Christopher Nolan (Memento) proves that even while directing a mega buck film he knows to pay attention to human sensibilities. Even more impressive than his Batman Begins, Nolan's dark and pulsating adventure is made richer by the absolutely riveting performance by Heath Ledger as the maniacal and sinister Joker. Like a handful of epic films, including The Godfather, Nolan's film also deals with obsessions, hunger for power and duality in human beings, with the redemptive nature around the corner.
It was the event film of the year but what makes it memorable is that it is multilayered, and repeated viewing help us better appreciate its intrigue -- not to forget the big lesson that a huge film can also be very good cinema, and that it can have a heart and a moral center, too.
Nolan, who also wrote the script, elicits very good performances from the other artists. Christian Bale is outstanding as the conflicted superhero.
'I don't want to kill you,' Heath Ledger's Joker tells Bale's stalwart Batman. 'You complete me.' Those two sentences amply explain the complexity of this film.
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