Batman saves hostages | The Dark Knight [4k, HDR, IMAX]

The Dark Knight (2008)
Scene: Batman saves hostages
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Storyline: When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan (screenplay), David S. Goyer (story)
Cast: Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne \ Batman), Heath Ledger (Joker), Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent \ Two-Face), Michael Caine (Alfred), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Rachel), Gary Oldman (Gordon), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox), Monique Gabriela Curnen (Ramirez), Cillian Murphy (Scarecrow), Chin Han (Lau), Eric Roberts (Maroni)
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Syncopy
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[@pyrs201]

Gotta say, making the hostages look like hostiles was a brilliant idea.

[@joelmiller2601]

The-laughing-man-1994 I think it’s more brilliant to have the hostiles look like the hostages.

[@michaeljordan5630]

Brilliant idea for a criminal master mind

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Yes it was

[@ma2443]

your profile picture makes the comment that much more cool my dude

[@alexanderrmz9701]

@@joelmiller2601 It is the same here dude.

[@The4DKatt]

This scene is the epitome of what makes batman great. The thugs are a danger, the cops are a danger because they don't know about the hostages, the joker is a danger, two ferries full of people ready to blow each other up are a danger, and its just bats running around, single-handedly stopping all the chaos saving literally everyone.

[@lickenhuntsman5338]

Joker >> The Batman >>>> The dark knight trilogy >>>>> Marvel

[@MrConstantine02]

@@lickenhuntsman5338 "Stupid comic book tropes like no killing" -- oh, you mean the trope that's literally the very essence of the entire character of Batman?

[@dreamer2260]

Exactly. Absolutely awesome to see.

[@kingwheat9864]

Actually he chanced the ferries.

[@whodatninja439]

not a single person dies. This is the true Batman.

[@SheriffWoody1776]

The whole concept of Batman beating the shit out of the SWAT team just to save their lives is actually really well done.

[@vokasimid5330]

That movie has horrible stunt departement

[@netconner]

vokasi mid agree the Nolan suit Is far too clunky

[@madcracker8077]

@@vokasimid5330 how so? I’m not disagreeing, just want to hear your thoughts

[@Spider-Nalgas]

@KoPHuLLloH it’s very noticeable but I find it with at least this scene it’s super enjoyable still. It’s just peak Batman for me in him being able to fight a bunch of people and calculate his next moves. He really seems like he’s 2-3 steps ahead of everyone on what’s going on. He’s fighting 3 swat members at one point and he’s even hogtied them all in the midst of it. Before he did that, he thought about the floor above and planted all those bombs on the right pillars all quickly with no error. That’s just Batman to me with being a master tactician and fighter. Then the music just elevates it more too

[@NumaanTahir]

​@@vokasimid5330 TBF he'd more known as a story and visual person rather then an action person.

[@DarKKnightt07]

I like how Batman sometimes has no choice but to look like he's the bad guy while actually being the good guy.

[@BruceWayne-yx8bx]

" I'm whatever Gotham needs me to be ! "

[@TheKingOfCurses98]

*"He's not a hero,He's a Silent Guardian,A Watchful Protector,The Dark Knight"...*

[@djmindcrasher]

@@TheKingOfCurses98 roll credits

[@iwiwwh2002]

@@djmindcrasher music plays

[@sivuv]

hence the dark knight 😎👌🏼

[@Thatpastaiscold]

Batman saves every single person in this scene. Nobody is killed. He's that good

[@phi_deltaeffect]

Gonna feel the punches in the morning though 😂

[@vincemadarang1446]

The Wail of a Dying Coyote he’s talking about the cops😂

[@walterwhite4699]

Eric Himawan _Batman has no limits..._

[@cobrazax]

not really...the cops were just holding fire for WAY longer than they normally would.

[@JoshuaCastillo6309]

Some of the SWAT dudes will just need some minor spine adjustments, that’s about it.

[@kylehallman8183]

They actually implemented detective vision so well.

[@DaDonnoro]

AAHAHAHAKCKTUALLY

[@user-op2bh7rc9z]

Not exactly but ok.

[@draganduga2781]

Looks a little like Daredevil radar vision

[@garadak7985]

Actually the film came out before the Arkham game, they probably used this scene as reference.

[@Lite727]

Kyle Hallman it’s not necessarily. It’s a sonar device that allows Batman to hear and see everything in the city via cellular connection provided by satellite interphase. He can stand in one part of Gotham and hear something miles away within the city limits. It’s an invasion of privacy because Batman can hear see everything in every part of Gotham as long as there is good cellular coverage which will be most places so that’s why he only used it once to find Joker at the Pruit building. Detective mode is a combat forensic x-ray that can detect live rounds, weapons/crates, hostiles, etc. It doesn’t have any audio and you can only see where you are and not further.

[@apawstate]

2:20 Hans Zimmer's incredible score mixed with a robotic Morgan Freeman voice is such an auditory treat.

[@TheRockinBK]

Stunning!

[@vinaykumarakenapalli]

The moment that made this film an epic.

[@luffyy8194]

True

[@Averageunlovable]

I have it on my itunes lol

[@seazonegranec]

That moment was amazing at the theater

[@gh0strickle_ftw155]

All that and ZERO casualties, this is Batman.

