tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414785286921467267.post7958662697044344180..comments2024-03-14T04:51:02.804-05:00Comments on the Adventures of Wyatt Earp in 2999: Seven Films for Seven Batmen, No. 2: THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16490957677766912068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414785286921467267.post-45399681427514939692009-07-02T12:30:51.365-05:002009-07-02T12:30:51.365-05:00Oh, I don't know. I *do* think that Batman Ret...Oh, I don't know. I *do* think that Batman Returns is too on-the-nose; it is, after all, just a tick up from Begins on my list with points for showmanship. <br /><br />I don't know that there's all that much foregrounded in quite such a belabored way in Batman '89 ... or maybe there is and I'm just not reading it as such? I actually feel Batman '89 leaves a lot unsaid, which, paired with the heavy stylization, is what I really dig about it.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490957677766912068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414785286921467267.post-75452219229277154132009-07-02T00:36:45.914-05:002009-07-02T00:36:45.914-05:00That's a lot of my complaint about Burton, is ...That's a lot of my complaint about Burton, is that we <i>don't need to see that stuff foregrounded</i>...which is, strangely, also your complaint about Batman Begins, and what you <i>like</i> about Burton, isn't it?<br /><br />Hmm...plokhttp://circumstantial.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414785286921467267.post-17730916208164055422009-06-30T14:41:21.816-05:002009-06-30T14:41:21.816-05:00Thank you for the kind words, as always! I suppose...Thank you for the kind words, as always! I suppose it is a bit like Batman Returns, but maybe not spelled out so explicitly? I like when this sort of thing is hanging in the background like wallpaper instead of driving the narrative.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490957677766912068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414785286921467267.post-79583209714597327152009-06-28T01:20:30.495-05:002009-06-28T01:20:30.495-05:00Yes, I like that quite a bit. Batman's lonely...Yes, I like that quite a bit. Batman's lonely too, and Harvey is all melted-down by loneliness, as we know. It seems a little bit like the Batman Returns business, kind of. In a way.<br /><br />Very elegant!plokhttp://circumstantial.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com