Every Parallel Between The Batman & The Dark Knight
Matt Reeves' The Batman draws a striking number of parallels with Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight on a narrative and thematic level. The second film in Christopher Nolan's acclaimed Batman trilogy, 2008's The Dark Knight is widely considered one of the best comic book movies ever made. Focusing on Bruce Wayne's (Christian Bale) first encounter with the Joker (Heath Ledger), The Dark Knight also sees the introduction of Aaron Eckhart's Harvey Dent/Two-Face into Nolan's interpretation of the Batman mythos. In addition, the film also explores Gotham's underworld of organized crime and how the introduction of Batman and the Joker transforms the city.
The Batman's version of the iconic caped crusader is admittedly very different from The Dark Knight's character, however. Robert Pattinson's Batman is a more brooding, gothic figure than Christian Bale's take, still in his early formative years of vigilantism. Reeve's depiction of Gotham is also far bleaker than the one seen across Nolan's trilogy, which more closely resembled the city of Chicago where the majority of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight were filmed. In addition, The Batman introduces villains that weren't a part of Nolan's films: the Riddler (Paul Dano), who acts as the film's primary antagonist, and the Penguin (Colin Farrell), a character that earned himself an HBO Max spin-off series.
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Despite the many distinctions between the two films, they share a number of surprising parallels. Most of the similarities come down to the two films' respective stories and narrative themes, although some are more specific details of the characterization of Batman and his villains. The Dark
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