The Legacy of Batman: The Dark Knight Era

[@yaboinc]

Even if The Dark Knight Trilogy isn’t the prime version of the crusader for an individual, I think it’s hard to argue against Bale and Nolan’s films being the primary version of Batman in the popular culture. And I imagine it will remain that way for a good bit longer.

[@Devils_Lair_Comics]

I'm pretty sure that one can argue that the prime version of Batman being the DCAU version of the character

[@RbkARI]

@@Devils_Lair_Comics I know that's my definitive Batman.

[@raw5889]

Nah animated series

[@henrychinaski5938]

@@Devils_Lair_Comics lol no . That was the punisher with a cape on .

[@abehambino]

@@Devils_Lair_Comics agreed. And I love TDK trilogy, really. But a lot of it does come across as generic at times, lacking in the characterization that makes it feel Batman-y. It doesn’t take away from the quality of the films, and no doubt as films they are the best of Batman, but as Batman, it’s nowhere near as distinctive and unique as it could be. That unfortunately was the drawback with grounding it as much as they did, which, again, not complaining, but it is what it is.

[@thegunslinger1363]

"I'm whatever Gotham needs me to be." It may sound silly. But Nolans Batman is a big inspiration for me. Christian Bale will always be Batman for me.

[@LuisSierra42]

Same, TDK was honestly a big influence in my life and to this day it is still my favorite movie ever

[@kevin10001]

Adam west is a million times better but that has more to do with the writing of the Nolan trilogy cause it shows very little understanding of Batman’s world

[@esdraslopez4658]

Agreed. These films were and are very important to me

[@TheEtherny]

he was a good Bruce but not as good Batman imo, he'll always be Bateman to me, he plays rich asshole just right lol

[@alephmorricone7207]

Not silly at all, same here

[@flippinjimmy8677]

"A hero can be anyone,even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a young boy's shoulders to let him know the world hadn't ended " This quote made me fall in love with Nolan's Batman;A hero who inspires hope even in the darkest of times

[@DamnFineCupOfCoffee]

People often describe Nolan as a cold cerebral filmmaker, but I dunno, I think he injects a lot of heart and tenderness into his Batman movies, specifically Batman Begins and Rises. I think about those flashes of young Bruce and his dad with the stethoscope. You don't get these moments in most superhero movies.

[@Devthegamer219]

Hits me everytime 🦇

[@Jray181818]

I like that these films always made you ask yourself, what is a hero to you? Someone you look up too or is it someone who risk their life for you?

[@SoyboyPeter]

Isn’t that the point of all superhero movies? To inspire and be the best version of yourself? It’s not worth praising at all

[@Vynzent]

@@SoyboyPeter If that's what they're all supposed to do, a lot of them are failing badly.

[@riazuddin4920]

The fact that the TDK trilogy is still imitated to this day and WB are still trying to recapture that magic tells us something!

[@isaiahyinko7182]

The dark knight trilogy was my introduction to batman and was the batman that I saw. This trilogy was the batman of my childhood.

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

10:50 Its almost impossible to believe that back then, when they told that Heath Ledger would play Joker a LOT of people were outraged and threathened to boycot The Dark Knight.. Now he's considered one of the (if not THE) best version of Joker of all time. And years later the pattern repeated itself when they announced Robert Pattinson would play the new Batman.. Which turned out to be one of the best versions of Batman. Funny how those things go sometimes.

[@honjiraahonjiraa6621]

Was he really the best version of batman though?

[@Bazazooka]

@@honjiraahonjiraa6621 "One of"

[@barnacleboi2595]

@@honjiraahonjiraa6621 He doesnt hold a candle to Christian Bale, but he did do a wonderful job portraying Batman.

[@Vivi_9]

@@barnacleboi2595 eh Bale was better as Bruce but was a far inferior Batman to Pattinson's.

[@bloodyneptune]

I didn't question Pattinson, because I still have a note I wrote way back when I heard Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker that says "Batman movie is dead". I learned not to question seemingly weird Batman castings

[@corngreaterthanwheat]

I like the Dark Knight Rises. I don’t give a damn if it’s not as good as TDK. I think it does a good job of blending the two tones of BB and TDK.

