Originally Posted By: Capo de La Cosa Nostra
Originally Posted By: ronnierocketAGO
Did you ever comment about that for BATMAN BEGINS?

I mean this complaint isn't exactly new, though there's been more TDK than BB.
I found it hilarious in Batman Begins, though not as objectionable because the overall tone of that film wasn't as insidious or pretentious as The Dark Knight.

In commercial terms (not artistic terms), it makes sense that Begins leads to Knight. First, tame, solid film: success; now let's blow them all away with pseudo-intelligence (and dead actor).


What the fuck is the difference between self-importance and pretentiousness, beyond mere subjectivity?