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Critically acclaimed director Christopher Nolan follows up his blockbuster film Batman Begins with the highly anticipated The Dark Knight. Batman Begins was a successful re-boot of the popular Batman franchise, and The Dark Knight sequel takes the fresh perspective further, developing the highly anticipated, raw cat-and-mouse game between our superhero Batman and his twisted arch-nemesis The Joker. Celebrated stars include Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and Gary Oldman, returning as Batman, Alfred, Lucius Fox, and Lieutenant Gordon, respectively; and new additions Heath Ledger as The Joker, as well as Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Aaron Eckhart. The Art of the Dark Knight is the ultimate companion book to the movie, showcasing production ephemera including storyboard art, character sketches, Nolan’s original shooting script, still photos, and even personal behind-the-scenes material created by the Nolans and Crowley during the movie. The Art of the Dark Knight is certain to appeal to diehard and new fans alike.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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I've rated this book 2 stars for that represents directly the amount of art in this book. The 64 pages of art are of top notch quality featuring extremely high resolution concept art and great storyboards. If not for that, I have no doubt I would have given this book 1 star.
Where the script starts is where the book begins its downward descent. If the publisher was to sell the art pages separately as a separate book, I would gladly pay half the price for it. The shooting script is not helpful unless you're planning to remake the movie yourself, and if you think you can shoot it better than C. Nolan.
This is a movie made from a comic book series. I'm frankly amazed that there is so little art.
At the time I bought the book, there weren't any consumer reviews out yet. Now, these reviews are available to help you make the correct decision.
I've never bought a book after flipping a few pages, immediately feel like returning it straight away.
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Where the script starts is where the book begins its downward descent. If the publisher was to sell the art pages separately as a separate book, I would gladly pay half the price for it. The shooting script is not helpful unless you're planning to remake the movie yourself, and if you think you can shoot it better than C. Nolan.
This is a movie made from a comic book series. I'm frankly amazed that there is so little art.
At the time I bought the book, there weren't any consumer reviews out yet. Now, these reviews are available to help you make the correct decision.
I've never bought a book after flipping a few pages, immediately feel like returning it straight away.
There are more pictures on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for my blog's link.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The book is a huge disappointment. It is advertised as an art of book and in fact contains very little.
I purchased the book off the strength of the previous Batman Begins art book, which I would recommend to any fan.
This is just the script padded out with a few production photos and badly drawn images. Pure merchandise I'm afraid.
I purchased the book off the strength of the previous Batman Begins art book, which I would recommend to any fan.
This is just the script padded out with a few production photos and badly drawn images. Pure merchandise I'm afraid.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
On principle, I want to give this book 5 stars. If you buy it, as I did, you will certainly not be disappointed. I, like many of the other reviewers, have an issue with that this book is supposed to be; "The Art of The Dark Knight". This isn't an art book; it's a combination of an art book and the screenplay; but not the final shooting script as far as I can assess. One nice detail, however, about the script is that effort has been put into the presentation of the script, with the pages littered with shots from the corresponding scenes alongside the script itself. There are a few differences between the script and what was executed by the cast, but overall it's very similar. If you loved this movie, then there is no reason why you shouldn't get this. It's a big, heavy book perfect for coffee tables, which is most likely where you'll want to keep it face down due to the superb back cover taken from one of the movies posters; namely that featuring Batman doing a wheelie on the Batpod. The quality of the photos is top notch, as is the page quality. Also, for this price it is very reasonable.
If you want a final selling point; this book is worth it's price alone almost solely for the early concept drawings and computer-generated images of The Joker. From original concept to execution, the evolutionary process is quite staggering. The original Joker concept looks more suited to David Tennant than to Heath Ledger. One disappointing thing though is that I didn't think that enough attention had been paid to the transformation of Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) into Two-Face.
In closing, if you are buying this book solely as an art book, then you may be disappointed. It really lacks substance in this regard, with only about 60 pages of artwork and limited text before it launches into the script. However, if you're buying it out of interest for the film as a whole; then this book is a great addition to your collection, and a very good companion piece to the film.
If you want a final selling point; this book is worth it's price alone almost solely for the early concept drawings and computer-generated images of The Joker. From original concept to execution, the evolutionary process is quite staggering. The original Joker concept looks more suited to David Tennant than to Heath Ledger. One disappointing thing though is that I didn't think that enough attention had been paid to the transformation of Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) into Two-Face.
In closing, if you are buying this book solely as an art book, then you may be disappointed. It really lacks substance in this regard, with only about 60 pages of artwork and limited text before it launches into the script. However, if you're buying it out of interest for the film as a whole; then this book is a great addition to your collection, and a very good companion piece to the film.
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Not much art, mainly script
I was really looking forward to recieving this throught the post, and when I seen the size of the book I thought "great". Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2008 by L. Kerr
Not as substantial as a normal "art of"
Was hoping for a more substantial "art of" book, two thirds of the book is the shooting script. What production art is there is quite good, but overall this book isn't as... Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2008 by S. Yue
for the batman fan
This book is great for those who have seen 'The Dark Knight' movie. It has beautiful pictures and the full script! Info about the costumes, batmobile, characters. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2008 by Nancy
Looks Good...But Has Wrong Date
This book looks fantastic,and will be an interesting read. But why does it have the wrong date. It says 1st of July, but once ordered it doesn't say untilthe 16th - 21st. Read more
Published on 2 July 2008 by Michael Draycott
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