next showing and waited in line to watch it again for the second time.

[@markdavila5297]

Imagine being locked up in a cage in the dark and you see the joker coming around the corner goin up to u from this point on you know ur screwed !

[@kurdder9708]

00:28 most epic scene ever!

[@amarachukwuamadi3849]

@boganus699 whose mans is this?

[@amarachukwuamadi3849]

@boganus699 houd a bakkes joeng !

[@filmpalace2426]

Nothing about this movie is underrated.

[@bgcm1995]

No one ever said that lmaoo

[@the4thindustrialrevolution225]

@@amarachukwuamadi3849 what language is that

[@kevincoyle8438]

Nolan has a way of making everything in his movies so beautifully done. The quality and the way they are shot are breathtaking.

[@eec589]

And now it's nicely preserved in the national film registry in Congress along with other culturally significant films.

[@Seeker-wq8jc]

The scene with Harvey and the coin is heartbreaking. He sees the coin laying shiny side up on the table, and just for a moment, he had a glimpse of hope that his love was alive. In his mind, he was surprised and very relieved, thinking he was going to see her again. And then he turns it over and sees its black, charred surface, and is met with the tragedy that she is in fact dead. The shot of him breaking down and screaming and violently thrashing marks the point his mind is lost, and his eventual fate was sealed. He had snapped, and who could honestly blame the poor man?

[@HieiJaganshi2024]

Joker had some unfinished business with the mob, and just happened to run into lau in jail and saw an opportunity to kill him after busting out

[@GreenhornProductions]

3:03 and 3:43. Probably my favorite HARD CUTS in any movie. Gives so much weight to Alfreds' revelation to Bruce, and Harvey Dents' tragedy.

[@abbylarose8740]

Exactly! And the worst realization too. He had to flip the coin over and see the scorched side to prove to himself that it all really happened.

[@ryaneaston5887]

That shot of the joker driving the cop car from the back seat is amazing. One of my favorites from the first time I saw the movie

[@JJS595]

Jokers not driving the car from the back seat he’s just chilling in the back seat sticking his head out the window lmao. U can see there’s a driver that’s taking them, that would be impossible to drive a car from the back seat how u supposed to push the pedals 😂😂

[@theonejmv]

@@JJS595 lolllllll

[@grymoda]

Whoever was driving the police car with the Joker in the back was drunk.

[@RealHajimeHinata]

Grÿmoda 009 it was probably Lau XD

[@jordangoulet6536]

All the police cars were control by the joker’s man.

[@babayaga8963]

0:50 THIS SHOT😮‍💨

[@junaidmehkri]

I just realized, the scene where Alfred goes to see Bruce is a mirror of the scene in Batman Begins, where Alfred goes to see Bruce after his parents funeral. Both times, Alfred asks Bruce about supper, doesn’t get a response and is about to leave when Bruce calls for him and asks if he’s to be blame for the death of his loved ones. Just captures their relationship so perfectly.

[@anima099]

0:35 The ultimate high. Joker's achieved peak freedom.

[@mollywoodshots6503]

Batman Standing On Top Of The Rubble, Head Bowed Down, While Firefighters Trying To Extinguish The Fire In The Background Maybe The Greatest Shot In Superhero Cinema History IMO. Wally Pfister Is The Most Underrated Part of This Masterpiece.

[@VenomHernandez]

He Wanted Me To Lock Him Up In The MCU

[@DaScorpionSting]

First time I noticed that.

[@Karlebow571]

Part of his plan

[@EscapeTheMatrix6977]

Am I the only one who Doesn’t remember him saying this? 😂

[@XDspacemanJD]

No wonder, it's far better than the DCEU.

[@forrestgumball]

They show better movies than the DCEU during lunch break

[@alosim1541]

Jesus that dolly shot at 0:49 looks absolutely gorgeous. Probably the best shot in any Batman movie

[@theirongiants]

This movie is a timeless classic. No matter how much I scour the Comic Book movie genre, no movie will top this Masterpiece. I could go on and on for 10s of paragraphs and I won't be able to capture the sheer BRILLIANCE of this movie. The symbolism, the moral conflict, the acting and the writing are unparalleled.

[@Julia-tu6xl]

0:07 GENERAL KENOBI

[@themechanic6151]

God damnit 😂

[@aarayskirata3420]

yesss

[@iw_legendary_sayain2215]

You are a bold one.

[@richos07]

IW_LEGENDARY_SAYaiN22 *coughing noises* kill him

[@zebraneighbor6383]

The shot of Joker leaning out of the police car window, wet hair, makeup mostly gone, as day is just starting to break, makes me feel so many different things.

