THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) - FIRST TIME WATCHING! - movie reaction!

[@MovieswithMary]

Video got instantly demonitized when it went live :(. One of the longest edits and most popular videos… this is why a lot of reactors have a Patreon, so they can afford to work with editors regardless if there is KZbin income or not. Since I’m not even at home now I can’t take out the claimed part. If you want to see the full reactions and also support this channel, this is my Patreon link www.patreon.com/m/movieswithmary . I usually keep this out of the comments but this just feels so so bad 🥺

[@jaytucker7873]

So sorry to hear this Mary.

[@francoarthur8063]

Don't worry, plenty of us will still be here for you.

[@marianne5055]

That’s ok Mary :)

[@acidrain92]

oh bummer I didnt even consider you wouldn't be able to re-edit the videos. Sorry Mary!

[@ronmaximilian6953]

Batman The Dark Knight is the best superhero movie ever made. I can't believe they demonetized this. Nobody's watching this who didn't watch the movie in the first place. I own all three movies on Blue Ray. There is absolutely amazing script writing and acting in this movie. Heath Ledger won the Academy Award for best sporting actor. Unfortunately, it was posthumous.

[@kylefritz1042]

“And another twist and another twist” exactly. In a modern movies world where twists are so common people are starting to guess them, they managed to give a villain that had so little direction and motive toward anything that you truly could not guess what his next move was. Not to mention Ledger sold it perfectly.

[@jp3813]

Multiple twists is classic Nolan.

[@joeldykman7591]

Joker is not a villain without direction in this movie. Every action was deliberate, despite him saying that he's just a dog chasing a car. Even in that speech when it came to him giving Harvey the choice to kill him or not, it wasn't a choice. Because even if Harvey chose to kill him, the jokers hand was on the hammer. Joker's entire scheme was to show batman that humans are innately selfish an immoral, which he was able to predict every action prior to the ferries.

[@kylefritz1042]

@@joeldykman7591 who are you so wise in the ways of Batman? But that’s actually a solid point, I never even noticed the hammer before you mentioned it. While his actions were deliberate I think he consistently changed course, like adapting to Coleman going to the media

[@Quirderph]

@@kylefritz1042 The way I looked at it is that he was carrying out random criminal schemes for their own sake (whereas most terrorists would see them as a means to an end) but the schemes themselves were well thought out.

[@kylefritz1042]

@@Quirderph “I think you and I are destined to do this forever” -Joker That also makes a lot of sense, I’m starting to think Nolan left a lot of Joker up to our interpretation. Whether on purpose or not, he had a minimal amount of screen time yet is the most discussed villain in the whole trilogy

[@rainydaydreamawy]

I remember sitting in the theatre watching this and thinking about halfway through, "This is the best comic book movie ever". Then as it got into the final act thinking "This is one of the best movies ever made."

[@highstimulation2497]

I know it's great, but there are many great movies that I bet a lot of people haven't seen. In fact there are probably many great movies "I" haven't seen. I should go and see some more of them. We all should.

[@lazybum9732]

@@highstimulation2497 u think ppl will take u seriously? Get a life

[@mr.knight8039]

@@lazybum9732 what do you mean "get a life" .. they stated an opinion and i don't think they're wrong. No reason to be that rude

[@samindumadusanka3149]

@@lazybum9732 what he said was absolutely true. I don't know why you got offended by that

[@lazybum9732]

@@samindumadusanka3149 lmao... Huh?? U dumb?

[@WeirdTangent]

This movie (this trilogy) is so incredible! and Heath Ledger is just unbelievable!

[@Dylan_Platt]

You were totally right about bats using sonar. When Bruce said "just like a..." and Lucius said "submarine", that was a joke. (Subs do use sonar of course, but Bruce was clearly gonna say "a bat".)

[@michaelccozens]

IIRC, there's even some blind people who have learned to use a limited form of echolocation.

[@codybishop7526]

Also eluding to the fact that he isn’t supposed to know that Bruce is Batman, but they both know that he is aware of his cape crusading adventurers

[@highstimulation2497]

@@michaelccozens really?? far out

[@fakecubed]

@@michaelccozens Are there really, or was that just in The Blacklist?

