The plot is a bit padded out, but i like how bane and catwoman are characterized, and how the whole knightfall plot unfolds. As i wrote a couple of weeks ago there will always be a batman movie and if this is the last movie, its sad to say, but i am more excited to see what is going to come after the dark knight rises, than the dark knight rises itself. Comic books that inspired the dark knight trilogy hubpages. Christopher nolan reveals dark knight rises inspiration. The dark knight rises new trailer comic book daily. The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and. The washington examiner has drawn an unnerving parallel between the dark knight rises shootings in aurora, colo. With the new batman movie in the works, the dark knight rises, warner brothers announced yesterday that oscar. The dark knight rises, as does selina kyle comicbookgrrrl. Millers the dark knight returns and alan moores the killing joke. Batman begins is more operatic, in keeping with its more comic bookesque story and aesthetic.
Drawing inspiration from two of the most revered batman comic book storylines the dark knight returns and knight fall, the dark knight rises the. The dark knight motivational workout music youtube. Comics that influenced the dark knight trilogy home. The other thing that bothers me with the dark knight rises is this is the conclusion to the series.
Just as batman begins was partially based on frank millers batman. The second film of the trilogy is full of sequences inspired by the cartoons. Comparison between some batman comics, panels, covers, and pics from the upcoming the dark knight rises film. Why is dark knights joker too different compared to the comic version. The long halloween follows the journey of batmans alliance with dent as they battle the mod and hunt down the serial killer known as holiday. Jeph loeb and tim sale harvey dent is just as strong a character in the dark knight as the joker and might even be the true focus point of the film. Selina kyle is a perfect mirror for bruce wayne because she represents the darkness. This comic book shows that batman and the joker are not as.
The dark knight returns is a batman comic book miniseries written and drawn by frank miller and published by dc comics from february to june 1986. Christopher nolan has revealed his noncomic book inspiration for the dark knight rises charles dickenss a tale of two cities was a major influence on his third batman film, the director has. 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. If james was an ardent fan of the batman comic book series, perhaps he knew about the second issue of the dark knight returns, written by frank miller. I really like how the dark knight rises rounds off nolans trilogy. For dedicated fans, its the greatest film of all time, to nolanphobes its the worst, and to casuals it was loud, big and occasionally as indecipherable as banes mufflemurmur. What comics will inspire christopher nolan for the dark. Cillian murphy also has a first, being the first actor to reprise a role of a villain in the entire franchise, and would also become the only villain to appear in all three nolan movies when he returned for the dark knight rises as well. Was dark knight shooting inspired by 1986 batman comic. The dark knight rises by bloodwolfassassin on july 20, 2012 avengers, spiderman, youre movies really were awesome, my god they were, but im sorry, even with. It was a great inspiration to us in terms of tonality.
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. Probably, thanks nolan himself, bane is the greatest villain of the dark knight rises and the only. The dark knight, with a different subtitle for each issue the dark knight returns, the dark knight. The batman comics that inspired the dark knights hyperrealism.
All of the comic book inspiration is either generic or unthinkable for inclusion in the dark knight rises. These bane quotes are from the dark knight rises triology. Christopher nolans new movie draws far and wide from the history of the caped crusader. Batman begins is a 2005 superhero film directed by christopher nolan and written by nolan and david s. The dark knight owes its tone to the comic books that inspired it, and. The dark knight let us look the gorgon in the facetalking about things like terrorism, government corruption, and the fact that even the good guys lose sometimeswithout having to deal with the sheer overwhelming awfulness of it all. Batman comics that inspired dark knight, according to. It is therefore hardly a surprise that his batman story, the killing joke, became one of main sources of inspiration behind the dark knight. The dark knight 2008 leaned even more heavily on the moral and structural decay of its setting, fictional gotham city, and it revived such classic batman villains as the joker played by heath. Goyer have clearly been inspired by a handful of batman comic book stories in their development of the dark knight rises. In addition to the same sources batman begins drew, some of the cited influences for the dark knight are the. See more ideas about batman, comic books art and batman comics. Was the dark knight rises shooting inspired by a batman.
