Laughing on The Outside

It seems that there is a reason to be serious if one watches The Dark Knight. My friends compared it to The Departed in the mood of depression it leaves the viewer afterwards. Not that it isn't good. It's VERY good, but very deep and ponderous.

It just shows that the Batman has a very steep uphill climb in front of him, and that this isn't a celebration of altruistic intentions, but how it's really a very taxing struggle.

On the other hand, Christopher Nolan, not Josh Whedon and definitely not George Lucas, is my master now.