IDSG Bonus Ep10 The Dark Knight (2008), Part 1

Daniel and I embark on a chat about Christopher Nolan's 2008 Batman movie The Dark Knight.  You know, it's the one with Heath Ledger as the Joker.  

In a development that is depressingly less surprising than I wish it were, it turns out we have so much to say about this silly movie that this episode morphs into Part 1 of a two part discussion before our own astonished and frankly ashamed faces as we talk.  

This episode focuses mainly on how the movie is a structural mess and a sometimes bafflingly incompetent bit of filmmaking.  The next bit gets more into the themes and ideology.

Part 2 along soon.

Content and spoiler warnings, as always.

Notes:

Dark Knight Editing Video. https://vimeo.com/28792404

2018 Commentary on that video: https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/20/17583276/the-dark-knight-joker-chase-scene-editing

Me talking to George Daniel Lea and Kit Power about the Nolan Batmans: https://youtu.be/VPmHqgDcCDM

The Dan Olsen "It's all okay" video https://youtu.be/xLUvR8zKbh0

Dan Olson Snowman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buYxGFWCWNg

The short story collection Daniel refers to. https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Curious-David-Foster-Wallace-ebook/dp/B00NQ9UJ2G