Why The Dark Knight is Still the BEST Comic Book Movie of All Time

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How does one talk about The Dark Knight today? How do I even begin to talk about such a touchstone of film history, one of the most influential and important films of all time that played such a pivotal role in not only my love of film but countless others?
Everyone knows it’s a masterpiece, everyone is aware of its depth and impact, everything that could possibly be said about it has been said, and it’s still considered the gold standard for comic book movies. It might not be your favorite, but it is wildly considered the best, and even I, someone whose favorite movie in Nolan’s Batman trilogy is The Dark Knight Rises, can’t deny that The Dark Knight is a once-in-a-generation holy shit movie that completely upended what the genre can and should be. Nothing I say in this video is going to change anyone’s mind, nor is it designed to do that. I’m not saying anything controversial, but that’s also the point. Sometimes it’s worth appreciating the greats and meditating on that greatness, reconnecting with the very reason WHY you love the film, and hopefully, by extension, why you love FILM to begin with. And weirdly, I feel like it’s a film that’s taken for granted.
Look The Dark Knight isn’t just a great comic book movie, it’s one of the best films ever made, it’s stood the test of time and deserves to be given the respect it deserves. I have some thoughts, thoughts that have evolved over the 16 years since it’s release and thoughts that have rattled around in my head for the better part of a year since revisiting it on the big screen.
Griffin (@griffschiller) gives you his The Dark Knight video essay and The Dark Knight review discussing why The Dark Knight is a masterpiece, why no comic book movie will ever top The Dark Knight, why the dark knight is the best batman movie, why The Dark Knight is a flawless adaptation, the hidden brilliance of The Dark Knight, why The Dark Knight works, why The Dark Knight is perfect, in this Dark Knight analysis. Enjoy this deep dive DC video essay and The Dark Knight explained from the words of Christopher Nolan, David Goyer, Jonathan Nolan, and the rest of the creative team behind The Dark Knight on what makes The Dark Knight so special!
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With the help of allies Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and DA Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman (Christian Bale) has been able to keep a tight lid on crime in Gotham City. But when a vile young criminal calling himself the Joker (Heath Ledger) suddenly throws the town into chaos, the caped Crusader begins to tread a fine line between heroism and vigilantism. The Dark Knight is directed by Christopher Nolan.
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[@FilmSpeak]

Thanks guys from the bottom of my heart ❤ I hope you love this video and the swings we took with it as much as we enjoyed making it. This is my heart and soul in one video. Enjoy! Check out @superframe's Batman Begins video as well! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqKcoYmAeNKGgrs

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

What an amazing Essay. 🦇

[@lorenzohelm1470]

You were right, I wasn't disappointed :) Great Vid man!

[@DavidStephen-q8t]

WELL WE ALL LOVE THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY BUDDY ITS A CINEMATIC MONUMENTAL SUPERHERO TRILOGY🦇🦇

[@robdy2k]

Subscribed. 10/10 review. You smashed it bro. Outstanding. Well done and THANK YOU! Writing from the United Kingdom. I have always loved this movie but I've never REALLY unpeeled the onion. Doing so this weekend watching your video after re watching it for about the 3rd time since first seeing it on opening in the theater (IMAX!), I realise now how not only ahead of it's time and timeless it is, it's also extremely prophetic... which is strangely reassuring... go Batman!

[@cerchRU]

I saw the Dark Knight when I was in early years of high school. I just remember that was the first time I walked out of the theater and feeling like I saw a truly amazing piece of art.

[@lowclasswarrior9269]

im sooooo jelly you got to catch a theater premier!!

[@andrewkeeton4781]

Went to the midnight premiere during the summer of my freshman year. It was electrifying so many guys dressed up as the joker every theatre was showing the dark knight, I remember that scene where joker escaped jail and is in the cop car with his hair blowing in the wind, and I was like holy shit…..never will forget that experience

[@mikewelborn636]

Same I went back and watched it 11 times. I kept going back for the joker trying to see him from a new angle

[@ChrisTheExecutioner]

The Dark Knight was a formative event in my childhood.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

This trilogy taught me more about life than school and jobs.

[@walterdbrown]

What school did you go to?

[@BillyAtwood1216]

That’s sad

[@Bred-vz2py]

No it didn't lol

[@dylan594]

Tad pretentious

[@KhoaTran-x9i]

Go to a better school 😊

[@hosaepalvin9795]

i kind of feel like there was an era from xmen/spiderman to iron man/the dark knight where it was movies about superheroes, but after iron man it birthed the "superhero genre" and i say all this to point out that so far The Dark Knight is the pinnacle of that era of "movies about superheroes"

[@FilmSpeak]

Yes. That's such a great way of putting it!

