Sorry, I just realized, this isn't a spoiler, merely speculation.
1.) Yes I know some believe that Two Face is dead. Even if he is indeed dead, that doesn't mean that Nolan couldn't atleast delve into Two Face's back story more. The mob could get his old history of previous psychiatric problems revealed and use them as leverage to get all the people he convicted released.
Thus, Two Face's actions in the second movie would have had an actual consequence and his name would atleast be known throughout Gotham. It's sad that such a major Batman villian barely made an impact on anything at all and Gotham doesn't even know that he existed. It would also fill in the one big plot hole in The Dark Knight, in that Two Face wasn't really shown to have any mental issues in the past. Without such a history, Harvey Dent's sudden transition into a super villian that doesn't care about who he hurts just because one person died, doesn't make any sense. Normal people don't suddenly develop a split personality and go a killing spree just because a person died. Issues like that never just pop up in a person's 40s. Only people with previous history of schizophrenia at a younger age get multiple personalities and such later on.
But I honestly don't think he's dead. I've followed comic books enough to know that such a glossed over death is meaningless. They didn't show the body for a reason. The mob has several people in the police department. And the Mob had every reason to let people think he died and use him later to get all of his convictions thrown out. And a major villian like Two Face doesn't die after just killing 4 mobsters then falling off a short building (a fall that didn't even phase batman). Two Face is the second biggest and most notorious Batman villian. He deserves a little more than 20 minutes in one movie. He is not the kind of villain that should be killed off permanently within one movie, a movie where he isnt even the feature villain. In addition, Two Face should be a notorious name throughout Gotham. The way The Dark Knight ended, Gotham didnt even know that two face existed. Whether or not Two Face died is very purposefully ambiguous. He simply fell off a building, Batman didn't check his pulse. And he had a closed casket funeral. Given the corruption rampant through Gotham, and the interest that the Mob now has in getting Dent's convictions thrown out of court, it's quite possible that the Mob smuggled Two Face possibly in order to torture him or to use him to get the convictions thrown out.
2.) The psyche of Two face doesnt make sense in The Dark Knight. A loved one dying is not enough to cause a normal person to become a villain. Only a person with a history of schizophrenia or other prexisting psychiatric problems would have the kind of sudden stark transition that Two Face had in The Dark Knight. In the comics, Two Faces breakdown makes more sense. Two Face had a history of psychiatric issues before he became two face. The trauma simply reinforced preexisting pathos. This is realistic. A perfectly sane person doesnt become insane suddenly. Tons of people lose loved ones. And the only ones that go on killing rampages or seek vengeance are those with preexisting issues. And psychiatric issues such as those are confidential, protected by physician patient confidentiality, even if the person enters law enforcement, the doctor has no obligation to break this confidentiality and the patient has no obligation to reveal them himself. Having Two Face reemerge in the third movie provides an opportunity to have this plot hole filled, and confirm that indeed, two face had psychiatric problems in the past. This could even lead to the release of all those he prosecuted, throwing Gotham into chaos and giving Batman the opportunity to earn his redemption.
3.) Each Batman movie has at least two villains, usually more. Batman Begins had three major villains. The Dark Knight likewise had three villains (Scarecrow made a return). Just because Two Face makes a return in Batman 3 doesnt mean that he would be only villain. I would love to see him alongside Bane or possibly The Riddler.
4.) Aaron Eckhart is an excellent actor, was well cast and made an excellent Two Face. Unfortunately, he, like everyone else in the movie, was overshadowed by Heath Ledgers excellent performance. It would be welcome to have the actor and character return for another film.
1.) Yes I know some believe that Two Face is dead. Even if he is indeed dead, that doesn't mean that Nolan couldn't atleast delve into Two Face's back story more. The mob could get his old history of previous psychiatric problems revealed and use them as leverage to get all the people he convicted released.
Thus, Two Face's actions in the second movie would have had an actual consequence and his name would atleast be known throughout Gotham. It's sad that such a major Batman villian barely made an impact on anything at all and Gotham doesn't even know that he existed. It would also fill in the one big plot hole in The Dark Knight, in that Two Face wasn't really shown to have any mental issues in the past. Without such a history, Harvey Dent's sudden transition into a super villian that doesn't care about who he hurts just because one person died, doesn't make any sense. Normal people don't suddenly develop a split personality and go a killing spree just because a person died. Issues like that never just pop up in a person's 40s. Only people with previous history of schizophrenia at a younger age get multiple personalities and such later on.
But I honestly don't think he's dead. I've followed comic books enough to know that such a glossed over death is meaningless. They didn't show the body for a reason. The mob has several people in the police department. And the Mob had every reason to let people think he died and use him later to get all of his convictions thrown out. And a major villian like Two Face doesn't die after just killing 4 mobsters then falling off a short building (a fall that didn't even phase batman). Two Face is the second biggest and most notorious Batman villian. He deserves a little more than 20 minutes in one movie. He is not the kind of villain that should be killed off permanently within one movie, a movie where he isnt even the feature villain. In addition, Two Face should be a notorious name throughout Gotham. The way The Dark Knight ended, Gotham didnt even know that two face existed. Whether or not Two Face died is very purposefully ambiguous. He simply fell off a building, Batman didn't check his pulse. And he had a closed casket funeral. Given the corruption rampant through Gotham, and the interest that the Mob now has in getting Dent's convictions thrown out of court, it's quite possible that the Mob smuggled Two Face possibly in order to torture him or to use him to get the convictions thrown out.
2.) The psyche of Two face doesnt make sense in The Dark Knight. A loved one dying is not enough to cause a normal person to become a villain. Only a person with a history of schizophrenia or other prexisting psychiatric problems would have the kind of sudden stark transition that Two Face had in The Dark Knight. In the comics, Two Faces breakdown makes more sense. Two Face had a history of psychiatric issues before he became two face. The trauma simply reinforced preexisting pathos. This is realistic. A perfectly sane person doesnt become insane suddenly. Tons of people lose loved ones. And the only ones that go on killing rampages or seek vengeance are those with preexisting issues. And psychiatric issues such as those are confidential, protected by physician patient confidentiality, even if the person enters law enforcement, the doctor has no obligation to break this confidentiality and the patient has no obligation to reveal them himself. Having Two Face reemerge in the third movie provides an opportunity to have this plot hole filled, and confirm that indeed, two face had psychiatric problems in the past. This could even lead to the release of all those he prosecuted, throwing Gotham into chaos and giving Batman the opportunity to earn his redemption.
3.) Each Batman movie has at least two villains, usually more. Batman Begins had three major villains. The Dark Knight likewise had three villains (Scarecrow made a return). Just because Two Face makes a return in Batman 3 doesnt mean that he would be only villain. I would love to see him alongside Bane or possibly The Riddler.
4.) Aaron Eckhart is an excellent actor, was well cast and made an excellent Two Face. Unfortunately, he, like everyone else in the movie, was overshadowed by Heath Ledgers excellent performance. It would be welcome to have the actor and character return for another film.
