Comments on: The Dark Knight (2008)

By: Elroy

Elroy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:56:32 +0000

Ah, yes so was I…still found time to watch “Batman” almost 7 times then (on a NTSC video cassette). Lost count of the number of times I watched it after that.
As far as Miller’s Dark Knight goes, I’d recommend you sample the work online first before buying it (coz grpahic novels cost an arm and a leg in India) and see if it resonates as well with you.

By: Bhooshan

Bhooshan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:06:54 +0000

Nice comments Elroy and coming from a true Batman fan I believe every word you said. Thanks for stopping by.

When Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ released in 1989, I was grossly involved in my mischief and studies. I could only see the Schumacher editions which as you pointed out were pretty average. I am now looking forward to buying Frank Miller’s Dark Knight comic editions just for the sake of loving the character. That Nolan is a great director was proved as far back as when ‘Memento’ released. Frank Miller to some extent must also be acknowledged for his brilliant artwork and storyline that has inspired the moviemaker.

By: Elroy Serrao

Elroy Serrao — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:56:51 +0000

Nice review Bhooshan. A few corrections though:
First of all Batman & Robin was the fourth film in the Batman franchise and an all together horrible one. To type cast that movie as a stereotypical Batman film would wrong. An typical batman film would be “Batman” or “Batman returns”, the only two films before Nolan’s era that stayed true to the comic book. If you haven’t seen the original Tim Burton “Batman” that starred Micheal Keaton as Batman and Jack Nicholson as “The Joker” do watch it.
You will find that the movie is every bit as realistic as the Nolan ones (the same hi-tech cars, kevlar body armor and gadgets).
Also if you have read enough of the comic books, you will find that Nolan has remained very true to the original artwork. In fact some scenes in Batman Begins are very reminiscent of panels from Frank Millers Batman: Year one and also part of the storyline in the dark knight loosely follows the comic book story that first introduced the Joker.
The mistake I guess most people make is taking the two Joel Schumacher Batman films as representative of the franchise.