The Dark Knight (2008)

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Wikidata Q163872, film, IMDb tt0468569, TMDB 155: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Eric Roberts as actor (Star 80 with Julie Klausner); 4 more episodes agree.

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James Bond series: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): James Bond series ⇒ The Dark Knight (the host's read). Nolan's Batman films are read as a commentary on Bond.
    “I think Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight movies are also a commentary on James Bond, if you look at them from one direction”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:41 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

The Killing: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (homage): The Killing ⇒ The Dark Knight (the host's read). The clown mask is said to look basically like the Joker mask Nolan pays homage to in The Dark Knight.
    “Nolan obviously pays homage to in the Dark Knight”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free) · 1:28:00 · David Sims (0.35 sure it was them)

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

Silva: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): The Dark Knight ⇒ Silva (the host's read). Silva's plan to be captured and gain M's attention is the Joker plot.
    “essentially the Joker plot from Dark Knight.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:26:07 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Skyfall: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): The Dark Knight ⇒ Skyfall (the host's read). Mendes openly lifted the Dark Knight aesthetic and the orphan-avenging-sins idea.
    “Mendy's just very openly lifted a lot of the Dark Knight aesthetic for these movies.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:30 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

The Lego Batman Movie: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): The Dark Knight ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). The Joker's need for Batman to see him as an enemy is read against the post-Dark Knight Joker.
    “It's this thing of like, right, especially post Dark Knight, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:15:06 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)

Connected to

Heath Ledger: 2 lines people ×1 what-if ×1

  1. people (people): The Dark Knight → Heath Ledger. Ledger's Joker is the main reason the Nolan trilogy is still discussed positively.
    “Heath Ledger was, is the main reason that we still talk about those movies at all in a positive way.”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:37:36 · David Shoemaker (0.50 sure it was them)

Avatar: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): The Dark Knight → Avatar. The Dark Knight was the first movie to come close to Titanic's domestic record.
    “Dark Knight came close, but it was, it had made $600 million domestic, and no other movie ever even got to 500 until the Dark Knight.”
    The Big Picture · The Great ‘Avatar’ Debate with Blank Check’s Griffin Newman and David Sims · 1:17:25 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Iron Man 2: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Iron Man 2 → The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight came out the same year as the first Iron Man and changed everything.
    “And then obviously Dark Knight, which comes out the same year as Iron Man, and they change everything forever.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 2 · 2:02:21 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

James Bond series: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): The Dark Knight → James Bond series. Nolan's Batman films are read as a commentary on Bond.
    “I think Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight movies are also a commentary on James Bond, if you look at them from one direction”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:41 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

Lakeview Terrace: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Lakeview Terrace → The Dark Knight. Lakeview Terrace might be the last 'from hell' movie before The Dark Knight took over the villain slot.
    “It could be the last, it could be the last from hell, and then Dark Knight comes along and cleans up hell, you know?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:06:34 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Macrinus: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Macrinus → The Dark Knight. Macrinus has no master plan and improvises like Heath Ledger's Joker.
    “he's more of the Dark Knight, Heath Ledger Joker character, where he's sort of like, is, he does not have a master plan.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Gladiator II’ Is Here. Are We Not Entertained? · 1:00:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Mamma Mia!: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Mamma Mia! → The Dark Knight. In 2008, a year dominated by The Dark Knight and Iron Man, Mamma Mia still became a global phenomenon.
    “it was the Dark Knight and Iron Man year”
    The Big Picture · ‘Mamma Mia!’ Meets ‘The Strangers'! It’s a Movie Swap! · 1:09:09 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

Silva: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Silva → The Dark Knight. Silva's plan to be captured and gain M's attention is the Joker plot.
    “essentially the Joker plot from Dark Knight.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:26:07 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Skyfall: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Skyfall → The Dark Knight. Mendes openly lifted the Dark Knight aesthetic and the orphan-avenging-sins idea.
    “Mendy's just very openly lifted a lot of the Dark Knight aesthetic for these movies.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:30 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

The Batman: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): The Dark Knight → The Batman. The Batpod reveal is called the greatest Batmobile moment of all time.
    “I do think the greatest Batmobile moment of all time is when it's broken in the dark night and the Batpod comes out.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:26:27 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