[@LuisSierra42]

TDKR is NOT a bad movie by any means, very few films can even compare with TDK so saying it is not as good as TDK just puts it in very broad category

[@dr.s8972]

People who act like TDKR sucks and doesn't hold up are clowns. After Heath Ledger died, nothing was going to top The Dark Knight. But The Dark Knight Rises is a damn good effort.

[@mikeinglese9631]

Well said in regards to blending the tones. Has that scope of TDK while being about Batman and more importantly Bruce to complete his arc started in BB.

[@barnacleboi2595]

People who say TDKR is a bad film just say it because they want to feel like they know something that others dont, they want to feel like they know what theyre talking about since theyve done thousands of hours of research and just want to go against the grain. Its a wonderful film, just not as good as TDK. Thats all. Still highly enjoyable and still a great movie. But honestly I just dont like the fact that they disrespected Bane at the end, he felt like just another thug after hyping him up for the entire movie.

[@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan]

@@barnacleboi2595 The ending still gives me chills

[@josephvlogsdon]

This was the Batman of my childhood and adolescence. As much as I love the Keaton films, I could only enjoy them on VHS in the late 90s. The Nolan films came out at just the right time for my developing mind.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

That's our childhood man. The dark knight trilogy was also my childhood as well and many other movies also.

[@jasonlara1943]

I very much liked the dark night rises granted not as good as the dark night. Seeing a villian that knows all batmans tricks and his immune to them was terrifying. the way he catches him by the neck in complete darkness that was dope.

[@MetallicMutalisk]

Yeah Bane was a big guy

[@iunderstanphotography2780]

man my mouth was open on that part. still, he was like Jordan first coming back to the NBA; Bruce hadn't been batman for 8 years. he wasn't ready

[@martyemmons3100]

I went to see "The Dark Knight" ten times when it was released. I'm very grateful that Heath Ledger won an academy award. There are so many movies I like that are not appreciated by the academy.

[@le_maxarus]

I love this trilogy so much, I watch it once every year. It is just one big story, though each movie is totally different in tone and theme with the others. Rises is as good as the predecessors. It is just the most metaphorical of the three. Amazing movies.

[@Zelein]

Another great vid. Keep it up Nerdstalgic, the quality is always worth the wait

[@Nerdstalgic]

Appreciate this!

[@barnacleboi2595]

@@Nerdstalgic Shut up and take my Like and comment. Youre a fucking great channel that I always come back to. Now shut the fuck up and keep making more content because Ill definitely watch it. I hate you, you beautiful youtuber.

[@MrHousecup]

I think he's the most human version of the character.

[@npcimknot958]

Thank you! Someone gets it. That's why i like these ones the most. Unlike all the other batman, Bruce is not enjoying it but ut has to be done. I do think ales batman is the most emotionally connected batman even more that patman. This batman I think is squishy batman cause Bruce has so much turmoil.. and turmoil doesn't have to always be emo

[@UriahElroy666]

Nolan/Bale gave us doubtlessly iconic renditions of the Dark Knight. To me, however, Kevin Conroy will always be justice, the night, and Batman.

[@JoelCelaya]

I never was a comic book fan at all, not even superheros. But this trilogy actually connected me to the world of superheros: so grounded, so realistic, never over the top, a world where a character like Batman could actually exists and make it justifiable to dress up as a bat to fight crime. This was the foundation for me to get forever hooked with the superhero genre when I saw Captain America and the Winter Soldier. Amazing films! 🤩🥳😃🎬

[@isaiahyinko7182]

This version of batman was my childhood and became a batman fan thanks to this trilogy and the rest is history. This trilogy was all during my childhood.

[@JordanConnorRandall]

This series Nerdstalgic is making, is so well done. There are very few things on KZbin that do such a great job documenting pop culture than this. Brilliant job!!

[@wattsnottaken1]

I can’t imagine anyone else starring in all three Nolan Batman movies. The actors were picked perfectly for all three movies. Batman Begins is my favorite I love Nolan’s take on the Bruce Wayne Origin story.

[@alephmorricone7207]

Christian Bale lived long enough to become a Villain, timeless Movie indeed

[@leonardobraynen1524]

You mean *GOR THE BUTCHER??!*

[@triadwarfare]

Wdym? He got cancelled?

