One thing is certain: Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale and, of course, especially Heath Ledger made film history with The Dark Knight. Hardly any other film has caused such a sensation and had such a massive impact on the entire pop culture. Of course, it’s no wonder that the sequel had a difficult time.
That’s what The Dark Knight is about
The Dark Knight is the sequel to Batman Begins and thus the third part of Christopher Nolan’s trilogy about the dark knight. After Batman (Christian Bale) has actually established himself as a hero, Gotham City faces a new villainwhich puts everything that has come before in the shade.
Because the Joker (Heath Ledger) is not interested in money, influence or power. No, “some people just want to watch the world burn“, as the saying goes. And an unpredictable, chaos-loving villain like this one poses a real problem for even the best detective in the world.
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Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight also remains unmatched by Joaquin Phoenix and Jared Leto.
The sequel The Dark Knight Rises couldn’t keep up with the success of the second part
Actually, there was probably more planned with Heath Ledger’s Joker, but that Unfortunately, the actor died far too early. He couldn’t even accept his Oscar for his performance in The Dark Knight.
The death of Heath Ledger also made his role in Christopher Nolan’s second Batman film immortal. In the shadow of this misfortune and the outstanding performance of the actor The sequel The Dark Knight Rises had a hard time.
There was a lot of criticism about it: the more or less surprising things End with a twist, some logic holes in the plot, the paler villain or the overarching theme of terrorism based on real protests. But of course there are at least as many fans who consider Part 3 to be an extremely successful conclusion to the Batman trilogy.
TV or stream: When and where does The Dark Knight come?
ProSieben shows The Dark Knight today, on January 12, 2024 at 8:15 p.m at prime time. There will also be a repeat on Sunday, January 14th at 11:00 p.m.
Of course you can also watch the extremely popular and successful superhero flick online. Either with a subscription to Netflix or to rent or buy from Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Maxdome or Google Play.
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