[@eskanda3434]

@@FilmSpeaknot really Logan came out years later

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

​@@eskanda34341 movie years later is the exception to the rule.

[@nikfabbi87]

To me, Spiderman 2, Batman Begins and first Iron Man are the best movies about superheroes. The Dark Knight is the best movie about comic book villains!

[@marktheshark7588]

​@@eskanda3434But without the Dark Knight trilogy.There wouldn't be a Logan.

[@aresgodofwar7401]

Anytime I rewatch The Dark Knight it always feels like Im watching it for the first time all over again. It never feels old.

[@MrCovert23]

I hate that people forget how good Batman begins was

[@FilmSpeak]

It's fantastic!

[@xisigma]

Yeah Begins felt more relatable somehow. I'll admit I was lost watching Dark Knight.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

​@@xisigmaReally? I watched The Dark Knight before Batman Begins and I didn't feel lost. Maybe it was because I was familiar with the characters from watching the animated Batman shows

[@nikfabbi87]

Batman Begins is a very good movie and kicked the ball first, but not at this level: it was still held back into a traditional perimeter due to WB still testing Nolan as a director of comic book movies…

[@Pocketkid2]

The amazing thing is that Batman Begins is perfect. And that The Dark Knight still manages to improve upon it in every way.

[@palmmahir3888]

The Dark Knight is some of my favorite movie of all time! It’s an intense crime thriller that haunts us and making us think that a man like Joker could exist. It explores the theme about a hero who’s trying to make the city perfect, but the more he keeps doing it the problem is causes to the city. As soon you get to the ending, the hero lost. The score was an absolute chef kiss! It has such a rich powerful theme that’s being putted into while also having tons of intense moments from Nolan. I wish we have more superhero movies like this.

[@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334]

In my opinion it’s over rated tbh I watched it a lot when I was a kid but now as I got older I don’t really like it as I used to like I still watch it some but I grew out of it

[@Funny_How_1995]

@@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334 Honestly, everyone has the right to dislike a film, regardless of its popularity. We are not obligated to succumb to the ad populum argument. Art is subjective, and there are popular films, considered classics by the general public, that I don’t particularly appreciate. However, it would never occur to me to denigrate these films online using flimsy and provocative arguments. Millions of people are free to love and adore these films. What I find problematic is when some people try to use logical arguments to make their opinion seem authoritative, when the truth is that these works simply don’t appeal to them. "oVeRrAtEd" this word 🤢

[@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334]

@@Funny_How_1995 I said in my opinion I can find it over rated if I wanna

[@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334]

@@Funny_How_1995 how u think u talking to

[@Funny_How_1995]

@@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334 You can say "it’s not for me" and not "it’s overrated". That’s what I do with movies I don’t like, I don’t pollute the internet space with comments that are just there to provoke those who are fans. Your opinion is not a problem, it’s your way of saying it.

[@thesuperframe]

RIP Heath. My mum worked with his uncle in the North West of Aus, got to meet a childhood friend of his at the Heath Ledger theatre in Perth, the way they described Heath, his work ethic, just unreal. This movie is complete reflection of that, a show stealer, just insane stuff.

[@FilmSpeak]

Ah man I love that. That's so cool. Just an absolute icon. A once in a lifetime talent and it sounds like he was just so loved and admired by everyone. Totally agree. It's a singular, career defining performance. Gone too soon.

[@daffyduck3536]

It’s my all time favourite performance in cinema. You don’t see Heath, the lines blur and he becomes the character, and plays him like a force of nature.

[@FootbaFan-pr8sl]

The dark knight has some of my favorite quotes from anything ever. “You die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain” and Gordon’s entire speech at the end as well

[@justinsinger2505]

The shot of harvey and batman laying down on the ground post their struggle is such a blatently obvious shot of symbolism but god if it isn’t beautifully tragic. We saw gothams white knight and dark knight fall at the same. And it only plays more into how the dark knight rises in the finale. He rose from the well, fell into the league of shadows, rose from the darkness onto gotham and fell back again with the light and his final rise would be from another giant hole as he relearned why we fall. So much symbolism in this movie and in this trilogy and through symbolism it tells a beautiful story

[@Jacksonoaks8]

“It’s in their last moments people show you who they truly are…” it’s the realism with humanity that makes this a masterpiece.