Based on the dc comics character batman, it stars christian bale, michael caine, liam neeson, katie holmes, gary oldman, cillian murphy, tom wilkinson, rutger hauer, ken watanabe, and morgan freeman. Nolan drew inspiration from banes comic book debut in the 1993 knightfall storyline, the 1986 series the dark knight returns, and the 1999 storyline no. Year one, and the dark knight was based on a multitude of batman stories the killing joke and long halloween among them christopher nolan, jonathon nolan, and david s. The actor was injured on the set of the new movie power while filming a. Goyer have clearly been inspired by a handful of batman comic book. Please like if you enjoy the epicness of hans zimmers work and if it helps you train harder. Just about everything imaginable has been said about the dark knight rises since its release last year, enough to stretch hyperbole to both ends of its excruciating spectrum. It stayed in the realm of comic books, set in a city that never existed and featuring characters that five. Watchmen, v for vendetta, the league of extraordinary gentlemen and swamp thing. Dark knight rises is nearly there with dark knight, and its a lot better than batman begins. In the dark knight rises, a convenient dodge lets both nolan and bane off the hook, a tactic that serves bane better than the man who conjured him. His actual name is robin and he takes the mantle of the bat at the end of the film.
He then began work on a second batman film, which he wrote with his brother jonathan. Interestingly, bale even crossed paths with donald trump in the midst of filming the dark knight rises, resulting in a photograph that would go on to become a hilarious meme. There are so many bane quotes that can help you when you are tired of being in the same old rut, and all you need is a little push, a little inspiration, a smile on the face, change of mood, bring you out of the banality of life, make you laugh a little, or may even make you cry a bit, and these bane quotes exists just do that. Check out the slideshow below and compare the comic book panels with excerpts from the movies, and let us know your thoughts below. Alan moore, a legend amongst comic book writers, is responsible for some of the most famous and ground breaking stories in the industry, including the all time best sellers. Years after these movies, we see the influence throughout the genre. Batman comics that inspired dark knight, according to christopher. 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. It seems like joseph gordonlevitt hasnt maintained his skills from his role in the bikecourier action flick premium rush.
The film reboots the batman film series, telling the origin story of bruce wayne from. The opportunity to lead a blockbuster franchise seems like a nobrainer, but it hasnt. Its not based on any one single comicgraphic novel as it is, but each movie in the trilogy borrows elements from multiple different comics. First off, why do people think that the character john blake, played by joseph gordonlevitt is robin.
Inspired by the killing joke, a tragic look at jokers twisted. This page was created to inform fans of christopher nolans the dark knight trilogy, the comic book resources that were used as. Nolans next project was the prestige 2006, a story of two warring illusionists in early 20thcentury london. 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. Christian bale stars as bruce wayne batman, alongside michael caine, gary. How the batman dark knight trilogy changed comic book movies. Batman year one, the dark knight rises, and the dark knight strikes again. How the dark knight rises is an inspirational story of. On july 14, 2008 the premiere of the dark knight film was held in. The dark knight rises and the limits of christopher. Unfortunately for dent, things spiral out of control and he soon becomes. T he dark knight continues batman begins tradition of drawing primarily and heavily from the graphic novels, one shots and limited series of the late 1980s and 1990s, but this time the writers also went all the way back to the roots, to the earliest issues of the batman comic book. The dark knight returns, script and pencils by frank miller, inks by klaus janson.
Frank miller began his career in comics in the late 1970s and rose to fame while first drawing, and then writing, daredevil for marvel comics. 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. The dark knight director christopher nolan is lining up blackkklansman star john david washington to take the lead in his next big event film. 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. Inspiration was drawn from the jokers comic book debut in 1940, the 1988 novel the killing. And finally bane in the dark knight rises became our heros downfall.
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