[@mattmcc72]

Without question the actors and director nailed this movie. Ledger was the obvious standout but without everyone else bringing their A game, it would not have been as shockingly good. But lets also tip out hat to Christopher Nolan's younger brother Jonathan Nolan for writing such an epic screen play. If you watch Jonathan's own TV show Person of Interest, an obvious rip of the Batman story... The Nolan family has some real talent at telling a great stories.

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

Once I realized what was up with The Machine midway thru Season 1, I was hooked on Person of Interest. But I'm not sure how you find parallels to Batman there besides the vigilante activities of Harold and Reece. Such a good show.

[@mattmcc72]

@@michaelgonzalez6295 Eccentric billionaire, fight crime with the help of his manservant. He just flipped the roles of Bruce and Alfred.

[@mattmcc72]

@@rustincohle2135 Ok, so Goyer wrote the story, before anyone was attached, before the film was even give the green light. I assume you've read books that have been made into films. It's rare the two are even close. As apposed to screen plays from movies that have been made into books. Two good and trending because of xmas. Are Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. Die Hard comes from an existing book that is VERY different from the film. Lethal Weapon's book is an adaptation of the screen play. So it's almost identical to the film. Goyer wrote a good story, but that is not why the film was so good. The film is great because the screen play took on what the now attached actors where bringing to the film. I love a lot of Goyer's work, but TBH, it's 50/50 hits and misses. So, why do I ignore Christoper? Because, writing the script was not his job! Did he put time in, yes. But the guy was at the same time setting up and directing a film. Which isn't exactly a small job. Jonathan was only employed to write the screen play. Do you honestly think a screen play this tight comes out of someone with a million and one other distractions? And quite frankly, Jonathan's work since TDN without his brother or Goyer has clearly shown where the credit for the screen play should be placed.

[@shadowfire_08]

Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy both did ‘Westworld’ on HBO, you should check out a trailer or the 1st episode & see what you think

[@jetklaatu9831]

Person of Interest is the most underrated show ever made!

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

I was in tears when I saw this in the theater the first time, not so much because it was sad, but because it was just so beautiful how perfectly the whole story came together. Part of that was already knowing the comics lore going in, and knowing from the beginning that Harvey Dent was destined to become the villain Two Face, obsessed with the fairness of random chance, half his body blown to shit, so I knew, for instance, when he said "you either die the hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"... these were prophetic words. And then, that scene in the hospital, when he picks up his double sided coin, and slowly reveals the other side is now marred and ugly, just like him, and everything that that meant because of where the coin was when it was scarred that way... just so perfect.

[@jfyne03]

Such amazing writing & screenplay 🤩

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

i agree. when i first saw it in theatres, i didn't know much about nolan, batman, or superheros (except spider-man comics). i was blown away by how beautifully and realistically done a batman movie could be.

[@lethaldose2000]

Fun fact Marij: One of his most famous lines in the batman comics uttered by the Joker, "If I'm going to have a past, I'd prefer it to be multiple choice. It's such a crucial part of the Joker's character. He always wants you guessing, What's the objective of the game.

[@michaelccozens]

Alan Moore's "The Killing Joke", right? That man is a God.

[@emilyc9240]

This movie was so intense and I totally agree, when you have a convincing villain, the stakes are raised. I think his one is the best of the three

[@jfyne03]

This movie was intense with all the music. After every climatic moment in the movie, you think things will die down and get calm. Until, there's another climatic moment to back up the moment prior and make matters much much worse. One of the most amazing aspects of the movie itself.

[@michaelccozens]

Which is extra impressive when you remember that, traditionally, the middle installment of a trilogy often has the hardest job, in terms of having neither the novelty of the first piece nor the triumphant conclusion of the third.

[@lethaldose2000]

Aaron Eckhart's performance as Harvey Dent is truly impressive acting. His descent from hero to villain is intense. To where he kills the driver so they all have an equal chance at death. For Two-face, "It's not about what I want, it's about what's fair!". "You thought we could be decent men in an indecent time! But you were wrong." What a next-level performance. Check out "Thank You for Smoking" another Eckhart standout.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

For sure. Great actor for sure. Eckart is a very underrated actor

[@lethaldose2000]

@@johnnyskinwalker4095 I love Aaron Eckhart in "Thank You for not smoking"

[@christopherlundgren1700]

It's actually "Thank You for Smoking"

[@icemav5740]

"Lie, like I lied."