[@Seasonal-Shadow_4674]

I have seen people try to shit on this movie in the modern day, especially with films like the Batman and joker I see a lot of people, saying Nolan is overrated

[@FilmSpeak]

Sadly, that just happens when you're at the top haha it even happens to The Godfather! The very time that stuff will die down, and I mean what can you say, TDK has already cemented itself in film history so. I think that's the most important thing and the testament to its greatness.

[@TheMadMadman]

I can see The Batman's sequels potentially topping the Dark Knight some day, and the Joker was amazing but not quite as good as TDK. I have a feeling people will still be talking about TDK decades from now, while the recent Batman and Joker will be talked about less. Just my intuition. TDK is a great film as well as a great "comic book movie", and that's what separates it from the likes of most of Marvel's stuff and the DC film universe.

[@AprilMoon7]

Personally, I've never considered this movie as a good Batman movie. It's a great movie. But not a great Batman movie, an opinion I've held since it came out in '08. That being said idk why people go out of their way to hate this movie but I guess it's the cool thing to do nowadays.

[@lowclasswarrior9269]

TDK to me brings some of the greatest energy I've seen in a movie. I'm not even a hardcore Batman fan. 😁

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

​@TheMadMadman I don't know I found the first The Batman kind of boring and forgettable. It was kind of like the training montage part of the origin story. It's similar to Spiderman: Homecoming. Just kind of felt like another movie featuring the character. And if the sequels are to do the same, never allowing Batman to get into his prime, then it will just repeat the exact mistakes the MCU made with Spiderman.

[@klaudioabazi4478]

Nothing can top The Dark Knight for me. I love many superhero movies, but The Dark Knight is one of a kind.

[@lowclasswarrior9269]

Not to compare but I loved Man of Steel too

[@shalindelta7]

Dark knight trilogy and captain America trilogy are the greatest superhero trilogies imo. A case can be made for the tobey spiderman trilogy as well but damn i loved live action Captain America and his unwavering personality.

[@plutoburn]

I still remember when the news that Heath Ledger was cast as Joker, the amount of backlash was insane. And it all went away the instant people saw what he'd look like in the movie.

[@calebdodoo9965]

I was a huge Spiderman fan when I was 5. Especially when Spectacular Spiderman was released One night in 2009 when my mum was away, my dad was flipping through the channels and we stumbled open the Dark Knight. Right where Joker said ''What doesn't kill you simply makes you a stranger''. And I fell in love with Batman and Dc and haven't looked back since. God bless Christopher Nolan.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Weird fact: Heath Ledger also known as Joker originally auditioned for Batman in the early 2000's.

[@juiceekay7428]

Cillian Murphy, the Scarecrow & Oppenheimer, did too.

[@matthewrocca4197]

Interestingly Ledger agreed to meet with Nolan, who was considering him for the role of Batman, but I don’t think it never actually went as far as an audition because Ledger wasn’t interested in comic book movies at the time. Nolan said, “He was quite gracious about it, but he said, ‘I would never take a part in a superhero film.’” It took seeing Batman Begins to win Ledger over. He said once he saw the film, he understood Nolan’s vision and wanted to be part of that world, instantly feeling “I had something up my sleeve for how to play the Joker in this world”. Another fun fact: Cillian Murphy (AKA Scarecrow), then a relative newcomer, did audition as Batman, didn’t get the part but Nolan loved him so much he pushed for the studio to let him be cast as Scarecrow.

[@BodyOpt]

No, he did not audition for Batman.

[@BodyOpt]

@@matthewrocca4197 very correct!

[@lowlowseesee]

Not weird at all. It’s common for leading men to get a crack at the lead role. It’s why Murphy almost didn’t play scarecrow

[@NakedSnake85]

There was a time in my life where I counted how many times I had seen The Dark Knight. Somewhere after 50, I lost count.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Lol same hereand everytime I watch it I'm still completely captivated

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

The Dark Knight was the first Comic book movie and sequel to EVER make a billion dollars. 🤑🤑

[@daffyduck3536]

Transformers and Fast & Furious have made several billion between them, and films like Scarface and Shawshank were flops. Not sure box office is a consistent indicator of quality, although in the case it does add to the narrative I suppose.

[@callmejacob3234]

@@daffyduck3536 Transformers and Fast & Furious aren't comic book films my guy. He said TDK was the first comic book film to make a billion.

[@daffyduck3536]

@@callmejacob3234 and sequel. But my point is beyond the scope of CBM anyway. I don’t think box office takings are a reliable indicator of quality regardless of genre.

[@JROTGS]

Deserved.

