The first comic book movie worthy of an oscar nomination (if not win). Not to mention Ledger's amazing performance as the Joker! He truly deserves an oscar, probably one of the best portrayals of a villian ever. It's too bad he's not around to see how people are reacting to the performance. Nolan has done it again and honestly the movie is great you forget it's even batman part of the tiem. It just seems like an amazing crime action/drama, with a little dark comic relief.