The crime lords of Gotham City are having a tough time against the combined forces of Batman (and Batman wannabes), the police squad led by Lieutenant Gordon and the new District Attorney Harvey Dent. So they turn to the Joker, an anarchist super-villain, who seems competent and crazy enough to take on Batman, but who is also mostly interested in wreaking as much havoc as possible in the process. To quote Butler Alfred, some men just want to see the world burn.

Of all the recent superhero movies, Nolan's Batman is definitely the darkest. Possibly the best one, too, and if they want to give Heath Ledger his posthumous Oscar for the Joker, I am fine with that, but the film is not as great as its current IMDb ranking (which hopefully will average out over time) would make you think. I'd put it ahead of Batman Begins, but behind Memento and Prestige.

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