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The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy by Janine Pourroy, Christopher J. Nolan, Jody Duncan
kimball_hansen's review against another edition
4.0
One of my most favorite movie trilogies along with one of my favorite movies (The Dark Knight Rises). This was terrific to read and enjoy. I started this book while I was flying to Iceland and got to see some of the filming locations there from Batman Begins.
I love all the details. This book is essentially the special features disc that you don't get with the DVDs. I love Christopher Nolan's "let's do it for real!" philosophy. You can really tell he stands out from other directors because of that desire.
The organization was a little off for my liking. I would have liked more chronological order of events-which they did for a few chapters but then they'd talk about other subjects, like special effects, props, etc even though they had mentioned some of that in the chronological section. So some just got repetitive.
The music section got shafted and was way short, but I guess how much can you talk about it without hearing what they're saying.
I love that these films spanned around 8 years in the making. You can see the change over time especially in how people responded to them. Allowed for a natural growth.
I love all the details. This book is essentially the special features disc that you don't get with the DVDs. I love Christopher Nolan's "let's do it for real!" philosophy. You can really tell he stands out from other directors because of that desire.
The organization was a little off for my liking. I would have liked more chronological order of events-which they did for a few chapters but then they'd talk about other subjects, like special effects, props, etc even though they had mentioned some of that in the chronological section. So some just got repetitive.
The music section got shafted and was way short, but I guess how much can you talk about it without hearing what they're saying.
I love that these films spanned around 8 years in the making. You can see the change over time especially in how people responded to them. Allowed for a natural growth.
thenearestdream's review against another edition
5.0
These are some of my favorite movies ever. I loved learning about how they were made and seeing so much art. I really enjoyed this book.
dumblydore's review against another edition
4.0
Comprehensive and informative book for any Nolanverse Batman fan. Could spend hours poring over this.
annikin's review against another edition
4.0
Incredibly interesting to someone who loved the trilogy and enjoys reading about behind the scenes stuff. Especially the production design, cast and costumes&make-up sections were fascinating. The only problem that I had with it was that the book must have been written while the Dark Knight Rises was still in cinemas so they didn't go that much into detail as with the two previous films, perhaps because they don't want to spoil people. There was plenty of text about the Joker that I liked, but not nearly enough of Catwoman or Miranda Tate. There was also so much praise in the quotes that I got the impression that Christopher Nolan must be some kind of a god. Ok.
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