[@RISHI_RAJ0]

@@triadwarfare he played a villains role in the mcu

[@TheSinlessAssassin]

I love how this video is narrated in a gritty Batman voice

[@TedEvansVO]

haha! thanks that is totally what I was going for

[@antona.8659]

Oh, how I wish if someone took Thor, my favorite Marvel character, as seriously as Nolan took Batman. It's so weird to be an equal fan of two different comic-book characters, yet to see one treated with utter respect and care while the other has been distorted into becoming a literal spoof of himself, with nothing of his self of source material remaining intact, where he can't even outer his iconic catchphrase ["I say thee nay"] because it's too serious and pompous. Nolan on the other hand made Batman's first line in the movies also his iconic catchphrase. It's telling how good filmmakers that aren't comic experts can craft an accurate representation of a superhero if they care enough, but lesser filmmakers, who clearly don't care, will make things only worse.

[@mikechestershenington9616]

Lol, MCU Thor movies are hot garbage. Especially those made by that horrendous dude Waititi. You insulted TDK's legacy by comparing them to his crap.dont do it again friend

[@antona.8659]

@@mikechestershenington9616 ok

[@petermj1098]

The only thing that keep Marvel from doing deeper stories is because of Disney. Disney nerfs and makes Marvel way more family friendly than the comics which are deeper and more brutal.

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

@@mikechestershenington9616 Read his comment again lmao

[@Vynzent]

A company is going to do whatever is most profitable. The vast majority of people seem to prefer the Thor we've had since Ragnarok. I myself found him an absolute bore before that. I had zero interest in him. Now he's an absolute blast. - I'm sure there are hardcore Aquaman fans out there ( I just vomited a little) that wish the DCEU hadn't reinvented him into the new guy. The new guy is what the majority of people will rather watch though.

[@spider-manunknown9193]

The Dark knight is the best comic book movie ever made and one of the greatest movies ever made.

[@ShoutOfCoffee]

Yep. Don't care at all for new The Batman. Dark Knight is unbeatable

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

I *am* The Dark Knight's legacy. That movie was a defining moment of my childhood.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

Same here. It was my childhood moment as well.

[@TheReelDealFilmReviews]

Everybody has a favourite Batman and mine is Keaton’s. Ben Affleck looks like the original sketches but I haven’t seen his performance and it isn’t popular. The Dark Night is a great film but Heath Ledger is the reason for that I think, he is sublime. Bale is glossy and reminds me of his role he played in American Psycho but then the film has the right amount of grit. I think the Burton Batman films are great, they have a bit of humour to them. It is nice to see Bill Finger getting the recognition he deserves. Great video 😊. I reviewed Batman yesterday and enjoyed doing it.

[@PeeGeeThirteen]

The Nolan Batman movies are very re-watchable making them great

[@isaiahyinko7182]

Yes they are. This was the batman of my childhood back in the 2000s and early 2010s. The trilogy was a breakout childhood moment.

[@RettyBoop]

I love how you added “The Prestige” into the intro. I see what you did there.

[@themoviebuff6196]

Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy not only revitalised the Batman franchise and the comic book genre. But it made it cool for big blockbusters to be highly intellectual and arthouse pieces.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

This was the batman during my childhood and rewatching them again and they're still great. The trilogy was all during my childhood.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

My childhood is the dark knight trilogy: Batman Begins (2005) = 6 years old The Dark Knight (2008) = 9 years old The Dark Knight Rises (2012) = 13 years old

[@ViIgax]

Nolan truly is a god-tier director. What a masterpiece TDK is.

[@Spider-Complexion]

Your production quality is really good man props to you and/or your editor. This really comes off like a special feature segment for a film. The ones you’d watch on the DVD menus to go way back to the times when the Nolan movies were out

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

Dark Knight trilogy is a masterpiece

[@Ray-Bedrock-Edition-17.23]

I know this’ll probably be lost but PLEASE do more of these, I love this concept and you could do it with SO many people, like Superman or (ahem) Spider-Man. Keep up the amazing work!

[@shangerdanger]

MCU fans watching this like "b-but.. he never said 'we've got company'"

[@therentpursuer9869]

MCU fans when the main character actually goes through an arc in one movie instead of 3

[@anyways4438]

MCU fans when the character isn't acting as the comic relief

[@nalday2534]

MCU fans when movies look cinematic and not wet concrete mixed with dishwater

[@shangerdanger]

@@nalday2534 sprinkled with glitter to make it colorful tho

[@OK-69420]

@@therentpursuer9869 Captain America: Winter Soldier exist. I get why you'd like TDK, But CA:TWS is the best film for me.

