How Many Superheroes Does It Take to Tire a Genre?
By Behind The Scenes TV on Jul 25, 2008 in Classic Movies, Commentary
“Batman has no limits,” says Bruce Wayne to his manservant, Alfred, early in “The Dark Knight,” and the accountants at Warner Brothers, which released the movie, are likely to agree. I’m not so sure.
“The Dark Knight,” praised by critics for its somber themes and grand ambitions, has proven to be a mighty box office force in a summer already dominated by superheroes of various kinds. But any comic book fan knows that a hero at the height of his powers is a few panels removed from mortal danger, and that hubris has a way of summoning new enemies out of the shadows.
Are the Caped Crusader and his colleagues basking in an endless summer of triumph, or is the sun already starting to set?
(New York Times)
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