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Differences Between Batman Begins And The Dark Knight

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One of the biggest differences between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight is the transformation of Gotham from a work of fiction into something which is much more recognisably modelled on its real world filming location of Chicago.

The Gotham of Batman Begins is evidently a comic book city. We do get sweeping vistas of a Chicago sky line but we also get plenty of locations which ground it firmly in the fiction of Batman. Arkham Asylum, the Narrows, Wayne Tower, and the Wayne-funded public railway system all play key roles in the first film but disappear for the second. Even Wayne Manor, which is being rebuilt, only gets a passing mention in The Dark Knight. Similarly, key locations outside of Gotham mirror this shift. In Begins we’re treated to sword fights in the mystical, mountain topping, gunpowder filled temple of the League of Shadows. By contrast The Dark Knight chooses an office building in Hong Kong for a kidnapping set …show more content…

This convenient political lie almost brings to mind the "Serial Killer" story line from season five of The Wire (if you haven’t seen it then just do) and I’m happy to see that The Dark Knight Rises will be continuing this theme.

It seems that TDKR is set to continue this trend with news of scenes being filmed in and around the stock exchange, leading some to describe the film as "Occupy Gotham". Catwoman’s line to Bruce about him and "all his friends" thinking that they could "live so large and leave so little for the rest of us" looks to be a nice comment on Gotham’s 1%. Additionally the fact that scenes were shot on Wall Street and inside the Gotham’s stock exchange suggest that Nolan might be using his last film to push a more overtly political message than we’ve seen previously. I look forward to seeing if he can pull it

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