[@christianmorales4484]

The dark knight films are the best in my eyes

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

@@Nottroyll Anything that reaches a sufficient level of popularity will have haters. Doesn't mean anything.

[@RbkARI]

@@TH3F4LC0Nx Anything will have haters period because we're not a hive mind and people have different opinions. Personally, while I do love the Dark Knight Trilogy, it's not my definitive Batman. For me, it's the DCAU version (Batman TAS, The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Justice League, JL Unlimited).

[@nobodyknowsforsure]

@@RbkARI thank you

[@FupaDoncic]

The Dark Knight set the standard for story telling for super heroe movies. Not just save the woman and the world. The toll that the world can take on you as one. And added realism when it come to the human mind. Not so black and white.

[@kevinlee5753]

The only problem i have with the DK trilogy is that its not a real comic book version of the character but rather a depiction of what Batman would be like in real life. So from that viewpoint its a masterpiece in its own right.

[@randallrona9618]

It's funny that The Dark Knight Rises who use practical effects and pyrotechnics is still better than the Post Endgame MCU CGI films today.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

I absolutely agree with you and the whole trilogy as a whole is better than most blockbusters being made today.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

I'm 24 and born in 99. The dark knight trilogy was all during my childhood.

[@MatthewGhirardi]

The Dark Knight is also the first Blockbuster film to be shot with IMAX film cameras

[@LIAM0316]

To me this is the definitive batman and will stand the test of time

[@isaiahyinko7182]

I agree. This trilogy was all during my childhood.

[@ethankillion786]

For Nolan, the joy of working with those actors and giving them meat to chew on is a large part of what makes filmmaking in general, and The Dark Knight Rises in specific, worth the months in production - more than 120 days of active filming - and the years off his life.

[@Blingcheese514]

I will watch any dark knight trilogy video. This video provides so much info people don't know about. Thanks bro 👍🏾👊🏾

[@timseguine2]

The legacy of the Dark Knight is that I annoy my wife by talking in a gruff, scratchy voice and only saying "I'm Batman"

[@cookingwitchefzayy8830]

I'm sorry to anyone but Christopher Nolans batman with Christian bale is the best batman to date

[@LuisSierra42]

spitting them facts

[@deadpoolcoolkidg1222]

It's definitely the best Batman movies to date but have you played the Arkham games by any chance?🤔

[@deadpoolcoolkidg1222]

Just asking

[@nobodyknowsforsure]

No, his fight style is terrible and his garbled voice sucked. Characters such as bane were not what they're supposed to be. I don't understand how a fan of batman be it comics or animated series is okay with these things. How exactly was he the best version of batman? From a movie perspective, it might be good, from a batman movie and it's lore? Nah. When has Alfred who is ALWAYS in Bruce's corner ever been like...whelp...I quit.

[@willehster]

@@nobodyknowsforsure because it’s art and art is subjective my guy. everyone can like different things for different reasons

[@mustang8206]

Ever since Nolan dropped this masterpiece people have been trying to recreate it with other superheroes

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

*cough* the awful amazing spiderman movies *cough*

[@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan]

@@MILDMONSTER1234 They weren't awful by any means. The first one at least.

[@Thespeedrap]

They need to be unique not all superheroes are dark and gritty as Batman.

[@slugmaballs1444]

@@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan nah both tasm movies sucked i cant even put myself to watch it even if i want to. like if someone wants to torture me they have to force me watching this garbage lol

[@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan]

@@slugmaballs1444 I couldn't care less

[@dynamlllilte4230]

This video is a MASTERPIECE! Learned so much! Instant SUB and gonna watch more now thx for the amazing narrative and quality just wow keep up the amazing work!

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

Currently my most favorite Batman iterations are from the DCAU (from the 2000s) and the Arkham games, both voiced by Kevin Conroy - but I also enjoy the Nolan trilogy's Batman. These media portray Batman at his finest, always true to his morals and conviction, refusing to bow down to the likes of Joker no matter what was thrown at him.

[@platonist21]

bale is sick but the hand to hand in new one is soooo good

[@GamingWithSpoons]

The impressive thing about Christopher Nolan's batman was its ability to fuse two genre's together. The Superhero movies and the gangster movies, so well.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

Born in 99 and I'm a mid 2000s/early 2010s kid (2004-2011).The first two installments of the dark knight trilogy: the dark knight and batman begins is my childhood and I love and grew up with these movies so much and they came out at a perfect time during my childhood years.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

I agree with you. The trilogy also has a samurai/ war element to it as well.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

The dark knight trilogy was the first batman I saw and my introduction to batman during my childhood.