[@maianikaido]

Thank you for smoking, i didn't Watch it Yet but Other movies with him i saw... However, i learned Harvey's speech of morality on TDK, it was so much fun saying it. It's by far the Best acting on Eckhart's career.

[@alanhilton3611]

Heath Ledger was absolutely amazing as the Joker his anarchic unpredictable behaviour was portrayed fantastically also Aaron Eckhart's portrayal of Harvey Two-Face was tremendously gripping.

[@MravacKid]

Yup, in any other movie Eckhart would have been getting all the praise, but Ledger blew everyone out of the water and overshadowed the rest of the cast.

[@zarquondam]

As an actual anarchist, I'm not a fan of "anarchic" being used as a synonym for "violent and chaotic." Anarchy is about peace, equality, and voluntary cooperation.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

💯% Eckart was amazing in this. Very underrated actor. Watch three other amazing performances of his: Meet Ted, In the Company of Men and Thank You For Smoking.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

@@adrianjames5970 I sort of find the second actress annoying for whatever reasons. lol I wished they had kept the first one.

[@Lakrimoz]

@@zarquondam How does that even work when people become uncooperative and unpeaceful.

[@angelbedolla347]

Gordon definitely has some blame on Rachel's death. he ignored Harvey's warnings about the corrupted people in his team.

[@loudboy317]

Batman has to take some blame for her death too. If he had gone after the Joker first instead of focusing on the mob, then Joker wouldn't be a position to trap Rachel and Harvey in those warehouses rigged to explode. With Joker immediately locked up, Rachel would still be alive and Harvey wouldn't have become Two-Face.

[@michaelccozens]

I don't know that he "ignored" them so much as he didn't have the evidence to move against them. That's part of what makes "moles" such a difficult problem in security; going after them over-zealously can create an atmosphere of paranoia and distrust that destroys your organization far more efficiently than actual moles could ever hope to do. A bit off-topic, but there's a sorta sci-fi story, I can't recall which one at the moment (something from the '70s, maybe?) in which a character destroys a totalitarian regime by implanting the idea of moles and other matters of distrust well enough to cause the structure to eat itself. The name of the supposed spy leader everyone's searching for is, IIRC, "Jacques Cuse", or "j'accuse", "I accuse", a reference to the atmosphere of universal suspicion and accusation that brought down the powerful organization without a shot being fired. Always fun when you can defeat a dictator and mock them in the process.

[@aidenmiles9029]

I'm glad you caught on right away that the Joker lied about the addresses, people sometimes don't realize that and are confused

[@johncourtright1632]

Great reaction Mary! My office was on South LaSalle Street in Chicago (site of the truck flip at 20:52), when this scene was filmed. I remember leaving the office late that day, and being amazed at how the carefully staged lighting and empty streets made everything look so dramatic and surreal. Unfortunately, I had a train to catch and didn't get to see the actual truck flip. :(

[@jinchoung]

heath ledger was soooooo amazing. his take on the joker was nothing short of genius. just the fact that he's so scary but also charming and funny! joker LIES about everything: - where he got his scars - how he doesn't plan and he's just like a dog chasing cars... he is the ULTIMATE PLANNER joker's consistent motivation seems to be that humanity is NOT GOOD. throughout the movie, he sets people against each other to prove his thesis - when the chips are down, people will eat each other. so: - bank robbery where the team is willing to kill each other for more money - the "try outs" where he won't kill both of the guys but they're going to have to decide who lives - the ferry (TOOOOOTALLY UNREALISTIC THO... in real life, it might not be the prisoners, it probably wouldn't be the guy who said he'd do it but chicken out... it would be the MOM PROTECTING HER CHILDREN) you know the big money pile that the joker burns because bullets and gas are cheap? did you forget who was still on the top of that money pile? most people did. the joker burned lau alive!

[@fostena]

And the money. He clearly has money!