[@Slask7]

Gh0stRickle_Ftw ! “Bruh, wake the f*** up! These heroes are betraying themselves, America has failed us, and you bitch because Batman kills, wtf man!?!?” - Z. Snyder.

[@gh0strickle_ftw155]

@@Slask7 but I like Snyder Batmen tho lol I'm just saying the fact that this version was able to do all this in 5 minutes, safe everyone, with zero casualties is extremely impressive and is why christian bales Batman is overlooked. And if we're talking about the ideal Batman, then yeah he doesn't kill. Ben afflecks Batman is a different version tho, so him chilling in that movie serves the narrative.

[@Slask7]

@@gh0strickle_ftw155 I get that they were trying to tell a "redemption" story arc, but it felt weak in the movie.

[@sunnysamsonn]

Mcu be like - Imma destory the whole city to help 5-6 people Which even antagonist weren't able to do such damages

[@cry-0432]

@@Slask7 it's not America He is just tired that nothing changes the world and takes brute in hand

[@RadioactiveSince1990x]

2:06 The Joker at the top of the building like the final boss

[@malekoblak5829]

Beautiful ❤️

[@themadtitan7603]

Yep especially in the Arkham Games where sometimes you could see the boss on the other room/floor through detective mode.

[@ted__ryan]

The real muthafukin' VILLAIN!

[@haseebsiddiqi3409]

He waiting for boats to go kayaking boom

[@stealthiscool]

He even has boss music lmao

[@RiveBassCovers]

It's always great how Nolan managed to bring in the classic white eyes in his realistic Batman universe in a way.

[@andrzejsobanski6752]

White eyes often are looking a lot better than normal eyes. I mean lets imagine spiderman with "realistic eyes" that would look ridiculous. Same with Batman.

[@CINDER555]

Andrzej Sobański that argument doesn’t work with Spider-Man dude he wears Lenses

[@andrzejsobanski6752]

Big Papa美しい朝 Okay, imagine mark 50 Iron Man armor with realistic eyes. Or Deadpool. Or black panther. Looks ridiculous.

[@eddieperez8111]

Andrzej Sobański Well Black Panther did have see through eye slits. At least in his solo movie. Which forsure made him look ridiculous and not as cool as his suit in Civil War

[@Astrosimi]

@@andrzejsobanski6752 Check out Alex Ross's Iron Man paintings. He interprets him in his Silver Age armor with the eye slits, actually looks kinda menacing.

[@brian32151867]

That heroic theme that kicks in around 2:15 gets me every time, seeing Batman quickly make the "greater good" decision to take out the SWAT team even though it instantly destroys his reputation. And he still saves everybody!!! The craftsmanship in these films is magnificent.

[@dars5229]

It's even more impressive when you consider Nolan is low-key showing restraint. Batman is relatively quite visible in this scene. There's a few full body shots of him. Because one of the audience complaints about the first film was that you couldn't really see him in the fight scenes. Which Nolan intended. He wanted Batman to be like the monster in a horror movie. So this is him actually dialling it back a little.

[@GreenGo731]

it makes me tear up and dont know why

[@DJGuRu0071]

Batman doesn't give af about his reputation that's like his whole shtick

[@dreamer2260]

Well said. Powerful, moving display of heroism. Archetypal.

[@cjdouglas3464]

Yes!! I like the music choice here because I think it's actually an up-tempo version of the score used when bruce was training with Ra's Al Ghul on the ice in Batman Begins (Eptesicus), Where he learns about "The will to act". The music ties together in a great full circle of Batman in training to Batman in his prime, executing everything he was taught (and some things he wasn't like preserving life) and eventually showing why ultimately Ra's was wrong about Gotham.

[@jacobperkins1014]

Think about this: Batman saves the SWAT team from being ambushed the only way he can; by collapsing the floor beneath them, leaving them free to attack him. He knowingly exposes himself to extreme danger in order to save the people trying to arrest him. And when they do indeed crash down and corner him, he saves them yet again by incapacitating them without injury. Batman’s heroism in these films knows no bounds.

[@omarmnene1509]

This movie never gets old

[@masonwright7700]

Omar Almnini overrated

[@KiwwwiMaster]

@@masonwright7700 good for you

[@BoamanLOVEAsianGirls]

@@masonwright7700 marvel fans will never understand The Dark Knight.

[@BoamanLOVEAsianGirls]

The Dark Knight will always be best comic book film

[@BoamanLOVEAsianGirls]

@@KiwwwiMaster he's probably a marvel fanatic.

[@centpushups]

The Music The Editing The Special Effects The Choreography its all just perfect.

[@owenmatthews6090]

The combat? Fucking awful.

[@brandonbohannon6985]

@@owenmatthews6090 the combat was pretty good, it definitely felt like real fight scenes

[@masonwright7700]

centpushups overrated

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@owenmatthews6090 better than BvS

[@joelmiller2601]

Brandon Bohannon eeeeeeeh no.

[@MrKakatua08]

4:03 the cop on the left smirks very subtly, like saying "damn he's good"

[@StewyAdamRules]

This whole scene is the pinnacle of this trilogy and exactly what Batman should be. He’s up against incredible odds and yet he doesn’t let anyone die. Plus it makes me think of the Arkham games, which is awesome.

