Christopher Nolan made the series more realistic and gave a
dark theme to the franchise which was much needed. He gave a practical approach
as to many aspects of the Batman as to why he wears the cape, Why his mask has pointy
ears and even as to the evolution of the Batpod as an escape vehicle from the
Batmobile.
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| Christopher Nolan filming TDKR |
The Batman unlike other other comic book superheroes is
difficult to show on-screen. While other Superheroes have magical powers that
gives them superhuman strength, ability to fly, etc..and just go about their
daily lives fighting criminals, The Batman is an ordinary human being who
fights crime but putting fear in the hearts of criminals. Now this alone brings
a challenge to the director. He has to build the movie around a person who has
a tormented soul ( because he blames the death of his parents on himself ), and
how he becomes a a vigilante fighting for what his parents stood for. Even this
does not bring him peace and he continues to lead this dual life, wishing every
moment he was not Batman, that his parents were still alive and happy, He was
in love and married. The character of The Batman created by Bob Kane is perhaps one of the most mysterious
comic book characters ever..with no film-maker other than Chris Nolan to do
complete justice to him.
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| The iconic scene of the Death of Bruce Waynes parents |
Christopher Nolan shows us the Bat as we were supposed to.
From his origins in Batman Begins as to how he became batman, to his Clash against one of the greatest comic
book villains ever- The Joker played by Heath Leadger in The Dark Knight, to
falling and rising up again, against a foe more powerful than Him- Bane in The
Dark Knight Rises. Nolan did it in such a
way that made the Batman appear vulnerable, both physically and
emotionally – very atypical for a comic book superhero. In movies where we see a bullet being fired at
supermans eye, and all the bullet can do is bounce off, it is quite refreshing
to see a superhero, who is vulnerable , does get hurt, and can die just like
any other human being. He faces his own fears, falls into oblivion and chooses
to rise up again. A character any person who has undergone pain and suffering
can relate to.
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| The climbing scene in TDKR |
The Batman is perhaps one of the greatest comic book
characters ever created. The darkness of the character -mystifying, the fear
and sadness – relatable and the rise – Inspiring. The scene in TDKR where Bruce
Wayne makes the jump and escapes from Banes prison – is infact a scene that can
teach us to rise from the Darkness into the Light. Christopher Nolan truly
played this one right.
