The Dark Knight
Arguably the best comic book movie ever made, 2008’s The Dark Knight was, of course, the sequel to 2005’s Batman Begins and the second movie in Christopher Nolan’s brilliant Dark Knight Trilogy.
It saw the return of Christian Bale as the titular hero - Batman, aka Bruce Wayne – and featured a truly fantastic performance from the late Heath Ledger as the villainous Joker – a performance that posthumously won him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
The movie worked as a fantastic crime drama and a brilliant thriller, transcending its nature as a mere comic book movie rather spectacularly. Performances were great all around, and it exceeded its predecessor’s level of quality by a very healthy margin – thanks largely to the aforementioned superb performance of Ledger.
And that’s that!
What do you think? Were these sequels actually better than their predecessors? Which other comic book movie sequels improved on the originals? Have your say below!