[@TheResilient5689]

Minus detective mode, that is!

[@StewyAdamRules]

@@TheResilient5689 Yeah, but the sonar vision is almost like Detective Mode since you can see through walls.

[@ak_buckets7962]

​@@StewyAdamRules batman got wall hacks

[@BMoneyYTB]

@@TheResilient5689 The sonar is literally detective mode stupid!

[@TheResilient5689]

@@BMoneyYTB You forget that there's also night vision and thermal involved.

[@toyboat7907]

3:36 Drop the officer! Batman: Very poor choice of words

[@helemretroclassic]

hahahaha

[@16thChemical]

No one shoots Batman while he kicks an officer out of the building. Weird scene.

[@ShimSladyBrand]

16thChemical they were too busy also falling out of said building

[@16thChemical]

@@ShimSladyBrand They were falling one by one, not at once. There was enough time to shoot and I'm sure that they would have shooted if it was a real situation. And there was also a sniper in the chopper.

[@d.r.chowdhury9277]

@@16thChemical They won't shoot till Gordon orders them.

[@Black_Sniper2587]

People killed: 0 People injured: Plenty What a perfect night.

[@PJmachine]

It was perfect until he killed Harvey

[@yaboyMAP]

PJ Machine he didn’t kill him

[@Black_Sniper2587]

@Nealen the Nerd there's no "technically" on this comment. My comment still stands.

[@Illisil]

A casualty is someone killed or injured. It is also the loss or damage of equipment, materiel, or structures.

[@Black_Sniper2587]

@@Illisil I know right

[@MrJH101]

This is the scene right here that inspired the gameplay for the Batman Arkham games. Batman is outnumbered against multiple gunmen in a complex situation, he has his “detective mode” on to scan the area, he utilizes a variety of gadgets around the environment to defeat his enemies rather than facing them all directly, and he doesn’t kill anyone while doing so. This was an example of peak Batman performance. And it was also why the Arkham games ended up being so fun to play, making you almost feel as if you really were Batman.

[@h.d.5194]

The Arkham games owe a lot to the dark knight

[@lukethekuya]

Bravo Nolan

[@asafakiva1619]

Yup That is how the detective mode was born

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

It not only birthed the Detective Mode for the Arkham games, but in doing so made a lot of later Predator sections get *very* creative in making sure you weren't too overpowered in having it, what with jammers or scanning your location if you abuse it.

[@eec589]

Funny thing, Arkham Asylum was actually suppose to be the video game version of The Dark Knight but it was scrapped.

[@bcdey84]

2:07 that part always gives me chills. That music combined with that shot of the Joker, I remember watching it the first time and saying “holy shit” then looking forward to it the second time I saw it. It’s like a video game lol, like a preview of the final boss.

[@lonelywolf140]

Im so glad someone else thinks the same thing, you literally took the words out of my mouth about this. The pose, he's making, the shot of him and the dogs, his theme playing right on cue on that moment. Goosebumps

[@memeguy0076]

Yep, it's a nice scene. Joker patiently waiting for batman's arrival and the music adds a nice touch

[@bloodrage6376]

This trilogy is just...unbeatable... true piece of art.

[@epiccomedy227]

Only Joaquin Phoenix can beat it if he agrees to two more movies

[@aheartonfire7191]

Lord of the Rings? Spider-Man Trilogy?

[@superloaf4200]

Epiccomedy Joker was okay. Nothing special, just a really good performance from Joaquin but that’s because he’s an incredible actor.

[@epiccomedy227]

@@superloaf4200 i can say the same thing about Heath Ledger

[@superloaf4200]

Epiccomedy not really. Ledger gave an unforgettable performance in an already phenomenal movie, whereas Joaquin gave a great performance in a movie with good cinematography and a rather lackluster everything else.

[@GothamPaladin]

3:45 I love how the Swat guy tells him to step away from the edge. They all know Batman could easily just jump off to escape, nice touch of dialogue there!

[@phillipn6475]

Gotham Paladin It is logical to tell anyone to get away from the edge in reality though, it isn’t just a batman thing.

[@thenorthremembers728]

@@phillipn6475 its not that logical. Who the fuck id going to jump if they want to live??

[@hesseldv57]

@@thenorthremembers728 you just awnsered your own question...

[@AlphaQHard]

I never got why they didnt just light him up after he kicked that guy off the edge. Makes no sense but wle, plot has to progress

[@unifiedcodetheory8406]

@@AlphaQHard It wouldn't make any sense to kill him. You always want to bring the suspect in alive to face justice, especially when you have them surrounded, and DOUBLE ESPECIALLY when the suspect is batman.

[@luffyy8194]

1:49 i liked how batman used the swat as hook to jump to lower floor at the same time saving two hostages and knocking two hostiles down, saving swat and hostages at same time🔥🔥

[@Mr_Wayne2012]

one of the best batman fight moves in live action saving and defeating people without killing using his gadgets and skills

[@GotLost86]

My heart goes out to anyone who was too young or wasn’t alive when this movie came out and didn’t see TDK in the theatre. It was an experience!!