[@crazychase98]

The ferry seen was just so the ratings would be better and more so it would not get an R rating. R ratings tend to make less money. Hell even bat man did something selfish by going for the chick instead of dent. Only reason he lived was because joker lied where dent really was. The movies a lot darker if you change the one seen

[@trayolphia5756]

Another aspect of the ferry test many miss is that the detonators WERE for that same boat…if one group set the bomb off, they’d kill themselves, and the other group would get the blame, no matter how vehemently they denied having done it…

[@michaelccozens]

I don't understand why so many people characterize the refusal to murder hundreds of people to hopefully mollify a monster enough to spare you as "weakness". Weakness would be taking the safe, easy way out. Strength is being willing to die for something greater than your fragile, temporary being. As to the "mom protecting her kids"; by making herself a monster? By telling them that there's nothing more to hope for in life than dodging the inevitable a little bit longer, no matter the cost? Seems to be fundamentally missing the point. As far as the Joker "lying", as far as I can tell, he only lies once in the entire film, and that's when he deliberately switches the locations of Rachel and Harvey, as a test. As to the rest of the film; well, he's a man of his word.

[@michaelccozens]

@@trayolphia5756 Interesting theory, but I see no evidence for it, nor any reason to think the Joker is lying about the set-up (he only seems to lie the once). Plus, doesn't really work, as that one prisoner threw the detonator out the window. Hard to falsely blame the prisoners for blowing up the other boat when guards and prisoners both would swear to not having the capacity. Also doesn't seem Joker's style. He doesn't destroy people via public opinion; he destroys them by making them compromise their own moral code, because that's his point. He's not really lying when he says he doesn't "have plans", as plans (arguably) require a desired outcome. Joker doesn't do that. He creates situations, and forces people to choose. Kinda like Jigsaw, in a sense.

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

People like myself who are addicted to seeing reactors watch this movie are always dialed in to every second. This movie entertains no matter how many times we've all seen it and no matter how many reactors watch it. I'm pretty sure if we had been recorded in the theaters, our reactions would have been the exact same.

[@michaelccozens]

LOL, good point! I usually find myself watching the best scenes several times over, because I forget to stop watching the actual movie.

[@vluxyscarbonitedreams7937]

Heath Ledger had one last movie after this before his passing - The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Because he was so damn good as Joker, I feel like everyone ignores his last one. Granted, he passed away in the middle of filming, but the tribute the actors did for him to finish the project was actually well done.

[@RustinChole]

He was really great in that movie too. I didn’t LOVE the stand ins but it really isn’t so out of place, if you didn’t know, it’s not totally impossible to imagine the lead character changing in the dream worlds, it is TG after all lol .

[@Eidlones]

Well, to be fair, Imaginarium isn't really a mainstream movie, so the average movie goer isn't going to know about the movie anyway.

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

He passed away during editing...

[@haven.lights]

17:10 "he has that like snake feeling" anyone remember that guy's role's obsession with snakes (and mazes) in the movie prisoners from 2013? lol also, that's really good movie, one of my faves

[@davidr1050]

31:24 -- Double blind.. Each boat had their OWN remote control.. Because the Joker would have found it amusing.

[@gabe2349]

I could not wait for you to watch this movie. It doesn’t even feel like a Superhero movie. It just feels like a normal movie that has a superhero. It’s one of my favorite movies ever.

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

The Dark Knight, Superman the movie, and MCU phases 1-3...best comic book movies ever!

[@SnorlaxDaCat]

The extraction system that he used to get himself and Lau out of the skyscraper is a real thing that was actually used in the past. It was called the Fulton Surface to Air Recovery System and was used from 1958 up till around 1996 when the US Air Force stopped maintaining the system as a rescue and recovery option due to multiple rotary wing aircraft now having long enough ranges to do rescues and extractions. It is actually in a few games and movies and is one of the core gameplay mechanics in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain for extracting materials and people to your base of operations from the mission area.

[@michaelccozens]

All I can think is that it would really, really, really hurt.

[@maximillianosaben]

The hype surrounding this movie’s release was unprecedented. It was a big deal worldwide, and it was smashingly successful.

[@jfyne03]

Just like NWH.

[@maul42]

This is the best in the trilogy for most people, myself included. The third one is still very good, but it is a different type of Batman story than we thought we were going to het

[@gordonwildman43]

As someone with the name "Gordon" this reaction will never be topped(17:20). But in all seriousness I'm a long time follower & subscriber but have been extremely shy about commenting - never have on any social media but I feel moved to say Thank You for being you and sharing it with all of us - it's a gift. You have magic in your eyes and it's a joy to watch. You have such a good heart. Thank you and Viva Costa Rica!

