I think you have to put the film in its proper context. In 1989, when most people thought of Batman, they thought of the 1960s campy Adam West version. This Batman was the first one to bring a darker (comparatively) tone to the series and did it quite successfully. It was also one of the first big summer blockbusters that had huge merchandise tie-ins (games, books, toys, etc), and made a big splash within the culture. Everyone was wearing batman shirts, consuming batman media, the stuff was everywhere! There had never been anything like it except for maybe Star Wars.
89 Gotham looks like a fake city. It's why I like the Bale Gotham. 89 Gotham borrows alot from the 40's and 50's being set then might work better.It looks like a fake city because it IS a fake city. There is no real Gotham. These are just sets.
It looks like a fake city because it IS a fake city. There is no real Gotham. These are just sets.Well the 89 film being sets, feels retro even when it shouldn't. The Nolan films feel like they could be happening right now on our streets. The politicians and police in the nolan films would not feel out of place in any american city. I guess thats why I perfer the Nolan films. Theres a feel of realism and not feeling like a comic book.
What they got right about it, though, was the architecture, dirtiness and overall tone.
It's actually one of my criticisms of the Nolan films. Though I much preferred them overall to every other Batman films, in 2 and 3 Gotham was just Chicago.
Critiquing old things that havent aged so well is such low hanging fruit. It was exactly what a superhero movie needed to be at the time.
It's actually one of my criticisms of the Nolan films. Though I much preferred them overall to every other Batman films, in 2 and 3 Gotham was just Chicago.
Only the 1st and 2nd Nolan films were primarily in Chicago. 3 was primarily filmed in Pittsburgh.Well, I wasn't talking about physical filming location so much as they just didn't really do anything to make it feel like a classic Gotham City. 1 definitely did this the best, especially when it comes to the Narrows or the undercity where Falcone hangs out. But 2 and 3 both just feel like "Anywhere, USA, 2008/2012."
Well, I wasn't talking about physical filming location so much as they just didn't really do anything to make it feel like a classic Gotham City. 1 definitely did this the best, especially when it comes to the Narrows or the undercity where Falcone hangs out. But 2 and 3 both just feel like "Anywhere, USA, 2008/2012."
The only thing I'd really agree with him on is Joker being the killer of Batman's parents. I disagree on everything else.