[@alejandrohernandez6119]

I was 8 when I watched this movie in the theatre

[@baracas5736]

i was about 3 months old when this film released in theaters

[@megbro10]

i will never forget it. ❤ one time wasn’t enough lol

[@zainhasan29]

I saw this movie back in 2008 and remembered when the movie finished everyone started clapping and whistling in the theaters it was a golden moment

[@Svnfold]

I was 11 lol

[@wilhelmscream6919]

A decent way of getting the "white eyes" in :)

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

I wish Nolan keep that white eyes in tbh. So badass.

[@Deadlyaztec27]

@@I-speak-U-shut-it It looks so good.

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

@@Deadlyaztec27 I wonder if Robert Pattinson is gonna bring the white eyes😍

[@satou8866]

Alex Souster apparently he is since they wanna emphasise the detective side more with him they gonna keep the white eyes as forms of scanners and xrays

[@jkm7983]

I hope they use the technique the Deadpool movies did so you can see the whites in his mask change.

[@BruceWayne-jo6ze]

In the entire movie this is one of the important scene, it shows the brilliance of Bruce Wayne .

[@mikewright902]

I concur in majority. But at 2:20 or so wouldn't it be better just to tell the swat team about the switch? That hostages were dressed in clown suit😟🤔👌😁😂

[@alexanderrmz9701]

@@mikewright902 Thats so not-Batman thing. That doesnt even deserve explanation.

[@mikewright902]

@@alexanderrmz9701 that's a good thing is only fighting when you have to only!! It didn't seem cheesy beating up the swat team. ? He knew what was going on$$ he could have told one of them, and they all could have known who to attack together 😃✌

[@alexanderrmz9701]

@@mikewright902 Lucious answer that in the 1:43 Hate when you people try so hard to see plot holes when they arent. So anoying.

[@MegaAmar98]

SWAT teams act fast and the information given to them is thus usually kept short and concentrated. Explaining such a complicated situation to a member just to change plans and tactics would've taken too much time. Either for one squad to kill the hostages or for the enemy to accomplish the plan

[@doctorsam5771]

This is the most perfect Batman fight scene on screen, the hostage and hostile switch off was genius way to put Batman off his pace and it did but the way Batman acessed the situation and acted quickily and effectively without any hesitation and killing anyone and ended up saving everybody is a testament to his intelligence and absolute mastery of combat. Snyder should watch this and learn how to do Batman, he's not a hulking murdering brute

[@rjmacready9828]

💯, the BvS warehouse fight is very cool but this will always be number # 1 for all those reasons. This scene showcases batmans intelligence like no other ever put on film. I love this sequence so much

[@Slask7]

everyone praises the BvS warehouse scene as a perfect replica of the Arkham games fight, which is legit.... but THIS scene is what actually may have inspired the whole Arkham system, with Batman glaring, using detective mode, fighting, using the environment at his advantage. AND saving everyone, thugs included.

[@cry-0432]

Ben's batman is war torn guy He is just tired of fighting criminals that doesn't change anything Ben's batman eventually turns into human after BvS

[@cry-0432]

And Ben's batman is also mastery of combat

[@countervolition]

@@cry-0432 I don't think master of combat means having super strength and bulletproof spandex tights (worst armor since the blue spandex post WW2 batman lol)

[@SteamGrace]

Meanwhile, Pattinson's Batman would've been shot like 27 times and Batfleck would've killed both the hostages and the SWAT team.

[@thesigmamale1720]

😂

[@rankrodent2772]

True

[@user-zj4zz4un5z]

And both are more realistic approach, you either kill like a human, or you are tankier than human. There's no way SWAT team won't shoot you on sight.

[@juancabardo21]

i feel like bale’s batman is the best combination of both. he has the skill of affleck but the no killing of pattinson

[@sagivijayaramaraju1153]

Yeah taking a shotgun bullet to the fucking chest and surviving is very realistic ​@@user-zj4zz4un5z

[@lfcspectre4335]

This scene reminds me of great days of playing the Arkham game's.

[@lelenny2904]

I still play them

[@Shendue]

GameS. Why the hell should a " ' " sign go there? " ' " stands either for a missing vowel or means "of". Doesn't even make sense, there. Plurals, you just add "s". Don't overcomplicate it.

[@rifqialfariz22]

@@Shendue easy there. Shit happens. Everybody make mistake's. Maybe English is not his main language.

[@vrscxxx9994]

@@rifqialfariz22 I see what you did there

[@Xx_DVLDG_xX]

@@lelenny2904 So do i

[@leart78]

watching this film on cinema for the first time, must had been unreal..

[@Lite727]

le Art I really wish I could

[@JonDundas10]

It was. We were speechless when we left the theatre

[@BruceWayne-zj1kw]

It was.

[@magd8]

First movie I ever watched on IMAX. Epic.

[@danielchristensen3657]

le Art it was. I knew I was in for something amazing after the very first bank heist scene. I was completely covered in goosebumps.

[@Eastsid3]

I love this scene so much. It's such an insidious, sick and well-planned trap made by the Joker but Batman works through it in 2 minutes. Awesome scene.

