Based on the dc comics character batman, it is the final installment in nolans the dark knight trilogy, and the sequel to the dark knight 2008. After dissapointments with the amazing spiderman and prometheus it felt good to watch a good film since the avengers. So long ago had the prochristopher nolan voices and. The dark knight is a fantasy movie that again, is grounded in reality. The dark knight rises perhaps draws more on starlins the cult than on any other comic. The dark knight not only does that, but to this day remains one of the greatest comic book movies ever made. I didnt catch it in theaters, because i find these spectaculars too dark for my taste.
Its not every day that a movie uses a sequel to contradict the thematic. The dark knight begins with a bank heist, the joker takes centre stage. Jan 23, 2017 trump has long been jokingly compared to dc supervillains, most notably in mark hamills trumpster project, which sees the actor record trump tweets in the voice of the joker. I mainly got this book because i knew it would be more like a. After all, snyders greatest previous successes, 300 and. The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and published by dc comics. Matthew modine discusses the dark knight rises cbr. Set 20 years in the future, this story finds that in the absence of superheroes, criminals have run amok, and a gang called the mutants are terrorizing gotham city. Jul 18, 2008 pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, the dark knight goes darker and deeper than any hollywood movie of its comic book kind. The dark knight rises in 4k was the one out of the trilogy wich looked night and day better than the original bluray. Christopher nolans dark knight rises is a camp masterpiece. Among the poor and destitute in gotham is selinas friend, jen, who is introduced at the bar when the two women confront mr.
Jun 11, 2012 modine, then compared dark knight rises to the avengers, attributing the popularity of nolans batman to the painstaking real world grounding. The dark knight rises can be classified as a superhero, action, adventure, drama, thriller, mystery, suspense, crime, or in concept artist tully summers words, the dark knight rises is a war. After seven years, christopher nolan announced that the dark knight rises would be the final instalment in his. The plot is a bit padded out, but i like how bane and catwoman are characterized, and how the whole knightfall plot unfolds. Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the final installment in nolans the dark knight trilogy, and the sequel to the dark knight 2008. The combo pack has two bluray discs, one for the movie, the other for the extras. So i watched the dark knight rises in theatres and was blown away. Rises had poor story, poor acting other than ban and gordon, poor fight scenes, lesser great music, and butcherd the original story its based on. If the dark knight rises is ever brought up he cannot help himself but to say too bad its going to suck. Sep 20, 2017 i agree, dark knight rises is nearly there with dark knight, and its a lot better than batman begins. Christopher and jonathan nolan explain how a tale of two.
The dark knight rises to the top in terms of online. The dark knight owes its tone to the comic books that inspired it, and christopher nolan, screenwriter jonathan nolan, and writer david goyer, credited with the story for the film, have made no. How does bane in the dark knight rises compare to the comic. Bane creators on donald trumps inauguration speech and why. The dark knight rises joins the long list of finales that dont measure up to whats gone immediately before.
When the series was collected into a single volume later that year, the story title for the first issue was. Comparison between some batman comics, panels, covers, and pics from the upcoming the dark knight rises film. As you should know by now, there is a difference between the. Greg cox doesnt add any new scenes that werent in the movie itself but he lets the reader peek at the characters thoughts and emotions. Jul 09, 2012 it was the best of times in gotham city, it was the worst of times in gotham city. It never appears on greatest films of all time lists compared to tdk. Jul 24, 2012 the dark knight basically said sometimes a lie that inspires is better than a truth that defeats, while the dark knight rises basically says, hope and inspiration cannot be falsely earned, they have to be fought for through blood, sweat, tears and sacrifice. Comic influences on the dark knight rises 2012 batman. Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, the dark knight goes darker and deeper than any hollywood movie of its comicbook kind. The dark knight is still the most important superhero movie. The dark knight may still be the most important pillar supporting the superhero genre.
The highly anticipated sequel to batman begins, which established the fundamentals for a grittier take on. It was the best of times in gotham city, it was the worst of times in gotham city. Banes strength in the dark knight rises comic book movie. Jul 03, 2012 comparison between some batman comics, panels, covers, and pics from the upcoming the dark knight rises film. I mainly got this book because i knew it would be more like a companion to the film, as there were a lot of unanswered questions that the dark knight rises left gaping open. Why comparing the dark knight rises with the avengers. Batman v superman borrowed heavily from the dark knight returns, which ought to have been an encouraging development. The dark knight returns, script and pencils by frank miller, inks by klaus janson. One of my friends, who is a pretty big batman fan, just cannot let it go. Although the dark knight set a new precedent in comicbook film adaptations, the dark knight rises thankfully lived up to expectations and thoughtfully expanded on the groundedinreality universe set.
