From the old time Adam West Batman, to the Tim Burton gothic Batmans, to the two Schumacher toy Batmans, to Batman Begins, we have seen Batman take on many forms over the years. This is The Dark Knight, this is the story over merchandise, and character development over camp. This brings us closer to the mentality of Batman, Gordon, and the rest than we've ever seen before on live action film. At two and a half hours, many have said it, and it's all true, The Dark Knight is the measuring stick to these type of movies, even surpassing it being one of the best movies this year. It is Story wise, acting wise, action wise, and of course the best Batman movie so far.