[@MovieswithMary]

thank you for joining in the conversation! :)

[@PFawlty]

I remember when I saw this movie in theaters. The theater was full and when the break came (yes we have breaks in our movies in Switzerland) everyone was quiet and there was this palpable tension in the air. Will never forget it.

[@petertrufahnestock5162]

This is one of my favorite Movies with Mary reactions. I have seen this movie more than a dozen times and many reactions to it. But you made it so fun to rewatch with you. I could FEEL you experiencing it! Great job!

[@BryceLK]

Mary shouting "OH MY FUCKING GOD!" is always so unexpected and it cracks me up. Those cats must be so confused.

[@ryanhampson673]

The character of Alfred is a badass in his own right..Ex British SAS and in the comics Bruce is always angry at Alfred because Alfred has guns in the house and Bruce doesn’t like guns..When ever Bruce finds one Alfred says “you’ll never find them all”

[@axelbaker8737]

This is a great movie. I’m not a comic book guy at all. I saw it in theaters with my sis. We just wanted to see a movie and I asked if she wanted to see “the Batman movie.” Didn’t even know the name of it. One of the best movie experiences of my life. Heath Ledger’s performance is really something special.

[@WedrownyGrajek]

I've stumbled upon your channel by accident to be honest and this is the third or forth reaction I'm watching. And I must admit I'm really impressed with your empathy towards movie characters, a deep insight into their complex emotions, their vulnerability, understanding their motives and connecting on such a deep level with all of them, the good and the bad guys. I wanted to also appreciate that you're neither describing the movies (as a lot of us, viewers already know them and are here to see how you specifically are reacting to the movie), nor drifting away into some vaguely connected yet meaningless digressions (what quite a number of other reactors do). I enjoy watching you watching films. 😊

[@WedrownyGrajek]

PS Except for the Tim Burton's "Batman" (which is the best Batman movie ever!) I love "The Dark Knight" the most. 🤗

[@jorgereyna1796]

This film never gets old an absolute masterwork

[@trayolphia5756]

28:55 less about wether it was loaded or not, but as the joker was holding the pistol at his own head, note how his fingers were holding the hammer back, even if Harvey tried to pull the trigger, the gun wouldn’t fire

[@JB-nc7yk]

Forget “Comic book movie” this was one of the best action/adventure movies of all time, period. Magnificent!!!

[@Spike.SpiegeI]

Such an amazing movie and I love your analysis at the end too!! Great job comparing how Harvey and Batman reacted after Rachael's death.

[@Coleton.B.]

14:34 *Falls from building onto car* Mary: "Woah.. I would need a minute" :D Oh man, I laughed. Never change, Mary!

[@JacobSantillan]

29:32 "Gotham General" was a real hospital (except for the name). I can't remember the name of the real hospital, but it had been decommissioned and was scheduled for demolition, so it was signed over to the movie producers to blow it up for that scene since it was going to be torn down anyway.

[@BillTheScribe]

I'm "horror-proof" in the sense that I don't understand why movies like Friday the 13th, The Ring, and Hereditary are scary. I can't suspend my disbelief enough to get immersed in them. The theater where we saw this was at a mall. We normally park at a different entrance where spaces are easier to come by. It was the last screening and as we left the theater at about 1:30 AM, our parking lot was empty except of about three cars. The building surrounded us on three sides, and the only area we could see was the railroad tracks off in the distance; no signs of other people. We hit the doors (which locked behind us to keep us from going back in) and stepped into that lot. We were alone, in an area with one exit and no where to hide, and the feeling of vulnerability that hit me was intense. I 100% credit this movie for that. I've been on edge after an action movie before, but I've never felt like I needed to get the hell out of there when there was absolutely no threat.

[@williamholme8942]

You know it's a good movie when you forget to speak English. Watching you react and letting your language slip when you get excited! Can't buy that reaction. Truly authentic!😲👍

[@argent-wolfman90]

The detail in this movie is great, if you watch the Batpod deploy from the Tumbler in slow motion you can see how it comes together.

[@capnmoby13]

We've been unpacking this one for a long time now, and it just keeps getting better, and deeper.

[@DeathScythe777]

This is one of my favorite movies ever, and my favorite in the trilogy. Your reactions throughout the movie were great.

