Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy ditched the comics for realism, but the director did add two lines of dialogue taken directly from the pages

The Dark Knight trilogy remains the best superhero trilogy featuring the caped crusader played by Christian Bale. Christopher Nolan’s films took a complete departure from the campy and fantastical portrayal of the DC hero from previous iterations. The director took a very visceral and raw approach to the character, including using practical effects as much as possible.

The trilogy ended with The dark knight rises with Batman battling his greatest threat yet in the form of Tom Hardy’s Bane. While Nolan did draw inspiration from the comics, he rarely quoted them. However, two lines of dialogue in the film were lifted directly from two beloved comics featuring the Dark Knight.

The dark knight rises Highlighted iconic lines from two beloved comic books

Christopher Nolan’s Batman films were less about the superheroics of the beloved DC character and more about the complex backstory and traits of the character. Each film had a specific theme that Bruce Wayne/Batman explored and Nolan also brought a lot of realism and grit to the action scenes.

The dark knight rises proved to be the climax of Batman’s journey in the trilogy, with the character having to deal with a lot of pain and regret after the tragic events of The dark knightWhile the trilogy didn’t become too comic book-esque and fantasy-filled, the director didn’t forget to include nods/iconic lines from comics that inspired his films.

The third film features two lines of dialogue taken from the comics (via X). When Batman first appears in the film and is being chased by cops, a high-ranking officer tells another cop “Boy, you’re gonna put on a show tonight, son”. This is clearly inspired by a line in the dark knight returns comic strip in which a police officer says “We’re gonna put on a show, boy” because he thinks Batman is nearby.

The other dialogue is when Batman meets Catwoman on the roof. When he turns to look at her, she is nowhere to be seen (a hilarious nod to Batman’s signature trait). He exclaims “So that’s what it feels like”This is clearly taken from the Kingdom come comic strip in which Bruce Wayne utters the same line when Superman disappears in the middle of their conversation.

These iconic references prove that Nolan is respectful of the source material, while also trying to come up with something unique with his version of Batman. Dark Knight trilogy continues to be acclaimed and remains a blueprint/inspiration for current superhero films from both Marvel and DC.

Anthony Michael Hall feels honored to have been part of Christopher Nolan’s The dark knight

Besides household names like Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Liam Neeson, there were also many great character actors who were part of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. Among them was Anthony Michael Hall, best known as a member of the Brat Pack and films such as The Breakfast ClubAnd Sixteen candles.

The actor played Gotham news reporter Mike Engel in the 2008 film The dark knight and he recently spoke about his experience on the film with Comicbook.com. Hall revealed that it was a great privilege to work on the film alongside actors he admired growing up, such as Oldman and Michael Caine. The actor worked on the film for six months and praised Nolan for being a brilliant master filmmaker. Hall said:

I felt so honored to be a part of that film. Just to work with a master like Nolan, it was just incredible. He’s actually younger than me, but he’s got such an old soul, Nolan, and a lot of that is his intellect. He’s a brilliant guy. To work with guys that I admired growing up, like Gary Oldman, Michael Caine. It was just a real privilege and a pleasure to be a part of that film.

Hall’s comments echo the experiences of other actors who have worked with Nolan. There is not a single actor who has had a bad experience with him and everyone praises the director with such respect. Nolan’s dedication to his films and the unique way he deals with actors always brings out the best in them (through their performances).

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