I’ve heard people talking about how scenes in The Dark Knight were highly reminiscent of scenes from the 1989 version of Batman, but I never really thought anything about it. Then I saw this video on CollegeHumor.com and realized what they were talking about. It’s actually pretty interesting. But I think it might be more a case of creative editing than anything else.
What do you think? Did Christopher Nolan rip off scenes from Batman to use in The Dark Knight?
The Dark Knight opens in theaters on July 18, 2008.
No way that's real!
If it is, it's clearly on purpose. But I'm too lazy to look around for the original Batman trailer to see if that's what it really looked like.
This movie opens on a great date!! (the Capn's birfday), and what better way to open then shameless stealing scenes from another movie…unless it was photoshooped…. yeah it was definitley stolen…. by photoshop…for sure.
I don't think anyone is saying the TRAILERS match up, it's just that there are scenes from the original movie t hat match up with the new one.
And the scene in the street, with the Joker and the gun…well, hard to dispute that
Nothing was photoshopped, it was just the “original” Batman trailer was spliced together.
Well – let's think about this. The first movie was about Batman and so is the current movie. In the first movie the main protagonist is the Joker and that is also the same in the current movie. Both are based on the same story…weird that the trailers would be so much alike – who would of thought that could ever happen…
Nothing can damper my excitement for this movie… the trailer for Dark Knight looks so freaking cool!
Yeah, they make it look like that's the trailer for Batman, but I don't think it is. I think it's just spliced together scenes that correspond to the scenes in the actual trailer for The Dark Knight. Did that make sense?
All I know is Claire better let me go to the movie theater in July or she is going to be grounded for a long time when she finally gets here! Maybe you can secretly video tape it for me so I can watch it at home?
Oh, well I was more impressed/surprised at how the trailers lined up.
That makes sense. I thought that was the actual trailer for the 1989 movie!
I'm with you Ape. Of course they're going to have similar scenes. The cards, Joker standing in the street. Plus how can they not have Batman smashing through a glass ceiling, explosions and fancy dinner parties. Those are a part of all superhero movies.
But I thought you were with Jason..?!? I'm confused now if you are with Ape….
That's called pirating Nicky and we don't promote that here
Don't worry, we'll get you to that theater somehow
Jason is my baby daddy, but there will always be a place in my heart for the clothed primate.
ROTFL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRqa47-jv0M
Similar, but not entirely
The 1989 Trailer sucks
haha
this is just a really talented editor who found scenes that match up to those from the trailer. It's not a rip-off though. The shots aren't in the same angle or sometimes even of the same subject matter. No one should take away from the genius that is Chris Nolan
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