Christopher nolans the dark knight is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an. Joker beats the dark knight oscar nominations record for a comic book movie ryan scott jan, 2020. The dark knight reunites christian bale with director christopher nolan and takes. The only movie in the trilogy where the phrase the dark knight is spoken. And btw, no pressure to watch the dark knight rises after this.
Christopher nolans first offering in his dark knight trilogy, batman begins. I couldnt believe the dark knight could live up to the hype. The dark knight rises, the final film in the trilogy, was released on july 20. The hype behind the dark knight is unlike anything i ever experienced with a film. Even more so than its predecessor batman begins 2005, the dark knight detaches itself from. The dark knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced, and cowritten by christopher nolan. All of the main action in this movie takes place over nine days and nights, by far the shortest time span of the dark knight trilogy batman begins 2005 takes place over a few decades, and the dark knight rises 2012, even when removing the flashbacks that elongate its time span to a few decades, still covers many months within the main. Hilary knight, chloe kim, lolo jones, and gus kenworthy weigh in on their favorite films to watch. The dark knight rises official movie trailer christian bale, batman movie 2012. Eleven years on, the dark knight is still a masterpiece medium. In 2014, the dark knight was ranked the 3rd greatest film ever made on empire s list of the 301 greatest movies of all time as voted by the magazines readers. This time, heath ledger joins the cast as the joker, and aaron eckhart stars as harvey. Of course, this is the second time this year that a filmmaker has compared their superhero movie to the dark knight, and the first one was dark phoenix.
Ive enjoyed all the batman movies and tv serials, however up till now the frank miller comic book was the best for exploring the character. The dark knight 2008 is a film of treachery and deceit which, in some ways, is marred by its very complexity. Joker director compares the movie to the dark knight. Good job by christian bale and his master piece of a superhero movie. Christopher nolan took a different direction and focused more on bruce waynebatman. Christopher nolans the dark knight is not only one of the greatest comic book movies youll ever see, but also one of the best films of alltime. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. Dark, complex, and unforgettable, the dark knight succeeds not just as an entertaining comic book film, but. It is said near the end of the movie where batman is escaping from the police, and james gordon is talking to his son. Heath ledger in the dark knight 2008 gary oldman in the dark knight 2008 dark.
Dark, complex, and unforgettable, the dark knight succeeds not just. The dark knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by christopher nolan. The dark knight rises was a perfect sequel to a masterpiece. The dark knight synopsis batman squares off against a vicious criminal known as. The dark knight was listed at 80th place on this list. The followup to batman begins, the dark knight reunites director christopher nolan and star. The dark knight is eminently rewatchable, its performances are as strong as ever, and it remains not only the best movie that nolan a worldclass filmmaker has ever made, but its also. Joker lay lay lay lay lalay song the dark knight joker interrogation scene joker crying sad. Director todd phillips joker scored 11 oscar nominations setting a. They focus on the expected explosions and catastrophes, and have some superb, elaborate chase scenes. When the menace known as the joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of. Hes a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a dark knight. The dark knight 2008 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the. The movie was shot on location in chicago, but it avoids such familiar landmarks as marina city, the wrigley building or the skyline. Christian bale and director christopher nolan reunite following their blockbuster success with batman begins. The dark knight slips around those defenses and engages us.
Benedict had a lengthy career in movies as well and showed up in such notable films as star wars. Here, i take a look at four elements of the film that make it a masterpiece of. 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. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. Ledgers performance alone is good enough to make the dark knight a very good movie, but fortunately this is a film with even more than that making it the not just the best film of the summer. The effects are spectacular and, given the lack of realism in comicbook superhero films, fitting for the subjectmatter. Madness, as you know, is like gravity, all it takes is a little push. 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. 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. 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.
A few years later the same magazine ranked it 15th on their the 100 best movies of all time list. The hype behind the dark knight is unlike anything i ever experienced with a film before. The dark knight changed the movie business, but at what cost. The dark knight 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The only comparison i can make is with the recent star wars films, but i. The dark knight is a film thats fantastic on the action front, seeds its acrobatics in its own reality, and always feels relevant even when its ideas are drowned out by clatter. It has such great characters and of course the dialogs is so good.