This article is adapted from a paper i presented at the 2009 midwest popular culture association conference. Batman comics that inspired dark knight, according to. Lucius fox chose this name for it instead of the long and boring wayne enterprises designated number. Oct 04, 2019 the shot is a wonderful reversal of the dark knight s iconic cop car scene, in which heath ledgers joker turns the tables on his police captors, and escapes custody in a police car, while. Comic influences on the dark knight rises 2012 batman. On his quest to apprehend the killer, bruce wayne meets a tribal shaman who has a lasting impact on his life, influencing him, upon his return to gotham city, to take up the cowl of batman. Joker complete dc comics and batman easter eggs reference. It isnt a comic that pays reverence to literature of the past as much as its blazes and entirely new trail for the medium of comics by lighting tropes of the past on fire.
The dark knight is a comic book series starring batman. The dark knight rises tom hardy to read bedtime stories for children joker star joaquin phoenix calls on new york governor andrew cuomo to release prisoners. Its not that anne hathaways turn at the role in the dark knight rises was terrible, its that her version of catwoman, while serviceable, was somewhat unremarkable. Hamm later during his comic book writing debut on detective comics series incorporated the character into the batman mythos. Its a blast to hear, and comes at the exact right point of the game. 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 rises bursts at the seams with the kind of urgent, vague political references that fall just short of being ideas. The dark knight rises tom hardy to read bedtime stories. A lot of people may not want to hear this, but the dark knight is really the only the comic book movie that rises above the genre around it. There are so many hidden references to future mcu movies, phase 2. In 2012, christopher nolan finished his dark knight trilogy with the dark knight rises, which contained references to batman canon all the way back to the 1966 television series titled simply, batman. The new flying vehicle built by wayne enterprises that batman uses in stopping bane in the dark knight rises.
For me, there are three major comic book influences within the batman lore. Christian bale, anne hathaway, tom hardy, marion cotillard, joseph gordonlevitt, michael caine, gary oldman, morgan freeman, christopher nolan, emma thomas, christopher nolan, charles roven, benjamin melniker, michael e. Christian bale revealed when he met donald trump while filming the dark knight rises, trump apparently believed he really was bruce wayne. The dark knight owes its tone to the comic books that inspired it, and. Bruce wayne resumes his duty as batman and founds batman incorporated. Batman comics that inspired dark knight, according to christopher. The dark knight rises movie whos who in comic book.
Joker honors quite a lot of batman lore in its origin story of how the caped crusaders greatest nemesis came to be and not just from the comic. It would have been really hard for christopher nolan to place a villain like mr. One of the most utterly badass references to the dark knight returns comes. It has been eight years since batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive.
Joker has a major reference to heath ledgers dark knight. Visual references in the dark knight trilogy spencer perry thursday, march 26, 2015 were quickly approaching the return of batman to the big screen. It ends with the birth of the legends of the dark knight. Millers the dark knight returns and alan moores the killing joke. Your complete guide to dc comics references, justice league movie. Dawn of justice swoops into movie theaters around the world, this is an opportunity to analyze the comic miniseries that inspired it, frank millers the dark knight returns 1986. This page was created to inform fans of christopher nolans the dark knight trilogy, the comic book resources that were used as. What follows is an overview of the references we spotted in the movie. The dark knight was an american comic book ongoing series, written and penciled by david finch and featuring batman.
The director worked hard to established a certain level of reality to. In the comics, bane became a test subject for a superdrug called venom. Bruce wayne resumes his duty as batman and founds batman incorporated during the series publication, the batman comic books were divided between bruce wayne and dick grayson. The return of bruce wayne storyline, the dark knight depicts bruce waynes life in gotham city following his new global commitment to the newly established batman incorporated. What inspired robert pattinsons batman costume for the upcoming movie. The best easter eggs from the dark knight trilogy cinemablend. This critical essay from ultius addresses the cultural impact of the dark knight rises, specifically how the film impacts peoples behavior. The dark knight rises bane comic vs movie info by k4tzm4n may 24, 2012 21 comments you call that a bane. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in gotham city was crushed under the weight of the anticrime dent act. This includes a great many references to the larger canon of the comics, such. Cameos and comic book references the dark knight rises. Cameos and comic book references the dark knight rises wiki. The dark knight rises simple english wikipedia, the free.
Each and every one of the theatrical batman movies has numerous subtle and not so subtle nods and references to the comic books and reveals an impressive knowledge of the comic book back catalog. Mar 24, 2016 cover by frank millerdc comics editors note. Christopher nolans the dark knight rises 2012 features many references to the batman comics. I loved this novelization of the movie, the dark knight rises. Were quickly approaching the return of batman to the big screen. Dark knight rises had a sneaky reference to batman villain. Comics that influenced the dark knight trilogy home. The tale begins on a treacherous mountain climb to track a killer. Dark knight rises ignores the venom and turns the prison into a semimythological underworld, but otherwise banes origin is similaruntil the final reveal. Hunky english actor robert pattinson will suit up as the dceus new dark knight in matt reevess the batman, and epic new fan art transforms him into the evil batman who laughs from the comic. A recent test video released by the batman director matt reeves provided the first official look at what robert pattinson will be wearing when he brings the caped crusader to life in the upcoming film.
Nolans larger meaning in the dark knight rises and becomes his final say on superheroes and their uses because, as gotham rages and all seems lost, the action. Feb 16, 2020 what inspired robert pattinsons costume for the batman. The poor drag the rich from their homes and put them. The dark knight owes its tone to the comic books that inspired it, and christopher nolan. In some cases these are elements adapted directly from the source material. Many a portrait on the wall references an obscure dc character, or someones business card will reference a plot device in a comic book issue.
