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I'm writing this in honor of my favorite movie if all time, The Dark Knight. The top grossing superhero film of the all time, one of the top 10 grossing films of all time, grossing over 1 billion dollars worldwide, was nominated for dozens of awards, set a new standard for superhero movies, and film making in general.
It is also considered the greatest performance of the Late Heath Ledger as The Joker. He perfectly embodied what The Joker is; insane, calculating, unpredictable, the personification of chaos itself. He is the reason children will fear clowns for the next 30 years. I watched the Dark Knight again recently, and I saw the wonderful work of art in a whole new light. I took a film class over the summer, and I haven't seen a movie the same way since, or TV for that matter. The deep complexity of the characters, the subplots, twists, all came alive again for me.
The director of The Dark Knight, (Christopher Nolan) has been working on a new project recently, a sequel to one of his previous movies. The Dark Knight Rises is the sequel to The Dark Knight, and will features Bane (Tom Hardy), Catwoman (Anne Hathaway), and rumors have circulated that the daughter of Ras Al Gul (played by Liam Neeson in Batman Begins), Thalia, may have a part as well, but it has not been stated as to whether she will help or hinder Batman. Based on The Dark Knight's success, The only way The Dark Knight Rises can go is up. Sadly, it is to be the last Batman movie, so it has to be good.