Released in theaters 15 years ago, ChristopherNolan's TheDarkKnight remains the gold standard for comic book movie adaptations.
Let’s travel back to 2008 and revisit pop culture, shall we? The most popular TV show in the country was American Idol. Studio comedies like Forgetting Sarah Marshall could still gross over $100 million at the box office. Plus, superhero fatigue did not exist, which is the perfect segue into our conversation about the best comic book movie of all time, The Dark Knight.
Recommended Videos The setup for The Dark Knight is relatively straightforward for a Christopher Nolan movie. After the events of Batman Begins, Batman is now the notorious crime-fighting vigilante of Gotham City. With the help of police lieutenant James Gordon and district attorney Harvey Dent , Batman sets out to eliminate organized crime. Standing in his way is the Joker , the sadistic criminal mastermind and agent of chaos who wants to witness Gotham burn.
It’s like Nolan said “What if I make a remade of Michael Mann’s Heat set in Gotham City?” as he envisioned his Batman sequel in the mid-2000s. Did Nolan actually say that? No, probably not, but the filmmaker has stated in numerous interviews that Heat inspired The Dark Knight. Nolan told GQ how Mann turned Los Angeles into an “epic playground” in Heat. Nolan did the same with Gotham, filmed in Chicago, for The Dark Knight.
Heath Ledger’s iconic performance It’s time to talk about Heath Ledger. Amazingly, it took me this long to mention the late actor’s name in The Dark Knight. Ledger’s Oscar-winning portrayal of the Joker is the undisputed king of comic book portrayals. It’s arguably the most iconic performance of the 21st century. Ledger was so brilliant that he outshone Christian Bale, a rarity for an actor regarded as one of the best of his generation.
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