Originally posted by moot
I don't know how he'll top Nicholson.
Hopefully he won't try. One thing I really like about the new movies-- they treat the story as if, no matter how unlikely it seems, it COULD be real. The original Batman movie seemed split -- at times paying homage to the comic book (plus the TV show), but at other times trying to tell the story in its own right. The scene where Nicholson faces down the Batplane by pulling out a cartoon sized pistol shows that split better than anything, and shows how the movie kept spoiling its own suspension of disbelief. It all comes down to good story telling.
The new ones reflect the feel of the graphic novels, to the point of taking the new title right from that original "grown up" Batman comic book. That's what I've enjoyed most about Batman Begins -- it's just a well constructed story, much better internal consistency and better writing over all. Really hopeful this one will continue the trend.
BTW, if you haven't seen it the trailer is available on the Dark Night website. My son (our family movie hawk) showed it for us yesterday, and it looks pretty sweet.