[@bebsandbubs2730]

The editing is again so low-key funny. Baba yaga had me rolling on the floor! Props again Mary and editor for a fun reaction.

[@embriggs1]

This is the greatest superhero movie ever made (IMO) for all the reasons you point out. It's so well made. Hope you are having a lovely holiday!

[@hidilydidily8963]

Everyday I hop on KZbin to see if you any new reactions. I was so excited for this reaction. Love the Chanel. Always entertaining.

[@quicksilvermad]

A double feature of A Knight's Tale and The Dark Knight is a fantastic way to see just how versatile an actor Heath was.

[@mohamedharris4325]

this is the one of the greatest movie in the history and acting skills of health ledger is on top notch and he got the oscar award for that movie. in this triology this is soo good movie. this movie makes me a DC fan because superheroes are not only kicking ass but they do have morals and it never potrait villian as antihero in any flim that admires me more

[@crush41gb]

I love the attention to detail in Nolan movies. The time on the timer is the actual length of time in the movie for the event to occur. Joker had his thumb on the hammer of the gun in the hospital with Harvey.

[@OBGrollout]

9:00 you got it! that was the joke lol

[@ronbeekiii781]

Dear Mary, Watching you go from not knowing much about these characters to being so invested in them makes me very happy. I’ve been a Batman fan my whole life and it’s such a pleasure seeing you experience these films! It warms my heart! :)

[@dethisbtfl]

the behind the scenes facts and easter eggs surrounding this movie make it so much better

[@Jokester954]

one of the coolest scenes in the movie and all i can focus on is ur cat pawing ur face :D :D

[@3Rayfire]

I love Knight's Tale, highly underrated. Have you seen "Ten Things I Hate about You"?

[@petergoss821]

The truck flip and hospital explosion were both filmed here in Chicago. They were both AMAZING events covered by every news source in town at the time.

[@sebastianjoseph2828]

If you ever visit Chicago, you can walk along the street where the truck-flip scene was filmed- South LaSalle St where it ends at Jackson Blvd. The police van chase was also filmed in the series of tunnel streets called Lower Wacker. The truck flip was a completely practical effect, definitely worth looking up the behind-the-scenes videos on that.

[@RustinChole]

25:17 “he lied!!!!” Well. Being the joker and all.😉 love the reactions!✌️

[@charlie53echo]

Great movie, great reaction! I had fun rewatching it with you, it's always like watching a movie with a friend waiting to see how excited they get at uour favorite parts. Keep up the great work!

[@BratBond1]

Mary, now you know why this is one of the greatest comic book movies of all time. Great reaction!

[@hightidekraken]

Pretty much everything in this movie was practical not CGI. Including that awesome truck flip and hospital explosion. Also I’m glad you caught that joker swapped the addresses cause most people are confused the first time watching. Heath Ledgers improved the clapping in the prison and messing with the remote that blows up the hospital (the whole thing was supposed to go off but it didn’t but ledger just went along with it)

[@tylerfoster6267]

The guy playing the bank manager is William Fichtner, who also played the bank manager in Heat, which was one of the films Nolan wanted to draw on when creating the scene. Hope the video can be corrected once you're back.

[@AlexSeverinski]

22:26 Heath Ledger told Christian Bale not to tell him when he was going to slam him into the table.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I always love when a movie can make you love and/or hate a villain so much, that the movie becomes as much about them as it does the hero.

[@jonathanoneill8011]

Excellent reaction, Mary! Couldn’t wait for you to do this one! Your reaction at the end was how we all felt sitting in that theater when the credits rolled. Just, wow! Dark Knight set a bar that I think has yet to be surpassed! Looking forward for you to see the next one 👍🏻 And I’m really sorry you got hit with a claim on this. I have no clue how Patreon works, but this has pushed me to the other side of the line to figure it out and become a patron! Looking forward to the full reactions! 🙌🏻

[@chand911]

I've seen a lot of people react to this video and every one of them misses the double headed coin and the fact Joker lied about their locations. You are a great movie watcher. I applaud you.

[@sean-ew2qv]

submarine was a joke because it also applies to bats.

[@csrhymer]

Flipping the semi over was 100% practical effects - you can see the cloud of vapor halfway down the trailer from the steam cannon :-)

[@tombalderrama8549]

Looks like we have the same birthday too, Mary. Mine is identical to Bale's. Same day, month, and year.

