tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304789842540331600.post1097356655560711575..comments2024-03-25T11:29:30.053-07:00Comments on The Niles Files: Anxieties of Influence: Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” through the Prism of Michael MannThe Niles Fileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946624404181582605noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304789842540331600.post-26735779736127677702014-04-27T14:37:40.727-07:002014-04-27T14:37:40.727-07:00today I noticed the scene where bruce is sitting i...today I noticed the scene where bruce is sitting in his penthouse in the batman outfit sans mask, silhouetted against the blue window. it seems like another direct reference; to the scene in Heat where dinero is silhouetted against his window looking at the ocean, with his gun sitting on the table in the foreground. they are thematically similar; both are moments of reflection on the danger and violence of their chosen paths.fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183395769914699284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304789842540331600.post-897287831317641052012-04-12T01:33:53.518-07:002012-04-12T01:33:53.518-07:00The entire movie is structured narratively and sty...The entire movie is structured narratively and stylistically like Heat. That is Christopher's Nolan's reason for paying so much homage to Heat. The action scenes during the truck chase in dark knight are exactly like the first 'score' in Heat. The interrogation scene being the fulcrum of the movie is like De Niro and Pacino meeting face to face.a.fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316759661609748044noreply@blogger.com