The dark knight returns alternatively titled batman. The dark knight rises cultivation theory argues that as more people watch tv and it consumes a greater part of their lives, they will soon begin to feel as though the. Spot the comics references in the the dark knight rises. But as much as love the watchmen i still love the dark knight returns more and thats because the dark knight rises looks past all that. Every writer of the batman movies had either an extensive prior knowledge. The dark knight rises was released on july 20, 2012, on which same day a shooting happened in aurora, colorado during the movies premiere inside an area theater. The cultural impact of the dark knight rises ultius. The dark knight rises draws heavily and primarily from vengeance of bane, knightfall and legacy saga. In other instances theyre elements subverted to manipulate audience expectations. Jul 26, 2012 it would have been really hard for christopher nolan to place a villain like mr. Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of the dark knight, in which he took the rap for dents crimes, batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which.
The dark knight rises was released on july 20, 2012, on which same day a shooting. Plot details from the dark knight and other batman books can be found on this page. The new movie, which is the first solo batman film since 2012s the dark knight rises. Wayne is looking over a newspaper and sees a reference to a criminal called the cat. Harvey dent, the dark knight sacrificed everything for what he and commissioner gordon both hoped was the greater good. In addition to the same sources batman begins drew, some of the cited influences for the dark knight are the. Spoiler tags may be used to hide the spoilerheavy secitons.
May 24, 2012 the dark knight rises bane comic vs movie info by k4tzm4n may 24, 2012 21 comments you call that a bane. The dark knight rises did something similar with tom hardys bane, who has little in common with his comic books roots. The dark knight has had a long history at the movies, and he shows no signs of stopping any time soon. Yes, she seemed alluring and formidable, but her consistent aloofness and borderline snarky interactions with bruce wayne were downright grating at times. First off, why do people think that the character john blake, played by joseph gordonlevitt is robin.
The dark knight rises, which concluded christopher nolans batman. Joker features major reference to heath ledgers dark. Bane and bruce seems to travel between the two rather quickly. On his quest to apprehend the killer, bruce wayne meets a tribal shaman who has a lasting impact on his life, influencing him, upon his return to gotham city, to.
While nolans movies had a darker tone than any other onscreen batman property before it, the series was full of nods to other iterations. Heres my answer that bane in the batman and robin disaster was a caricature of a badly thought out mexican wrestler. Joker features major reference to heath ledgers dark knight. One of two new ongoing titles to feature bruce wayne after the batman. Aug 04, 2011 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.
We are witness to secret blackops prisons, kafkaesque kangaroo. John blake, while being an amalgam of the robin character, is actually a minor character in early batman comic books. The dark knight rises is a 2012 britishamerican superhero movie, and a sequel tae the dark knight and a second sequel tae batman begins. He was one sided, and the only thing that he did well, was he. His actual name is robin and he takes the mantle of the bat at the end of the film. Jan 21, 2015 many a portrait on the wall references an obscure dc character, or someones business card will reference a plot device in a comic book issue. The series is spun out of the events of the return of bruce wayne and the road home. This shot is the perfect counterpart to one of the dark knights most iconic images, in which heath ledger cons the gcpd and escapes custody in his own police car. 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. Knight returns and start reading without worrying about references to.
The dark knight rises inspired by a tale of two cities. Joker honors quite a lot of batman lore in its origin story of how the caped crusaders greatest nemesis came to be and not just from the comic book page, but the big screen, as well. What is the geographic location of the pit bruce wayne is imprisoned in by bane. The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and. Weve combed through christopher nolans the dark knight trilogy and lined up shots from the film with the comic book panels that inspired. We may never know for sure if director christopher nolan would have utilized the joker in the dark knight rises had actor heath ledger not passed away but we. Theres a lot of misconceptions surrounding the upcoming the dark knight. As in a tale of two cities, the dark knight rises depicts a mob that thirsts for the blood of the rich who have neglected and exploited them. The dark knight had a sneaky reference to the riddler. This page contains cameos and comic book references in the dark knight rises.
Aug 17, 2012 e very writer of the batman movies had either an extensive prior knowledge of the batman comic books or did an extensive research before writing the script. First of all, new comic books come out every wednesday, so this is a nod to that. I also believe that the dark knight returns was where it was first. The dark knight trilogy easter eggs batman comic vine. Nygma is one of the few characters to figure out batmans identity in the comic books. Both characters were operating under the costumed identity of the. But in a storyline that appeared from a batfamily ensemble book from the early 2000s, bane actually thought he might be batmans. Joker may be unlike other comic book movies, but that doesnt mean it. Naturally, it also reflects and borrows from various issues of the modern age era 1.
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 rises had two awesome batman 66 easter eggs. I will leave my sarcastic comments about the question in my head. Jul 17, 2018 the dark knight owes its tone to the comic books that inspired it, and christopher nolan. The dark knight rises e very writer of the batman movies had either an extensive prior knowledge of the batman comic books or did an extensive research before writing the script. One piece creator reveals why crew members dont get nicknames. In a new interview, the batman director matt reeves reveals how much work on the movie has actually been completed, and explains whether hes using this downtime to make any changes to the script. 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. What is the geographic location of the pit bruce wayne is. Still, its nice to know that nolan, who is often criticized for taking the fun out of batman, is mindful of the more bizarre touchstones of the caped crusaders history.
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