[@gencoxkil7225]

0:07 : hello there General Kenobi

[@applepie1272]

General Joker

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

Poor Harvey got Killing-joked and now he fell to the endless pit of madness.

[@Tanat83]

His psychological pain (his inability to accept Rachel's death) is so much worse than his physical pain (his half-burnt face)

[@Psyfi85]

Tanat Pruett This sequence is very moving for me. He couldn’t protect Rachel, his career is effectively over, Joker is using him. A lot of pain and brutality to his birth.

[@lewisdavidson571]

The truth is, The Joker knew enough about who was under the mask to realise neither Dent or Batman were holding the city together. It was Rachel, both men so intimately connected to her. Whether he broke Dent or Batman, either could've fallen. Dent was just easier to manipulate, especially since he wasn't who he portrayed himself as. The Joker seeks to expose the real identities of people, not their names but their souls. That's the joke. It doesn't matter who you say you are or can be, you'll always be somebody else underneath. For all intents and purposes, this is the climax to the Dark Knight Trilogy. Batman couldn't leave behind Bruce Wayne and that became his greatest weakness. So what does he do? Hide.

[@MrKingYuji]

Joker struck gold with Rachel. The moment he found out that both Batman and Dent loved her, she was marked for death

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

Joker at Dinner party: 'You know, I'll settle for his loved ones.'

[@Casper50002]

Doesn't the Joker win in this one, turning Harvey Dent. All he needed was a little push.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

0:05 Hello there Joker said it after Obiwan and before it went cool LMAO

[@wonpon2138]

The scene at 0:23 was so intense that Gary oldman let slip his British accent.

[@user-uq9dc8cr3c]

Nah, that's his Boston accent. Don't ask me why he uses this accent for the movie, I've no idea.

[@havesomegoddamnfaith9325]

I don’t know what the hell u was smoking, but when did a British person ever sound like that? XD SMH

[@Palestine4Ever169]

Abhinav Narayan Ik India was colonized by British Than explain to me how the hell do you think this is British Accent ?

[@jeremyd6075]

Best villain role played ever. Don't even try disputing this, it's a waste of time. #RIPHeath

CMON WOOO OO-NEW-WAH-EE

[@jeremyd6075]

@L lol Mark is good but Heath's role was a 10/10 for me personally.

[@RoxyCherryRozy]

@L Acting> Voice acting

[@inputfunny]

Anton Chigurh?

[@IKnowImGayWhenISayThisBut]

Cap

[@PENS68]

The scene of the Joker putting his head out the window just shows he literally just wanted to watch the world burn and noting else. He just wanted to cause anarchy and chaos and show that no no person was incorruptible.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

I love the dog chasing cars line, and then later we see him hanging his head out the car like a dog too. This movie had great writing.

[@ironhide5611]

Also with Dent referring to the Joker as “A mad dog” to Maroni later in the movie.

[@ayushmanbhattacharya17]

@@ironhide5611 not mad dog he addressed joker as a human dog

[@ayushmanbhattacharya17]

No the scene where joker delivers the line "I'm a dog chasing cars" was when Harvey Dent was in the hospital and when he sticks his head out of the police car Dent was in his way towards the hospital with half of his face burned down ....... So the Epic line was delivered later by Ledger and then he blows up the Gotham general hospital

[@rahuldey1182]

The way camera pans to Joker when he is out of the car window representing himself truly as the agent of chaos, fireworks just absolute fireworks.

[@j.t.9935]

Alfred was the perfect counselor..The perfect right hand man, behind the scenes.

[@rat4992]

I can’t believe how good this movie is. It’s unreal

[@jaredsilberkleit3923]

This scene perfectly captures why this is the most likable Batman. Look at how he handles the loss of the woman he loves. Unbelievable strength and maturity. He’s obviously crushed but won’t let it destroy him.

[@juliosilvacordova2500]

Amazing performance by Bale. He looks so sad, but he knows he had to defeat the Joker. He Can't give in.

[@thebackendchild]

“Should I bring this on her? I was meant to inspire good…Not madness, not death..” phenomenal delivery of those lines

[@khizer1295]

As soon as bruce says *she was gonna choose me* , alfred takes away the letter. He knew if bruce read the letter it would have broken him to the point that gotham's dark knight would have done something wrong/bad just like harvey dent did to all those people involved.

[@jamestolbert1856]

3:05 the editing here as it cuts away to Harvey in the hospital as explain Alfred what he did to catch the bandit, and Ben best intentions comes with casualites

[@mindblowing9346]

0:30 u can feel the madness

[@Andromeister27]

"See, madness, as you know, is... like gravity. All it takes is a little push."

