The Dark Knight - Genre, Narrative and Representation (Student Project) 1. Other candidates included Yorkshire, Glasgow, and parts of London. All in all, we all understand why the Dark Knight did so well back in 2008 and how a viral campaign can be successful. [134], Warner Bros. devoted six months to an anti-infringement strategy that involved tracking the people who had a pre-release copy of the film at any one time. They are able to be grounded or fantastic, able to be prestigious or pure blockbuster entertainment, to be dark and gritty or light, to be character-driven or action-packed, or any variation in-between. [74] In August 2006, one of the film's producers, Charles Roven, stated that its principal photography would begin in March 2007,[75] but filming was pushed back to April. "[246] Klavan's article has received criticism on the Internet and in mainstream media outlets, such as in The New Republic's "The Plank". [212] In 2015, The Dark Knight ranked 96th on BBC's "100 Greatest American Films" list, voted on by film critics from around the world. Several sequences, including one car chase, were shot on the lower level of Wacker Drive. [7], Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, awarding four out of four stars, described The Dark Knight as a "haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy." "[24] Nolan suggested Batman: The Killing Joke influenced a section of the Joker's dialogue in the film, in which he says that anyone can become like him given the right circumstances. The film was the first mainstream feature to partially utilize IMAX 70 mm cameras, with Nolan using them for 28 minutes of the film, including the Joker's first appearance. The Distribution Methods of The Dark Knight Rises On July 6th 2012, a special screening of The Dark Knight Rises for more than 100 critics and reporters was planned, but had to be delayed for one day due to technical problems. "[250], According to David Sims of The Atlantic, The Dark Knight "legitimized" the genre of the comic book movie in the eyes of film studios, thereby setting the stage for the success of franchises such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Dark Knight - Production Marketing and Audience 1. [77] Additionally, it was also the first Batman film to use 70 mm film stock. The Dark Knight Rises makes box office record – but set to be down on predictions The latest Batman movie's record-breaking $160m global haul … Profondément traumatisé, il grandit tant bien que mal, obnubilé par un désir viscéral de vengeance, se promettant bien d'éviter à quiconque de subir la même épreuve. [175] Its highest-grossing market after North America was the UK, Ireland, and Malta, where it earned $89.1 million. [121] On October 31, 2007, the film's website morphed into another scavenger hunt with hidden messages, instructing fans to uncover clues at certain locations in major cities throughout the United States, and to take photographs of their discoveries. Batman arrives at the site but realizes that the Joker sent him to Dent's location instead. And in 2008, Christian Bale's Batman found his in Heath Ledger's demented dervish, the Joker. Dent goes on a killing spree, as the vigilante Two-Face, deciding the fates of people he holds responsible for Rachel's death by flipping his lucky coin—a two-headed coin with one side having been scorched in the explosion. [102] In response, letters sent to the city's residents promised that the sound level would approximate noise decibels made by buses. On its first Monday, it grossed $24.5 million, which stands as the largest non-holiday Monday gross and the fourth-largest Monday gross overall, and on its first Tuesday, it grossed another $20.9 million, which stands as the largest non-opening Tuesday gross and the second-largest Tuesday gross overall. ", "Dark Knight Director Shuns Digital Effects for the Real Thing", "Exclusive Interview: Gary Oldman for "The Dark Knight, "In 'Dark Knight,' The Often-Incompetent Jim Gordon Actually Knows What He's Doing", "Gary Oldman Discusses His Role as Jim Gordon in 'The Dark Knight, "Aaron Eckhart: Not Just Another Pretty Face in 'The Dark Knight, "(Dark Knight Exclusive): Aaron Eckhart Q&A", "Video Interview: Schreiber & Stiles on The Omen! [69] Nolan also cited Heat as "sort of an inspiration" for his aim "to tell a very large, city story or the story of a city": "If you want to take on Gotham, you want to give Gotham a kind of weight and breadth and depth in there. [132], On May 15, 2008, Six Flags Great America and Six Flags Great Adventure theme parks opened The Dark Knight Coaster roller coaster, which cost US$7.5 million to develop and which simulates being stalked by the Joker. Many recognizable locations were used in the film, like the Sears Tower, Navy Pier, 330 North Wabash, the James R. Thompson Center, Trump International Hotel and Tower (which was still incomplete at the time of the film's release[94]), LaSalle Street, The Berghoff, Randolph Street Station, and Hotel 71. [162][163] It also achieved the largest