Trully the Casablanca....Godfather.... of its time. Ledger is untouchable, remarkable, even inhumane - no man could surpass his twist on the Joker's evil character. The Dark Knight is the tough, dark Batman movie we've all been waiting for - separating itself from childish super hero stereotype & launching itself into an all new genre. The Joker, especially, has never been so evil, dark, & twisted and for that matter neither has any other Batman movie. Batman is shown as merely a normal man with the money and willingness to do what is right. The Joker: a hellbent, violent, unforgiving criminal who shows no regard for any rule of any kind.