[@spetsnaz4537]

are you still jailbreaking iphones to this day

[@kevinhillary4057]

3:17 maybe I’m just slow but I just noticed he’s tying these guys up as he’s fighting them. This sequence is so great

[@kanjakan]

Holy shit that's amazing. I was wondering where the rope came from when they were hanging off the edge. The fight was so chaotic that I didn't even notice after multiple rewatches.

[@emptyblank099a]

Makes no sense he ties them up but the guys that fall threw the roof are also tied up somehow. It's dumb.

[@el34glo59]

@@emptyblank099a No its not dumb. It's brilliant

[@moonknightish]

@@emptyblank099a The guys that fell from the floor above were knocked down.

[@adhinm.560]

Direction 10/10, Camera 10/10, Cast 10/10, Sound 100/10

[@bullymaguire6388]

Choreography: -1000/100

[@darkseid2157]

@@bullymaguire6388 spider-mid

[@troyandrew6154]

Music 10/10

[@madcracker8077]

@@bullymaguire6388 *6/10 this action is still better than the whole Spider-Man 3 movie lmao. Not to say it’s bad, but uh… Spider-Man 3

[@ak_buckets7962]

@@madcracker8077 TBH its better than most marvel movies besides maybe the captain america movies. In the MCU the action is more CGI anyways

[@johnstjohn1987]

Hands down the GREATEST Batman movie ever made. #ThankYouChristopherNolan

[@dzimikes]

Can't argue with that

[@theguy3129]

The greatest superhero movie along with spider-man 2.

[@luyandamngadi3351]

SM2 and TDK one the Greatest movies independent of genre, these movies are iconic

[@dion-cj8xv]

GUESS WHAT

[@theguy3129]

@@dion-cj8xv It's still the greatest Batman movie ever made.

[@fray3dendsofsanity]

This is the most underrated scene in the movie, such a slick action choreography. Amazing how captivating it is and nobody gets shot

[@oligamer200]

to be honest the dark knight trilogy did not have good choreography

[@tarman2752]

@@oligamer200 yes but this particular scene actually did have good choreography in terms of what they were going for. It isn’t flashy john wick crap, it’s simply barebones brawling and it works here

[@oligamer200]

@@tarman2752 yes

[@dallasfletcher949]

This scene is without doubt imo, one of the most inspirational action sequences ever. Once Batman's music starts playing as he begins the fight, it's amazing and shows you how far as a man, fighter, and hero he's come. He's against impossible odds: hostages dressed up as thugs, 2 SWAT teams targeting them to defeat, and the real killers targeting the SWATS. Not only does he manage to take out the SWATS, save the hostages and beat the killers, he saves both boats and defeats the Joker. This movie, way before the MCU, was and still is the gold standard for the superhero genre.

[@jessejtaveras3909]

No Spider-Man 2 is the gold standard

[@jessejtaveras3909]

@demon doggg 666 again I'm an adult thank you

[@jessejtaveras3909]

@demon doggg 666 again I don't know and it doesn't matter

[@dbchoobie1924]

3:53 this shot of Batman standing menacingly there is just beautiful

[@minjunkwon3893]

U are damn right

[@el34glo59]

It's the little things that Nolan nails every time. Especially in this movie. So many small details throughout the movie. No movie will beat TDK

[@jessejtaveras3909]

Spider-Man 2 has it beat

[@zubayergillarkyckling7832]

0:04 never realized how epic that looked

[@jamesc13967]

It’s a bat flying.

[@chereborn2525]

You see that kinda scene in batman mask of the phantasm during the swat teams chasing batman

[@dreamer2260]

It's incredible.

[@Hritik9000]

@@chereborn2525 yeah but its an Animated movie, there's a difference.

[@chereborn2525]

@@Hritik9000 true

[@alexmiller1800]

I honestly love the fighting in this Trilogy. It’s so simple. Straightforward attacks to disarm and knock out, quickly repositioning to gain the upper hand in when ambushing a group, and using well placed gadgets to turn battle in his favor. This is the epitome of Batman. He doesn’t show off, he doesn’t throw excessive punches or make wild attacks, he strikes with speed and precision in order to eliminate threats as quickly and with as little loss of life as possible.

[@senu2006]

2:17 Christian Bale's Batman theme is so heroic.For me this is the best batman.A symbol of hope

[@rjmacready9828]

For me, this has to be one of cinema's all time great action sequences. I know most people will disagree, but id 100% rather watch this than the Batman v superman warehouse sequence. The stakes are so high in this scene and this is batman at his peak. Calm, collected, and a master at reading the situation. Add to that a masterful score from Hans Zimmer and I get goosebumps everytime i watch this

[@sidraiz22]

Agreed!

[@neomcdoom]

I think the reason people like the warehouse scene is more the martial arts than the writing

[@batmanop650]

@@neomcdoom well warehouse scene had a lot of killing and bone breaking...so people love it but I am a bale man fan ❤️❤️❤️

[@dhilipans5412]

lol if you think about it if batfleck failed we would have evil superman

[@batmanop650]

@@dhilipans5412 XD

[@theprofessorbat654]

And don't forget..... It was a smart move to use Batman's white eyes like comic books. Brilliant 👏

[@phi_deltaeffect]

Im so slow, I never noticed!

