The Dark Knight (2008)

I went into The Dark Knight knowing nothing — no trailer, no plot summary. I strongly recommend that approach. The moral compromise hits much harder when you haven't been primed for it. Go in cold.

The music in The Dark Knight is so deeply married to the images that you almost can't separate them. It stays in your head days later and when you hear it again the emotions return immediately.

The Dark Knight is technically accomplished and I understand its place in film history. But it left me cold. The moral compromise element felt mechanical and I never connected emotionally. Maybe I'll try again someday.

I usually avoid this kind of film but gave The Dark Knight a chance after constant recommendations. Completely converted. Christopher Nolan transcends genre entirely. It works as pure human drama first and everything else second.