[@daffyduck3536]

@@JROTGS agreed, it absolutely is. One of the rare cases where art and commerce align properly haha

[@brettsteinbook5370]

everyone forgets to mention the central conflict of the film. It's about Batman's Choice theory versus the Joker's Game theory. It's well explored from the first frame to the last. Acting and writing are top notch but it's the only comic book film with such a deep, important, and universal conflict within us all. We all have to decide if we are going to choose to do what is right. We all have to decide what rules of the game are we going to accept and follow. How and when do we break the rules? When are the rules necessary for a functioning society and when do they make us complicit in its evils?

[@PentexProductions]

What a video essay. As you say, sometimes it can be daunting to tackle the 'All Time Greats' because what more could possibly be said about these movies that have had years, even decades of analysis? This video shows the value in revisiting them, reanalysing them, and making sure we never forget what made them great in the first place. The classics earn that status because the movie stays the same, but the world we live in changes, and so we can learn new lessons from the story, and draw new conclusions from it. Watching The Dark Knight in 2024 after 16 years of the MCU / DCEU, after seeing how Nolan's career has evovled, after seeing how the characters of Batman and the Joker have been reinterpreted by other film-makers and actors, is a totally different experience to watching it for the first time in 2008 (my first IMAX experience, and one that I will never forget). The Dark Knight was ground-breaking when it first came out. It continues to be today, and in 20 years - whatever the cinematic landscape looks like - it will still be held up as a classic of cinema for all of the reasons you talk about. P.S: Congrats for defeating the ultimate villain in the Rogue's Gallery: Warner Bros' use of KZbin's copyright claims system.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

I remember going to the theatre and seeing a poster for the Dark Knight, and it looked like it was for a horror film. It had a white background with Joker's silhouette. The red of his lips were dragged out and looked similar to blood. It spelled out the words, "Why so serious?" I thought to myself, "Thank goodness we're not here to watch that movie." Well, it turns out we were, and it was one of the best movie experiences of my life.

[@obviouslyPSM]

What I love looking back on this movie is that in the dark knight rises we see what the joker meant about the people learning the truth about Harvey. Even in death the joker (and Heath) loom large over the film

[@tuckemon]

I was 15 years old almost 16 when I saw the Dark Knight in theaters. And as someone who was one of the biggest Batman fans as a kid growing up it was my favorite movie of the year. I was enraptured by its grittiness, its atmosphere, characters, plot, score, and it's themes. It was an experience unlike any superhero movie before or since. Hell cut the superhero label out completely it was an immaculate film in general that was firing off on all cylinders. Its still to this day in my top 25 movies and its near or at the top of that list too. That says a lot since I'm a major cinephile.

[@mcurran6505]

"He (Heath Ledger) was very careful to construct an iconic performance, and he always knew it would have to be iconic, but never losing sight of the reality of it. He plays the guy as a human being the whole time and The Joker’s form of evil is a very human form of evil and I think it is very important you believe in him as a human being as well as a monster." - Christopher Nolan, 2008.

[@averageclussyenjoyer6396]

I like how awkward he is

[@borntogazeintonightskies]

Goddamn I love watching Dark Knight deep dive videos on KZbin. So addictive!

[@sfkeepay]

Congrats on finding something new to say about The Dark Knight. This is a very worthwhile essay.

[@bdr113080]

My coworker and I on the way to our job site today. We’re actually talking about comic book movies because we both went and watched Deadpool and Wolverine this weekend. We were talking about how if you’re a comic book fan that you’re kind of spoiled today . I grew up watching the Christopher Reeves Superman movies and I remember when Michael Keaton’s Batman movie came out how I was just blown away because now the mainstream casual fan views Batman the same way we view Batman since the 1960s and through the 70s and most of the 80s when you thought about Batman, you pictured him in blue and gray and it was the Adam West version of Batman. that’s the Batman used for the super Saturday morning cartoon show. And I believe Adam West at one point even voiced that character on the cartoon.. And today, both DC and Marvel have shared cinematic universes. We’ve gotten so much further past of the days where we’ve only got Superman and Batman and Spider-Man. Green Lantern , Blade, Flash, Wonder Woman, Hulk, Aquaman , Shazam , Avengers, the X-Men, Justice League, Iron Man, Thor, Deadpool….. we’ve gotten live versions of these characters in movies and television. I remember a time when Smallville was the only live action comic book TV show. Now the CW, Disney+ and HBO Max. It feels like we’ve had 50 live action comic book shows. Talks about what started this kick off and they are right to say it was things like Iron Man and Blade . But don’t get it twisted dark Knight trilogy had a big part to do with the way people view comic book movies today. Back when Joel Schumacher made his two Batman movies no one was really taking that serious. It was just a way to sell toys and nothing else. The dark Knight trilogy played a part with the comic book movie genre. Even if you had never watched a Batman movie or TV series or picked up a comic book you can watch the dark Knight, and say it’s a great crime drama. Every time I sit down to watch, Batman begins. If it’s a weekend by Sunday night I will have watched the entire trilogy just because I love everything about it. I love Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne. And his rues gallery a good number of them are there. Joker, Ra’s Al Ghul, Scare Crow, Catwoman, Two-Face and Bane . And Batman and the villains, none of them feel cringe or campy. Not only is it, Batman and Gotham city and his Rob gallery but it all feels like something that could actually happen in real life. Let’s not forget this was the first live action Batman that got the relationship between Batman and commissioner Gordon right. No disrespect to the actor that played commissioner Gordon in the previous Batman movies but Batman in commissioner Gordon didn’t even work together in any of those movies . The dark trilogy I feel like really nailed so many things about Batman, right. From Batman, the character ,to his allies, like Alfred, commissioner Gordon and Lucius Fox, and his enemies everything was done right.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Agreed, the whole trilogy is so impressive. I love rewatching them.

