Reel to Real: ‘Dark Knight’ rises soon
“The Dark Knight Rises” comes out this July, apparently completing the trilogy of Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies.
I still can’t believe it’s been four years since “The Dark Knight,” which was, in my opinion, one of the best action movies ever.
Did it get over-hyped?
Absolutely. You couldn’t get two feet in a mall without encountering posters, cut-outs and people who thought they were incredibly clever by saying “Why so serious?” every couple of sentences.
I went to see it in theaters three times, a record that stands to this day. And every time, the theater was packed. Part of it, I’m sure, had to do with the tragic legacy of Heath Ledger, and the rumors that he had immersed himself so fully in the role of the Joker that he went insane.
There’s also the fact that death always ensures a packed house and fond remembrances from people who couldn’t have cared less before he died.
That being said, Ledger knew how to act.
And no matter how over-hyped the movie was, there’s no denying that it was a solid and interesting piece without the craze.
Before Nolan’s adaptations, Batman movies and TV shows could not have been cheesier. I was in Tiger Reels a few days ago and “Batman and Robin” was playing.
I was only in there 10 minutes, and I wanted to throw a brick through the TV. George Clooney can get away with just about anything, but not Batman.
Nolan made his Batman movies as sleek and massive as Gotham itself, cast the perfect Bruce Wayne, and gave the movies enough romance to add another dimension to the stories without overwhelming it with gush.
That’s why I’m excited to see the final chapter in Nolan’s Batman story. He can nail the summer blockbuster while avoiding the pitfalls of lacking plot and casting based on looks rather than talent.
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Sounds like you have an anger issue. Calm down. Its just a Batman movie! Haha
I agree with you man, Sir. Nolan took a franchise that was dead, burried & sodomised beyond
belief thanks to cocaine head burton & schumacher and brought it back to life and it kicked
all other comic book adaptions square in the ass!
Its good to know you share the same passion for quality movies.
Cheers to you
Mars
This is my belief how it will play out. I could be wrong on like 90% but i have a strong feeling on the 10%. Tell me what you think and if you believe that this is how Nolan thinks…
In the comics the Lazarus pit is some sort of fountain of youth which grants Ra’s Al Ghul the power of immortality. It is said to heal the sick and mend broken bones. This pit will make an appearance in DKR. It will be used as either a metaphor or a placebo. Perhaps they say that the pit has powers but it is really in the mind of the man who gets inside it. Nothing too extraordinary. Or perhaps a little extraordinary. Either way i think the movie will tease us as to if the thing actually works. With a crafty demonstration.
Josh Pence shows up as the younger Ra’s his character will get younger and younger as the film goes along because his story is told in “reverse chronological order.” Liam Neeson shows up at the ending of the film briefly as Ra’s. He’ll be in the movie to show a parallel between the hero and the villain’s journeys(batman’s immortality versus Ra’s immortality: whose myth making is more influential). I think the story has more to do with legacy and the transformation of power. The whole myth of immortality is explored along with the creation of a living legend. Redemption and revolutions are probably themes.
Bane will have similarities to Darth Vader and Jason Bourne. And in the first fight with the Dark Knight, Bane “beats the living hell” out of him. Nearly kills him the abuse is ugly.
Cat woman will be a better character than people think. Nolan describers her as a “shifting cypher” which means she blends in well. She’s some sort of world class expert. “Cat-burglar.”
Lucius Fox will die
The Dark Knight will die in the end. But Bruce Wayne won’t. He’ll be the mysterious figure walking away from a funeral at the very end.
@ Mars I have seen The Dark Knight over 30 times and I still love it’s my number one movie of all time. But to add Tim Burton along with Schumachers adaption is just wrong. Tim Burton’s Batman was a huge game changer it changed how we see comic book movies even till this day case in point Nolan’s Batman adaptions.
Tim Burton’s Batman costume along with the dark tone of the film and don’t forget the new look of the batmobile is enough proof to show my argument is valid.
Nolan’s adaption of Batman has changed the way we see comic book movies as well but we can’t forget that TIm Burton was the first to change the game. Before Tim Burton’s Batman the only successful comic book movie adaption was Superman which was in the eighties.
yeah, comparing Burton to Schumacher’s Batman is sacreligioius. Burton is the one that saved the Batman mythos, Nolan just carried on the tradition.
Not to take away from Nolan’s great movies (because they are great movies), but the courage that Burton had to totally remake batman from the bottom up on his own can’t be forgotten.
Think of it this way: The jump from Burton’s Batman to Nolan’s Batman isn’t that far when compared to the jump from the 60′s Adam West Batman to Burton’s.
@Davd & @uh…(whatever)
Burton may of reinevented the wheel on the comic franchise and i respect that!
but how can you say that he saved the Batman mythos?
I have been an avid fan of Batman comics since I was 12 and now I am 37, and when
Burton released Batman he not only disrespected the origins to the best villian in history
being the joker(Napier killing his parents???) He also casted a 5 foot receding midget!
I don’t know about you but a 5 foot bat ain’t so scary to me?
BTW here is a list of ‘game changer’ movies Burton has destroyed
• Planet of the apes (enough said….)
• Willy Wanker and the chocolate factory
• Alice in Acidland (what tha?)
• oh lets nor forget his pathetic attempt to ‘game change’ superman having cage as sups is just
an insult to injury and jimmy olsen as a gay reporter.
Burton is a great director and has great vision, but comics adaptions and rehashes ain’t his place.
Leave that to Sir Nolan.
M
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