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The Art And Making Of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2012)

by Jody Duncan Jesser(Favorite Author)

4.38 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1419703692 (ISBN13: 9781419703690)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Harry N. Abrams

review 1: I am a big Batman fan, and a big fan of Christopher Nolan's Batman movies. This book is so chock full of trivia and details that even I was a little overwhelmed. I think it's more for people into film, and less for people into comics, but it appealed to me too. It was well-done, showing glimpses in pictures and words of each step of filming and post-production. I enjoyed reading about the hard-to-film places, the driving of the bat-pod, and the music composition. I love these movies - in my mind they're as close to perfect as movies can be. But one thing that struck me while reading is the millions upon millions of dollars necessary to make a film like this. This doesn't surprise me, as like everyone else I hear random facts about film budgets. But when you read ab... moreout the blow-by-blow, like how often they blew out wheels on the batmobile, or replaced helmets, or flew crews to Iceland or India, it starts to make me a little uncomfortable. The budget for this one film could probably feed an entire small country somewhere. I guess in the end I don't really like seeing how the sausage is made. But I know I won't boycott Hollywood because of it, so I guess I'm complicit. I do look forward to watching the movies again, knowing the tidbits I do now.
review 2: The photographs are great and there's some fun and interesting facts. However I still feel like I was kept at arm's length. I never felt like I learned the how's and whys of the film or the creators of the film. There's still so much I'd like to know about what was going on, why they did or didn't do certain things in the film. It's like reading a children's book on lightning. There's cool pictures and you learn some things you didn't know, but you don't learn everything you were hoping for. less

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