With The Dark Knight, the action-infused sequel to Batman Begins, dominating the box office in recent weeks, it’s clear that the revitalization of the new Batman franchise is no fantasy. In my opinion, The Dark Knight doesn’t quite come up to the level of its predecessor—its relentless action sequences left me a bit numb after a while, and the constant quick cutting in these scenes gives the audience too much to absorb all at once.
First off, sorry to Adam Weiner, perhaps I was to harsh. There are a lot of impossible things going on in the film, but that should be expected. I love science and I love films, so I can understand what you mean. Now, Jacubious, I know how to take corners on a motorbike at speed, I know that you have to lean in to the corner so that the bike tips quite nicely thanks to rounded tyres. (Yes, nosnhoj1078, TYRES. Get an english dictionary.) But the Batpods tyres aren't rounded enough, in fact their almost square when viewed from the front. Batman would have to be much heavier and I'm sure the overall centre of gravity would have to be placed much higher for the Batpod lean over. It looked great though, and thats the main point, isn't it?
Did you even watch the movie? In the scene where batman bent the barrel of a gun, he had a type of exoskeleton on his arm and hand to help him. Maybe he used this when he was gliding as well? I thought you might have picked on the Batpod a bit more, taking a corner on that would've been impossible with those tyres. But you seem to have forgotton the fact that this is a comic book film, it's a brilliant piece of theatrical art! It dosen't have to be correct, it's fantasy. Just try to watch it without picking holes in it, you might appriciate it a bit more.
With The Dark Knight, the action-infused sequel to Batman Begins, dominating the box office in recent weeks, it’s clear that the revitalization of the new Batman franchise is no fantasy. In my opinion, The Dark Knight doesn’t quite come up to the level of its predecessor—its relentless action sequences left me a bit numb after a while, and the constant quick cutting in these scenes gives the audience too much to absorb all at once.
Did you even watch the movie? In the scene where batman bent the barrel of a gun, he had a type of exoskeleton on his arm and hand to help him. Maybe he used this when he was gliding as well? I thought you might have picked on the Batpod a bit more, taking a corner on that would've been impossible with those tyres. But you seem to have forgotton the fact that this is a comic book film, it's a brilliant piece of theatrical art! It dosen't have to be correct, it's fantasy. Just try to watch it without picking holes in it, you might appriciate it a bit more.
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