I dont want to offend the marvel people by saying that the avengers are just mythological characters with magic powers, because id offend half of the people who buy comic books. Dark knight is a crime drama about heroes and villains and. The dark knight begins with a bank heist, the joker takes centre stage in this scene along with 5 other men who wear clown masks and slowly get killed off one by one throughout the clip. And this is all on the case that bane is too small and his voice is gay. By the time the dark knight rises landed in theaters over the weekend, the movie itself seemed almost like an afterthought to its own debate. The performances in the dark knight rises were excellent. The dark knight rises and rises, and rises overseas.
Although the dark knight set a new precedent in comic book film adaptations, the dark knight rises thankfully lived up to expectations and thoughtfully expanded on the groundedinreality universe set forth by batman begins. Jan 02, 2020 the dark knight rises is not good, but i like it, which makes it good to me. We reported on this when it happened over the weekend, but theres more. Compared with the novel of the dark knight, the writing is descriptive and flawless, staying true to the script but also pointing out some things that i. Hell, it rarely even appears on best superhero films lists. Modine, then compared dark knight rises to the avengers, attributing the popularity of nolans batman to the painstaking real world grounding. I agree, dark knight rises is nearly there with dark knight, and its a lot better than batman begins. Why comparing the dark knight rises with the avengers doesnt. Bane in the dark knight rises is a film adaptation of comic book bane, but they arent very similar. The dark knight rises does not match the dark knight, but it is a great film all the same, and a strong finish for the trilogy. There was a lot of buzz surrounding the sequel in 2008 after the sudden death of star.
The official novelization kindle edition by cox, greg. At this weekends press day for the dark knight rises, director christopher nolan and cowriter jonathan nolan. Everything that has a beginning must have an ending. The marvel cinematic universe vs the dark knight trilogy. I would say bane in the movie is sort of like what bane is in the comics prevenomtitan. The dark knight returns is a fourissue batman comic book miniseries written and drawn by frank miller and published by dc comics from february to june 1986 in this storyline, batman has. Trump has long been jokingly compared to dc supervillains, most notably in mark hamills trumpster project, which sees the actor record trump tweets in the voice of the joker. Comic books always thrived on that boys own sense of adventure, and while the dark knight has a lot of grownup things to say, anytime you have a good guy dressing up in cape and a mask, youre evoking the tenyearold in all of us.
What dark knight did is prove to hollywood what most of us already took to be selfevident. With the comic book bubble in full effect, slice intelligence used super data to see which comic book characters are most popular with online shoppers. The dark knight returns is a fourissue batman comic book miniseries written and drawn by frank miller and published by dc comics from february to june 1986 in this storyline, batman has been retired for ten years, alcoholic and consumed with grief after the death of jason todd, the second robin note. Joker director compares the movie to the dark knight.
Does the dark knight still hold up in a marvel cinematic. Theres also a single dvd edition, movie only, or a payfordownload. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote the screenplay with his brother jonathan nolan, and the story with david s. It s a story about and evil set around the comic book hero batman. How does bane in the dark knight rises compare to the. Dec 01, 2012 the dark knight rises as i said when the dvd was announced, i wanted to see the dark knight rises mainly because of anne hathaways catwoman, um, selina kyle. Aug 07, 2012 the dark knight rises can be classified as a superhero, action, adventure, drama, thriller, mystery, suspense, crime, or in concept artist tully summers words, the dark knight rises is a war film. I loved this novelization of the movie, the dark knight rises. Comic books always thrived on that boys own sense of adventure, and while the dark knight has a lot of grownup things to say, anytime you have a good guy dressing up in cape and a mask, youre evoking. Its also a film that is dead serious, which is precisely what makes it so damn funny. I really like how the dark knight rises rounds off nolans trilogy. The opening sequence not only embraces daylight as in fact does much of the film but takes place in the air, far from gotham, with villainous planning that would put even bruces gadgetry to shame. The dark knight rises 4k ultra hd bluraybluray 2012. 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.
Compared with the novel of the dark knight, the writing is descriptive and flawless, staying true to the script but also pointing out some things that i and perhaps you may have missed when viewing the film. The dark knight rises to the top in terms of online toys, games, and apparel sales. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Much cleaner and brighter less dreary or grainey than the bluray in 1080p i would. The dark knight rises is not good, but i like it, which makes it good to me. The opening sequence not only embraces daylight as in fact does much of the. The dark knight returns, is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and published by dc comics. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the dark knight rises. The dark knight returns is set in a dystopian version of gotham city in 1986. Batman comics that inspired dark knight, according to. The highly anticipated sequel to batman begins, which established the fundamentals for a grittier take on batman, perfectly expanded the character development and narrative complexity in a way that no comic book movie had done before and few do to this day.