100 Greatest Superhero Stories Ever
By Steve Lam
Image Courtesy of Warner Bros.
#1. The Dark Knight
Medium
Live-Action Feature Film
Release Dates
July 14, 2008 (New York City)
July 18, 2008 (United States)
July 24, 2008 (United Kingdom)
Credits
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Cast: Christan Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Heath Ledger as The Joker, Gary Oldman as James Gordon, Aaron Edkhart as Harvey Dent, Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes, Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, Nestor Carbonell as Anthony Garcia, Eric Roberts as Sal Maroni
The Reason It’s Great
This is it—the greatest superhero story of all time … The Dark Knight. The film is considered the “Godfather” of comic book movies. Deeply philisophical, it takes Batman and his mythos to new levels. With an amazing script, superior performances—giving attention to the Oscar-winning performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker—the film garnered universal critical and fan acclaim.
Batman’s crusade to rid Gotham City’s corruption has caused the underworld to grow desperate. The Joker suddenly comes into play and consolidates all their operations under him. However, the Clown Prince of Crime isn’t looking for money or power. He wants chaos to reign supreme.
As Batman pushes to bring the Joker to justice, he comes face-to-face with the reality that he needs to become the enemy in order to preserve justice. The Joker’s twisted games forces the citizens of Gotham to reevaluate the definition of good versus evil under the most desperate of consequences.
If you only have time for one superhero story, The Dark Knight is the one you should choose. Director Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece takes the original source material and rockets these legendary DC characters into the stratosphere of storytelling.
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