cumulative gross through its third and fourth days of release (both records first surpassed by Deathly Hallows – Part 2) and so on until its tenth day of release (records surpassed by Marvel's The Avengers). [8] At the 81st Academy Awards, the film received eight nominations; it won the award for Best Sound Editing and Ledger was posthumously awarded Best Supporting Actor. "[211] Film critic James Berardinelli included The Dark Knight in his all-time top 100 films. Ledger overleed enkele maanden voor de première van de film aan een overdosis medicijnen. [62], After much research, Nolan's brother and co-writer, Jonathan Nolan, suggested the Joker's first two appearances, published in the first issue of Batman (1940), as the crucial influences. ", is based around two notes. The Oscar was awarded to the late Ledger. Before he flips his coin for the boy, Batman, who was wearing body armor, tackles Two-Face off the building to his death. [109] Crowley built a prototype in Nolan's garage, before six months of safety tests were conducted. Growing. The number of theaters also included 94 IMAX theaters, with the film estimated to be played on 9,200 screens in the United States and Canada. [127], After the death of Heath Ledger on January 22, 2008, Warner Bros. adjusted its promotional focus on the Joker,[128] revising some of its websites dedicated to promoting the film and posting a memorial tribute to Ledger on the film's official website[129] and overlaying a black memorial ribbon on the photo collage in WhySoSerious.com. [76] For its release in IMAX theaters, Nolan shot four major sequences in that format, including the Joker's opening bank robbery and the car chase midway through the film, which marked the first time that a feature film had been even partially shot in the format. Gunpowder And Gasoline (Mel Wesson Remix) 4:34, Rory's Fist Kiss (Ryeland Allison Remix) 6:04, Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Richard King). [238], The film also sold Blu-ray copies worth 370 million yen (US$4.1 million) in Japan, placing it 3rd out of 10 in the top 10 overall Blu-ray category. "[264] Richard Newby of The Hollywood Reporter disagreed, saying the true lesson is "comic book characters are malleable. "[68] Nolan reiterated to IGN, "We never wanted to do an origin story for the Joker in this film", because "the arc of the story is much more Harvey Dent's; the Joker is presented as an absolute. [220] In 2020, Time Out ranked the film 72nd on their "101 best action movies ever made" list. It played at the AMC IMAX theaters in Universal CityWalk, Lincoln Square, Manhattan, and Metreon, as well as the Ontario Place Cinesphere. [108], The film introduces the Batpod, which is a recreation of the Batcycle. You can almost imagine what he smells like. Disc 2 of the two-disc Special Edition DVD features the six main IMAX sequences in the original 1.44:1 aspect ratio. It's grubby. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 14 jul 2020 om 23:36. Is to answer the question using your case study material on Four Lions and The Dark Knight Rises. Built on the Fancy3D engine to give players an immersive experience. [117] The cowl is equipped to show white lenses over the eyes when the character turns on his sonar detection, which gives Batman the white-eyed look from the comics and animation. Alleen maar een vleermuisvorm die uit vlammen opduikt. [183][184] Ebert ranked this as one of his twenty favorite films of 2008, calling it "the best of all the Batmans". Levy calls the action sequences some of the most impressive seen in an American film for years, and talks of the Hong Kong-set portion of the film as being particularly visually impressive. The Dark Knight Series is a set of three Christopher Nolan Batman movies. Gordon orders the evacuation of all hospitals in Gotham and goes to secure Reese. "[111] Framestore created 120 computer-generated shots of Dent's visage. Nestor Carbonell appears as Anthony Garcia, the mayor of Gotham. Eric Roberts plays Sal Maroni, an Italian mafia boss who takes over Carmine Falcone's mob, and Ritchie Coster portrays the Chechen, a Chechen mafia boss in charge of drug-trafficking for the mob. Production, Distribution and Exhibition The Dark Knight 2. A dark shape emerges- The BAT SYMBOL. [188], Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that the film is deeper than its predecessor, with a "deft" script that refuses to scrutinize the Joker with popular psychology, instead pulling the viewer in with an examination of Bruce Wayne's psyche. [119] The site aimed to interest fans by having them try to earn what they wanted to see and, on behalf of Warner Bros., 42 Entertainment also established a "vandalized" version of I Believe in Harvey Dent, called "I believe in Harvey Dent too", where e-mails sent by fans slowly removed pixels, revealing the first official image of the Joker; it was ultimately replaced with many "Haha"s and a hidden message that said "see you in December". Fondé sur le personnage de fiction de DC Comics, [7] With over $1 billion in