10 Stupid Arguments About Chris Nolan That Don't Make Sense
8. The Dark Knight Trilogy Fails At Being Realistic
So perhaps Christopher Nolan was hoisted by his own petard a little in this respect, with his intention all along since starting off with Batman Begins was to provide a depiction of the Caped Crusader that was realistic. After all, there's not really a way to bring Batman into the real world. When superheroes are in the real world, they suck, without exception. That seems like a slightly snarky a deliberate misreading of his intentions, though. To assume that Christopher Nolan genuinely believes a Batman film could be realistic is to assume that Christopher Nolan is a lot more foolish than he actually is. He's a grown man who directs intelligent Hollywood blockbusters. He's not an idiot. Michael Bay's smarter than you give him credit for, too. Nolan knew what he was doing. The Dark Knight trilogy have all the hallmarks of a gritty crime drama, with the middle instalment especially being compared to the work of Michael Mann and inspiring think pieces about what it says about post-9/11 America. Which is all true! But Mann isn't all that realistic either, really, and using superheroes to examine the real world has a long history. They're as realistic as Batman films can get doesn't mean they're actually realistic. They weren't meant to be.
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