Joker lay lay lay lay lalay song the dark knight joker interrogation scene joker crying sad. It is said near the end of the movie where batman is escaping from the police, and james gordon is talking to his son. Christopher nolans the dark knight is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an. Hes a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a dark knight. The dark knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by christopher nolan. 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 followup to batman begins, the dark knight reunites director christopher nolan and star. 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. I couldnt believe the dark knight could live up to the hype. Madness, as you know, is like gravity, all it takes is a little push. 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 dark knight rises 2012 it has been eight years since batman christian bale, in collusion with commissioner gordon gary oldman, vanished into the night. Eleven years on, the dark knight is still a masterpiece medium. Benedict had a lengthy career in movies as well and showed up in such notable films as star wars.
Dark, complex, and unforgettable, the dark knight succeeds not just as an entertaining comic book film, but. 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. 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. Joker director compares the movie to the dark knight. This time, heath ledger joins the cast as the joker, and aaron eckhart stars as harvey. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. The hype behind the dark knight is unlike anything i ever experienced with a film before. 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. The dark knight 2008 is a film of treachery and deceit which, in some ways, is marred by its very complexity.
It has such great characters and of course the dialogs is so good. The dark knight rises, the final film in the trilogy, was released on july 20. Christopher nolans first offering in his dark knight trilogy, batman begins. The dark knight rises was a perfect sequel to a masterpiece. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. The movie was shot on location in chicago, but it avoids such familiar landmarks as marina city, the wrigley building or the skyline. 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. Here, i take a look at four elements of the film that make it a masterpiece of. Christian bale and director christopher nolan reunite following their blockbuster success with batman begins. 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. 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. The dark knight was listed at 80th place on this list. The only comparison i can make is with the recent star wars films, but i. Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the. The only movie in the trilogy where the phrase the dark knight is spoken. Dark, complex, and unforgettable, the dark knight succeeds not just. 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. The dark knight slips around those defenses and engages us. Heath ledger in the dark knight 2008 gary oldman in the dark knight 2008 dark.
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. When the menace known as the joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of. Director todd phillips joker scored 11 oscar nominations setting a. Joker beats the dark knight oscar nominations record for a comic book movie ryan scott jan, 2020. Christopher nolan took a different direction and focused more on bruce waynebatman. The dark knight is a 2008 superhero thriller film directed, produced, and co written by christopher nolan. The effects are spectacular and, given the lack of realism in comicbook superhero films, fitting for the subjectmatter.
The dark knight synopsis batman squares off against a vicious criminal known as. The dark knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced, and cowritten by christopher nolan. A few years later the same magazine ranked it 15th on their the 100 best movies of all time list. The dark knight reunites christian bale with director christopher nolan and takes. The hype behind the dark knight is unlike anything i ever experienced with a film. Good job by christian bale and his master piece of a superhero movie. 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. 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. And btw, no pressure to watch the dark knight rises after this. The secret, i believe, is a stunning, mature, intelligent script. The dark knight 2008 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Even more so than its predecessor batman begins 2005, the dark knight detaches itself from. They focus on the expected explosions and catastrophes, and have some superb, elaborate chase scenes.
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