The dark knight trilogy simple english wikipedia, the free. Adam mckay director, anchormanadam mckaythe dark knight is the best superhero movie ever made. What are some movies that are similar to and as good as the. Its hard to put a finger on when it became fully apparent that the dark knight was a. The mouthpiece of the gaming generation, the escapist aims to capture and celebrate the contemporary video gaming lifestyle and the diverse global video game culture by way of indepth features, thought provoking articles and relevant columns authored by leading video game authorities, as well as cuttingedge video shorts, engaging forums and robust social media elements that incorporate. Christopher nolan s the dark knight is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy. Moviebob is a member of the boston online film critics association. He used to have the moviebob series on the escapist but since moved it to youtube and a blogspot, and he also has the game overthinker on screwattack. The mouthpiece of the gaming generation, the escapist aims to capture and celebrate the contemporary video gaming lifestyle and the diverse global video game culture by way of indepth features, thought provoking articles and relevant columns authored by leading video game authorities, as well as cuttingedge video shorts, engaging forums and robust social media elements that incorporate the. The dark world were better than dark knight rises and im someone who liked thor. With the help of lieutenant jim gordon and district attorney harvey dent, batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. But those stories only work when we believe in the goodness of our heroes and have contrast. As urban terrorism and class warfare envelop gotham and its infrastructure is ripped apart, bruce wayne christian bale emerges reluctantly from years of seclusion in wayne manor and faces a soulless. On the striking nonimpact of christopher nolans batmasterpiece.
A lot of fans are reading the timejump as a clue that the film will ultimately be some form of adaptation of either the dark knight returns i. Jul 27, 2012 yes, theyve put some gray streaks in christian bales hair which doesnt work and he walks with a cane though it seems to be partially a puton but if the idea is to conjure the ancient, haggard batman of frank millers dark knight returns its not really the same effect. Christian bale, michael caine, gary oldman, morgan freeman, and cillian murphy appeared in all three movies. Thematically, the film does weigh heavily on the struggles against evil and making sacrifices in standing up for what is right. The dark knight series is a set of three christopher nolan batman movies. The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. He is a tireless enemy of censorship, considers his personal politics libertine and enjoys acting as a full time irritant to overly serious people of all political stripes. With the help of lieutenant jim gordon gary oldman and new district attorney harvey dent eckhartthank you for smoking, batman sets out to. Thats because of the performances, because of the direction, because of the writing, and because of the superlative technical quality of the entire production.
The dark knight is a film that strongly expresses the idea that a relatively measured but specific threat can be extremely compelling. The script tends to be somewhat mundane but is rescued by the performances, especially that of heath ledger. The dark knight rises leaves the fanciful early days of the superhero genre far behind, and moves into a doomshrouded, apocalyptic future that seems uncomfortably close to todays headlines. Jun 27, 2008 the synopsis for the dark knight looks like this. The editor of the dark knight, lee smith, discusses heath ledgers untimely demise as well as the actors. The five month jump, though, is a much bigger issue. Jul 16, 2008 the dark knight is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by dc comics. Christian bale and director christopher nolan reunite following their blockbuster success with batman begins. This time, heath ledger joins the cast as the joker, and aaron eckhart stars as harvey dent in an allnew adventure of the dark knight. The writing and publication of this piece were made possible in part by the moviebob patreon. Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the second installment of nolans the dark knight trilogy and a sequel to 2005s batman begins, starring christian bale and supported by michael caine, heath ledger, gary oldman, aaron eckhart, maggie gyllenhaal, and morgan freeman.
Jul 22, 2008 moviebob bob is a parttime independent filmmaker, parttime amateur film critic and full time movie geek. Nov 22, 2011 a lot of fans are reading the timejump as a clue that the film will ultimately be some form of adaptation of either the dark knight returns i. May 16, 2017 the dark knight is a film that strongly expresses the idea that a relatively measured but specific threat can be extremely compelling. Dark night is an extraordinarily accomplished mood piece saddled with a shallow condemnation of middleamerican culture. The dark knight rises escape to the movies video gallery. The dark knight is a wonderfully made movie, and while it may not adhere to all the characteristic traits of batman in other forms of media, it still got closer than any incarnation before it, and will probably likely get closer in batman v superman, hopefully. The dark knight rises escape to the movies youtube. Jul 17, 2012 the dark knight rises leaves the fanciful early days of the superhero genre far behind, and moves into a doomshrouded, apocalyptic future that seems uncomfortably close to todays headlines. Its hard to put a finger on when it became fully apparent that the dark knight was a paper tiger as far as movement firebrands go. At the time of writing, christopher nolans 2008 film, the dark knight, sits as the number four greatest film of all time on imdbs top 250 list, only bested by the shawshank redemption and the first two godfather films. I only call it a movie because of its run time, the fact that it ran in theaters, and that i am aware of the existence of even worse movies, like star wars holiday special, battlefield earth, and seabiscuit.
