The Dark Knight Will it be too dark for the children?

[Nepenthes]

Two Face is missing from the violence list. Kills Maronis driver, possibly the cop in the bar. Also the ferries, even if it's not so violent (they might not even blow) it's certainly a dark scenario.

 

[CristoTheSecond]

I refuse to allow my six-year-old Godson to watch Batman and Robin because it is too dark.

I hope TDK isn't as dark.

I wouldn't let my six-year-old godson watch Batman and Robin either, but not because it's too dark.

 

[Apollo]

^ hahaha

 

[kamesan]

I wouldn't let my six-year-old godson watch Batman and Robin either, but not because it's too dark.

.......for fear that it may be too corny

 

[sasquatchs]

for explicit nippleage

 

[kamesan]

oh yeah, that's right; the nipples on the bat suit. I don't think a 6 year old would pay that any mind though

 

[A Dark Knight]

for explicit nippleage

LOL! t: That is scary and very true!

 

[Argyle of Sock]

While most of your violence speculation is SPOT on... some is a little "questionable" - we don't know Joker kills one of his henchmen in the bank robbery, but you missed several as well:

-A henchman is shot twice in the knees by a cop to get information
-5 swat members are tied together and tossed off a building
-A cop beaten and his outfit stolen
-The Fireing on the the mayor

Other possible violent scenes:
-Swat members shooting hostages who are forced to wear Clown masks

And the effigey is still a big debate, people on the set said it was one of the fake batmen just like the pictures indicate who had been killed and hung so that he hit the window just as Harvey in the interior said 6 Months Crime free... And Gordon investigates the body and finds its true idenity.. of course that came from people there at filming -- our conflicting information came from the call sheets saying it was an effigey...

When did we learn that?

 

[MiniBond]

When did we learn that?

This description and other elements make me think of V for Vendetta (especially the "Swat members shooting hostages who are forced to wear Clown masks" section) which was pretty violent and dark and disturbing but not too much don't you all think ?

 

[Stotch]

oh yeah, that's right; the nipples on the bat suit. I don't think a 6 year old would pay that any mind though

Unless they were on Batgirl and Ivy.

 

[Booznian]

Well the kids will probably go watch it anyways. I took my 8 year old sister, and cousin out to the theatre to watch Spider-man 3. They were petrified!

 

[Darkness Falls]

when was that teaser poster description released
sounds like pretty cool teaser poster

Edit never mind saw it on tdk spoiler boards

 

[xXx]

I want it to be dark dammit!

 

[Tempest19]

I have a feeling this is going to turn out like a perfect Batman Returns- gets the characters spot on, but the parents are still going to throw a fit. But, screw 'em- it's PG-13 if they don't know what that means by know it's their god damn fault. lol.

Send in the clowns and let Joker finally stir up the nightmares he was created to make.

 

[GoogleMe94]

is it just me or was joker never really "horror movie" scary? only comic ive seen him actually scary looking was in arkham assylum, but other then that, hes just a really lanky clown guy with a big grin. nothin really "scary". hes scary that hes a deadly clown, but thats it. im hearing all this stuff about heath ledger being ultra scary, ultra dark. darkness is fine, scariness, um, im sorry but i dont think i would look at joker and be scared. i would probably laugh at him actually. that is, until he pulled one of his big oversized guns out on me.

 

[terry78]

is it just me or was joker never really "horror movie" scary? only comic ive seen him actually scary looking was in arkham assylum, but other then that, hes just a really lanky clown guy with a big grin. nothin really "scary". hes scary that hes a deadly clown, but thats it. im hearing all this stuff about heath ledger being ultra scary, ultra dark. darkness is fine, scariness, um, im sorry but i dont think i would look at joker and be scared. i would probably laugh at him actually. that is, until he pulled one of his big oversized guns out on me.