[@gauravpatil9652]

Yeah but they were little big and too round...but damn they pulled it off perfectly🔥🔥

[@drakedrystan8921]

They've got a bit of blue.

[@jn2263]

It looks so ugly

[@theprofessorbat654]

@@jn2263 "For you"

[@abdullahx4908]

God, I just love the fight scenes since they are so real and realistic. People are pushing their weight like a freight train, not liquidly moving like ballet dancers or movie charcters

[@Petey0707]

Fight scenes are notoriously bad

[@worrieswolf2857]

Hey bro is it fight scene . I never saw in avengers 😂

[@tarman2752]

@@Alfei22 the only issue I have with them is that batman’s attacks are somewhat bland but I also enjoy the barbaric fighting style so it goes both ways. It does feel a little more natural than the other movies. Imperfect fight scenes are a refreshment from the absurdly overdone ones in the new movie

[@tarman2752]

@@Alfei22 I will also say the choreography is much tigher here than in the other two movies in this trilogy so the fight scenes don’t bother me at all in this movie. But there are some ones I love in batman begins as well, such as the prison brawl

[@DissidentNomad]

Probably one of the best comic book action scenes of all time. The way the scene changes in real-time forcing Batman to modify his approach and tactics without sacrificing lives is brilliant; it encompasses what Batman is all about. In fact he's so good he even saves the Joker's henchmen.

[@avelus5984]

One of the inspirations for “Predator” in the Batman: Arkham series.

[@avelus5984]

It helped introduce new features, though.

[@e.nigma99]

@BloopinBlopin I think he meant about bringing the detective mode into a 'real' thing.

[@alexanderrmz9701]

90% of Arkham series topics have his genesis in this film.

[@e.nigma99]

@@alexanderrmz9701 Rocksteady took inspiration from the comics and the animated series... That's the real 90%.

[@alexanderrmz9701]

@@e.nigma99 This scene make me imposible to believe you.

[@williamsatish25]

3:44 best tactical move.

[@RafaCoutinho_]

This Batman would totally outsmart Batfleck.

[@Samuel152]

@@Alfei22 Yeah. But this Batman is not too bad with combat. Affleck would still win but Bale would put a fight before going down.

[@StoneBasses]

This batman got stabbed by Talia Al Ghul because he didn't know who she was. He's got tactics, but terrible in the detective department.

[@GoodBoyElder]

@@Alfei22 i mean, Batflecks arc is literally him getting back to being batman after he has fallen, that's literally the whole point of his arc in that movie. unfortunately they threw everything they built in BvS away in Justice League with him throwing one liners for no apparent reason

[@user-dk7mz1py7l]

@@GoodBoyElder Exactly

[@user-dk7mz1py7l]

@R GAMEZ Yes let’s thank them for the different interpretations

[@bacflash]

Nolan and Bale rightfully get the plaudits for vision and execution. But let's celebrate and admire the whole production crew (consisting of thousands ranging from camera to sound to make-up to props to logistics to costumes to stunts....right down to dept assistants) for their combined work to bring us this masterpiece.

[@avelus5984]

4:08 When the SWATs discover that the clowns are the hostages and the doctors are the hostiles, it always makes my heart warm.

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

Hm why?

[@jibrankhantareen7300]

@@johnp.smithasimpleman7281 Boi

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

Jibran Khan 🤷‍♂️🦇

[@anxiousearth680]

@@johnp.smithasimpleman7281 Maybe because the SWAT teams realised that Batman attacked them for a reason.

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

@@anxiousearth680 so?

[@muhammadhaseeb1858]

2:14 Batman sense the real danger 2:17 He starts hitting cops directly, the best part of one of the best soundtracks start playing and fox (Morgan Freeman) giving him instructions during the track. That's how filmmaking is done.

[@oyziryhs1303]

People like to say the zack snyder's warehouse scene was just like a fighting scene of a batman game, but this right here was the whole misson.

[@legocommanderwolffe8383]

Well true but afflecks fighting style is better than bales Just look at the way the dude hits the bad guys

[@sakuragi1062]

@@legocommanderwolffe8383 The hand to hand fight scene affleck the mission structure,using gadgets the right way and using detective mode bale

[@realcrunchy6572]

@@cactusmalone That was 100% intentional in Begins, its us seeing Bats from an outside perspective , it gave him mystery

[@mf2yu197]

@@legocommanderwolffe8383 it's like Batfleck fans have little to no brain for appreciating fight scenes more than storytelling. They look how badass bvs fight scene is, then decide Batfleck is better overall. Nolan could have just hire better fighting choreographer, but Snyder and Affleck would've need to better in storytelling and acting to make a good batman

[@biggeek2256]

I love how Batman IMMEDIATELY knew something was wrong when he heard the muffled noises the “clowns” were making, their hands shaking and unmasking the one he knocked down and IMMEDIATELY pieces it together

[@brilliantchicken4873]

2:04 , your mom when you forget to take the chicken out of the freezer

[@indigofuego8605]

,😂😂😂😂😂

[@jamesc13967]

XD😅

[@tjsherpa]

🤣🤣🤣 this comment has me ded

[@insanidadeEspelhada]

kkkkkkkk

[@Samuel152]

The noise the punch made makes this comment even better.

