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There will be no other superhero movie like this, ever. As much as i love the marvel universe, Christopher Nolan created a masterpiece.

Son of a gun, you did it. You examined one of the most overanalysed and critically scrutinized film of our time and presented a nuanced, novel perspective on it.

Oooh this is going to be awesome! I actually did a whole college essay about how the U.S used superhero movies as a cinematic coping mechanism after 9/11. It’s really interesting actually. Thank you for the new perspective.

R.i.P Heath Ledger. Best Joker Ever

The weird painful tone of this movie is all I really ever remember after watching it. Anyone can be corrupted, but you have to keep living... but that doesn’t make it better. It’s like the movie is in conversation with itself.

Heath Ledger's Joker is arguably the greatest incarnation of the character. Even Mark Hamill was impressed by Ledger's performance.

The Dark Knight: A movie that gets everything right.

"Things are worse than ever!" - my favorite film heckler

Its very rare to find an video essay of this movie that has something unique to say... but you girls nailed it and argued it very well. Thanks for an excellent analysis.

Intro 0:00 The Noir Tone 1:25 The Noir Hero 3:37 The Noir Society 6:58

as much as the MCU is great i never feel as if im watching a FILM, i always feel like im just watching a comic book/21st century action movie that hit their marks and make people happy. but the reason why the dark knight stands out (and even tdkr to a certain degree) is because it is cinematically gorgeous and extremely well acted. smart script, great theme, and editing. and as hard as the mcu can try i really dont think theyll ever make something this great

I'm a casual superhero fan and the dark knight is one of my favorite superhero movies and one of my favorite movies of all time. I've personally never seen a superhero movie this analyzed or talked about. While not perfect, this movie definitely hits all the Marks in making a superhero that perfectly reflects existentialism, nihilism, cynicism and identity, especially when 9/11 was in everyone's minds. Plus heath ledger is hands down the best joker ever seen on film. The other jokers except for Jared leto, are really good but ledger took the character into a whole new level and basically transcended into one of the most iconic and chilling antagonists of recent memory. Truly, a near flawless, cinematic art piece, a superhero movie that'll never be made like this again.

Wow! So insightful. I feel like a dummy when I watch one of your videos that's this good. But I always feel smarter afterwards. BTW, wouldn't mind seeing Screenprism do a Chinatown piece.

I have always thought of this film as a noir. Thank you!

The trillionth Dark Knight analysis. This film has to be the greatest film of all time. No other film has been dissected so much in the past century, not even Citizen Kane

The Dark Knight is the greatest superhero movie ever made, hands down, no comparisons.

This video and frankly all of the these videos are so smart, well researched, uniquely considered, and beautifully executed. Thank you thank you thank you.

Because it's not a superhero movie. it's a crime thriller with a vigilante.

“It’s missing a femme fatale” good.

I love how we can analyze movies years after their release and discover new things in a different light/context. Great video🙌

As a huge fan of classic/neo noir. This video is one of my favs on KZfaq. Absolute spot on....definitely not the only 9/11 neo noir but certainly the first. Phenomenally well put together Perspective and video.

It's insane how you always put out stuff that aligns with my life, I had finally gotten around to watching breaking bad when you released those videos and I'm currently studying film noir when you release this. I absolutely love all your videos and I'm very thankful for them because no other channel analyzes films and shows like you

I was not expecting this essay to be as insightful and thought provoking as it is. I'm definitely subbing, but I expect this quality going forward.

Love your work, ScreenPrism!

Too bad many superhero films either can't match the brilliance of this film and most of them try to copy it's style and fail. Oh, and second.

I was just thinking yesterday about how this movie captures post 9/11 era questions and the Bush Administration. Crazy coincidence this comes out next day

I love the narrator's voice. Very clear enunciation, tone and pitch. And melodic too.

This is an amazing perspective!!! Love these videos and welcome to the Screen Prism Family Alani!!!

RIP of Heath Legder, the best Joker ever.

SP comes with another WIN - thanks for the fantastic content yall!

I've seen at least 50 video essays about this film. This one in particular is one of the most insightful I've seen!! Blew my mind

i'm so happy i subscribed this channel, every video is just mind-blowing to me

Phenomenal video, you really showed me another side of The Dark Knight which is what I love about the movie the more I watch it I discover new layers of the movie.

This video makes me want to go watch The Dark Knight again. I haven't seen it in a couple of years. Every time I see even a clip from it, I remember what an incredible film it was.

Thanks for this! It hits on the main reason why I think this film works so well. It's topical themes that manage to be relevant to today's world, without feeling too forced or trite. They really delve into the meat of what it is that makes terrorism scary. The Joker isn't just a great on-screen character because he's funny, scary and performed well by a great actor. It's because of what he represents. The idea of misanthropic rebellious chaos itself. This idea permeates every scene in the film. The Joker as an entity is present throughout the film, even when not on-screen, because the idea is on all of the character's minds at all times, which keeps the film feeling so consistent in its thematic exploration. I'll never understand people who think that Heath Ledger is the only good thing about the movie. He's outstanding for sure, and I guess I can see why people end up getting distracted by how good he is, and thus don't really notice or appreciate the more subtle things going on in the film. I remember after one of the times I saw it in the theater (I saw it seven times in theatres... I was working for Cineplex at the time, so I got free admission!)... I heard conversation while walking out of the theatre, and this one couple said to each other, "Heath Ledger was great." "Yeah, but did you notice that anything without him was garbage?" .... Been scratching my head about that one ever since. I mean, I can see people not thinking everything else about the movie is AS good as Ledger, but to say that everything else is "garbage"? I know that everybody's gonna have a different opinion, and inevitably there's gonna be people who think the movie sucks... but man, I just don't understand people who don't see at least a decent level of value in the non-Ledger aspects of this movie. There's so much to appreciate. All these analysis/appreciation videos coming out for the 10 year anniversary has been such a treat!

