The Batman trilogy will come full circle with the release of "The Dark Knight Rises" on July 20th. Christopher Nolan, the director of the Batman series, that have garnered both critical and commercial success, has put his views on making his Batman films into Cecil B DeMille-like films.
"As a film-maker, I am always trying to get back to the experience I had as a young boy, seeing larger than life creations on screen," said Nolan.
Nolan is dismissive about 3D, "the big canvas, looking up at an enormous screen and at an image that feels larger than life", and 3D technology "shrinks the image."
"If you are looking strictly at production cost, then you would use digital. But for the best image, it is still film," added Nolan. H went on to say that many of the movies that were digitally made look like magnified TV commercials. He opines that it is the film makers who must attract the audiences into cinema theatres as home entertainment keeps getting more advanced.
"The resources we have to make these films are colossal. I don't really hold with trying to strip down the technology. I think we should be using the resources to create the best possible image we can," he said.
His belief is that nothing can overtake the richness of old fashioned 2D film, "I like to see Batman larger-than-life on that enormous screen. The clarity of the image really draws me into the film -- and I enjoy that", he adds.
"The Dark Night Rises" will compete with "The Avengers" for superiority in this year's pop culture scene. As the release for this year's highly anticipated film, talks have been swirling about a potential Oscar for actor Christian Bale's role as Batman. Bale brings in profound intensity to the character. He initially, felt claustrophobic in the suit. He even asked everyone in the room to leave him alone with the suit, and thought, "OK, I'd really like to make this movie. I'd like to be able to get through this moment here, too."
"For me, I just felt silly in a bat suit, just walking around like a regular guy off to a Halloween party or something. I felt like I can only really believe it myself if I view him (Batman) as a personality that Bruce Wayne created to channel his demons" said Bale about his experiences of the film.
"He's filled with remorse, he's become a recluse, he's given up and completely quit. He's in very poor health physically and mentally. He is not a healthy superhero. He has multiple-personality disorder and is a very sad, lonely individual," added Bale.
Bale continued describing Batman and the man behind the mask.
"He's almost a villain and takes it to the edge, where he can do no wrong, but he has this altruism holding him back from doing that," he added. "The reason he dresses in the Batman suit is that he feels monstrous, so he creates a monster to represent that rage and keep it away from his own personal life.''
Other potential Oscar talks may be heading toward director Christopher Nolan, who has accumulated praise and accolades, but no award to show for it. With digital films being the order of the day, Nolan want spectators to have the "age-old, collective experience of sitting in a huge darkened auditorium and losing themselves in a movie." The film is nearly 160 minutes in length and filmed with IMAX cameras in order to capture the epic on-screen action, which is exactly what Nolan fans are expecting when The Dark Knight Rises hits theatres July 20.
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