You say that, but I haven't seen one better title since it was announced. The Caped Crusader? Shadow Of The Bat? Gotham? All utterly wank titles.
It will work in the context of the film.
The Dark Knight Rises |OT| The Legend Ends (Warning: Unmarked Spoilers Within)
- Thread starter DMczaf
- Start date
- Status
You say that, but I haven't seen one better title since it was announced. The Caped Crusader? Shadow Of The Bat? Gotham? All utterly wank titles.
It will work in the context of the film.
How about simply Rise or Batman Rises?
Also, don't front - if WB had used Caped Crusader or Shadow or whatever, people would have absolutely jizzed their pants.
Ape Gone Insane
Member
I'm seeing a lot of phoenix allegory with the whole 'Gotham is ashes' and 'Rises' phrase being tossed around. I'm sure Nolan could have come up with a fitting title that was in line with that without including 'The Dark Knight' in it.
EdibleExplosives
Member
Caped Crusader and Shadow of The Bat do sound like Schumacher titles, but TDKR just sounds so lazy.
Obviously "Rises" plays a big thematic role in the film, but would you guys have preferred "The Batman Rises"? Only problem would have been that it sounds sort of synonymous with "Batman Begins".
Besides the commercial benefits, I'm betting part of the reason Nolan kept "The Dark Knight" in the title is because he's not finished exploring the "White Knight/Dark Knight/hero with a face" theme from the second film.
Besides the commercial benefits, I'm betting part of the reason Nolan kept "The Dark Knight" in the title is because he's not finished exploring the "White Knight/Dark Knight/hero with a face" theme from the second film.
neoism
Member
That goes without saying. They wanted the film to have a title without words used in the past including Batman, seeing how TDK Returns would have worked, but its been used before.Title's fine for me. I lot better than putting batman or 3 in the title.
I still chuckle a little that "Rise" is the big phrase of the movie, with its connotations the the comic event Blackest Night.
My guess is, they felt they couldn't use Dark Knight Returns, Knightfall, or No Man's Land as titles. Only the 1st one would do as a movie title.
Rise wouldn't have worked, I think you need some sort of Batman identifiable word in there. Begins is an almost dross title saved by the alliteration, so don't think Batman Rises would have worked.
Not saying TDKR is a good title but it's making the best with what we have
vague as fuck Gordon quote, give me five
neoism
Member
yep I bet Nolan and his bro made up the title.... I think WB lets Nolan do what he wants, the man had made them 3 bil or something.
brandonh83
Banned
I hated the title when it was announced. It has grown on me, and it's just a title, but I would have liked something a lot more creative. This is anal, but I think it's jarring that one is called Batman Begins, the next is The Dark Knight, two totally different titles-- and then the last one is the same as the one before just with one additional word.
EdibleExplosives
Member
That's what annoys me the most. It makes the Batman Begins title stand out.
Why didn't Jonah come up with this shit
ViewtifulJC
Banned
We have one Batman, and then two Dark Knights
That's dumb.
That's dumb.
planar1280
Banned
Do you guys think the letterman slip from last night will result in even mor ticket sales as people will now really want to see it onthe big screen
storybook77
Member
The Dark Knight: Warrior
:lol
:lol
It sounds fine, but its also extremely lazy/lowest common denominator marketing.
EdibleExplosives
Member
Post whatever happened in spoiler tags please, I don't need to be spoiled even more about this movie.
brandonh83
Banned
I would have been cool with just "The Knight Rises"
storybook77
Member
Batman: The Decade Ends
planar1280
Banned
Letterman said something spoilerish and anne gave this look and said sorry chris
Ape Gone Insane
Member
Knightfall would have made a good title.
planar1280
Banned
Whoa what!?
Hydrogen Bluebird
Member
Knightfall would have been a good title but Batman already already fell in TDK.
Ape Gone Insane
Member
I think it was a joke.
Maybe TDK should have been called Knightfall and then TDKR could remain TDKR and be an awesome title.
It's a dumb title suggestion. Not some kinda spoiler or anything. At least I hope it isn't.
...it isn't is it?
Yeah. It does two things:
a) make it seem like Bats' career has been ridiculously short (for realness I guess, can't have a man dressed as a bat running around forever without capture
and b) make a Dark Knight Returns adaptation moot when he's already returning.
planar1280
Banned
They had to to ansewer why does everyone look older
Ape Gone Insane
Member
This works. Though there is that whole white knight/dark knight theme in the second film.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Yeah, It would've been perfect too.
shira
Member
Nolan burns down less buildings for every birthday
bb: ras' house, his house, place in the narrows
Tdk: 250 52nd street, hospital
Tdkr: nothing
neoism
Member
rise is better lol
- Status