Marion Cotillard could have learned a thing or two from this spectacular yet so subtle performance.
Shit I even googled to check if CGI was involved.
You can spot the moment his eyes go dead.
This remains probably the single best batman sequence ever put on film, because it captures the 'unidentifiable monster from the shadows' thing better than anything else. At the time the movie came out, it was very shocking to an audience who were used to child friendly superhero movies. This is shot, composed and edited like a horror movie.
Also this scene needs a mention... the tension building, the ticking in the the soundtrack representing time loss, SHOWING the purpose of the robots design, say what you want about Nolan, but this is filmmaking mastery