[@thefourshowflip]

The shot of the truck flipping over the cabin is one of the best action shots in a movie I’ve ever seen. It’s just such an awesome shot. 🤯

[@KngOfTheBlind]

Hey Mary, still loving all the reactions! When you said "no way!" when Batman hooked himself to Lao and used the plane to escape. That is actually real technology. It's called Sky Hook. They actually tried that kind of thing back in the Vietnam era. I know a lot of people have problems with The Joker's "plan" but I think The Joker describes it in the hospital. He doesn't have a plan and never did. He "just does things" to create chaos and anarchy. It action and reaction, with no real endgame in mind.

[@michaelccozens]

The Joker definitely has an endgame. He has a point to prove. What he doesn't have are "plans", at least in the sense that a plan requires a set goal. He creates situations, and makes people choose. Kinda like Jigsaw, in a way.

[@jeanpaulmedellin]

This movie trilogy has aged like fine wine, excellent actors, solid script, perfectly directed.

[@3Rayfire]

"I'm sad about the Rachel-Bruce thing, but I'm hoping it may be fixed." Oh my sweet summer child.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

Technically, it was fixed....

[@WolfHreda]

There are so many amazing moments in this movie from start to finish. I'm sure someone mentioned it somewhere, but the scene where The Joker blows up the hospital, they only had one chance to get that shot. When The Joker stops and kinda scratches his head, the rest of the charges hadn't gone off like they should. When they then went off a moment later, Heath nearly jumped out of his skin, but he mostly kept it in character, creating one of the most unintentionally hilarious scenes in modern cinema.

[@venomfuryx3250]

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[@jamesphillips2609]

It’s very hard to make a film like this for a wider audience where everything works but Nolan made it look so easy. Absolute masterpiece, in my book. Awesome reaction as always, Mary 👍

[@marclevy1506]

Mary, the year was 2008 when this came out. This AND Iron Man came out in 2008. It was the year that showed what superhero movies could be elevated to.

[@Ductos]

Fun fact The man at the party the Joker says reminds him of his Dad is US Senator Patrick Leahy from Vermont, who appeared in several other Batman movies before and after this, including playing himself in the Batman Animated Series.

[@AlexPBenton]

Wow, you were able to guess a lot of twists correctly! Very astute :)

[@disobedientdolphin]

The scene with the hospital that is going to blow up reminds me of The Visit from Dürrenmatt.

[@epa316]

Your cat appears to be used to your calling out and hollering! 😄

[@zarquondam]

2:36 - The gun-toting bank manager is played by William Fichtner, who’s kinda wasted in this role. He was a great antagonist in PRISON BREAK. 14:03 - The various scars stories are a nod to a famous Joker line from the comics, about his origin story: “I'm not exactly sure what happened. Sometimes I remember it one way, sometimes another .... If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice.” 15:29 - We find out more about Alfred’s backstory in the tv series GOTHAM, and *way* more about his backstory in the tv series PENNYWORTH. 22:39 - In the full version the Joker tells Batman “you complete me,” which is Tom Cruise’s famous line (in a somewhat more romantic context) in JERRY MAGUIRE. 25:30 - If you can’t trust the Joker, who *can* you trust? It almost makes me doubt his good intentions. 28:52 - Argh. That’s not what anarchy is. (Speaking as an anarchist.) 37:22 - Harvey turning into Two-Face is not unpredictable for those who’ve read the comics. 38:33 - That’s one drawback of the MCU movies, great as they are, is that with some obvious exceptions (e.g., Loki, Hela, Thanos, Vulture) a lot of the villains are rather forgettable - more forgettable than their counterparts in the comics. Malekith the Dark Elf, Ronan the Accuser, Kaecilius - not particularly interesting. 38:50 - Now you need to watch the 1966 Batman movie. A very funny comedy, about as different from this as you can imagine.

[@MrZampanov]

So there's a ton to like about this movie and I assume almost everyone will say the biggest things, but one thing I don't hear talked about very often - one of the best things about the tension in the last standoff with Harvey - in the comics, Gordon's daughter is a big character and becomes a hero herself. But he doesn't have a son. So when us comic book people are watching the movie and guessing a lot of things right because we know general characters and story, Harvey takes the boy and we go 'Uhhh damn, this kid might actually get killed.' It was cool of them to do that so we could be just as nervous as the non comic book audience and I really appreciated it.

