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[equustel]

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→ Bourne 4 is far from definite. Bless you, Paul Greengrass. I knew my faith in ye was not misplaced. To quote:

"If there is one, what would it be? How it could go? Without any pressure; without any commitment to it, but everybody loved the franchise. We love it, but none of us would want to go again unless we’re

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[equustel]

HEE. Oh, that is tremendous. I so can't wait for this scene - all of the images so far spell DYNAMIC.

[trinityvixen]

Oh man, that Nolan interview was choice. It reinvigorated my interest in the film after Heath Ledger's death put a blanket on it. It seems that, more than just being reverential about the character (which, hey, works for some movies--look at Spider-Man or the trailers for the upcoming Iron Man). It's being smart about him. Understanding him as a person we can relate to and only then diving into his world to dress him up and take down the bad guys.

The best part is where they talked about scouring the comics for this idea of escalation. That means they've actually not just read but interpreted and extrapolated theories from comic history that can then be applied to a film that doesn't quite recapitulate the exact stories of the comics. Which? Is better, I think. Better the story should be new and not just a rehash of Batman's best hits, you know?

[equustel]

Yes! To me, that's always been the ideal way to approach adapting a character like this (with such a MASSIVE, impenetrable canon). The themes are what matter. Attempts at direct translation end up feeling either rushed or overly-serialized/episodic. Case in point is the Daredevil film, which tried to condense Frank Miller's '80s run into an hour and a half. Surprise surprise - moments that were definitive in the comics fall flat on their face, no matter how "straight from #181!" they may be.

What makes Begins so excellent is that it's a completely new take on the character but it's still recognizable as Batman because the thematic structure and characters are dead on. Otherwise, though, Nolan has so much freedom when it comes to stylization/world-building/all that good stuff. It makes watching Batman feel new and exciting again. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING. But I know everything that I love about Batman will be in there, somewhere.