[EddieFromTheFuture]

Wall of text inbound. TL;DR Dark Knight > Avengers

Dark Knight is a far superior film than Avengers: Infinity War. For all the entertainment value that AIW gives, it doesn't hold a candle to The Dark Knight. AIW is a by the books marvel movie. There's a Big Bad, theres some fighting within the team, the team unites there are some funny jokes that show the humanity of our main characters, a few big block buster spectacles and some cool details in the fights(for example Black Panther jumping the equivalent length of an olympic swimming pool towards the end). The only thing that sets it apart from the same movie we've seen 20 times already is the ending, which I won't go into detail due to possible spoilers.

The Dark Knight on the other hand is one of the best movies of the 21st century and by far the best 'superhero' movie I've ever seen. Through the dynamic of Batman and the Joker the film examines society and real human issues like apathy, trust, love and fear. The whole Harvey Dent arc deals with the issue of bad things happening to good people, and encourages you to rise up beyond your disabilities and obstacles, unlike Harvey does. Heath Ledger's performance is obviously legendary as well. Even if you were to take the movie at face value, the action scenes are grounded in reality and look damn good too. There are so many legendary scenes in this movie: Batman on the motercycle playing chicken w/joker, the boats with the bombs, Joker interrogation scene, the whole Hospital thing and let's not forget the amazing opening scene! All in all this movie is phenomenal and even though its dark in the end it leaves you with a sense of pride and confidence in the human race.