[@jp3813]

That ain't universal for comic book people. For many like me, we're completely aware that Hollywood mainstream movies usually don't shoot children at point blank range to the head especially in the PG-13 superhero genre. A better setup would've been to actually kill off some kids earlier in the film so that the audience knows that all bets are off for Gordon's family.

[@jp3813]

@Danny Dolan That general expectation by the PG-13 audience is exactly why Hollywood usually doesn't cross that line.

[@mikemeggison5084]

The guy Joker grabs and says "you remind me of my father...I HATED my father!!" that's Senator Patrick Leahy. He's a huge Batman fan, and has also cameoed in "Batman Forever" "Batman & Robin" and "Batman v Superman". He also voice cameoed in the 90's Batman animated series. He's the Stan Lee of Batman as far as cameos go.

[@tsmartin]

RE: Truck Flip. Yes .. this same stunt was done in Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines.

[@BatMan-fj8dy]

8:58 Fox stops Bruce from saying “just like a Bat”, thinking it’s being careless with his identity + plausible deniability.

[@anthony4616]

I wished I could experience this masterpiece for the first time again. What a great reaction ^^

[@LifeisANovel]

Dang, I forgot about that part joker appeared in the passenger seat and shot that guy with the shotgun. Happened so quick

[@Sidious113]

I am really enjoying your reactions. Keep up the good work.

[@JediKnight19852002]

Fun Fact: The elder gentleman that the Joker threatened at the party was US Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, who is currently third in line to President of the United States. It was his fourth of five appearances in the Batman franchise.

[@SirHenryMaximo]

18:57 Watched the movie a dozen times, and only because of you I took notice of that! Amazing, Mary!

[@PaleoNychus]

The truck flip is completely real and they could only do it once. The smoke coming out of the bottom of the truck is actually from the mechanism they used to make the truck flip. They also made sure to capture it from multiple angles so that the editor could have the most freedom in picking the perfect edit.

[@kevandre]

Oooooh Mary if all you've seen with Heath is Knights Tale and Dark Knight I'd love to see you react to 10 Things I Hate About You. A truly fantastic modern Shakespeare adaptation as a 90s teen movie, but it's so good even today

[@jeffthompson9622]

That one put Joker and Robin in the same movie while it made stars of Mr. Ledger and Ms. Stiles.

[@MadcapMatt]

The KZbin channel Unbox Therapy owns that building now. It's also been used in music videos.

[@Blackadderthefourth]

Fun fact when the joker 1st turns around at the hospital and messes with the detonator because the explosion hasn't gone off properly that is unscripted. It was meant to blow up in one massive explosion as he walked away, so Heath being a great actor keeps performing and jiggles the detonator until it finally goes off properly.

[@Eidlones]

That's actually not true. Nolan confirmed that was 100% scripted a few years ago. He doesn't like talking about behind the scenes, so when that rumor was brought up when the movie came out, there was nothing to contradict it.

[@Veprem]

That truck flip was completely practical by the way.

[@THEvagabond29]

Amazing movie, I got the privilege to watch this in the World IMAX theatre in Spokane, WA. Unbelievable experience.

[@MisterT50000]

Cillian Murphy (Scarecrow) makes regular appearances in Christopher Nolan films. He's the lead in Nolan's next film, a biography of J Robert Oppenheimer.

[@iamdeathiamentropyiamdarks3517]

I love DC comics, the characters and the stories are amazing. Keep up the good work Mary.

[@MZ-bl6wg]

Watch “Tennet” for sure! Filmed in Estonia, one of my favorites for sure!!!!

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

26:20 Harvey Dent IS Two Face, it's his name when he's a criminal. Original character from the comics

[@shakawhenthewallsfell8570]

The truck flip was somewhat done before in 2003 in Terminator 3. Though it was a large crane and not a truck with a trailer, the scene was still fantastic. This truck flip was also filmed at around the same time as Death Race with Jason Statham, where a truck with a trailer was pretty much flipped as well.

[@lalitthapa101]

23:04 I've rewatched this "Bruce" an unhealthy amount of times.