Very recently, we all received a massive lecture on how imperfect The Dark Knight was. It showed how many editorial flaws it contained and it was not shy to portray how much it lacked in “Fridge Logics”. It even predicted the future, dissecting the so called flaws portrayed in The Dark Knight Rises prologue without allowing the rest of the film to play out so it could explain itself.
Apart from all the finger pointing that was going on in the article, I do believe there were some facts and not just opinions.
For instance, a word that keeps being dropped when describing the tone of Nolan’s batman films is “realistic”. From previous comments, I’ve seen that this word is like a grenade. I believe we should all now call for a stoppage on the use of this word when describing any of Nolan’s batman films. I really don’t blame people for using it; I myself use this word very often but it’s only because I, like many people, possess a small vocabulary.
I've also come to understand that it is mighty difficult to describe Nolan’s batman without using this word. If anyone can come up with a better word, I urge people to switch to that but until then, be cautious when describing the tone of Nolan‘s batman films.
Secondly, The Dark Knight is in no way, shape or form perfect in the literal sense because no film is perfect in the literal sense. It is neither the greatest Superhero film of all time because that is, after all, one's own personal opinion. If we really want to answer that question, then let us nominate our own cbm and do a poll to see which wins and, once and for all, settle the most heated question on this website.
All films have flaws and yet some achieve critical acclaim. Some even get nominated for major awards and are also considered perfect. But as much as that might look good for a movie, it’s really all about the legacy it leaves behind and the influences it has on people.
An example would be Apocalypse Now. It is recognized by Movie Mistakes as topping their list for most flaws committed by a film and yet it became one of the best films ever produced. It is frequently cited as one of the best films of all time and crafted by a director who gets praised constantly by critics and fan boys, just like another director we all know.
I would also urge people who use the word perfect to be cautious in future conversations. When you use this word, let others know exactly what you mean, it being something you appreciate and not meaning that it literally is flawless.
Thirdly, The Dark Knight Rises and all the other comic book films that are coming out this year are worth going overly crazy for. Because boys, those wet dreams we’ve all been having for years are finally coming true. Not even the possibility of a ménage à trois can make us give up our movie tickets… (Well, maybe; I have to think about that one again.)
Even comic book movies that have already been made should be praised because for every one of them that was produced, there is hope for more to come. And for every one of them that failed, well, that’s for the studios to learn from their mistakes and for us to hope they did.
Overall, no comic book film should have its total value lowered because of its editorial and “Fridge Logics” flaws. Truth be told, if it were all up to just logic, no comic book film would make sense. NOT ONE. Not even porn should make sense but that’s a whole other argument for a whole other article in a whole other website. I believe that applies to all genres of films except maybe bio films and documentaries.
If we’re going to critique a comic book film, lets critique its total absence of the source material, how little action there was (or anything along those lines) but not by their logical sense because they are not supposed to make logical sense. The same applies to the editing flaws it had but I already made my point on that one.
Specifically, if we’re going to critique Nolan’s batman, let’s talk about Bale’s voice or why the hell he is using the title twice or things along the lines what I mentioned before.
Well this is an article and the name of this article is nameless and you have now reached the end of this article and this was my “ok, enough with that shit.” Black Keys reference.