revenue worldwide, it became the fourth-highest-grossing film at the time, and highest-grossing film of 2008; it also set the record for highest-grossing domestic opening with $158 million, a record it held for three years. Alonso Duralde at MSNBC, however, referred to Bale's voice in The Dark Knight as an "eerie rasp," as opposed to the voice used in the Batman Begins, which according to Duralde "sounded absurdly deep, like a 10-year-old putting on an 'adult' voice to make prank phone calls. [158] It sold an estimated 22.37 million tickets during its first weekend with 2008's average admission of $7.08, meaning the film sold more tickets than Spider-Man 3, which sold 21.96 million with the average price of $6.88 in 2007. "Neal Adams: Up Close and Personal". [97] The film is dedicated to both Ledger and Wickliffe. Worldwide, it became the fourth-highest-grossing film, the highest-grossing film of 2008, and the fourth film in history to gross more than $1 billion. [186][187] In 2009, Paste magazine named it one of "The 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000–2009)", ranking it at No.11. Considered one of the best films of its decade and one of the best superhero films of all time, the film received critical praise for its screenplay, visual effects, musical score, mature themes, performances (particularly Ledger), cinematography, action sequences and direction. "[200] Roger Ebert included it on the list of his 20 favorite films of 2008. [13] Nolan described the friendly rivalry between Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent as the "backbone" of the film. [233] The BD/iTunes version presents the film in a variable aspect ratio, with the IMAX sequences framed in 1.78:1, while scenes filmed in 35 mm are framed in 2.40:1. Batman interrogates the Joker, who reveals that they have been trapped in separate locations rigged with explosives. [251] Darren Franrich of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the film "cemented a new way of talking about superhero movies," specifically one that acknowledged them as serious vehicles for political commentary and artistic achievement. An old Brach's factory was used as Gotham Hospital. Adjusted for ticket-price inflation though, it ranks 28th. [141] The Dark Knight was re-released in IMAX for its 10th anniversary for a week starting on August 24, 2018. Both the civilians and the prisoners refuse to kill each other, while Batman apprehends the Joker after a brief fight. Monique Gabriela Curnen and Ron Dean portray Anna Ramirez and Michael Wuertz respectively, corrupt detectives in Gordon's unit. "[73], While scouting for shooting locations in October 2006, location manager Robin Higgs visited Liverpool, concentrating mainly along the city's waterfront. Bruce Wayne assiste impuissant au meurtre de ses richissimes parents, alors qu'il n'est qu'un jeune enfant. Gordon and Batman arrive at the building where Rachel perished, and encounter Two-Face, who has kept Gordon's family as hostages. [105], As Zimmer clarified, the main theme of the film (just like Batman Begins and later The Dark Knight Rises) consists in just two notes repeated, representing Batman's pain and guilt. Dent learns that Rachel is the next target. [170] In contrast to Avatar and Titanic—both which grossed more than The Dark Knight in North America and had slow but steady earnings—The Dark Knight broke records in its opening weekend and slowed down significantly after its first few weekends. [107] Howard composed Dent's "elegant and beautiful" themes,[106] which are brass-focused. Aaron Eckhart recalled, "Chris looked at me and he said, 'Heath is doing something special.' "[24], According to Nolan, an important theme of the sequel is "escalation", extending the ending of Batman Begins, noting "things having to get worse before they get better". Massive flames. Most notable among the nominations were Heath Ledger's almost complete sweep of over twenty awards for acting, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. And then the Joker comes in and lights the whole city on fire. Users in the United States were able to use Facebook Credits to view the film. [140], In the United States and Canada, The Dark Knight was distributed to 4,366 theaters, breaking the previous record for the highest number of theaters held by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End in 2007. [167] Notably, it topped the box office during the second-biggest weekend of all time in North America (aggregated total of $253,586,871)[168] and it was the only 2008 film that remained on top of the box office charts for four consecutive weekends. [178][179] On aggregating review website Rotten Tomatoes, The Dark Knight has an approval rating of 94%, based on 341 reviews, with an average score of 8.6/10. Before the SWAT arrive to take the Joker into custody, he gloats that Gotham's citizens will lose hope once Dent's rampage becomes public knowledge. In de film ziet men geen titelkaart. Batman comes to Dent's rescue and Gordon, who faked his death, apprehends the