Nolan is an out-and-out genius, it can’t be denied. The various criticisms of The Dark Knight are only coming because utter pretentious wankers like Mark Kermode can’t handle that it dared to be much more than the usual comic book movie fare. It went way beyond the level where every little inconsistency can simply be shrugged off due to the genre. The Joker has no rules, neither did the Nolans, so it seems, as they set out to craft this film.