Before 2008, "superhero movie" was often shorthand for "summer fluff." After "The The Dark Knight," the paradigm shifted. It was the first superhero film to win an acting Oscar. It forced the Academy to expand the Best Picture category from five to ten nominees (to include popular blockbusters). It created the "dark and gritty" reboot trend, for better or worse (see: Man of Steel , Fant4stic ).
Then comes the Joker. Unlike the campy prankster of the 1960s or the gothic weirdo of 1989, Nolan’s Joker is a terrorist philosopher. He has no origin. His stories about his scars change every time. He is “a dog chasing cars.” He doesn’t want money; he wants to watch the “schemers” fall.
Review a of the iconic interrogation scene.
The The Dark Knight ^new^
Before 2008, "superhero movie" was often shorthand for "summer fluff." After "The The Dark Knight," the paradigm shifted. It was the first superhero film to win an acting Oscar. It forced the Academy to expand the Best Picture category from five to ten nominees (to include popular blockbusters). It created the "dark and gritty" reboot trend, for better or worse (see: Man of Steel , Fant4stic ).
Then comes the Joker. Unlike the campy prankster of the 1960s or the gothic weirdo of 1989, Nolan’s Joker is a terrorist philosopher. He has no origin. His stories about his scars change every time. He is “a dog chasing cars.” He doesn’t want money; he wants to watch the “schemers” fall. The The Dark Knight
Review a of the iconic interrogation scene. Before 2008, "superhero movie" was often shorthand for