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The Dark Knight Rises Trilogy. Christopher Nolan (2012)

by Christopher J. Nolan(Favorite Author)

4.51 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0571287786 (ISBN13: 9780571287789)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Faber & Faber

review 1: Readers of my website know that I am a fan of Batman, and the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight films in particular. I posted trailers and even wrote a a plea for people to return to the movie theater after the Aurora, Colorado shootings. I think some people might even wonder if my Batman fandom might cross over to obsession. If so, they would write off a book like THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY: THE COMPLETE SCREENPLAYS WITH STORYBOARDS by Christopher Nolan as something only for the collectors, hoping to achieve a complete set of Dark Knight pieces. But that is not the case.I think any fan of the Dark Knight films would enjoy this book. You’ve seen the end product: the films. But THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY gives you a much better sense of how Christopher Nolan moved from concept to f... moreilm. The book begins with a discussion among the writers of the screenplays (Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, and David S. Goyer) and the co-producer of the films (Jordan Goldberg). This discussion covers everything from THE ILLIAD, to the attacks of 9/11, to the critical importance of well-developed characters and endings. This foundational discussion will help readers understand what Christopher Nolan was thinking about when coming up with the story, as well as what themes he wanted to include or ignore.From there, the book then provides the screenplays for each for the films as well as a storyboarded scene from each film. As has been pointed out in other reviews, the book does not present the screenplays in a completely accurate and proper format. So, if you are trying to write a screenplay, look elsewhere. But if you want to see how Nolan’s ideas took shape, the screenplays and storyboards are very helpful.This book allows readers and Batman fans to see how the films were constructed. A skeleton of ideas was slowly fleshed out with words and images, and perfected by the cast and crew. If you want to delve into that world, and better understand Nolan’s take on Gotham, this is the perfect vehicle.
review 2: This is one of those books where if you liked the movies than you will really like this book. Its very interesting to see the story boards for the movies, I've never seen any before so its fun to see the scenes in the movies taking shape by the drawings. Because I know the movies I can see the transformation from from the small image to the scene on the big screen. I also like the fact that I have all the dialong from the movies, reading them took me back to when I watched the movies. Its a great way to remember the films. Now reading a script took me some time to get used to, it really is not my favorite way to read a story.... but in this case it is the only way to do it. I highly recommend this book if you enjoyed the Dark Knight movies.Disclosure: This book was provided to me by the publisher via NetGalley. The rating, review, and all opinions are my own less

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