An excellent film that shows how even films derived from comic books can transfigure well-known, well-known and even banal stories, if adapted for the screen by filmmakers of the caliber of Christopher Nolan. Which, obviously, bring "on board" the best of the artists of the seventh art. From the actors, to the director and director of photography, from the screenwriters (Nolan himself together with his brother Jonathan) to the set designers, from the executive producers to the composers (the excellent Zimmer in this case), everything contributes to making Nolan's Batman a masterpiece that it goes beyond its origins to become a gripping and engaging drama worthy of a Greek tragedy, where the boundary between good and evil is not so clearly delineated (as it is in most superhero films). -heroes). This film is enriched by Heath Ledger's great acting performance (which earned him an Oscar, unfortunately post-mortem), powerful and visionary, which makes it the best Joker so far (without taking anything away from Joaquin Phoenix's performance ). A Joker as brilliant as he is evil (whose evil is however justified by terrifying childhood traumas) who throughout the film places the "forces of good" with Batman first and foremost, faced with difficult dilemmas of a purely ethical nature which lead to the final tragedy. "The Dark Knight" is by far the best of Nolan's exceptional trilogy (which includes 2005's Batman Begins and 2012's The Dark Knight Rises) that delves into our deepest fears, most powerful emotions and lays bare the hidden reasons that lead the hero to achieve good and the anti-hero evil (although I repeat never outlining the boundaries so clearly). A film that must be watched several times to enjoy its subtleties, to fully enjoy the masterful characterization of characters that we all (or almost all) love, to discover and rediscover their profound humanity.