I came into The Dark Knight with ridiculously high expectations, and it took all of those expectations and sliced them up with a knife, sauteed them in some gasoline and gun powder, and served them with a refreshing sprig of metaphor and bold technical film making. Every bite I took was one mind blowing taste after another. This film is like a 5 course meal of intensity, and just when you think the final course is over, it throws you down and stuffs you with 5 more courses of pure thrills until you're nearly exhausted from such an amazingly overwhelming meal. I give my deepest compliments to the chef.