Corrected entry: Alfred tells the story of when he was in the Army during the British occupation of Burma. The British left Burma in 1948. Alfred would have to be at least 80 years old for this to be a possibility.
Tailkinker
29th Jul 2008
The Dark Knight (2008)
25th Jul 2008
The Dark Knight (2008)
Corrected entry: In the scene where Harvey "Two Face" shoots the driver in Maroni's car, as the car flips over, you can see the Sears Tower in the background, obviously Chicago and not Gotham City.
Correction: Gotham is a fictional city. As such, there's no reason why it can't have a building resembling the Sears Tower.
28th Jul 2008
The Dark Knight (2008)
Corrected entry: Cillian Murphy appears in the beginning of "The Dark Knight" selling his drugs, but does not seem to be psycho, this doesn't make sense as he was poisoned in "Batman Begins" and his dosage seemed to be more than enough to make him crazy (as evidenced by Rachel's dosage earlier in that scene). He is normal and calm during the deal and isn't crazy or acting out.
Correction: The Dark Knight is set some time after the events of Batman Begins. We don't know what's happened in the interim. The effects of Crane's toxins may simply wear off with time, Crane may have found a way to cure himself (even when crazy, he's still a genius biochemist), or he may simply have found a way to live with his insanity - recall that when we last see him in Batman Begins, after he breaks out of Arkham, he's calling himself Scarecrow but is otherwise operating relatively normally. Any one of these would explain how he appears normal in his Dark Knight appearance.
28th Jul 2008
The Dark Knight (2008)
Corrected entry: After the hospital explosion, Commissioner Gordon calls in the National Guard. Only the governor can do that.
Correction: Gordon says that they'll need the National Guard. They could have shown Gordon contacting the governor, explaining the situation in detail, him agreeing that the Guard are needed, picking up the phone and making the call, but it would be a bit boring, don't you think? Waste of valuable screen-time? The filmmakers don't need to show every step in a process. Gordon wants the National Guard called in; the next scene shows them arriving. It's up to the audience to fill in the blanks.
24th Jul 2008
The Dark Knight (2008)
Corrected entry: As Harvey Dent is being transported in the SWAT van, the Joker shoots at the van many times with various guns. Each time they show the interior of the van, there are jagged bullet holes tearing through the sheet metal from the Joker's bullets, yet from the outside they show that there are no bullet holes.in fact, no visible damage at all. To top this off, as the bullets rip holes in the side of the van, the cop inside inexplicably says to Dent: "Don't worry, they'll need something a lot bigger than that to get through to us", right before the Joker uses his 'bazooka'(actually an RPG launcher).
Correction: There are dents from the bullets. There are no holes, no tears. These would be much harder to spot from the outside than an actual hole would be. Given the dark colouration of the van and the badly lit environment, they simply don't show up.
23rd Jul 2008
The Dark Knight (2008)
Corrected entry: In the scene with the 2 ferries, after the black guy throws the detonator out of the window, you can see Dr. Jonathan Crane(the scarecrow) standing in what appears to be a guards uniform, looking panicked.
Correction: No, you can't. There's a vague resemblance, but it's clearly not Cillian Murphy.
18th May 2008
The Dark Knight (2008)
Corrected entry: Although the Joker is by far the most popular Batman villain, this is only his second major feature film appearance.
Correction: Third, sorry. The Dark Knight, Tim Burton's Batman back in 1989 and the 1966 movie based on the Adam West TV series.
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Correction: Alfred never says that he was there as part of the British occupation, nor, for that matter that he was there as part of the British Army. The precise circumstances of his presence there are left extremely unclear. As such, the timeframe of his presence there cannot be stated with any certainty. Not to mention we don't know Alfred's age.
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