The Dark Knight Opening Titles anyone?

[BubbaGump]

I swear, these youngsters today get everything delivered to them on a silver platter .

Same can be said for those wanting opening titles. If anything, no opening titles is LACK of a silver platter.

 

[Nepenthes]

I'd rather see the shattering logo than the bats forming.

 

[Shoemeister]

I'd rather see the shattering logo than the bats forming.

And that's a possibility. It wouldn't be a huge change from BB since it would still open with the logo, though I'd much rather them go with the bats, just with variations of movement and the blue background.

 

[Nepenthes]

^ the shattering logo is also a better thematic fit for The Dark Knight though. "It gets worse before it gets better" and all that. The forming bats visually signified the begining of Batman, the logo blowing apart would foreshadow his challenge and failure. Setting an edgy, anxious mood from the films outset.

 

[jtfaria]

I thought the movie was going to have a green tone to it.

The Bat-Matrix.

 

[Tatsumarushinob]

It should be almost identical as the first one. Its a signature of the new franchise anyway. I don't really mind what color it is. The opening with the bats is more than enough to tell the audience: BATMAN IS BACK!

 

[DocLathropBrown]

I agree, there should be no opening titles. It would be odd for a Batman film to open and show a title that doesn't have the word "Batman" in it. If the title was "Batman: The Dark Knight", I'd want opening titles, but since Batman isn't in the title, I think that a logo would be better served.

And besides, Batman: TDK would be an awkward title anyway. Just like BB.

Just give us a logo and start into the film. In the "Bond-ing" of the franchise, a pre-titles sequence would be pretty sick. Which should definitely be the Joker's double-homicide.

Maybe even a gunbarrel sequence where Batman walks on-screen, turns and throws a Batarang at the gunman.

 

[ronzpeed]

Personally, I'd like to see a titles sequence in the vein of SM2 and 3 that recap the story of Batman Begins thus far. This will be especially effective since it seems there will be connections to BB. Or would you guys like to see a simpler titles sequence with just the theme ala Batman 89? Or something in between with maybe just stills of promotional pictures and credits while the theme plays?

They can't do a recap intro because Rachel has been replaced.

 

[DocLathropBrown]

They can't do a recap intro because Rachel has been replaced.

They could pull a Back to the Future: Part II and re-shoot the re-capped scenes with the new actress.

 

[Cowleen]

They could pull a Back to the Future: Part II and re-shoot the re-capped scenes with the new actress.

Very

 

[MiniBond]

Too Schumacher

Why ??? Jsut because there is a title ? Then this could ba said about a lot of movies !

 

[Luchastyle]

^ the shattering logo is also a better thematic fit for The Dark Knight though. "It gets worse before it gets better" and all that. The forming bats visually signified the begining of Batman, the logo blowing apart would foreshadow his challenge and failure. Setting an edgy, anxious mood from the films outset.

yeah, good point. i also like the exploding logo idea. didn't bb have the bats forming the logo in the trailer? perhaps they will do the same for tdk

 

[ronzpeed]

They could pull a Back to the Future: Part II and re-shoot the re-capped scenes with the new actress.

That would be an unnneccesary waste of time and money. Besides, it would also be redundant and unoriginal.

 

[Luchastyle]

and somewhat lame. i think a spider-man style title sequence would be no good. i think everything you need to know about tdk will be explained through dialogue. it's a sequel, but obviously everything happening in the movie doesn't have that much to do with BB directly. the escalation and stuff can be understood easily through dialogue.

 

[MiniBond]

yeah, good point. i also like the exploding logo idea. didn't bb have the bats forming the logo in the trailer? perhaps they will do the same for tdk

I've been wrong before but I saw this thing as a way to sell the movie, a marketing idea not to be placed in the definitive movie !

 

[Luchastyle]

perhaps, minibond. perhaps. but again, bats forming a logo also seems like a marketing thing. but it's also a very cool title sequence. perhaps the bats fly in, form the logo, then the logo becomes more solid and the background fades to black and the lights break through and the logo explodes.