[@thegunslinger1363]

I was lucky enough to see this masterpiece on the big screen. Because my local theatre does re-releases of classics now and then. I was in tears at the end.

[@VinceTheMovieMan]

Couldn’t agree more with the title of this video. It’s my favorite movie of all time too. I was 15 or 16 when it came out and loved it so much.

[@patrickhurley5604]

At the time this came out, I was grown and had my own children, but I've read comics now for 43 years 😎 this was the perfection that I always thought that a comic book film could be 😎I screamed in the darkness to people, that if perfectly presented, a comic book movie could be a masterpiece 😎😘I felt so vindicated after this movie, and still do👍😎

[@TheOnslaught616]

This was the last movie I saw multiple times in theaters. 4 times in total. Was and still am in love with this movie

[@ILLUSIONZ224vh4ip]

One of your best vids man this trilogy means more than words can possibly describe especially Dark Knight and you emphasized it's purpose, it's significance In the best possible way like you usually do in your video essays but the way you did this one was different, unique.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

What's funny is 2008 is a watershed moment in cinema. It was on the verge of the seismic shift caused by the mcu. On the one hand we had the popcorn flicks of old in the mcu. But we had the more artistic, adult adaptations of comics. Yet because of the wider market appeal of the popcorn flicks, the trilogy and it's spiritual successors end up being outliers. Which is somewhat tragic

[@rollinronin8125]

"It's not who you are on the inside. But what you do that defines you." A deep retrospective no marvel movie has ever paralelled.

[@TheDarkknightrules92]

This movie is sn unforgettable Masterpiece. Such a big part of my high school years. The ending gives me chills even till this day.

[@TheChristianDisicple]

RIP Heath Ledger. He was and still is the best joker ever put to screen!

[@JacktheStripper-tc5pn]

Nicholson, Phoenix and even Mark Hamil clear

[@TheChristianDisicple]

@@JacktheStripper-tc5pn Mark hasn't even been on the big screen playing Joker

[@JacktheStripper-tc5pn]

@@TheChristianDisicple What difference does it make? Heath Ledgers Joker doesn't deserve to be considered iconic

[@TheChristianDisicple]

@@JacktheStripper-tc5pn huh?

[@Dog1167]

@@JacktheStripper-tc5pnwhat exactly do you mean by he doesn’t deserve to be considered iconic?

[@nickvanfossen5300]

Having dark night rises above dark knight is crazy work

[@FilmSpeak]

🤷🏼‍♂️ just how I feel!

[@djtridium]

The Dark Knight has become my favourite movie of all time which I don’t believe will ever change. It’s truely a masterpiece of cinema that is as endlessly rewatchable as it is entertaining

[@kurtmackenthun1299]

You could really feel the heart in this video!

[@chancecole437]

Debatably still my favorite movie of all time. It just means so much to me. Thank you for your video!

[@khathide22nd]

23:01 Good Lord. This was such a great way of explaining the Joker's mindset. His PLAN is to appear chaotic. Thats the plan: the order in the chaos.

[@JROTGS]

One of my fav movies of all time just for the fact it got me into films.

[@joecobb1796]

Me and my best friend watched all three in theaters and it’s by far some of my best childhood memories

[@CudiFan224]

The dark knight then followed by me playing Arkham Asylum is what made me a Batman fanboy

[@lowclasswarrior9269]

Oh yeah, that game slaps!!