[@jaycekonopka359]

This is why I’m so excited for “The Batman”

[@sudeshh11]

Not gon lie... The casting might look weird but trust me it's perfect.

[@malisensei7959]

Mega Quinn Yeah man I’ve seen all those actors in action they are all amazing. Robpat is gonna kill it and Zoe.

[@jaycekonopka359]

FrOsTy bOi Zoe’s cat woman right?

[@jaycekonopka359]

Cameron Bran Matt Reeves’ (might’ve botched it) movie coming out in 2021 (part of the DCEU)

[@doctorstrange2768]

Cameron Bran 👀

[@arcticangel1628]

If there’s anyone who’s complaining about how slow the fight scenes may seem, you have no to blame but yourself for complaining about the fight scenes in Batman Begins. Nolan just took that criticism to mind and decided to slow it down for people to “see better”.

[@Vatan426]

Yes

[@moonknightish]

The problem is coreography. Batman Begins action scenes had many cuts to hide the clumsiness of the fight choreography. The sequels don't fix that, making Batman fight scene feeling clumsy and without "punch"

[@billywashere6965]

@@moonknightish Actually Batman Begins had really great fight choreography, the problem was the awful editing.

[@danielm5729]

This scene is so great. It showcases so many of Batman's characteristics: Composure, focus, fighting expertise, intelligence and much more.

[@scott19087]

God this trilogy was the best I've ever seen. Could watch this all day

[@leonardobraynen1524]

You could do this all day!

[@devankgulati1637]

@@leonardobraynen1524 Yeah I know...... I know

[@leonardobraynen1524]

@@devankgulati1637 *I UNDERSTOOD THAT REFERENCE!* LOL

[@devankgulati1637]

@@leonardobraynen1524 Lmao 😂

[@redneckrave2670]

Greatest movie of all time, change my mind.

[@charliemolda297]

spartan1115 no, I don’t think I will

[@noxed2432]

Lord of the Rings (any movie of trilogy). Dark Knight is fantastic still.

[@SuperBat63]

spartan1115 Dark Knight is only good because of Heath Ledger, take him out of the movie and it’s crap. Also the greatest movie of all time is either The Good, The Bad and The Ugly or the original Blade Runner.

[@redneckrave2670]

@@noxed2432 that's another good one.

[@zee9709]

V for vendetta

[@Codex_0613]

the fact that he did all that while under immense stress, yet still able to formulate a plan and identify structural weakness of the building and not kill anyone in the process in matter of less than a minute what a testament to the genius character

[@imkarlleo]

I watched this in cinema when I was 15, and I was astounded when Batman activates his "white eyes", such an epic scene. This movie is ahead of its time.

[@zainhasan29]

Welcome to detective mode sir!

[@johnv7976]

To me, this scene will always be better than the warehouse scene in bvs. The stakes, the tension, the way Batman operates. It’s soooo good.

[@hughmcnamara1790]

Better scene , but the fighting in bvs warehouse scene is superior .

[@gostartthegame472]

2:33 the best shots scene ever!

[@MrMathsimon]

Dark Knight is a movie I'll never get tired of watching.

[@cinematastic1814]

Maybe this is a hot take but I think this is by far the best Batman fighting thugs scene. Obviously the Bane fight and some of the other “boss battles” are better but putting those aside I think this is the best. Great choreography, nice fan service with the white eyes, brilliant twist with the dr.s being the villains and hostages dressed as clowns, and a Batman that’s not killing. Perfect.

[@hpanter100]

My firm supplied the construction lift in this film that the SWAT team come up in Best job ever

[@avelus5984]

Nice! It always feels good to help the law.

[@Illisil]

Wow cool! I think we met when I did all of Batman's stunts!

[@Doctor_Yodel]

Illisil Ha

[@scarecrow5778]

Illisil LMFAO

[@paulstretch3476]

When the swat said “put down the officer” Batman should have replied with “very poor choice of words”

[@josephn9251]

Batman is a man of action but yeah that would be epic if he did say it!

[@darkjedi7]

Batman really utilized his tactical aspect in The Batman Riddler's goons fight and TDK swat scene. This is why Batman my favorite superhero. He use his brain and man muscle rather than superpower like other mainstream superheroes.

[@diegogomez6835]

I love Ben Affleck as Batman and his fight scenes... but this scene is the reason why I love Christian Bale's Batman 100 times more than Affleck, I respect Batfleck and all the ones who preffer him, but for me, Bale will be the best Batman along with Kevin Conroy, thank you Chris Nolan

[@oligamer200]

and micheal keaton

[@nwing07__]

it's the difference in DIRECTORS for me Nolan is a far superior director than Snyder. No disrespect to Snyder as he is an excellent visionary but Nolan's storytelling is leagues above.

[@rogerwhittaker4189]

I have to disagree with you on this ,ben afflecks batman 🦇 does it more for me than Christian bale, because of his size and intimidation and bulk and everything and has 20 plus years of experience on bale ,but christian bales batman storyline is better ,but we'll developed period.

[@untitled-2035]

The score is something else LEGENDARY

[@TheRockinBK]

100%

[@resholoitam9465]

2099: Grandpa tell me about the story of " Batman : The Dark Knight" the greatest superhero movie ever made.

