Leonard or Sammy
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"Evening all " Its been a long time since I have posted on Empire, but I feel strongly about a few of the posts on here and feel the need to put my point across (even if it is uninformed.) Alas my English is pretty poor so I hope this reads okay!!
I simply can not understand where all this anger about the costume and the movie itself comes from. Many people have put forward very sensible and valid points about the photo only being one still from an entire movie and that Nolan is a very accomplished film director who has directed some of the best actors and actresses of all time (Pacino, Caine, Di Caprio) as well as some of best of the current crop (Pearce, Johannsson, Eckhart, Neeson, Bale, Serkis, Pantoliano...very underrated character actor). The guy even had David Bowie agree to work with him. THEY decide they want to work with him. THEY audtion for HIS movies, he does not put a gun to their heads and "make them an offer they can't refuse" just to "stuff into his money making shit-fest." - Honestly, did you forget to engage your brain before you wrote that Burtonbondy?
IMHO I am sure this is just Anne Hathaway becoming catwoman, much like Batman's first learnings and costumes in BB. I also feel that at the begining of the movie, something will happen to "Selena Kyle" to make her become catwoman and fight crime in the absense of Batman. (I am far from a fanboy, and I may be wrong, but I am pretty certain Catwman has been portrayed previously as someone who helps Batman fight crime, and is not always a "baddie")
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ORIGINAL: Tech_Noir
People should criticise but only if they've seen the finished film.
We wouldn't accept a person slamming Star Wars because they saw a still of Chewbecca . Great point Tech_Noir
we would if chewbecca didnt look anything like a wookie Frank Castle what exactly is your point? Chewbecca and ewoks were created by George Lucas, if he created Chewbecca to look like an ewok (or vice versa) we would have known no different because no-one othe than George Lucas had the vision of them. No-one would have known any different. I therefore cannot see your argument.
Emyr Thy King
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"A silly statement here, don't you think? If we have a grounded reality-based Gotham, why would a man dress up as a bat?"
I thought it was explained very well in BB and fits in with the grounded reality-based Gotham....when Bruce fell in the well at his mansion as a child the bats that flew at him were a symbol of fear for him. Eventually he decides that he wants to avenge his parents deaths, fight crime and inspire the same type of fear he felt (of bats) in all criminals. The Bat costume/theme is used as a symbol to inspire that fear. He could have picked a bear costume as the symbol if he chose
How would you like a recognizable, well known billionaire to fight crime and inspire fear in the criminals "grounded in reality?" Perhaps you could just have him wear a balaclava, some form of cheap padded protection and drive around in his Lambo? If he was not dressed like a bat, how could we have Batman?!?
I personally love the Nolan Batman universe and I love the care, attention and depth he gives to the characters and scripts. (I remember feeling gutted in TDK when the Joker did not reveal a third reason for his scarred face, before Bats nails him). my fav scene has to be with Bats and Joker in the interrogation room, in partcular the moment when Bats knows the Joker is right when he he tells him "there is nothing he can do to him with all his power" etc.
There clearly was a great deal of thought, effort and attention put into the film up until that point and as stated, I feel it was realised so very well by all involved. That scene really sets up the second act of the film.
Anyway, roll on TDKR, I can not wait for this to hit the big screen. IT. WILL. RULE!
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