Christopher Nolan's trilogy about Batman has reinvented the superhero genre. Big budget action scenes are no longer enough. The director has taken the narrative about the Caped Crusader to an almost Shakespearean scale.
Superhero movies, no longer the same —
Christopher Nolan's trilogy about Batman has reinvented the superhero genre. Big budget action scenes are no longer enough. The director has taken the narrative about the Caped Crusader to an almost Shakespearean scale.
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In the third and final installment of Nolan's series, "The Dark Knight Rises," Bane is the formidable villian faced by Batman.
Superhero movies, no longer the same —
In the third and final installment of Nolan's series, "The Dark Knight Rises," Bane is the formidable villian faced by Batman.
In "The Dark Knight," The Joker, brilliantly played by the late Heath Ledger, was a menace to Gotham.
Superhero movies, no longer the same —
In "The Dark Knight," The Joker, brilliantly played by the late Heath Ledger, was a menace to Gotham.
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"The Avengers," which followed the traditional superhero movie template, was too big to fail.
Superhero movies, no longer the same —
"The Avengers," which followed the traditional superhero movie template, was too big to fail.
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Other movies, such as "The Amazing Spider-Man," tried hard but botched the recipe.
Superhero movies, no longer the same —
Other movies, such as "The Amazing Spider-Man," tried hard but botched the recipe.
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Batman has come a long way since the campy TV series starring Adam West started airing in 1966.
Superhero movies, no longer the same —
Batman has come a long way since the campy TV series starring Adam West started airing in 1966.
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