[@jkbawlson391]

Its cool how Bat sonar predates detective mode in the Arkham games and that Arkham asylum is basically the movie tie in game for The Dark Knight.

[@alexandermase8622]

People may say later games stole combat from Arkham but Arkham Asylum stole sonar vision from TDK. 😂

[@jkbawlson391]

lol true

[@tjsherpa]

someone once wrote a comment saying "2:04 my mom when i forgot to take the chicken out the freezer" had me dying for days lol

[@nikhillakhwani2844]

Legendary movie, it's gonna take a long time for any movie to top this masterpiece.

[@BestInTheWorld365]

Winter Soldier already did.

[@nikhillakhwani2844]

@@BestInTheWorld365 winter soldier was amazing but no where close to this movie

[@reyking8296]

StarLordZ haha. Hahahahaha. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Winter soldier is a good movie but nothing in the mcu can even be a quarter of the movies the TDK were

[@angelbriones6499]

@usher luck i dont know why everyone thinks its so good. I mean batman seems so weak in these movies

[@Pelayum]

@@reyking8296 TDK was the outlier in the trilogy. All of them were good, especially DK, but Winter Soldier and Infinity War are as good if not better than Batman Begins and Rises. Dark Knight straight outshines every Super Hero movie though.

[@justrandomthings319]

Should have started the video from when Batman appears and says "It's not that simple".

[@minjunkwon3893]

That’s so true

[@CorysAnimeTrailers]

This is so much better than The Batman 2022, in my opinion

[@jasonalv7436]

ehh, re-watched it and I think it's people's nostalgia thinking.

[@yeomane]

What's better about it?

[@mohammadabdulgaffar4177]

This scene is so layered and amazingly made. Only a mind like Chris Nolan can do this.

[@YoungSavage-uw7ij]

The good old days still miss them days as a kid.

[@asifiqbal1117]

3:36 Swat: Drop the officer! Batman: Very poor choice of words!

[@djmindcrasher]

Joker might steal that movie but this scene shows why Batman is and always will be a genius.

[@general7190]

Hans + nolan= masterpiece

[@TheRockinBK]

Legendary!

[@lifeisgood525]

Growing up with Batman in the 90s, I watched the animated Batman with the white eyes behind the mask. This is the first Batman live action that brought that to life.Thank you Christopher Nolan

[@Oldschool1943]

2:26 that detective vision like arkham games, yo i swear keaton and bale is the best batman's that we ever had.

[@kapilkumarasamy5059]

Damn.... 2:22 !!! The best definition of the word "Dope" is.... Morgan Freeman's voice "See the bad guys on the floor above" + the BGM exactly hitting the best part of it + that cool sonar equipped visuals NOLAN, the genius!

[@astronauts199]

Hostages are thugs, thugs are hostages. What a brilliant genius ironical tactics.

[@leafsfan1728]

1:20 Watching this scene in theatres(with Hans Zimmer's score coming in)...goosebumps on top of goosebumps!

[@saeedyeslam1202]

This scene made us feel that saving people as batman does in animated series is actually possible in real life the same way

[@ahmadhanafisaharuddin9876]

Minute 2:22 shows how brilliant Batman is. This sequence shows how spot-on Nolan's vision about Bruce Wayne's intelect and decision making. Hope we can see this in the next Batman movie.

[@teyo8618]

Dark Knight is the pinnacle of any Batman movie

[@kakarott545]

Best live action batman ever. He didnt even kill one guy and subdued everyone with style

[@saifrahman2834]

Nishanth Naik because that’s what the plot demanded

[@retrostage2419]

He killed a lot of people, not in this scene but during the entire trilogy.

[@kakarott545]

He killed harvey dent thats all about i gues

[@TheBatman39]

@@retrostage2419 Not that much compared to Keaton or Affleck, and he didn't even killed intentionally.

[@retrostage2419]

@@TheBatman39 True, I'm just saying.

[@vae3716]

3:45 and that's why kids he's called The Batman EDIT: thanks for so many likes

[@funnypolitics4899]

This scene is an absolute masterpiece, all the different events coming together.

[@francescolapietra930]

Here I am, after 12 years, after seeing it more than 100 times, still watching the clips on KZbin. God what a masterpiece. This is the ultimate batman movie, the characters, the setting the story perfectly fits batman's world but at the same time it renews it. And even if you don't like comic books or don't know shit about batman this is an incredible crime thriller story. What a timeless classic

[@fchho]

2:17 Alfred: He is not being a hero, he's being something more.

[@andyrevo1927]

Love this scene, it actually felt like playing Arkham City with him using that sonar.

[@setsuna7618]

Love that white lens. Reminds me of the cartoon ver. of batman.

[@josiahirondreads3211]

Batman did some overtime in this scene. Damn!

[@Cristiano7RonaldoX1]

This is the real BATMAN

[@pendleton123]

The pacing of this movie and Zimmer score is Brilliant!

[@oscaraburto3341]

After almost 12 years, this film never ceases to amaze me.

[@mikeglasswell-gameplay]

I love the starting tech dialogue from lucius. It's not arbitrary. "POV on alpha, Omni on Beta." Batman can switch between his point of view and omni directional veiw by changing channels in his visor. Little details. Great