Christopher Nolan's Batman Films Trilogy

[GalacticaABC]

Whos gonna watch Batman Begins and The Dark Knight on Blu Ray right before they go see The Dark Knight Rises July 20th?

[Earth 2 Chris]

I'm going to watch Begins this weekend, and DK the next, to prepare myself!

Chris

[Mikey]

I'm not a really follower of this movie series but wonder why are they not introducing Robin considering this might be the last movie ?

Is the character of Robin too UNCOOL for this modern movie series ?

Any other reasons ?

[GalacticaABC]

I think Christopher Nolan has never been a fan of Robin ever thats why he has never introduced the character of Robin and never will. also Christian Bail said in an interview right before The Dark Knight premiered in 2008 that he would walk as Batman if Robin was introduced .I dont think its anything against the character but if your not a fan your not a fan maybe in the Reboot in a couple of years??

[RickD]

Robin doesn't belong in Nolans Batman movies. If anything Nightwing would be a better fit than Robin. A sidekick to Nolans Batman right now would ruin it for me.

[Earth 2 Chris]

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There is a long-standing rumor that Joseph Gordon Levitt's character, Police Officer "John Blake" is really Dick Grayson, aka Robin/Nightwing.

Now that may be total bunk, but it is a rumor that has legs and has sprouted wings to the point a lot of folks will be disappointed if he ISN'T something other than just a cop character they are focusing on.

Chris

[madmarva]

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Blake could be Damian or a Damian-like character. Anyway, Bruce's son from a long-forgotten relationship, possibly around the Batman begins era. There is supposed to some distance between this film and the last. Enough for Gotham to be cleaned up.

I'm thinking he will be a combo of Damian and Dick, the son of Bruce and Talia. Again, just a Theory.

[huedell]

I'm not a really follower of this movie series but wonder why are they not introducing Robin considering this might be the last movie ?

Is the character of Robin too UNCOOL for this modern movie series ?

Any other reasons ?

Streamlining/simplicity.

As much as I resent that Nolan's Bats doesn't fight alongside Superman or battle Darkseid,
I gotta respect his lasersharp focus of vision.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Since this is reportedly the last Batman film before a reboot, and the new Spiderman film IS a reboot, I've been wondering: have superhero movies picked up one of the afflictions of the comics, namely the endless reboots?

Don C.

[huedell]

Hmmmm....

Since this is reportedly the last Batman film before a reboot, and the new Spiderman film IS a reboot, I've been wondering: have superhero movies picked up one of the afflictions of the comics, namely the endless reboots?

Don C.

Call them "afflictions"... but this is happening for "media" "franchising" "tentpole properties" "reboots" etc, etc, and on & on....

There are so, so, SO many reasons and layers of complexity on why both film studios and comic publishers are doing reboots...
and MANY of those reasons are unified.... while some aren't.

Call it a "sign of the times" or the latest "law of the jungle" but it ain't 1980 anymore.....
and it ain't as simple as "reboots suck and the people who do them suck".

Knowing YOU Don... I know you know better... but that "affliction" word is kinda polarizing.

[ctc]

>"affliction" word is kinda polarizing

I use affliction 'cos I know a lot of folks here get cheesed off when comics do it. Like comic reboots, I know film redos isn't anything new; but they used to be stretched apart more and less attention was paid to them. It's the Batman one that seems especially prophetic, since (like the comics) talk of the reboot had begun BEFORE the last film came out. Seems kinda weird.... and demonstrative of something I can't quite put my finger on....

Don C.

[huedell]

It's the Batman one that seems especially prophetic, since (like the comics) talk of the reboot had begun BEFORE the last film came out. Seems kinda weird.... and demonstrative of something I can't quite put my finger on...

Whatever that "something" is... I'm going to venture its something positive.

Of course this FEELS weird... we're not used to the accelerated pace.

However, rebooting certain characters for a run of a few feature films, seems like it'd have the potential
to result in different levels of quality than frequent reboots that take place in a single comic title or
in a combicbook "universe".

[Figuremod73]

I know alot of people are fans of the Nolan film here but I seriously hope the next reboot gets it right. To much realism is a bad thing and it puts to many limits on the character.

I wish each film could just be another chapter instead of changing things around all the time to keep an audience. I guess with the way the film industry with the fickleness of audiences that isnt possible.

[thunderbolt]

I liked the realism of actual cities used as opposed to cartoony sets like the Burton/Schumacher cycle of movies. It showed that Batman can work in the context of a real setting and does not have to be surrounded by garrish scenery.

[Gorn Captain]

Why does Nolan leaving after this third one equal the "end of the series"?
I really dislike WB's hype of "this is the last one".
Yeah, the last one...until the next one comes along!

I hope the fourth one gets back a bit more of the comic book feeling, and why not with Robin or Batgirl?
I like what Noland and Bale have done so far, but here's to the future, not the end!

And I still want to see the Riddler return...