THE DARK KNIGHT

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WHY SO SERIOUS?

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A Dark and hype - surpassing sequel to Batman Begins which shock d worldwide cinema in 2008 by its massive critical acclaim and giant box office collection!
Don't talk like one of them. You're not! Even if you'd like to be. To them, you're just a freak, like me! They need you right now, but when they don't, they'll cast you out, like a leper! You see, their morals, their code, it's a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these... these civilized people, they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve.
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With 4,366 locations, this film also holds the record for opening in the most venues on its release date

When it was released on July 18, 2008, this film made $67.2 million in a single day, the most lucrative opening for any film

This film reached the $300 million mark in only 10 days, setting yet another record.

The comic book film with the most Academy Award nominations (8).

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The first film to be ranked #1 on the IMDb within two days of its theatrical release.

Now it's at #9th rank 398,772 votes till date!

#1 as 'Top Rated Movie of the new Millennium'

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THE JOKER

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" D'you wanna know how I got these scars ?! "


- Heath Ledger posthumously won a total of 32 Best Supporting Actor awards for his work on this film, including the Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG and Critic's Choice award

- 'Joker' has become instantly one of the most popular characters in the history of Cinema!

In preparation for his role as The Joker, Heath Ledger hid away in a motel room for about six weeks. During this extended stay of seclusion, Ledger delved deep into the psychology of the character. He devoted himself to developing The Joker's every tic, namely the voice and that sadistic-sounding laugh. Ledger's interpretation of The Joker's appearance was primarily based off of the chaotic, disheveled look of punk rocker Sid Vicious combined with the psychotic mannerisms of Malcolm McDowell's character, Alex De Large, from A Clockwork Orange (1971).

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"You and your kind, all you care about is money. This city deserves a better class of criminal. And I'm gonna give it to them! "

- When asked why he unexpectedly cast Heath Ledger as The Joker, Christopher Nolan simply replied, "Because he's fearless."

- The Joker's face paint was reportedly designed by Heath Ledger himself, who used white clown makeup and cosmetics from a drugstore. Once his design was approved, the makeup team was responsible for replicating the look each day for filming.

- Christopher Nolan and his co-writers, Jonathan Nolan and David S. Goyer, made the decision very early on not to explore The Joker's origins. This was so the character could be presented as an "absolute"

THE BATMAN / BRUCE WAYNE

" Targeting me won't get their money back. I knew the mob wouldn't go down without a fight, but this is different. They crossed the line. "- Bruce Wayne develops and wears a new Batsuit in the film. This Batsuit was an improvement on the outfit from Batman Begins (2005), and made Christian Bale more comfortable and agile in his performance. It was constructed from 200 unique pieces of rubber, fibreglass, metallic mesh, and nylon (producing an impression of sophisticated technology), with elastic banding added for tightening the costume to fit Bale. The gauntlets had their razors made retractable and able to be fired. The suit's cowl was based on a motorcycle helmet and separated from the neck piece, allowing Bale to move his head left/right/up/down, and comes equipped with white eye lenses for when Batman turns on Bat-sonar.

 

HARVEY DENT / TWO FACE

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" You thought we could be decent men in an indecent time. But you were wrong. The world is cruel, and the only morality in a cruel world is chance. "


- Aaron Eckhart described his portrayal of Harvey Dent as simultaneously coming from and being apart from the same world as Batman (Dent is the white knight of Gotham, as opposed to the Dark Knight). His challenge was "looking for the similarities and the tension between the two; to find what's similar to Batman and then what's opposite to him." Eckhart prepared for his role by studying split personalities.

- Aaron Eckhart enjoyed wearing the Two-Face makeup and warned: "When you look at him, you should get sick to your stomach. It's like you would feel if you met someone whose face had pretty much been ripped off or burned off with acid. There are fans on the Internet who have drawn versions of what they think it looks like, and I can tell you this: They're thinking small. Chris has gone way farther than people think."

- When Harvey Dent's face is on fire, the first frame reveals the Batman logo on his close-up.



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