July 2008

My early memory of a Batman movie had been pink-green-yellow lights, the Gothic comic book sequences and I remember Arnold playing Mr. Freeze in the 1997 movie called Batman & Robin (with George Clooney portraying the superhero – eek!). Since Christopher Nolan has taken over as the director of the new movies he’s moved away from the stereotypical depiction of Batman as just a comic book hero to a more stylised contemporary setting. The Dark Knight is the sequel to Nolan’s 2005 Batman Begins and is made in the mold of a complete action crime thriller. Christian Bale reprises the role of the fictional DC Comics character.

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