[KillerGremlin]

Of course, the big difference is that when Batman invaded another nation he didn't do it under false pretenses or made up information.

Also, the movie made it pretty clear that spying on people is morally objectionable, as Morgan Freeman happily demonstrated when he destroyed the device and resigned.

But more so, I think this movie just took the theme that was already used in Spiderman 2 - the weight of being a hero and not being accepted by the people you are trying to help - and applied it to a more realistic scenario. And, it fits much better in the Batman universe, which is much much darker than Marvel's Spiderman.

I felt that the Dark Knight was more of a morality play than a political propaganda piece. It was nice to see, for once, a villain who did not want to take over the world. No, the Joker just wanted to watch the world burn. His interest was not in money or power, just in destruction and chaos. How do you combat a force like that?