[@Muzzlecrowe-li9kt]

The dark knight was the first movie that really made me start to appreciate cinema. I still get chills just thinking about my first experience with the movie. It was so dark, edgy, and LOUD. Ughh love ya Nolan. It’s enough to bring you to tears. I’m a nerd 😅 don’t mind me.

[@AshtonRogers-se1zj]

I continue to hold this movie up as the greatest comic book film of all time too. ...one small thing that has always bothered me,though... "Wanna know how I got these scars?" When The Joker asks another character that question for the third and final time at the end of the film and Batman doesn't give him the chance to tell whatever BS story he was about to come out with. I wanted to know what he was going to say! I'm going to go to my grave wondering what made up story he was going to tell that time. Thanks a lot,Bruce!

[@lowclasswarrior9269]

"no but i know how you got these!"

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

​@@lowclasswarrior9269such a badass response!

[@lowclasswarrior9269]

@@DavidMartinez-ce3lp You're damn right, Bale and Ledger killed it!!

[@trevorwinn5012]

In my world there are 3 Batman movies , just 3 , that's it ! This was a perfect trilogy and the story of Batman told perfectly

[@conorpickett133]

I literally had an ethics class where we used The Dark Knight as an example of different ethical frameworks

[@TheJereld]

I went to the 3am showing. I swear, half the city was there.

[@swordguy1243]

Out of the modern Directors Christopher Nola has transcended to the top . Up there with Stanley Kubrick and Scorsese

[@JAYRES85]

Happens every time I watch the ending of The Dark Knight. The music starts, Gary Oldman starts his speech as Batman flees the scene. Then he says the words "He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector." Then the music soars, "A dark knight". Chills, every time.

[@Masterbaiter1000]

The only hero movie to date that I've seen that has no uselsss drama scenes or filler. Just constant criminal activity, action, and meaningful scenes to the story and end point. Of chaos and justice.

[@hunterkelley968]

TDK is my favorite movie of all time. Came out the summer i graduated high school. I’ll never forget googling what was going on with the viral marketing campaign, watching KZbin set videos, and going to hot topic to buy TDK merch

[@q.heffner3612]

Heath Ledger is the sole reason why this is the best film in the genre. RIP to a brilliant actor

[@Jacksonoaks8]

Absolutely. He is the best interpreter for sure. He made the Joker REAL

[@Glitch-kl4yr]

The only movie I ever saw twice in the theater.

[@visual_audiosymphony]

When you are such a big fan, you know where the voice over from the beginning of video is from

[@FilmSpeak]

Hahahaha YES!

[@billymoore7182]

The Dark Knight is my favorite movie of all time. It is an absolute masterpiece. No other film has topped it for me. So much so, that I now have The Dark Knight costume. Christan Bale is my favorite live action Batman. Thanks to Christopher Nolan, he showed who Batman really is. I grew up on Kevin Conroy's Batman and Christan Bale is the closest to Kevin Conroy's Batman. Followed by Robert Pattinson. Batman is a symbol of fear while also being a symbol of hope. That's what this Batman brings and that's why I enjoy The Dark Knight Trilogy.

[@thebestofthebest5724]

I was just watching The Dark Knight earlier today. Brah, what a coincidence!

[@JazzyGeneX]

I introduced the trilogy to my nieces and nephews. It is the main thing we bonded over.

[@ForkFace0612]

In the shortage of good films this past few year, I'm happy to have experienced this Film for the first time this year. There was a bit of regret that I only watched it now but I'm just glad that I did.

[@C_E_0]

I’ve held this position about TDK for a LONG time until 2017 when Logan was released. I go back and forth now between the two for Best Comic Book Movie of all time.

[@DanielBautista-ju7wz]

The Dark Knight is up there with Godfather, Citizen Kane and Gone with the Wind.

[@hatson7484]

41:00 i definitely enjoyed going on you with this journey

[@AirSupp0rtMusic]

5:10 No seriously! This is a really good point. NO OTHER movie (even other Nolan films) has ever hit me like this one after the first time I saw it in theaters. I remember simply being blown away at what I just watched. There were so many feelings I had the rest of that day thinking about how tragic the ending was. I also remember thinking how crazy it was how the film just kept going. Most of the audience assumed the end of second act was the climax of the film, but the was a whole other act to go. It's been my favorite movie ever since and is the most inspiring film to me for lessons that the theme carries which are this: The more you push for good, the more you will be pushed to your limits. And even when you have lost everything, you CAN keep going to do what is right. In this film we see the 3 main protagonists get pushed to their limits and how they react. It is an extremely intense movie and still has that effect today. The most inspirational scene for me is after Rachel's death, Bruce is telling Alfred how he failed to inspire good. But Alfred corrects him and says that he has inspired good, and that Rachel believed in what they stand for. He picks up his mask and puts it in Bruces hands. "Gotham needs you." And people Nolan films aren't emotional!

