Our modern era of moviemaking is unsettling in that it is no longer defined by acting talent (as it was during the Golden Age of Hollywood) or directorial and auteurial interests. Instead it is increasingly driven by mega-corporations who seek to build consumer brand-loyalty by creating and curating intellectual properties that can go on in …
The Dark Knight Trilogy is an important addition to the current explosion (or glut, depending on your perspective) of all things superhero-related in modern Hollywood. Christopher Nolan's blockbuster trilogy came during a lull in the superhero craze, when the initial wave of mainstream superhero movies (Spider-Man, X-Men) had given way to a string of critical …
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