The Dark Knight Triumphant
[inspic=93,left,fullscreen,200]Noch ist The Dark Knight nicht in den Kinos gelandet, aber Warner Bros gewährte ein paar Glücklichen schon ein Screening vom lang ersehnten Batman Begins Nachfolger. Und deren Reviews sind nicht nur einstimmig positiv, sie überschlagen sich geradezu mit Superlativen. Wer die bisherigen Entwicklung von The Dark Knight verfolgt hat, der durfte ja schon ahnen, dass hier nicht nur eine einfache Comicverfilmung auf die Zuschauer losgelassen wird. Aber was die ersten Betrachter von sich geben ist schon mehr als erstaunlich. Der größte Kritikpunkt (und wohl auch der einzige von Zweien ;D) betrifft die Länge des Films. Mit 152 Minuten sei er schon sehr lang und trotzdem möchten die meisten Kritiker keine Szene missen.
Habe ich auch mit sehr guten Kritiken gerechnet, muss ich sagen, dass mich diese Einstimmigkeit dieser ausgezeichneten Bewertungen vom Hocker haut. Anscheinend gibt es nun wirklich DEN Batman Film und Nolan & Co haben es geschafft, wovon Comic Fans lange nicht zu träumen gewagt hätten. Dabei war jedem Batman Fan klar, dass das Potential aus der fast siebzigjährigen Geschichte dieser Figur und deren Co-Charakteren für wahrlich große Kinofilme mehr als vorhanden war, es fehlte nur die kongeniale Umsetzung. Anscheinend bekommt Batman jetzt endlich den Film, den er immer verdient hat und beansprucht damit nicht nur wieder die Krone im Rennen um die beste Comicverfilmung für sich, sondern setzt wohl Massstäbe, die nicht nur das Comic Genre betreffen.
Die Reviews sind weitgehend spoilerfrei, da die Reviewer betonen, man sollte um in den richtigen Genuss des Films zu kommen, so wenig wie möglich wissen. Ich habe auch bei jeder Spoiler-Warnung aufgehört zu lesen, damit ich mir dieses Erlebnis nicht vermiese. Leider findet der Deutschlandstart von The Dark Knight erst am 21.08. statt, so dass es verdammt schwer ist bis dahin spoilerfrei zu leben. Da ich quasi an der Grenze zu den Niederlanden wohne, versuche ich den Film dort zu schauen, vielleicht sogar im IMAX-Kino in Amsterdam. Mal schauen, ob ich das schaffe, werde jedenfalls davon hier berichteten.
So, genug gequatscht, jetzt zu den exzellenten The Dark Knight Reviews:
The Dark Knight is an intense, thrilling, smart and amazing film that truly vies for the crown of the greatest movie ever made from a comic book.
Yes, it’s that good.
Whether The Dark Knight goes down in film history as a masterpiece is a matter to be decided for the future. For now, fans and non-fans will be more than happy to queue up to experience as deep and satisfying thrill as the movies have delivered in a long time.
Last night was EPIC. I had one of those movie experiences that only happens once in a long long time, where you leave the theater completely blown away by what you just experienced. Folks, this isn’t hype – The Dark Knight is a movie will destroy your expectations.
Rolling Stone:
The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan’s absolute stunner of a follow-up to 2005′s Batman Begins, is a potent provocation decked out as a comic-book movie.
I can only speak superlatives of Ledger, who is mad-crazy-blazing brilliant as the Joker.
The haunting and visionary Dark Knight soars on the wings of untamed imagination. It’s full of surprises you don’t see coming. And just try to get it out of your dreams.
IGN:
It isn’t an overstatement to call The Dark Knight the most sophisticated and ambitious work of its kind. Superior to all three Spider-Man installments and even its amazing predecessor in terms of conceptualization, writing, acting, and direction…
The great triumph of The Dark Knight is that it manages for the first time ever in the history of the genre to transplant comic book theatrics into the real world…
But there really is no better way to describe The Dark Knight than to call it a great work of art because it transcends both the boundaries of comic book moviemaking and even the parameters of good filmmaking.
While fandom might be nervous that the film has been hyped too hard or it won’t deliver what we all hoped it could…I am here to report The Dark Knight is a masterpiece.
…but The Dark Knight is the comic book movie geekdom has waited their entire lives for. It’s easily the best Batman movie and it’s also one of the best comic book movies to ever hit the screen.
But calling it a comic book movie does the film a disservice. It’s a great MOVIE…regardless of the fact that Batman is the star.
Christopher Nolan’s latest is a near masterpiece that is smothered in atmosphere, and delivers all the thrills you’d expect and more.
Yet in the end, Heath Ledger’s Joker, Aaron Eckland’s Harvey Dent, and a phenomenal vision realized by Christopher Nolan makes TDK easily one of the years best. My rating 10/10
However, considering the film isn’t even in theaters yet, it might come as a surprise to hear so much profound praise, but I can’t help from sharing my feelings on this absolute masterpiece. In fact, I’ve decided to move beyond calling it a masterpiece to calling it potentially a cinematic revolution.
What I must continue to emphasize is how much The Dark Knight accelerates past the limits of typical expectations for summer superhero blockbusters yet achieves an amazing level of brilliance that most movies in general don’t even come close to anyway.
The first time I saw the film it was such a profound experience, that I want everyone to be able to walk out as completely moved as I was. The moment that the credits started rolling, I finally let out a breath that I had been holding the last few minutes. I didn’t want it to end because I felt as if I had been personally involved in an intense and unforgettable experience.
Emanuel Levy:
Three days after the screening, I am still haunted by some visual images; lines of cynical dialogue, particularly by the sinister Joker, splendidly and scarily played by Heath Ledger, who should receive a posthumous Oscar nomination, if not the award itself (See Oscar Alert)
In terms of visuals, sounds, and tunes, “Dark Knight” is a supremely mounted roller coaster ride, defined by some of the most spectacular set pieces to be seen in American actioners in years.
All the things you never thought you would see in a Batman film are present in “The Dark Knight.” Christopher Nolan’s dark, disturbing sequel to 2006′s “Batman Begins” pulls off an impossible task: making an epic from a movie with a man in tights.
By sticking to a “real interpretation” of the material and characters, mainstream audiences see the true spirit comics fans have always known them to contain. Gone are the days of day-glo villainy. Bat-credit cards and ice skates are a dim memory or fever dream. Instead, the serious undertones of those garish and outlandish four-color ideas are laid bare in their darkest, terrifying forms.
What can I say? There are moments in film history when everything is pushed aside and performance exceeds genre.
The Dark Knight is an emotional rollercoaster extending from the characters portrayed on screen to the audience sitting comfortably as they watch an inexplicable series of events unfold.
In terms of comic book film adaptations this is the pinnacle.
The film is so very expansive, so incredibly epic.
The Dark Knight is a masterpiece – an almost flawless comic book movie adaptation.
I do believe that The Dark Knight is the best comic book adaptation to date.