Conventional features of The Dark Knight

• Batman still wears a ‘Uniform’-esc costume.
• Batman is an Orphan.
• The Joker presents Batman difficult decisions.

Ways how The Dark Knight is unconventional from the Superhero movie genre.

• Unconventional Villain (joker).
• The stereotypical themes for colours of the villain and hero are flipped, Batman being in dark blacks and Joker being in bright purples and greens.
• Batman uses more brutal methods to ‘save’ Gotham.