Emyr Thy King
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I would like it if Two-Face wasn't dead. TDK ends minutes after he fell to the ground so maybe the third movie could start with him being rushed to the hospital and being revived in the ambulance. The character was just getting started and it would be a shame to waste him.
I'm sure Aaron Eckhart stated in an interview that he asked Christopher Nolan about Harvey Dent's fate. He said that Christopher Nolan told him "he's dead as a door nail". Personally, I would rather the next film move on with different characters. Whilst Two-Face was underused in the last film, his character's arc was sufficiently handled and I don't see a need to use him once more.
There's been some interesting suggestions about making Batman the "villain" (carrying on the "you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain" mantra) but this may take the focus off Batman as a "hero" fights him. I'm also not keen on the idea that Bruce Wayne some how defeats Batman. I would prefer to see Bruce Wayne being at peace with his role as Batman and solidifying his role as a "watchful protector" and "silent guardian". I think the key is the villain and what theme that villains brings to the film. I would say one is identity. I see the Black Mask and Batman (including their respective alter-egos) as perfect mirrors of one another. Which is why I see the Black Mask (in a possible third film incarnation) as the total and complete villain for Batman. In particular, if Roman Sionis is a business tycoon who can threaten Bruce Wayne directly with aggressive take overs of subsidiary businesses and so forth. By being the Black Mask, Roman Sionis cane gradually begn to consume and conquer Gotham as it were, I feel this would place the city in great peril and necessitate the need for Batman.
I am equally fascinated with how Batman will develope in the third film. Commissioner Gordon will be conflicted but duty bound to chase Batman, despite knowing of his innocence and noble character. He will be faced with mounting pressure to apprehend the Batman. The mayor could play a small role in placing pressure on Commissioner Gordon; the mayor will want to be re-elected and he'll be worried about his reputation etc. A great dynamic which can push beyond what we saw in the second film. If things become desperate enough in the third film where the only option is Batman then Comissioner Gordon will have to come clean about Harvey Dent's transformation into Two-Face. This will mean he will have to resign his position (or be temporarily suspended) and perhaps help Batman, the idea that both of these characters become wanted but end up saving Gotham could be interesting. I would like to see Batman accepted by all in Gotham. Not with a cheesy rose petal throwing ceremony but a dignified scene if possible. He could be given key to city which is a great metaphor to how Batman works. Now given that Christopher Nolan likes to make these films as plausible and grounded as possible, he would have to make a convincing argument as to how Batman would become accepted and 'legitimised' by Gotham's citizens and the authorities.
A philosophy I very much liked in the first film was that of Henri Ducard/Ra's al Ghul: "A vigilante is a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification, he can be destroyed or locked up. If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal and they can't stop you, you become some thing else entirely....a legend."
As for when the film will likely to be made. We can only trust an official announcement, every thing else (even by principal actors) is supposition and heresay.
< Message edited by Emyr Thy King -- 26/7/2009 3:37:29 PM >
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