Batmans grounded portrayal was universally acclaimed. By bob chipmanwhat happens when the movie thats supposed to change everything doesnt. At the end of the movie, the only lives in danger are the people who are on the two boats. The story sort of plays out like a greek tragedy or even a parable on different roads that can be. Beauty and the beast, the fugitive, the incredibles, and the dark knight. After spending around 2 minutes in a very fake english accent as part of a joke, he starts talking about the infamous lesbian scene in the movie with his accent thicker than ever before. Sep 29, 2015 the dark knight was now poised not only to rechart the course of its entire genre, but of the entire industry, all the way up to its yearly awards bonanzas. Why the dark knight is one of the worst movies ever made. Contains major significant spoilers for the dark knight rises it feels almost gauche at this point to put out something that even looks like a the dark knight rises flaws article. And its certainly nothing like the 1960s teevee show. Jul 17, 2008 the dark knight is a peculiar hybrid, an effort to inject a great deal of moral seriousness into what is fundamentally a lessthanserious conceit. With the help of lieutenant jim gordon gary oldman and new district attorney harvey dent eckhartthank you for smoking, batman sets out to destroy organized crime in gotham city forever.
Batman was a 15chapter serial film released in 1943 by columbia pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. For more from moviebob, check out intermission, moviebob. Im never able to answer questions asking what is the one best film that x. Watch the dark knight online stream full movie directv. The dark knight is a bad movie i find very little enjoyment from watching this movie. He is heterosexual, a pisces, and a severely lapsed catholic. The dark knight fades retrospective moviebob central. Jul 24, 2008 rotten tomatoes gives the dark knight a tomatometer rating of 95% very fresh, but several hundred movies get a 100% rating number 1 is toy story 2, the godfather is number 7. The dark knight editor looks back at heath ledgers tragic death jon fuge mar 16, 2020.
In general, moviebob can stir some very strong feelings in people. The dark knight may not supply a happy ending, but there is a feeling of exhilaration as batman rides off from the pursuing cops, and the realization that this is another big step forward for. The dark knight trilogy simple english wikipedia, the. Being a world war ii era production, the movie serial like many of this period was used as wartime propaganda and had an antijapanese bent with j. Dark knight rises is batman slightly beyond moviebob. Hope you folks like to talk about cartoon lesbians, because i get this feeling that robert is bringing his big bucket to get this topic dry. He used to have the moviebob series on the escapist but since moved it to youtube and a. The dark knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by christopher nolan. Xmen was released in theaters nearly 20 years ago and that, more or less, ushered in the modern age of comic book movies were living in today. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. The dark knight was now poised not only to rechart the course of its entire genre, but of the entire industry, all the way up to its yearly awards bonanzas. Moviebob bob is a parttime independent filmmaker, parttime amateur film critic and full time movie geek. The lack of oscar nominations for the dark knight apparently made him so angry that he slipped into his native boston accent.
In this film the narrative structure is broadly in line with todorovs theories because it could. The trilogy is considered by many to be one of the best of all time. The dark knight is not the batman that tim burton gave us, even though both burton and nolans dark knight were inspired by the comic book miniseries, the dark knight returns, by frank miller sin city, 300. I have seen the dark knight more than 200 times and the last time i saw it was 2 days ago.
The dark knight 2008 is a film of treachery and deceit which, in some ways, is marred by its very complexity. The dark knight is a heavy, vicious film that is much more violent than its predecessor, batman begins, and even darker. In the dark knight, batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. The effects are spectacular and, given the lack of realism in comicbook superhero films, fitting for the subjectmatter. Hardcore gamers, jocks, call of duty, various forms of ists racists, sexists, etc. Moviebob points out a few plot holes in the dark knight rises.
It includes batman begins 2005, the dark knight 2008, and the dark knight rises 2012. Bob moviebob chipman, also known as the game overthinker, is a selfproclaimed zlist internet celebrity who maintains a vlog on youtube and a blogspot site,and also contributes to both the escapist and screw attack. Once iron man and the dark knight both arrived in 2008, it was all over. What fandoms obsession with what the dark knight was meant to do on behalf of its tertiary elements longterm managed to obscure was that it remains a fairly excellent piece of work as is even perhaps more so when removed from the broader superhero movie phenomenon, the batman legacy and even its own prequel and sequel. As urban terrorism and class warfare envelop gotham and its infrastructure is ripped apart, bruce wayne christian bale emerges reluctantly from years of seclusion in wayne manor and faces a. But when a vile young criminal calling himself the joker heath ledger suddenly throws the town into chaos, the caped crusader begins to tread a fine line between heroism and vigilantism. Jim gordon gary oldman and da harvey dent aaron eckhart, batman christian bale has been able to keep a tight lid on crime in gotham city. With christian bale, heath ledger, aaron eckhart, michael caine.
And i say that as someone who shed tears when caine pulled off that devastating funeral monologue. The narrative theories of todorov provide a useful way of approaching the narrative structure of the dark knight. Every filmmaker probably hopes, however secretly, that their movie will change the world. Christopher nolans the dark knight is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy. He rips apart bad movies, but his particular shtick is giving analyses of gaming culture and the industry, in a style closely reminiscent of collegelitclass style close. As a fan of the characters that batman v superman took out of the toy chest, and chose to bend and stretch to breaking point and beyond, the films greatest sin was its failure in translating to screen the core attributes that have defined the primary interpretations of. Some fans didnt like how in batman begins they didnt really show the super sleuth detective. At the end of the dark knight rises, with the help of gotham citys remaining police force, batman was able to get control of the city back from bane and finally defeated the breathingimpaired. The dark knight rises 2012 it has been eight years since batman christian bale, in collusion with commissioner gordon gary oldman, vanished into the night. Most films follow these five steps of narrative and the dark knight can be a film that follows the theory and one that does not. When the menace known as the joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of gotham, batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice. The dark knight is a peculiar hybrid, an effort to inject a great deal of moral seriousness into what is fundamentally a lessthanserious conceit.