Batman One Dark Knight

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The Dark Knight is considered a blueprint for the modern superhero film that productions either attempt to closely emulate or deliberately counter. ab] The film benefited from repeat viewings by younger audiences and had broad appeal, with 52% of the audience being male and an equal number of those under 25 years old, and those of 25 or older. The Blu-ray disc version additionally offers interactive elements describing the production of some scenes. Since its release, The Dark Knight has been assessed as one of the greatest superhero films ever made, [bg] among the greatest films ever made, [bh] and one of the best sequel films. Entertainment Weekly wrote there had not been another villain as interesting or "perversely entertaining" as Joker, and Ledger's performance was considered so defining that future interpretations would be compared against it.

Daley Center (Wayne Enterprises exteriors and a courtroom); [101] [111] The Berghoff restaurant (GCPD arresting mobsters); [101] Twin Anchors restaurant; the Sound Bar; McCormick Place (Wayne Enterprises interiors); and Chicago Theatre. The backlash was such that, for the 82nd Academy Awards awards in 2010, the academy increased the limit for Best Picture nominees from five to ten, a change known as "The Dark Knight Rule". The film was released at the beginning of the Blu-ray disc format; it was considered a success, breaking Iron Man 's record of 250,000 units sold and indicating the format was growing in popularity. Although the Joker wears disguising makeup, he is not hiding behind a mask and is the same person with or without makeup. That sort of comics from my 2000 AD background, and I think one of the things I did with Losers was the realism - it was gritty and real.

At the police station, the Batman interrogates the Joker, who says he finds the Batman entertaining and has no intention of killing him. Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman: A wealthy socialite who as a child was traumatized by his parents' murder. au] This change is seen as responsible for the first Best Picture nomination of a comic book adaptation, Black Panther (2018). Howard and Zimmer separated their duties by character; Howard focused on Dent and Zimmer focused on the Batman and the Joker. Gotham's mafia bosses gather to discuss protecting their organizations from the Joker, the police, and the Batman.

Describing how his character had evolved from Batman Begins, Christian Bale said Wayne had changed from a young, naive, and angry man seeking purpose to a hero who is burdened by the realization his war against crime is seemingly endless. A former Brach's candy factory on Cicero Avenue scheduled for demolition was used to film the Gotham General Hospital explosion in August 2007. ah] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 94% approval rating from the aggregated reviews of 345 critics, with an average score of 8. Christopher's action direction was criticized, especially during fight scenes where it could be difficult to see things clearly, [227] [228] although the prologue bank heist was praised as among the film's best. As panic grips the city, the Joker reveals two evacuation ferries, one carrying civilians and the other prisoners, are rigged to explode at midnight unless one group sacrifices the other.See also: Joker (The Dark Knight) Maggie Gyllenhaal (pictured in 2010) replaced Katie Holmes in the role of assistant district attorney Rachel Dawes. The first scene filmed was the bank heist, which was shot in the Old Chicago Main Post Office over five days. With Christopher's help, his brother Jonathan spent six months developing the story into a draft screenplay. Wayne Enterprises accountant Coleman Reese deduces the Batman's identity and attempts to expose it, but the Joker threatens to blow up a hospital unless Reese is killed.

President Barack Obama used Joker to explain the growth of Islamic State (IS) military group, saying " .

The cast also features Joshua Harto as Wayne Enterprises employee Coleman Reese, [23] Anthony Michael Hall as news reporter Mike Engel, [24] [25] Néstor Carbonell as mayor Anthony Garcia, William Fichtner as a bank manager, Nydia Rodriguez Terracina as Judge Surrillo, [2] Tom "Tiny" Lister Jr.

To avoid damaging the power station, a listed building, a false wall was built in front of it and lined with explosives. Jonathan found the "poignant" ending the script's most interesting aspect; it had always depicted the Batman fleeing from police but was changed from him leaping across rooftops to escaping on the Batpod, his motorcycle-like vehicle. Did they comment on the very things you were hoping to accomplish, or do you feel like some things about the tale were overlooked? v] Christopher said editing the film became "tremendously emotional, right when he passed, having to go back in and look at him every day [during editing] .Howard wrote about ten minutes of music for Dent, wanting to portray him as an American who represents hope, but undergoes an emotional extreme and moral corruption. Additional segments were filmed on Monroe Street and Randolph Street, and at Randolph Street Station. Andy had a bombastic quality to his scripts as well - if we were going to show it, we had to make it big. The Nolans had difficulties refining the script to reduce the running time but after removing so much material they believed it had become incomprehensible, they had added more scenes.