The combo pack has two bluray discs, one for the movie, the other for the extras. After seven years, christopher nolan announced that the dark knight rises would be the final instalment in his. The official novelization kindle edition by cox, greg. 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. Jul 03, 2012 comparison between some batman comics, panels, covers, and pics from the upcoming the dark knight rises film. Batman begins 2005, the dark knight 2008, and the dark knight rises 2012 helped usher in the current wave of blockbuster entertainment that treats comic book fare seriously in ways that few. Jun 11, 2012 modine, then compared dark knight rises to the avengers, attributing the popularity of nolans batman to the painstaking real world grounding. At this weekends press day for the dark knight rises, director christopher nolan and cowriter jonathan nolan. 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. 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. Everything that has a beginning must have an ending. Banes strength in the dark knight rises comic book movie.
Why comparing the dark knight rises with the avengers. Christopher nolans dark knight rises is a camp masterpiece. I agree, dark knight rises is nearly there with dark knight, and its a lot better than batman begins. The highly anticipated sequel to batman begins, which established the fundamentals for a grittier take on. There was a lot of buzz surrounding the sequel in 2008 after the sudden death of star. 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. I didnt catch it in theaters, because i find these spectaculars too dark for my taste. Much cleaner and brighter less dreary or grainey than the bluray in 1080p i would. Nowhere near as critically acclaimed as the dark knight though. 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. 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. We reported on this when it happened over the weekend, but theres more. The opening sequence not only embraces daylight as in fact does much of the.
The dark knight rises perhaps draws more on starlins the cult than on any other comic. I mainly got this book because i knew it would be more like a. What dark knight did is prove to hollywood what most of us already took to be selfevident. 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. The marvel cinematic universe vs the dark knight trilogy. The dark knight returns, script and pencils by frank miller, inks by klaus janson. Its not every day that a movie uses a sequel to contradict the thematic. Bane in the dark knight rises is a film adaptation of comic book bane, but they arent very similar. Aug 23, 2012 overall, this shows bane is a truly strong foe in the dark knight rises and hopefully this can put to rest people doubting banes strength in the film. Sep 20, 2017 i agree, dark knight rises is nearly there with dark knight, and its a lot better than batman begins. How does bane in the dark knight rises compare to the comic. And this is all on the case that bane is too small and his voice is gay.
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. Christopher and jonathan nolan explain how a tale of two. 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. 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. 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. Comic influences on the dark knight rises 2012 batman. Its also a film that is dead serious, which is precisely what makes it so damn funny. One of my friends, who is a pretty big batman fan, just cannot let it go. What can dc do to save its struggling comic book cinematic. The dark knight is still the most important superhero movie.
The dark knight rises joins the long list of finales that dont measure up to whats gone immediately before. The plot is a bit padded out, but i like how bane and catwoman are characterized, and how the whole knightfall plot unfolds. Batman comics that inspired dark knight, according to. Batman v superman borrowed heavily from the dark knight returns, which ought to have been an encouraging development. Among the poor and destitute in gotham is selinas friend, jen, who is introduced at the bar when the two women confront mr. The dark knight rises 4k ultra hd bluraybluray 2012. The dark knight rises in 4k was the one out of the trilogy wich looked night and day better than the original bluray. Jan 02, 2020 the dark knight rises is not good, but i like it, which makes it good to me. Overall, this shows bane is a truly strong foe in the dark knight rises and hopefully this can put to rest people doubting banes strength in the film. The performances in the dark knight rises were excellent. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. The dark knight rises is not good, but i like it, which makes it good to me.
Jul 09, 2012 it was the best of times in gotham city, it was the worst of times in gotham city. As you should know by now, there is a difference between the. 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. Does the dark knight still hold up in a marvel cinematic. The dark knight begins with a bank heist, the joker takes centre stage. The dark knight rises, as does selina kyle comicbookgrrrl. When the series was collected into a single volume later that year, the story title for the first issue was. Dark knight is a crime drama about heroes and villains and. I loved this novelization of the movie, the dark knight rises. 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. 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. After dissapointments with the amazing spiderman and prometheus it felt good to watch a good film since the avengers.
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. Bane creators on donald trumps inauguration speech and why. 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. So i watched the dark knight rises in theatres and was blown away. It s a story about and evil set around the comic book hero batman. The dark knight returns is set in a dystopian version of gotham city in 1986. The dark knight not only does that, but to this day remains one of the greatest comic book movies ever made. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the dark knight rises. It never appears on greatest films of all time lists compared to tdk. So long ago had the prochristopher nolan voices and. Joker director compares the movie to the dark knight. But that doesnt mean itll be any easier of an act to follow.
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. 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 26, 2012 dark knight rises bane poster photo credit. The dark knight rises and rises, and rises overseas. 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. Bane creators on donald trumps inauguration speech and.
Hell, it rarely even appears on best superhero films lists. The dark knight may still be the most important pillar supporting the superhero genre. 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. I really like how the dark knight rises rounds off nolans trilogy. The dark knight rises to the top in terms of online toys, games, and apparel sales. After all, snyders greatest previous successes, 300 and. 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. 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. 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 dark knight is a fantasy movie that again, is grounded in reality. 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. 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. Why comparing the dark knight rises with the avengers doesnt. Matthew modine discusses the dark knight rises cbr. Comparison between some batman comics, panels, covers, and pics from the upcoming the dark knight rises film. 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. 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. At this weekends press day for the dark knight rises, director christopher nolan and cowriter jonathan. 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. I would say bane in the movie is sort of like what bane is in the comics prevenomtitan. 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. 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.
The dark knight returns alternatively titled batman. If the dark knight rises is ever brought up he cannot help himself but to say too bad its going to suck. Modine, then compared dark knight rises to the avengers, attributing the popularity of nolans batman to the painstaking real world grounding. 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. It was the best of times in gotham city, it was the worst of times in gotham city.
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