 

[Shoemeister]

They could pull a Back to the Future: Part II and re-shoot the re-capped scenes with the new actress.

Or Evil Dead II. Or Army of Darkness.

 

[TromaFreak64]

I hope they treat it as a stand-alone, a huge reason BB is my favorite movie is because it stands on it's own legs completely.

That's what annoyed me about The Matrix Reloaded and I know it irritated some Pirates fans during the second one, that twist at the end that was never truly conclusive.

While this kinda sorta maybe happened in BB, it was only a small hook. Those movies basically dropped their endings off a cliff into the next films. I hope TDK, as the definitive Batman movie with the Joker and all, will not make overt references to previous or future films.

It's gotta stand on its own legs.

While I don't really disagree with you.. I really don't have an opinion on it just yet... a lot of speculation is that this film will end on a very downbeat note.. as Nolan said in this one "things have to get worse before they can get better" in the exact quote - it almost seemed like this was Empire of his trilogy and it would be a downer ending and the third would be where Gotham starts to improve.... I mean nothings in stone, and everyone may be reading too much into it, but that's the word on the street - so takle it for what it is worth.

 

[Luchastyle]

Or Evil Dead II. Or Army of Darkness.

yeah...but that was out of necessity really. i think with those they were assuming people didn't know what was going on (why ash was at the cabin and/or why he was in the 1300s.). i think people will understand gotham being riddled with crime and batman trying to stop it.

 

[GoogleMe94]

i wasnt nuts about the opening in BB. too many cgi bats that lasted 10 seconds, and then cuts to a little kid running around playing. eh. and the color tone of brown wasnt anything special. i agree, i would have liked it better if it had a blue hue, because blue and black are batman colors, not orange. i like big awsome opening in batman films, or films in general, so yes, i would love to see a bigger opening sequence that lasts longer then 10 seconds. best opening sequence for me by far is the B89 opening.

 

[Darknightnomis]

No. absolutley not.

The title at the end of Batman begins was a definate close on the best Batman (and superhero) movie of them all.

It's like that closing piano chord on Sgt. Peeper Album letting everyone know this in now the standard to reach for.

The Bats flying at the outet set the tone for the movie as a interpertation for Batman on the big screen that won't be full of gimmicks.

I'm cool with the bats flying over again with a different color scheme or the shattering bat from the trailer.

Leave the credits at the end.

 

[CristoTheSecond]

In the 30's-40's (before movie previews), the opening titles were the credits so as to give people an opportunity to file into the theater before the movie started.

We don't need them any more. They're unneccesary and a waste of screentime. Quite frankly, I'd rather have an extra 2 minutes of Joker bad-assery than some redundant "Hollywood tradition."

Simple...just don't have any previews before the film.

 

[MiniBond]

perhaps, minibond. perhaps. but again, bats forming a logo also seems like a marketing thing. but it's also a very cool title sequence. perhaps the bats fly in, form the logo, then the logo becomes more solid and the background fades to black and the lights break through and the logo explodes.

we'll see but in fact I don't have a precise opinion about it ! Whatever Nolan puts at the beginning I'll be happy !

 

[SantoAnderson]

Yeah, I'm prefering credit-less beginnings more and more nowadays. I remember hearing that SAG or a director's guild fined George Lucas for not having cast intros at the beginning of Star Wars, so he withdrew from the organization. To be honest those Spider-man and old Batman intros are unnecessary and cheeze up the film quite a bit.

 

[ChickenScratch]

I don't need openign credits, I know what movie ticket I payed for and what cinema I'm sitting in, just get on with it!

I see this. Bats against the red Gotham Sky form the bat then the camera swoops down past the rooftops, buildings to the wet, dirty streets right into the middle of Batman beating the crap out of a bunch of criminals. That's it, movie starts with a punch in the face.