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I was a little confused by the way TDK ended but after reading an informative essay by Erik Lundegaard (click on the Joker to access) it makes absolutely perfect sense. It is an essential move to stave off institutionalization and its low result: camp. That said if I had my druthers I'd like to see Nolan's Batman clash with Superman in the next film. I think Bale could really bring out that xenophobic aspect of Batman's frequently rocky friendship with Superman (as portrayed in and since Frank Miller's version). A BATMAN VS SUPERMAN film would be about the only surefire way I can imagine that Warner could top the Boxoffice of this one.



After seeing TDK on Monday afternoon I was (also) compelled to view BATMAN ('89) that night in order to compare my reaction to the two films. I do like the set design of the Burton film better than the urban reality of Nolan's version. Ledger and Nicholson are apples and oranges in their approach, but props go to Ledger since unlike Jack's his version doesn't seem the slightest bit campy (even dressed in a nurse's uniform). I do (at least after initial viewing) prefer Keaton's Batman/Bruce Wayne to Bale's. Keaton has a little bit more of a 'boy in the man' quality. The trauma of his youth stunted an aspect of his developmental maturity. In some regards he is still a pissed off little kid. You can see that he relishes getting to 'nerd out' (with glasses on) in the batcave doing the detective stuff and likes putting on the costume even more. He's still a kind of child acting out the revenge fantasy that's been forced on him by the murder of his parents. Alfred is really a father figure here, and that relationship is replayed in the Nolan version albeit with a much more mature Bruce Wayne. So mature that Bale's Wayne seems ready (even eager) to give up being Batman in both of Nolan's films! That never comes across in the Michael Keaton version (at least not in the first one, I have to re-watch Returns). As far as the supporting players; clearly Oldman's (BATMAN: YEAR ONE style) Jim Gordon has a lot more to work with than Pat Hingle did. Even so Hingle was a great alternative to the way Neil Hamilton portrayed the character. Likewise you can't really compare the Harvey Dents since the material is so different. However I can imagine, given the chance, Billy Dee Williams making the transformative personality switch from crusading DA to psychopath a little more convincing than golden boy Eckhart manages to do (IMHO). As far as the love interest I'll take ('89 vintage) Kim Basinger over Maggie G any day, although I have to say I can't imagine Michael Caine's Alfred being so dumb as to bring Rachel Dawes into the Batcave (no that's a Boy's only clubhouse that only a 'mature' character like Bale's Bruce Wayne would dare to violate).