I think the 1992 series captured him perfectly. He's a nutball, and dangerous, but he's basically in on the joke, and quick to make a goofy quip, as he should be. He has never been a doom and gloom character.

 

[Solidus]

While most of your violence speculation is SPOT on... some is a little "questionable" - we don't know Joker kills one of his henchmen in the bank robbery, but you missed several as well:

-A henchman is shot twice in the knees by a cop to get information
-5 swat members are tied together and tossed off a building
-A cop beaten and his outfit stolen
-The Fireing on the the mayor

Other possible violent scenes:
-Swat members shooting hostages who are forced to wear Clown masks

And the effigey is still a big debate, people on the set said it was one of the fake batmen just like the pictures indicate who had been killed and hung so that he hit the window just as Harvey in the interior said 6 Months Crime free... And Gordon investigates the body and finds its true idenity.. of course that came from people there at filming -- our conflicting information came from the call sheets saying it was an effigey...

Very true, thanks for those additions. I feel like I'm missing some more but I can't remember.

 

[jimmy]

Yes!

 

[Joe-ker]

I agree the Joker's not really doom and gloom, but there is something especially dark about him as a character... Perhaps BECAUSE he puts on the "jovial" persona. Of course, there is something to be said for a seemingly innate fear of clowns in general among alot of people. I mean, they give me the creeps... Now, put it gun or knife in his hand and give him the psychotic intent to kill for no other reason than to make the punchline... and that's REALLY SCARY! I think the best way to capture that idea is in Miller's "Dark Knight" (I know that tends to be a polarizing love/hate comic)... where an introspective little "thought box" has the joker saying, "(Speaking of corpses) YOu could line them up end to end in geometric shapes... and take me up in a helicopter to see them... and it would never be enough" Or something to that effect. The Joker isn't a comical character, he just puts on the smiling face... and maybe that's what makes him truly scary... his very image is a betrayal of societal archetypes.

 

[tekken]

i dont think it really matters if it's dark or not. kids will watch it regardless because it's batman.

i watched batman returns when i was a kid, but all it did was make me a batman fanatic. one thing is for sure, we will get MANY new batman fans as a result of TDK.

 

[Spade]

I've never seen a kid complain over the Batman movies. It's just that their parents think they're too impressionable, thus dividing the parents who shelter and don't parent from the ones who are willing to parent and expose their kids to some dark stuff every now and then.

It's not like Batman is going to rot their mind. The most that happens is a good scare in these films.

 

[Nepenthes]

I've never seen a kid complain over the Batman movies. It's just that their parents think they're too impressionable, thus dividing the parents who shelter and don't parent from the ones who are willing to parent and expose their kids to some dark stuff every now and then.

It's not like Batman is going to rot their mind. The most that happens is a good scare in these films.

^ the truth. probably the best post I've read in the thread


honestly, what are parents protecting their children from? violence? they see that everyday anyway, and guess what, it's not going to turn your kid into a delinquent. that's all you, mum and dad.

let a kid feel scared every once in a while

 

[GoogleMe94]

yeah, i think what makes joker the Joker, is that hes a goofy lookin clown on the outside that doesnt look too intimidateing, but a real phycho killer nutcase on the inside. thats what is so ironic, and apealing about his character. however, with ledgers joker, it looks like they are going for the creepy on both inside AND outside.

 

[Nepenthes]

I've never seen a kid complain over the Batman movies. It's just that their parents think they're too impressionable, thus dividing the parents who shelter and don't parent from the ones who are willing to parent and expose their kids to some dark stuff every now and then.

It's not like Batman is going to rot their mind. The most that happens is a good scare in these films.

^ the truth. one of best posts in the thread


honestly, what are parents protecting their children from? violence? they see that everyday anyway and guess what, it's not going to turn your kid into a delinquent. that's all you, mum and dad

let a kid feel scared every once in a while

 

[GoogleMe94]

yeah, a good scare....like seeing max shrecks crispy corpse. lol.