[@cocoachrispies]

Absolutely fantastic video!

[@alexandermccabe556]

“Since it is so likely that (children) will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.” ― C.S. Lewis

[@Jared_Wignall]

The Dark Knight Trilogy is my favorite Batman film series and Christian Bale is my favorite Bruce Wayne/Batman. He played the part so well, especially playing the three sides to Bruce Wayne that we don’t always see portrayed, especially in live action form. Batman is obvious which is where his anger and pain goes towards, the self-centered playboy Bruce Wayne that he puts on for the public so people don’t suspect he’s Batman and the real Bruce Wayne that those close to him get to see, like Alfred, Fox, Rachel and by the end of the series, John Blake, Selina Kyle and Jim Gordon. All three films are excellent and showed Bruce Wayne’s journey of becoming Batman and what the results of being Batman are not only to the city, but to those around him and himself. Also, the third Batman film never intended to have the Joker as the earliest we can actually find Nolan talking about a third film in the works is in December 2008 around the time of The Dark Knight was out on Blu-Ray and DVD, where Nolan confirmed he had a rough outline of a potential third film, but wanted to take some time away from Batman before deciding to make one. It’s also well known, that Nolan never makes a film with 100% certainty that a sequel will be made, so while he had thought of making three films early on, he decided to block that idea from his head and only make Batman Begins the best film he could and he did the same with The Dark Knight and again with The Dark Knight Rises, not thinking of a follow up as he didn’t want to possibly hinder the film he was making with setups purposely left at the end of any of those films for any future films that might happen. The three films are all open ended where if a sequel never happened, we can just think how the story continues from where the last film ended. This is something that came out of the internet and never Christopher Nolan or anybody close to him working on these films, so it’s best to see any story where the third film would have the Joker in anyway not being legitimate as Nolan didn’t have anything written down for a third Batman until late 2008, at which point the Joker would never be considered to be in a possible third film as Heath Ledger passed away in January 2008. The Dark Knight Rises is my favorite film of the trilogy as it doesn’t try to be The Dark Knight again, but be a conclusion to Bruce Wayne’s story and the world that has been created for it and the end result is incredible. Each film got better for me and I love rewatching them to this day. Christopher Nolan and company did an incredible job and I’m glad I saw these films in the theater when they came out. Great video too, keep up the great work!

[@se7entv261]

I Love The Dark Knight Trilogy , even today i can still enjoy these movie like the first time i watched

[@Xevonarin]

I do hope the Arkham series of video games are slated for the next part and aren't being forgotten - Arkham Asylum and Arkham City were to licensed superhero video games what The Dark Knight was to superhero films, and the Arkham games aren't anything to do with the Nolan films - they're based on the Batman Animated Series with the likes of Kevin Conroy playing Batman and Mark Hamil playing The Joker! Arkham Knight was also great, but had a real stinker of a PC version which hurt it's reputation. Anyone who's a fan who hasn't taken this series for a spin absolutely owes it to themselves to do so!

[@madderthanever]

One big mistake you made here, Nerdstalgic: _Catwoman_ was NOT Pitof's first feature. He directed _Vidocq_ in 2001 - an actually good French action film, which probably was the reason behind him getting to direct the Warner Bros production in the first place.

[@OrionWebster]

I'm sorry, but we should've had 2 or 3 more films of The Dark Knight with Bale and Nolan. They made Batman real and personable for the viewer... We need them back!

[@deadmanwalking5748]

Amazing work, man

[@blackice3395]

Great fucking video! I hate we didn't get The movie with the Joker going on trial that would have been amazing!

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

The late 90s to 2000s era of superhero movies is fascinating to me because it contains both some of the greatest superhero movies of all time (Blade 1 and 2, raimi spiderman, nolan batman, xmen 2) while at the same time housing some of the worst superhero movies of all time (Daredevil, last stand, catwoman)

[@ShockwaveProd2011]

It's mind blowing how many elements from Darren Aronofsky's Batman project made it into Matt Reeves's The Batman. Similar to Dolph Lundgren's planned Venom movie in the 90s.

