The Dark Knight Can anyone see this movie ending in...

[Hole Shot]

Tragedy?


I've been under the assumption that The Joker is going to survive this film (Nolan may have already said the same - can anyone confirm?). My first assumption was that Batman will foil his plot, capture him and off to Arkham for the Joker who manages to escape in the third film. I've also read rumors confirming he ends up in Arkham at the end TDK, can anyone confirm those?

But now, the more I think about, the more I could see the film ending with the Joker succeeding, i.e. killing a lot of people and escaping capture. Or at least one of the two.

And while I don't think we'll see the actual villian Two Face in action, I think we're going to see Harvey Dent's physical transformation towards the end.

Given the tone already set by Nolan, the fact that there is already a third film to tie loose ends, the "things get worse" comment, I see TDK ending on a series of down notes (sorry for the Clerks reference) and Batman wondering if he really did fail this time.

Sorry if there has already been similar discussion, didn't see anything since this thought entered my mind.

 

[Mr.Clay]

It has to. It has to be The Empire Strikes Back of Batman. It tests his integrity.

 

[Rezzo]

Hm I can´t see Joker escaping but I can see Dent becoming Two-Face by the end of the film and ending on a down note as well

 

[TheBatman072]

Batman's definately going to capture Joker and throw him in Arkham.


I mean, it's just common sense. We know Joker won't die, Goyer AND Nolan said that themselves. And, if Batman didn't catch the Joker, then that would make him look pretty incompetant. Especially since he didn't catch Scarecrow the last time(which is understandable, he had to save the city AND catch all the other crazies from Arkham).

 

[Figs]

It better end in tragedy! Tragedy in the form of someone getting acid thrown on their face.

 

[Gilpesh]

It better end in tragedy! Tragedy in the form of someone getting acid thrown on their face.

I can see Joker saying "Ahhh choooo" while he does it.... well... Mark Hamil's Joker.

 

[superglowy]

It should end like the 'Halloween 5' ending. Batman and Gordon go to check on the joker just to walk through a hallway of dead police officers and the jokers cell cage open squeaking back and forth with no one in it.

 

[Hole Shot]

Batman's definately going to capture Joker and throw him in Arkham.


I mean, it's just common sense. We know Joker won't die, Goyer AND Nolan said that themselves. And, if Batman didn't catch the Joker, then that would make him look pretty incompetant. Especially since he didn't catch Scarecrow the last time(which is understandable, he had to save the city AND catch all the other crazies from Arkham).

Thank you for confirming the Goyer/Nolan reference.

I don't think he would necessarily be incompetent if the Joker escapes. Cut the guy some slack, he's going up against possibly four factions in this film. But I wouldn't mind seeing an ending that leads Batman to believe he's incompetent.

 

[Lobster Charlie]

At some point, I'd love to see Batman personally dragging in a bloodied, beaten, laughing Joker into Arkham Asylum. Even have him staring through the little glass window in the door as they lock it up, with Joker laughing even louder.

 

[Mr.Clay]

Oh man, it would be sweet if it ended like how the very beginning scene in The Killing Joke closes; Batman finding out Joker is still out there.

 

[Darkknight2099]

It should end like the 'Halloween 5' ending. Batman and Gordon go to check on the joker just to walk through a hallway of dead police officers and the jokers cell cage open squeaking back and forth with no one in it.

I like that but with Joker's therapist missing from her office as well.

DK2099

 

[Mr. Socko]

I wouldn't mind if it ends in tragedy but it can't and won't end like Empire Strikes Back. The Batman films are always stand alone.

 

[Hole Shot]

It should end like the 'Halloween 5' ending. Batman and Gordon go to check on the joker just to walk through a hallway of dead police officers and the jokers cell cage open squeaking back and forth with no one in it.

I could dig that. Actually end it with Dent in a hospital with half his face wrapped flipping a coin, roll credits, then show the Halloween 5 ending after the credits.

 

[Shoemeister]

I think that they should market this movie as The Dark Knight but then when we get to the theatres, they just show Halloween 5 instead. That would be genius.

 

[Seen]

I wouldn't mind if it ends in tragedy but it can't and won't end like Empire Strikes Back. The Batman films are always stand alone.

Not this series. Nolan and Goyer are building this as a trilogy, and The Dark Knight is the second film of that trilogy. Whereas the previous movies were definitely standalone, this series changes that.

 

[Batty Belfry]

I would really like to see Batman physically dragging the Joker toward the steps of Arkham. I have a really cool image in my mind how that would look.

 

[Seen]

I would really like to see Batman physically dragging the Joker toward the steps of Arkham. I have a really cool image in my mind how that would look.

Sorry, but that just seems really cheesy. I doubt we'd ever see that in a Nolan Batman film.

 

[Mr.Clay]

 

[the_monk]

It has to. It has to be The Empire Strikes Back of Batman. It tests his integrity.

This is exactly what I'm hoping for.

 

[Sun_Down]

It has to. It has to be The Empire Strikes Back of Batman. It tests his integrity.

Word. I love tragic endings, the more tragic the better.

 

[weezerspider]

That would be awesome! ^

Having TDK and Halloween 5 in the same sentence shouldn't be allowed unless the sentence is "TDK is 100000000000000000000000000 times better than Halloween 5 and Halloween 5 sucks".

As for the Empire Strikes Back thing, than yes TDK should be the Batman movie where the Villains win and it should end in tragedy, but no the main villain should not announce that he is the hero's father. Sorry I had to say that.

 

[chiefchirpa]

Rachel gets killed, Joker gets thrown into the prison, Two Face will be born.

Batman is gonna cry inside, outside he'll try to smile.

 

[Chucktallica101]

It has to. It has to be The Empire Strikes Back of Batman. It tests his integrity.

Nice. Just going to say the same thing.

 

[Chucktallica101]

This is a must for the third movie.

 

[Seraphartman]

I agree with chiefchirpa I hate to think it but Rachel will probably get killed by the Joker. Near the end two-face will be borned I guess you could say and this will be the "dark" movie of the trilogy.