The Dark Knight fans have taken to social media to celebrate the film’s 16-year anniversary, praising it as the “the greatest superhero movie” of all time.

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The second film in Christopher Nolan‘s Batman trilogy was released on Jul 18, 2008 and went on to gross over $1billion at the global box office from a production budget $185million.

Starring Christian Bale as the titular vigilante, The Dark Knight sees Batman come face to with Heath Ledger’s sadistic Joker, who threatens to throw Gotham City into total chaos with a number of elaborate terrorist acts.

Ledger, who passed away before the film’s release, received strong acclaim for his performance as The Joker, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Heath Ledger as The Joker in 'The Dark Knight' (2008)
Heath Ledger as The Joker in ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008). CREDIT: Warner Bros.

On The Dark Knight‘s 16th anniversary, fans have been taking to social media to pay tribute to the film, which many consider to be the greatest superhero movie of all time.

“The first comic book film to ever receive major Academy Awards recognition as well as the first comic book film to ever cross the $1B mark at the global box office,” one person posted on X. “The film completely revolutionised the superhero genre & modern day blockbuster filmmaking overall, becoming a massive critical, financial, & cultural phenomenon.

“It is considered one of the greatest comic book films of all time, one of the greatest sequels ever made, & one of the best films of the 21st Century. An immaculate cinematic experience & one of my favorite films of all time.”

 

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Another wrote: “Batman Begins & The Dark Knight are still some of my favorite movies, don’t care if that makes my taste basic or anything either. Seeing this movie in theaters day one was a religious experience, the same way when I saw Begins for the first time.”

“16 years today since the greatest comic book film ‘The Dark Knight’ was released,” added another. “Pound for pound one of the top 10 films of all time.”

Back in April this year, Nolan admitted that he was hesitant to make The Dark Knight as he “didn’t want to become a superhero movie director”.



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