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There is no trilogy of films in existence that has not endured the curse. Many of them follow the pattern that the first film is great, the second film is even better, and then the third film fails to be better than even the first film.
The Godfather. Star Wars. Superman. Spider-Man. Terminator.
First film rocks, second film is even better, third film falls flat.
I have a lot of faith in Christopher Nolan and his cadre of creators. The man did something few thought possible after 1997's disaster "Batman & Robin" and revived, rebooted, and totally restored the live-action Batman film franchise. The way he did it was by keeping grounded. By relying on talented actors. Good story. It had to have an imagination, mind you -- all superhero films need such. But it was a damn good film, that through word of mouth and time rather than a big box office splash restored people's faith.
With The Dark Knight, we all knew that something ambitious was happening. Many of us doubted Heath Ledger's casting. Many of us feared what Nolan would do to change the Joker. Many of us worried the concepts where too ambitious. We where all eating crow later. What was delivered was the most successful superhero film of all time, grossing a billion dollars. We saw a talented actor playing the part of a clown criminal mad-man not only be nominated, but win both a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. We saw dark and gritty and genius. We saw our faith that had been restored by Begins, cemented by Knight. In Nolan We Trust now.
Now, we're here. At the threshold of the final chapter in the Dark Knight trilogy. We know very, very little outside of two confirmed castings and their characters, and one or two more rumored castings. The curse that has thwarted so many other great trilogies over the decades looms high upon the horizon.
We know Chris Nolan is a master story-teller. We know he's got a cast and a crew anchored by too many Oscars to count. We've seen him do the impossible, twice.
Could he be the one to finally break through? To finally make a trilogy where the third film was not a let-down? Where even if it doesn't surpass the Dark Knight, it is on par or superior to Begins?
The Godfather. Star Wars. Superman. Spider-Man. Terminator.
First film rocks, second film is even better, third film falls flat.
I have a lot of faith in Christopher Nolan and his cadre of creators. The man did something few thought possible after 1997's disaster "Batman & Robin" and revived, rebooted, and totally restored the live-action Batman film franchise. The way he did it was by keeping grounded. By relying on talented actors. Good story. It had to have an imagination, mind you -- all superhero films need such. But it was a damn good film, that through word of mouth and time rather than a big box office splash restored people's faith.
With The Dark Knight, we all knew that something ambitious was happening. Many of us doubted Heath Ledger's casting. Many of us feared what Nolan would do to change the Joker. Many of us worried the concepts where too ambitious. We where all eating crow later. What was delivered was the most successful superhero film of all time, grossing a billion dollars. We saw a talented actor playing the part of a clown criminal mad-man not only be nominated, but win both a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. We saw dark and gritty and genius. We saw our faith that had been restored by Begins, cemented by Knight. In Nolan We Trust now.
Now, we're here. At the threshold of the final chapter in the Dark Knight trilogy. We know very, very little outside of two confirmed castings and their characters, and one or two more rumored castings. The curse that has thwarted so many other great trilogies over the decades looms high upon the horizon.
We know Chris Nolan is a master story-teller. We know he's got a cast and a crew anchored by too many Oscars to count. We've seen him do the impossible, twice.
Could he be the one to finally break through? To finally make a trilogy where the third film was not a let-down? Where even if it doesn't surpass the Dark Knight, it is on par or superior to Begins?
I knew I was missing one.
(I kid).