The Killing: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (homage): The Killing → The Dark Knight. The clown mask is said to look basically like the Joker mask Nolan pays homage to in The Dark Knight.
    “Nolan obviously pays homage to in the Dark Knight”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free) · 1:28:00 · David Sims (0.35 sure it was them)

The Lego Batman Movie: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): The Lego Batman Movie → The Dark Knight. The Joker's need for Batman to see him as an enemy is read against the post-Dark Knight Joker.
    “It's this thing of like, right, especially post Dark Knight, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:15:06 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): The Twilight Saga: Eclipse → The Dark Knight. Opening weekend compared to Dark Knight's 151M record and Avengers' 200M in 2012.
    “Dark Knight, the record was 151 or something.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eclipse · 2:09:21 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

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industry (5)

  1. industry (industry): Lakeview Terrace → The Dark Knight. Lakeview Terrace might be the last 'from hell' movie before The Dark Knight took over the villain slot.
    “It could be the last, it could be the last from hell, and then Dark Knight comes along and cleans up hell, you know?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:06:34 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. industry (industry): Mamma Mia! → The Dark Knight. In 2008, a year dominated by The Dark Knight and Iron Man, Mamma Mia still became a global phenomenon.
    “it was the Dark Knight and Iron Man year”
    The Big Picture · ‘Mamma Mia!’ Meets ‘The Strangers'! It’s a Movie Swap! · 1:09:09 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. industry (industry): The Dark Knight → Avatar. The Dark Knight was the first movie to come close to Titanic's domestic record.
    “Dark Knight came close, but it was, it had made $600 million domestic, and no other movie ever even got to 500 until the Dark Knight.”
    The Big Picture · The Great ‘Avatar’ Debate with Blank Check’s Griffin Newman and David Sims · 1:17:25 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. industry (industry): The Twilight Saga: Eclipse → The Dark Knight. Opening weekend compared to Dark Knight's 151M record and Avengers' 200M in 2012.
    “Dark Knight, the record was 151 or something.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eclipse · 2:09:21 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  5. industry (industry): Iron Man 2 → The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight came out the same year as the first Iron Man and changed everything.
    “And then obviously Dark Knight, which comes out the same year as Iron Man, and they change everything forever.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 2 · 2:02:21 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

lineage (5)

  1. lineage (lineage): Skyfall → The Dark Knight. Mendes openly lifted the Dark Knight aesthetic and the orphan-avenging-sins idea.
    “Mendy's just very openly lifted a lot of the Dark Knight aesthetic for these movies.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:30 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage): The Dark Knight → James Bond series. Nolan's Batman films are read as a commentary on Bond.
    “I think Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight movies are also a commentary on James Bond, if you look at them from one direction”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:41 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage): Silva → The Dark Knight. Silva's plan to be captured and gain M's attention is the Joker plot.
    “essentially the Joker plot from Dark Knight.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:26:07 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (homage): The Killing → The Dark Knight. The clown mask is said to look basically like the Joker mask Nolan pays homage to in The Dark Knight.
    “Nolan obviously pays homage to in the Dark Knight”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free) · 1:28:00 · David Sims (0.35 sure it was them)
  5. lineage (lineage): The Lego Batman Movie → The Dark Knight. The Joker's need for Batman to see him as an enemy is read against the post-Dark Knight Joker.
    “It's this thing of like, right, especially post Dark Knight, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:15:06 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): The Dark Knight → Heath Ledger. Ledger's Joker is the main reason the Nolan trilogy is still discussed positively.
    “Heath Ledger was, is the main reason that we still talk about those movies at all in a positive way.”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:37:36 · David Shoemaker (0.50 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Macrinus → The Dark Knight. Macrinus has no master plan and improvises like Heath Ledger's Joker.
    “he's more of the Dark Knight, Heath Ledger Joker character, where he's sort of like, is, he does not have a master plan.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Gladiator II’ Is Here. Are We Not Entertained? · 1:00:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): The Dark Knight → The Batman. The Batpod reveal is called the greatest Batmobile moment of all time.
    “I do think the greatest Batmobile moment of all time is when it's broken in the dark night and the Batpod comes out.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:26:27 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): The Dark Knight → Heath Ledger. Ledger's death took the Batman/Joker relationship off the board; what might Nolan's plans have been?
    “what would have happened if Heath Ledger lived, what could their plans have been?”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:38:36 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

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