Batman: the dark knight (2008)
Batman: The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, was the dark Batman that I am most familiar with, in contrast to the campy, cheesy Batman that we see in earlier comics and somewhat in the 90s Batman adaptations. I can definitely see Frank Miller inspiration in this Batman; the Joker is much more sinister, does not necessarily deploy jokes regularly, but is rather completely twisted, insane, unpredictable and ruthless. In Frank Miller's, "Batman, the Dark Knight Returns", there are newscasts debating whether or not Batman is a criminal. In this movie, we see a lot of blame being put on Batman, and his status as a controversial vigilante is also discussed in the film. The large batmobile and multiple gadgets also sparked a Miller familiarity.
The scene where Joker put the hostages in clown costumes to trick the police and Batman reminded me of when Joker gave cotton candy to the kids in the Dark Night Returns comic. The Joker is so unpredictable and twisted, he does everything in a fashion that is both misleading and more effective. Even blowing up the hospital allowed us to understand that this Joker does not play games when he is 'playing games' with Batman. He will kill anyone, from kids in a carnival in the comics to a boat filled with jail mates and innocent civilians.
A line was said in the film that was from All-Star Superman, which was when Joker said "What happens when an unstoppable force meets an unmovable object". I thought this was cool, because Superman was also asked this in the comic. The reference made me even more satisfied with the film because it made me think that the makers of the film really must have done their homework in the comic world prior to making this.
My dad also informed me that the scene showing the Joker and Batman talk in the interrogation room was also inspired by "Batman: The Killing Joke" by Alan Moore. I looked it over and the Joker in this is twisted as well. The movie did a great job at capturing a more twisted, dark and tormented Joker. Heith Ledger... man was he haunting.
The scene where Joker put the hostages in clown costumes to trick the police and Batman reminded me of when Joker gave cotton candy to the kids in the Dark Night Returns comic. The Joker is so unpredictable and twisted, he does everything in a fashion that is both misleading and more effective. Even blowing up the hospital allowed us to understand that this Joker does not play games when he is 'playing games' with Batman. He will kill anyone, from kids in a carnival in the comics to a boat filled with jail mates and innocent civilians.
A line was said in the film that was from All-Star Superman, which was when Joker said "What happens when an unstoppable force meets an unmovable object". I thought this was cool, because Superman was also asked this in the comic. The reference made me even more satisfied with the film because it made me think that the makers of the film really must have done their homework in the comic world prior to making this.
My dad also informed me that the scene showing the Joker and Batman talk in the interrogation room was also inspired by "Batman: The Killing Joke" by Alan Moore. I looked it over and the Joker in this is twisted as well. The movie did a great job at capturing a more twisted, dark and tormented Joker. Heith Ledger... man was he haunting.