[@user-cp1qw1vb7t]

Pure chaos energy

[@catastrophucked]

"She was going to wait for me, Alfred." Trust a woman's actions, never trust her words, for a woman will say what she feels in the moment, but in the next moment, she can feel something completely different and choose to act on that instead, completely and utterly throwing her previous feelings away without a second's hesitation.

[@dailyderpin188]

Well said

[@MariOfTheMountains]

OK incel

[@BarrageHero]

TRUTH

[@AimForMyHead81]

@@MariOfTheMountains Calling someone an incel isn't an argument you low IQ troglodyte.

[@mr_b651]

Who hurt you?

[@YoshTard]

0:06 Joker: Hello there Lau: GENERAL KENOBI!

[@chrisstanley9477]

I feel truly blessed that I got to see this piece of art in the cinema back in 2008 I was only 14. One of the best movies ever created nothing compares to the feeling of watching this for the very first time especially in a crowded theater. I feel bad for the generation that missed out lol

[@gorodonramsay3304]

@Itchyscrotum _testicles what

[@walterwhite4699]

I missed this film cuz of an exam. Fml.

[@jordangoulet6536]

0:29 man this gives me goosebumps!! Poor Heath, why did you have to die so yong?!🥺🥺😭

[@s39lucky93]

The depth of dailogues in this movie will give a feeling which we cant get with even billions of dollars of CGI

[@Jordothecat98]

Let’s have the debate: did the joker or did Batman win (The fact it even is a debate is why the dark knight is the best superhero movie ever)

[@user-uq9dc8cr3c]

You could think Joker won, he made him break his rule (Batman killed Two-Face). This way he made his arch-nemesis destroy the only beam of hope left for the city and basically destroyed Batman. You could argue Bruce won because he sacrifed the Batman mantle for the good of the city. I am really not sure.

[@Jordothecat98]

It’s such a conundrum. The weeks after the film my answer was 100% joker, but as more and more time has gone by I’ve started to value Gotham not losing hope and all the hostages Batman saved more and more (meaning more people overall were saved than killed by the joker) But I’m still not sure 🤷‍♂️

[@Cahangir]

That's how i perceive this: Joker had already lost when he chose this path,he represents Satan. As to Batman who represents human, i believe he did great job keeping his integrity.

[@user-uq9dc8cr3c]

@@Cahangir you win bro

[@audsunheatpumpgroup9812]

The Joker won, but Batman cheated by taking Dent's crimes to his name.

[@stupidmclovin]

This Trilogy is seriously the absolute pinnacle of all Super Hero movies. Shit, this is the pinnacle of filmmaking in general.

[@davidishola240]

"I let that murdering psychopath blow him half to hell" will always crack me up😅😂

[@MexicanBeann]

0:33 This scene looks so badass to me i dunno why. Rip Heath Ledger

[@ivanganoza7066]

The scene with Alfred forshadows the final message of the movie. Sometimes people deserve more than the truth. Sometimes they need their faith to be repaid. Alfred did this with Bruce. And Batman did it with Gotham. Fucking Brilliant Script.

[@alandrak3227]

the scene with Alfred is similar to in Batman Begins "i prepared breakfast." "very well then..."

[@ryanchristman8816]

Every time a clip from The Dark Knight shows up in my feed I have to watch. I distinctly remember watching this in theaters when it came out and leaving the theater feeling overwhelmed. I remember thinking to myself: “the movie I just watched was a MASSIVE social commentary”, and I thought that what I had just witnessed was going to be cemented in film history as one of the greatest of all time. Turns out my gut feeling was right.

[@horaciosanabria461]

Someday in a couple of decades we’ll have new Batman movie, but in 100 years this trilogy will still inmortal.

[@Guilherme-xw8dy]

For me this clip is the best part of the film, i mean, all the symbolism, the editing, the sound, everything in this scene is great... The cut for Joker in the police car, for "we burns the forrest down" and a quick cut for Harvey screaming with no sound of scream but the frequency growing... Perfect, underrated part of the film.

[@vinithpalagiri467]

This is the most realistic movie I've ever seen. They should make superhero movies that happen in real life like this, not alien invasions or time travel or any of that shit. This movie depicts events that have happened in real life such as terrorists attacks, corrupt politicians and cops and organized crime.

[@helix6206]

0:07 GENERAL JOKER!!

[@anthonyarens797]

The dark knight is the best movie of 2008

[@Angyali]

True.

[@saunokchakrabarty8384]

Death was a balm beside the pain that Harvey felt when he woke up.

[@hobomike6935]

Each night I wish that I don't wake up the next day

[@eec589]

Does anyone notice this scene is very similar to Batman Begins when Bruce was mourning his parents' deaths? Same music, mourning a loved one, Bruce blaming himself for their demise, Alfred comforting Bruce.

[@generalgrievous3731]

General Kenobi, you are a bold one