EDITORIAL: Why In 20 Years We Will All Hate Chris Nolan

When it comes to CBMs, we all pick our favorites. Many of us though, favorite only Nolan and his Batman trilogy, and all else isn't worth watching. But, in the long run, is Nolan delivering us good movies?

First off, I will admit that on first viewing I found both Begins and Dark Knight enjoyable. I still find Begins enjoyable to this day. But during TDK, something changed in Nolan's formula. He started changing characters too much.

I watched TDK again a few weeks ago and hated it. Now, I'm likely to get bashed, but the characters in that movie aren't the characters I grew up with. Ledger did great as Joker, but Joker wasn't right.

Now, we have TDKR coming, and I want you guys, to just close your eyes, and think, "Is this the Bane I wanted?" or "Is this the Catwoman I wanted?". For me, it's a no to both. Imagine, in a perfect world, what these characters should be portrayed like to you.

For me, Bane should not be a bounty hunter, Darth Vader-mask wearing short guy. I actually love Bane's mask. But the suit doesn't match. I imagine Bane being a short guy who grows huge, has a menacing mask, but has a costume that matches. Take Arkham Asylum's Bane for instance. This is slightly grounded in realism, but still the Bane we know and love. Personally, I think the Arkham series has got both Bane and Catwoman down to a Tee. But Nolan wants "his version".

Nolan is kind of a diva, in my eyes. He takes characters that don't belong to him, and twists them until they're not the same. He's not even letting them use Bale or Cavill in Justice League. What happened to him being done with it after Rises? Does that mean he can say no to Bale being in a JL film?

Nolanites are going to use the excuse of Bane and Catwoman being perfect for a realistic world. But, as someone else has pointed out before me, the story doesn't need to be realistic, the writing does. Why did Batman & Robin fail? It took it's average plot and made it worse with cheesy dialogue and corny scenes. Same with Green Lantern.


In 20 years, we will look back and hate Nolan because he ruined our chances of seeing a real Joker, Bane, Catwoman or Justice League film in our time.