[@BlackJustArtTheMaster]

You should make a video on the failure of the DCEU

[@Nerdstalgic]

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[@sidd_not_vicious2609]

bane was a bad ass..that fight was brutal.I mean now it would be more violent but each punch had mad weight

[@Trey-Jae]

That Batman Year One movie kinda turned into Joker, with the mentaly unstable lead, taxi driver influence, and Joaquin Phoenix and such

[@Philosopher_w24]

The Dark Knight trilogy is the definitive Batman story for me.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

I feel the same way man. What year were you born?

[@isaiahyinko7182]

The definitive batman and bale will always be my batman. I grew up with this trilogy and the best batman films out there. My childhood was this batman: Batman Begins (2005) = 6 years old The Dark Knight (2008) = 9 years old The Dark Knight Rises (2012) = 13 years old

[@skepticalsmurf]

in a word... MASTERPIECE!!!

[@isaiahyinko7182]

The dark knight trilogy was all during my childhood.

[@docproc144]

Bale may not be the definitive version of the character for some people, but you can’t deny the cultural impact that The Dark Knight trilogy has had. Before Nolan, Batman films were campy, poorly reviewed, and not taken very seriously. I mean, the last live action Batman before Bale was George Clooney. His suit had nipples on it and he carried a bat-credit card around. Nolan really reimagined the character and the world that is Gotham City for a new generation. For people new to the genre that aren’t big into comic books or animated shows and just watch movies, “casual fans” you might call them, these movies introduced them to Batman. Bale himself might not be my favorite version of Batman, that title goes to Kevin Conroy, but I still think that The Dark Knight is the greatest comic book movie ever made. It’s a cinematic masterpiece. Hell, I’d go as far as to put it among the greatest and most important films ever made. There are so many quotable and iconic lines from that trilogy that I still often hear today. TDK trilogy’s impact can still be felt today and it will always be remembered for its significance within pop culture.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

Born in 99 and I'm 24. I'm a mid 2000s/early 2010s kid (2004-2011). I wasn't born a batman fan but i became one when i saw the dark knight trilogy and became a batman fanatic ever since thanks to these movies. The dark knight trilogy is my childhood and I love these movies so much and grew up watching them in my childhood and these movies came out at a perfect time when I was in my childhood years since I was 6-13 years old when they came out. Bale is still my favorite batman and his movies as well to this day and I grew up with that generation when Bale was batman since I was 6.

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

*"Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up"*

[@Mark-pl3bv]

Man, this series keeps saying that Batman comics in the 90's weren't good. "Batman had lost his way in the comics", "There was a lot of surgery that needed to happen"... Literally where they get this idea? Knightfall and No Man's Land were and are still acclaimed storylines, as they dared to be impactful. Both Nolan's trilogy and The Batman (2022) took elements from both these storylines for a reason (Bane or destroyed-beyond-rebuilding Gotham).

[@Intellechawwal]

The 2000 Batman Beyond movie was my introduction to Batman. I watched it when I was like 4 and Terry was the only Batman I knew for more than a decade.

[@triadwarfare]

I didn't know Heath Ledger's hiring was controversial until this video. His death was a severe loss. Imagine if he was still here, I think The Dark Knight Rises would have taken a different and more successful direction.

[@bobstevemd3265]

I cant wait for part 3 !!!!

[@randominternetperson5806]

Damn it WB that Batman year one sounds very good and Joaquin Phoenix could have definitely pulled it off

[@pgplaysvidya]

what cartoon/movie is being shown at 1:01 ? for a brief moment i thought that i had missed a DCAOM cartoon movie

[@Argenté28]

Producers: Ok boys, we want a new batman thing that's wholly original or pushes new territory! Writers: -presents groundbreaking ideas that honestly would've been cool- Producers: Who tf asked for your input, we're not doing either these, screw off

[@dredre8424]

The greatest Batman trilogy, watch them at least once a year

[@isaiahyinko7182]

The dark knight trilogy was all during my childhood. Agree with you 100%.

[@hunterkiller1440]

This Batman trilogy made me rethink and rewatch the 90s Batman media. It flipped my childhood expectations, a cartoon series was so much better than the movies

[@ariwilsun]

Oh shit. New format! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Chaosic]

Batman Begins and Dark Knight are my favorite from the trilogy.Great video man very interesting.