Joker, securing a promotion to Commissioner. De tekst is beschikbaar onder de licentie. [9] In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [247] Reviewing the film in The Sunday Times, Cosmo Landesman reached the opposite conclusion to Klavan, arguing that The Dark Knight "offers up a lot of moralistic waffle about how we must hug a terrorist—okay, I exaggerate. Notably, Richard King's win in the Sound Editing category blocked a complete awards sweep of the evening by the eventual Best Picture winner, Slumdog Millionaire. [106] When Ledger died, Zimmer felt like scrapping and composing a new theme, but decided that he could not be sentimental and compromise the "evil [Ledger's performance] projects". Completing the scavenger hunt also led to another website called Rory's Death Kiss[122] (referencing the false working title of Rory's First Kiss), where fans could submit photographs of themselves costumed as the Joker. Shipping and delivery schedules were also staggered and spot checks were carried out both domestically and overseas to ensure illegal copying of the film was not taking place in cinemas. [125] The sequence was released on the Blu-ray Disc edition of Batman Begins on July 8, 2008. The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer. Deux ans après Batman, The Dark Knight Rises, le dernier opus de la trilogie de Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale, qui a sombrement interprété et possédé son personnage de Batman, revient sur la fin ouverte du film, alors en pleine tournée promo pour Exodus, et donne son sentiment à Entertainment Weekly. ", "Ten Years Later, "The Dark Knight" and Its Vision of Guilt Still Resonate", "Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time", "Empire's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time", "American Cinematographer Poll Names Amélie Best-Shot Film of 1998–2008", "The 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years: Here's our full list! [140] Online, ticketing services sold enormous numbers of tickets for approximately 3,000 midnight showtimes as well as unusually early showtimes for the film's opening day. [81] In addition, the cameras had short film loads ranging from 30 seconds to two minutes[81] and the cost of the film stock was much greater than standard 35 mm film. [201] The Joker was ranked No.5 on Entertainment Weekly's "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years. For Viral marketing Warner Brothers integrated adverts for the Dark Knight into pre-existing social networking sites such as … [32] The restaurant scene was filmed at the Criterion Restaurant in Piccadilly Circus, London. "[249], U.S. President Barack Obama used the film to help explain how he understood the role and growth of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in North America on December 9, 2008. The "Dark Knight" nickname was first applied to Batman in Batman #1 (1940), in a story written by Bill Finger. Dent is taken into protective custody, but the Joker appears and attacks the convoy. [82] Nevertheless, Nolan said that he wished that it were possible to shoot the entire film in IMAX: "if you could take an IMAX camera to Mount Everest or outer space, you could use it in a feature movie. "[263] Nick Pope of Esquire accused The Dark Knight of encouraging future superhero films "to take [themselves] far too seriously. [209] The Dark Knight was listed at 80th place on this list. [157] The weekend per theater average of $36,283 stands as the fifth-largest of all time. [80], For fifteen years Nolan had wanted to shoot in the IMAX format, and he also used it for "quiet scenes which pictorially we thought would be interesting". tagline with the launch of a website featuring the fictional political campaign of Harvey Dent, with the caption, "I Believe in Harvey Dent". T H E D A R K K N I G H T BURNING. Nolan's inspiration for the film was the Joker's comic book debut in 1940, the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke, and the 1996 series The Long Halloween, which retold Harvey Dent's origin. "[229], A British-American production, the film was nominated for the 2009 Goya Award for Best European Film. [144], In order to increase the film's chances of crossing $1 billion in worldwide gross and of winning Oscars, Warner Bros. re-released the film in traditional and IMAX theaters in the United States and other countries on January 23, 2009. LONDON., February 16, 2011 - Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD), a market leader in video-on-demand and electronic sell-through, today announced the groundbreaking launch of the "App Editions" of feature films "Inception" and "The Dark Knight," giving consumers around the world an entirely new way to own special edition movies with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The Dark Knight also received nominations from the Writers Guild of America (for Best Adapted Screenplay), the Producers Guild of America, and the Directors Guild of America, as well as a slew of other guild award nominations and