[@DavidStephen-q8t]

ITS NOT BEST IT IS THE GREATEST 🦇🦇

[@DavidStephen-q8t]

THANKS, BRUV FOR THE HEART. PLEASE KEEP MAKING THESE VIDEOS ABOUT MOVIES WHICH TRANSFORMED THE CINEMATIC LANDSCAPE

[@Dog1167]

Best and greatest mean the same thing

[@DavidStephen-q8t]

@@Dog1167 I am going to solve this answer in a mathematical way. So, let's start. We know that before comparing two or more numbers, we should bring them all to the lowest form or same unit. So, here we can being the words down to their normal form. Best is the superlative of good Greatest is the superlative of great So now, we have the two words ro compare, that is, good and great. Let's see some examples: He is a good author. He is a great author. No big difference in these sentences. Then we shall try with the real value itself, that is, greatest and best He is the best author. He is the greatest author. Best shows personal opinion here. Greatest shows opinion of a group of people here. Greatest is somewhat stronger than best. So use greatest.

[@ianray8823]

You can write whole essays about each instance of Jokers dialog

[@brandonwelch4922]

Me: Spider-Man 2 (2004) Nuf said

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Agreed, both are some of the greatest superhero movies of all time.

[@ДимчоДимов-ж7е]

It's Spider-Man 2.

[@crazyvideos188]

For me spiderman 2 is a masterpiece.. second or 3rd best superhero movie ever...

[@rjmacready9828]

Nope

[@Hrod24]

I saw this movie 9 times in theaters. The dark knight is my favorite movie ever. Heath Ledger was the best Joker ever. My favorite performance by any actor of any genre. RIP Ledger. So sad he never got to see the finished product

[@marianarattes3316]

This trilogy is the best I've seen, regardless of genre. And I agree, The Dark Knight Rises is my favorite as well.

[@rjmacready9828]

This video is a huge W

[@NonfictionGamer]

This video is so well edited.

[@StonedBatman]

I love this film, the amount of respect it deserves is insane. I'm a bigger fan of The Batman simply for its comic accuracy imo, but i cant deny the impact The Dark Knight had on pop culture

[@DomSte128]

Slumdog Millionaire winning the Oscars for movie of the yeah while The Dark Knight didn't got a nomination is such a BS.

[@ppstar87]

that movie was good asf though

[@Witchway420]

The Dark Knight, with Heath Ledger was the first Batman film I seen and instantly was my favorite superhero

[@bumpercarjoe6391]

“Going on ME, WITH this journey…” lol. Good video! I just think “Begins” was best!

[@FilmSpeak]

Haha yaaaaaa 😅

[@pablodeluna3583]

Tbh I was so hyped when The dark Knight came out that even though I was 4 years old I went to see the movie in full Batman gear 😭😭

[@austingreen1274]

One hell of a video. 👏 My favorite movie. 🎥

[@PJ-san]

My favorite ever film and one of only two films I've ever seen four times in theaters.

[@lukeluke333lukeluke]

I'm a bit bias because Batman my favorite superhero but the Nolan Trilogy is my favorite comic movies. I love many others (infinity wars, Winder Solider, Spider man 2, guardians of the galaxy, Blade, Logan, and many more) but they don't reach the heights of Nolan Batman Trilogy. Dark Knight my favorite but I love the other two as well. Great job on this video. Loved listening.

[@borntogazeintonightskies]

I'm just gonna go right ahead and say it: The Dark Knight is far better and far superior than ANY movie in the mcu.

[@-wh-mashups2634]

Iron man halloween costume advertisement vs FILM. you can feel the difference quickly

[@sueevansProoovviitt]

Actually, right up there with the much-misunderstood Constantine. By far the best rendition of Batman on the big screen ever.

[@michaelcaboose8685]

Anyone else worried that a growing subset of batman fans are trying to gaslight us into believing TDK was never good?

[@Glassandcandy]

Actually the best comic movies are the ones you had no idea were comics in the first place. Oldboy, Snowpeircer, blue is the warmest color, Persepolis, etc.

[@ElbertTreble]

I watched the dark night trilogy many times. I remember seeing it in theaters just my favorite movie. It’s a crime movie with Batman & joker.