[@MarkLaw13]

I've been watching your brilliance lately on all videos. I'm surprised you haven't dissected Into the spiderverse

[@AZSecondCity]

I’ve been waiting for the rest of this series!

[@shyb7847]

I love Scott synders run sooo much

[@blackice3395]

Great video

[@JGandthe2kk]

Is nerdstalgic doing a Batman voice

[@TheSchaef47]

13:05 I didn't think this video would be complete without mentioning what Scott Snyder brought to the franchise, and I was not disappointed. Some of my favorite Batman stories are the ones he and Greg Capullo did.

[@LDKNERO]

"tell me where the trigger is, then you have my permission to die" Honestly the greatest line any batman ever said🐐🥶 This variant of the dark knight crusader is easily the best He may not be the prime version of the Bat But he surely is the prime version of peak fiction Absolutely genius plot and Screenplay TDK is definitely the greatest superhero movie of all time you can't change my mind

[@MarkLaw13]

I like Bale's Batman cos him changing his voice and covering most of his face means it's hard to figure he's Bruce Wayne.

[@TheReelDealFilmReviews]

Keaton was the initial Batman to do this, it was his idea 😁.

[@JayseeYT]

9:36 what comic is this?!?

[@JarodJoseph]

Would’ve been happy if they left it at this trilogy and called it a day, to be honest.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

I agree with you 100%. Born in March of 1999 and i'm 24. I grew up watching these batman movies when I was 6-13 years old and I still love the trilogy to this day. The trilogy is my childhood back in the mid 2000s/ early 2010s. I turned 13 in march of 2012 and was a teen when the dark kngiht rises came out. The trilogy came out at a perfect time for my childhood.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

My childhood treasure❤ and this was my first introduction to batman😊.

[@idanlewenhoff2295]

just a little minor mention... Hans fucking Zimmer!! the legend

[@spaceace4387]

Banes army was not meant to represent occupy Wall Street , it was meant to be a parallel to the French Revolution in A Tale Of Two Cities. Try reading a book.

[@valdie91285]

We're all impressed you read an article about it. Try not being an asshole.

[@katherineneville5304]

This Joker is by far the best superhero villain; one who is ultimately defeated not by the hero, but by the hero + his backups (Fox and Alfred) + the ordinary people of Gotham who choose not to go dark. As much as I enjoy the early MCU films, their best is Civil War, because the real "villain" was the opposing views of freedom vs. security.

[@titanguy7316]

Who does the narration for these videos? It sounds like voice actor Steve Blum.

[@picklikeapro6952]

Batman begins is my favorite of any of the Batman’s and the dark knight is second. I loved the old ones as a kid though.

[@abdelrahmanalkhawas9092]

This guy sounds like he should voiceover a cartoon batman

[@TedEvansVO]

i would love that. Someday!

[@NyAppyMiku22]

amazing video!!

[@ceno10101]

Do we have a new series on the channel now?! And the mysterious third narrator returns! Let the show begin.

[@matityaloran9157]

What happened to the other narrator?

[@atlsooner85]

I don't normally like comic book movies but I love this trilogy.

[@elgatonegro1703]

It's like the storyboarding of Year 1 and The Joker both went like 'Taxi Driver sure is great, but you know what really disappointed me? I didn't get multiple scenes with Travis' parents and flashbacks to his childhood (also with his parents)...if you just sort that out, you've got the perfect movie!'

[@FREDRICKG85]

Christopher Nolan needs to give us a Batman Beyond Trilogy next💯

[@isaiahyinko7182]

I'd be on board with that all the way. The dark knight trilogy was all during my childhood.

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

10:50 and he did indeed give us a better class of criminal, as promised. He will be dearly missed. RIP

[@Nicolas815]

The Dark Knight trilogy is absolutely amazing and bale is the definitive batman to me.

[@isaiahyinko7182]

100% agree with you. The dark knight trilogy was a breakout childhood moment for me and became a batman fan thanks to this trilogy and I watched other batman movies live action/ animated. The trilogy was all during my childhood.😊

[@isaiahyinko7182]

I was born in 99. The trilogy came out when I was 6-13 years old.

[@AP-pp8ji]

Loving the new intro mate

[@smartsolutionz6711]

Oh my god! That Intro is amazing! If you did it yourself, than congrats man! Impressive :D If a employee of you did this, give that person a raise!