25 Favorite Films: The Dark Knight (2008)

What else can I say about this that has been expressed already? The Dark Knight is a seminal picture in that it has changed the way people looked at superheroes. This might be a movie involving the likes of Batman and The Joker but Director Christopher Nolan took this entry into his Bat-trilogy very seriously. There are consequences to everyone’s action and it is about as realistic as you can get in a heightened atmosphere. Like, the idea of The Joker as a home grown terrorist is much more terrifying than a dude killing people with clown fish. (It’s in the comics, go read it if you haven’t.) But we all know why we will remember this film forever and that’s one man: Heath Ledger.