simple...you make a damn good movie. Christopher Nolan has done just that. Unlike the works of Burton and Schumaker, Nolan has done his homework. He got rid of the neon lights, the glow in the dark machine guns and delivered a true dark and at times disturbing drama. True fans of the Batman character like myself applauded throughout most of the film. Tough for the kiddies to see. Kudos, kudos Chris Nolan for a Batman masterpiece. This is the Dark Knight of hard cover books brought to life on the big screen. I can not wait for this to come out on DVD-HD so that I can play it on a repeat loop.