SaysWho? Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Wish I would have caught this the day of, but better four days late than never. https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2156156/dark-knight-how-most-critics-got-it-wrong-10-years-ago-about-film https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/07/18/the-dark-knight-changed-how-we-see-comic-book-movies-but-10-years-ago-some-critics-couldnt-see-its-greatness/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3769858aa794 Quote ROGER EBERT got it right away. “Batman isn’t a comic book anymore,” the legendary film critic wrote in the summer of 2008 upon the release of Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight.” Instead the reviewer saw “a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy. . . . This film, and to a lesser degree ‘Iron Man,’ redefine the possibilities of the ‘comic-book movie.’ ” https://www.slashfilm.com/the-dark-knight-themes/ And it still has one of the best trailers I've ever seen. "Goes to change pants" was a common response: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Ebert's review was a delight to read, and his words ring true to this day. Wish he were still around. Quote “The Dark Knight” is not a simplistic tale of good and evil. Batman is good, yes, The Joker is evil, yes. But Batman poses a more complex puzzle than usual: The citizens of Gotham City are in an uproar, calling him a vigilante and blaming him for the deaths of policemen and others. And the Joker is more than a villain. He’s a Mephistopheles whose actions are fiendishly designed to pose moral dilemmas for his enemies. Quote Because these actors and others are so powerful, and because the movie does not allow its spectacular special effects to upstage the humans, we’re surprised how deeply the drama affects us. Quote He includes Gordon and Dent on his target list, and contrives cruel tricks to play with the fact that Bruce Wayne once loved, and Harvey Dent now loves, Assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal). The tricks are more cruel than he realizes, because the Joker doesn’t know Batman’s identity. Quote In his two Batman movies, Nolan has freed the character to be a canvas for a broader scope of human emotion. For Bruce Wayne is a deeply troubled man, let there be no doubt, and if ever in exile from his heroic role, it would not surprise me what he finds himself capable of doing. He surely did in the sequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 It's my favourite movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Polygon had extensive retrospective coverage last week - The Dark Knight At 10 We will never see a movie like The Dark Knight again Batman veteran Scott Snyder on the extremes of The Dark Knight’s Joker Christian Bale’s infamous Dark Knight voice was the only option The Dark Knight’s IMAX bank heist was a reverse revolution The Dark Knight’s interrogation lives on in one perfect YouTube spoof Gothcago: How The Dark Knight built upon an American metropolis The Batman comics that inspired The Dark Knight’s hyper-realism The Dark Knight, The Wire, and the poisonous effect of corruption The Nolan brothers’ obsession with mystery brought The Dark Knight’s Batman back to his roots The confusion of The Dark Knight chase scene, or not The Dark Knight’s greatest memes could outlast the movie’s legacy The Dark Knight truck flip was peak superhero stunt work There are two faces to The Dark Knight’s music, and one is always overlooked The easy choice made impossible: Rachel Dawes should have survived The Dark Knight The Joker hospital scene is the chaotic brain of The Dark Knight script The Dark Knight’s only redeemable character is the criminal who saves the ferries The Dark Knight being re-released in IMAX theaters for 10th anniversary Watching the world burn: The incongruous politics of The Dark Knight How a Dark Knight Best Picture snub forced the Oscars to change Why I’m waiting to show my Batman-loving kid The Dark Knight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 41 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Polygon had extensive retrospective coverage last week - The Dark Knight At 10 We will never see a movie like The Dark Knight again Batman veteran Scott Snyder on the extremes of The Dark Knight’s Joker Christian Bale’s infamous Dark Knight voice was the only option The Dark Knight’s IMAX bank heist was a reverse revolution The Dark Knight’s interrogation lives on in one perfect YouTube spoof Gothcago: How The Dark Knight built upon an American metropolis The Batman comics that inspired The Dark Knight’s hyper-realism The Dark Knight, The Wire, and the poisonous effect of corruption The Nolan brothers’ obsession with mystery brought The Dark Knight’s Batman back to his roots The confusion of The Dark Knight chase scene, or not The Dark Knight’s greatest memes could outlast the movie’s legacy The Dark Knight truck flip was peak superhero stunt work There are two faces to The Dark Knight’s music, and one is always overlooked The easy choice made impossible: Rachel Dawes should have survived The Dark Knight The Joker hospital scene is the chaotic brain of The Dark Knight script The Dark Knight’s only redeemable character is the criminal who saves the ferries The Dark Knight being re-released in IMAX theaters for 10th anniversary Watching the world burn: The incongruous politics of The Dark Knight How a Dark Knight Best Picture snub forced the Oscars to change Why I’m waiting to show my Batman-loving kid The Dark Knight Holy shit, dude! Thanks for the links! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Mark Hamill doing Heath Ledger's famous line: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Husband and I watched this the other day in celebration of the anniversary. It's still sooo good. One of my all time favorite movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 That Hamill video is great. His Joker is so amazing, and the awe & respect he pays to Ledger is honorable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Still the best comic book superhero movie in my opinion. I would have made a thread on Wednesday, but I didn't think anyone else would care lol, plus I wouldn't have filled it with all these great articles. I'm going to have to read them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5timechamp Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Im still surprised my dumb butt only saw it in theaters once.... whereas I watched Begins 4 times (it was during deployment so not many choices), even the subpar Rises got 2 viewings Even now this remains one of my favorite write ups about the film https://them0vieblog.com/2009/07/13/non-review-review-the-dark-knight/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 On 7/22/2018 at 8:38 PM, 5timechamp said: Im still surprised my dumb butt only saw it in theaters once.... whereas I watched Begins 4 times (it was during deployment so not many choices), even the subpar Rises got 2 viewings Even now this remains one of my favorite write ups about the film https://them0vieblog.com/2009/07/13/non-review-review-the-dark-knight/ The Dark Knight was the first movie I had ever seen more than once in theatres. I saw it three times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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