This is really cool, I was only 2 years old when 9/11 happened so I don’t remember it and I never thought of superhero movies in that way😊

I think I’ve watched all youtube videos about film analysis on The Dark Knight. And they’re all so good, intelligent and eye opening it’s impossible

Another brilliant, insightful woman on team screenprism?...I guess Christmas came early this year :D So glad you joined the channel Alani!! Highly anticipating your work to come

great video! i never really picked up the noir tones and styles of the Dark Knight! But after this video i cant unsee it haha

The Dark Knight is one of the greatest batman stories ever written

The difference between Marvel and DC: Marvel - "Stay in here, you're good, I'll send your brother to come find you. But if you step out that door...you are and Avenger. DC - "All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far away the world is from where I am. Just one bad day."

Oh Screenprism, you always surprise me. I never thought of the dark knight as a noir and all of your points i agree with. This movie is now has more weight than before and I already LOVE this movie and that thanks to you.

Great video , as always .

I've seen many dark Knight analysis but this one still managed to teach me something new😍

This channel is an escape from all shit that is on KZfaq. The three of you really are very intelligent people, please keep it that way and thank you for all the knowledge. (:

I absolutely love this channel.

You have a very interesting take on this film that I never even considered myself- yet I agree with almost everything you said here. It’s great work- keep it up!

Another great video guys 😊

Best KZfaq channel..... I love you guys ...you are doing great work ....

Hi Alani! That was a great debut on the channel and you should feel great.

You have made me watch The Dark Knight again!

Thanks for including the "Things are worse than EVER!" guy, he's my favorite behind "No more dead cops!" guy

great video, thank you

Great video!

great narrator. Beautiful voice !

Alright, this is now officially my favorite movie channel

I think of the recent Twin Peaks The Return as another example of modern Noir, specifically when comparing the ideas discussed at 11:00 - 32 with Cooper's fate at the end of the series.

welcome Alani! expecting more great, insightful content from you

I JUST SAW THIS YESTERDAY IN IMAX 70 MM!! It was like I was watching it for the first time it was absolutely amazing!

That was brilliant. Thank you so much.

ahh i love your videos, they are great movie reviews and also deep analysis. and as a movie fan and someone who are interested how movies are made it's really interesting to listen about cinematography analyse.

amazing video. Congats!!!

Never thought about it like this thanks!

Brilliant analysis. Thank you.

Great job narrating!! And welcome! :)

I just subscribed. Really appreciate the effort put in by the channel. Keep up the good work. :)

Since you guys make relatively longer videos, it would really help if you guys gave the section breakdown with timestamps in the details or the comment section. Thanks. Love your work!

Love your channel

Man, this video was awesome. Ive never even thought about the film noir aspect of this movie! completely changes my perspective. this video was well needed. after i watched that ScreenJunkies video where they were supposed to celebrate the 10th year anniversary but instead decided to rail on it i was pretty bummed.

Very interesting video, thank you!

Very nice! Subscribed

I love your videos screenprisms

Straight up my favourite analysis of this movie. I never realized just how complex this film is until now, and I think it'll be awhile until a superhero movie rivals the sheer level nuance this masterpiece achieved

Great Analysis!

Top notch content

never really thought of TDK as a noir. Its more of a high energy action crime thriller imo. Doesnt really have the mood and atmosphere of a noir imo

My God, I did not think it possible, but I love this movie twice as much as ever now.

More insightful content, as always.

Oh wow, this was incredible!! I really hope Christopher Nolan has seen this, thanks guys!!

very well made video

Great job

Great Video

you trusted me. and i failed you.

Truly one of the greatest comic book movies of all time

That Mubu website actually looks pretty interesting. I like the 30 suggestions that they give. There are loads that I've never heard of so hopefully its a good way of seeing good films I haven't seen before.

Usually I'm not into videos that talk pure thematics, but I'll admit this video hits the mark.

The film that keeps on giving

Nicely done, I enjoyed this.

Interestingly The Dark Knight ride’s intro contains scenes from gangster noir films

then what the hell is zootopia

As much as I love The Dark Knight, I like The Dark Knight Rises just a bit more

Please do a video on the truman show!

first minute: already love where it's going

Wow, you actually managed to give me a reason to love The Dark Knight instead of merely appreciating it for its technical feats and Ledger's performance. Was never a huge fan of Nolan. I mean, the guy does not make bad films, far from it, but I have a hard time finding some deeper resonation within me. This video actually gave me some of that.

As someone who is not american and whose native language isnt english, learning about 9/11, watching this movie, and years later coming across this was an experience. Since I knew very surface level information about 9/11, watching this was an eye opening experience in the sense that a lot of things clicked. Thanks!

Nice review. Your voice sounds beautiful.

This was very well done. I had many, but not all, of these thoughts when originally seeing the film in theaters. However, I reviewed it a year or two ago and found myself a bit less captivated. I can see now that the reason for this was almost entirely that I had largely forgotten the cultural context in which it had existed (or possibly just become numb to the reality of such a culture). Keep up the good work.

12:57 aaaaaaaand im in love

Majority of this movie's noir influences come from movies like Heat and Batman stories such as Long Halloween. The influence from Heat can be clearly see in the blue color scheme that appears in many scenes. And The Long Halloween influences are shown in the intricate plotting that is focused on Gotham's criminal world.