[@MegrelMamba]

Even though I like Nolan as a director more and the political messagings of Dark Knight trilogy more, I believe Matt Reeve's The Batman is the best comic book/batman movie.

[@netimarneto6473]

I wanted to disagree with you, but you make such a good point!!! GREAT VIDEO! BRAVO! 👏🏿

[@slackstarfish8133]

It’s a great movie but the Batman is a better comic book movie. The Dark Knight lacks in style, the fight scenes are terrible, the color grading is very bland, and it’s basically just set in Chicago. Matt Reeves literally worked with one of the greatest cinematographers ever, Greg Fraser to curate unique camera lenses to give the film its signature visuals. The movie is dropdead gorgeous, its moodier, Gotham actually feels like Gotham and the color grading of the movie is incredible. It’s way more of a “comic book” movie than the dark night in every possible way and you can’t really argue otherwise. Whether or not you think it’s a better movie than the dark knight is definitely a different conversation but it is a better comic book movie.

[@Sachin_C10]

The Dark Knight is Nolan's least visually appealing movie. BB & TDKR were better visually & tonally as well.

[@Funny_How_1995]

@@slackstarfish8133 I find it inappropriate to judge a film as mediocre or inferior to others on the grounds that the fight scenes are «weak» or interspersed with numerous cuts. I’ve often heard similar criticisms regarding the Lord of the Rings trilogy, with some claiming that the action is less clear than in the Hobbit trilogy, citing the barrel scene, for example. However, many would agree that asserting the superiority of The Hobbit over The Lord of the Rings borders on absurdity. Joking aside, this argument seems rather weak to me. Not all films aim to stand out for their close combat performances. I don’t watch The Dark Knight or The Lord of the Rings for the same reasons I would watch John Wick. These films focus primarily on grand spectacle and strong storytelling rather than elaborate choreography. Of course, this is subjective, but I think criticizing a film on this point is more of a trend than a truly founded critique.

[@logisticstep5212]

The batman overated af

[@Sachin_C10]

@@logisticstep5212 yup overrated as a movie. The elements and folklore are great but the movie could've been better.

[@slackstarfish8133]

@@Funny_How_1995 the mention of combat wasnt even the main argument I had for the Batman being a better comic book movie. My main reasoning is the fact they used specific lenses, color grading, and cinematography to make the entire movie, and Gotham feel gritty and real. Visually, it’s on another level compared to the dark knight and most movies in general. The use of lense distortion and focusing gave it a very unique feel.

[@chaoticfangurl567]

Matt Reeve's Batman simply can't touch Nolan's masterpiece of a trilogy

[@louispacetime1576]

I haven't seen the video and I already know that it's going to be a banger. This is the best movie of the 2000's

[@Kratos40595]

Really appreciate the Dark Knight trilogy and the new The Batman… they kind of stand as proper films in cinematic history against the MCU and other more tongue-in-cheek comic book movies

[@brandonmuse5532]

Excellent Video

[@chainsaw2610]

incredible video dude

[@MarkyCMark]

Great video. Well done!

[@FilmSpeak]

Thank you so much!

[@emptycan666]

Great video!

[@VIDireWolfIV]

It was Batman that showed the world what a comic book film could truly be in The Dark Knight Trilogy and everyone followed suit. When the rest started to falter and go back to the old ways it was Batman that came back and showed us what to do again in The Batman.

[@johnwilliams2385]

I absolutely underestimated this film. I totally expected to like it, but I did not realize how transcendent this film is, with great respect to batman begins. But the movie isn't twice as good, it's as the video explains, it does not need to be preface as a superhero movie. It is an astounding film.

[@billdover3165]

I want to give credit where credit is due. Caesar Romero and Jack Nicholson had really good live action adaptations. Heath Ledger made the joke or something completely different you didn't see an actor. You saw the clown Prince of crime you saw the man the myth the legend from the comic books being on screen and bring it all his chaos with him. That is what makes it so special and that is what makes it the best comic book movie of all time because you don't see this with The Avengers and iron man and all these other movies that have come out over the recent no 10 years or whatever it is. You don't see a villain really worth his weight insult and you don't see him outshining everybody else on the screen. Heath Ledger made the joker and his mannerisms captivating everything he did you just could not take your eyes off from. For me I have seen this movie somewhere close to the triple digits now and I never get tired of it I always enjoy it and I just won't ever tired of hearing the joker and I won't ever tired of the performance that Heath Ledger had given us. This movie will stand the test of time and it will be a absolute masterpiece until there's nobody left on this planet to record history or records.

[@lorrainem.swartzentruber3077]

This is one of the best movies of all time PERIOD.