wins. Denby concludes that Ledger is "mesmerizing" in every scene. Composition began before shooting, and during filming Nolan received an iPod with ten hours of recordings. [206] In 2012, Total Film ranked The Dark Knight as the 6th most accomplished film of the past 15 years, writing that "Christopher Nolan's psycho-operatic crime drama was its decade's most exciting blockbuster—and its most challenging. Those who sent photos were mailed a copy of a fictional newspaper called The Gotham Times, whose electronic version led to the discovery of numerous other websites. [135] An unlicensed copy was released on the web about 38 hours after the film's release. For each shot, three 720-pixel HD cameras were set up at different angles on set to fully capture Aaron Eckhart's performance. [68] He also chose to compress the overall storyline, allowing him to develop Dent into a criminal in The Dark Knight, thus giving the film an emotional arc the unsympathetic Joker could not offer. That's why we have to fight it. Production designer Nathan Crowley, who designed the Tumbler for Batman Begins, designed six models (built by special effects supervisor Chris Corbould) for use in the film's production, because of necessary crash scenes and possible accidents. The meeting is interrupted by the Joker, who warns them that Batman is unhindered by the law, and offers to kill him in exchange for half of their money. The jack of all trades tank that almost feels OP. [57], Before the release of Batman Begins, screenwriter David S. Goyer wrote a treatment for two sequels which introduced the Joker and Harvey Dent. There are no shades of gray to him—maybe shades of purple. De film is het vervolg op Batman Begins uit 2005. [10], As we looked through the comics, there was this fascinating idea that Batman's presence in Gotham actually attracts criminals to Gotham, [it] attracts. The rider lies belly down on the tank, which can move up and down to dodge any incoming gunfire that Batman may encounter. [120], During the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con International, 42 Entertainment launched WhySoSerious.com, sending fans on a scavenger hunt to unlock a teaser trailer and a new photo of the Joker. De titel van de film betekent De Donkere Ridder, een bijnaam van Batman. As of December 19, 2008, the DVD release is the top-selling film in the Australian DVD charts[237] and was expected to break the Australian sales record set by Finding Nemo. [142], The Dark Knight earned $534.9 million in North America and $469.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $1 billion. La Ligue des ombres, une communauté ninja relevant du domaine sectaire dirigée par Ra's Al Ghul, un dangereux et o… [253][254][255] For example, director Ryan Coogler cited The Dark Knight's depiction of Gotham City as a partial inspiration for the representation of Wakanda in the 2018 blockbuster Black Panther. Dit is de eerste Hollywood-film gefilmd met speciale camera's voor. He threatens to blow them both up by midnight, but will let one ferry live if its passengers (who have been supplied the detonator to the other boat's explosives) blow up the other. Today we will focus on the marketing and distribution of The Dark Knight Rises and how we might use this in our exam. [13] The Batpod is steered by shoulder instead of hand, and the rider's arms are protected by sleeve-like shields. [228], Several critics have noted that later films imitated The Dark Knight's dark and gritty tone. The Dark Knight was nominated for eight Academy Awards for the 81st Ceremony,[223] breaking the previous record of seven held by Dick Tracy[224] for the most nominations received by a film based on a comic book, comic strip, or graphic novel. Michael Jai White portrays Gambol, an African American mafia boss in charge of illegal gambling and extortion for the mob. [136], Pandemic Studios was developing a tie-in video game adaptation, Batman: The Dark Knight. [165] Finally, it achieved the largest second-weekend gross (a record first surpassed by Avatar). [203] On the television special Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time which was broadcast in March,[204][205] The Dark Knight was ranked 2nd in the category Best Action Film by the viewers' votes. The Dark Knight won two awards: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Best Sound Editing. Also, in Australia, it earned of $39.9 million, still remaining in the all-time top 10 of the country. It includes Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). [166], It has grossed the fourth-largest Saturday gross ($51,336,732). "[190] Entertainment Weekly put it on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "Every great hero needs a great villain. [96] [236], The DVD and Blu-ray Disc editions were released in Australia on December 10, 2008. 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The ferry scene displays how humans can easily be enticed by iniquity, and how that could lead to potential disaster.

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