Why use titles like 'Dark Knight' and 'Man of Steel'?
In recent Christopher Nolan's related DC films, lesser known titles are selected as movie names. Such as Dark Knight for Batman and Man of Steel for Superman.
Is there any specific reason for it or is it just to keep them separate from the previous films of Superman and Batman?
Best Answer
I'd just say it is to seem like something fresh, a new take on an established role and thus using their lesser known (yet still common and recognizable by experts) nicknames rather than their original names, which have been used to great lengths already. Who wants to see yet another Superman or Batman movie nowadays?
Instead Man of Steel or Dark Knight sounds like something different and I think that is quite related to their reboot character, since both movies rather present a completely new take on those stories (Ok, Dark Knight was the sequel to Batman Begins, but so what) rather than continuing the old ones and thus being just another Batman Continues or Superman VI (forgive me for possibly getting those numbers wrong, see what I mean ;)). This is just related to nowadays' popular reboot method of taking a common and established figure and reinventing it (likewise the new Spider-Man is not fourth in line, he's Amazing).
(And it may also be related to the general fact that maybe nowadays filmmakers are more confident of using more metaphorical titles over straight-to-the-point titles than in the past, maybe because we're finally running short of titles? (but this is absolutely unprooved and mere subjective opinion) ;))
Pictures about "Why use titles like 'Dark Knight' and 'Man of Steel'?"
Why is the title The Dark Knight?
The title came pretty quickly in Batman's development: Detective Comics #45 in November of 1940: about a year and a half after his first appearance ever. Basically it's a clever way of saying "This is a Batman movie!" without actually putting "Batman" in the title. And it's a pretty apt description of who he is.What does Dark Knight stand for?
The Dark Knight, and the bulk of Christopher Nolan's filmography, is about lies. It's about the lies we tell ourselves in order to live and to interact with other people. For Nolan, he sees deception not as an inherently malevolent destructive force, but as a tool.Why was The Dark Knight not called Batman?
With the first movie in the Dark Knight trilogy titled Batman Begins, it felt odd that the second movie got rid of \u201cBatman\u201d in its title, but it was a decision taken by Nolan himself, who wanted to do something different from Batman Begins and at the same time wanted to distance the movie from previous Batman ones.When did Batman get the name The Dark Knight?
The "Dark Knight" nickname was first applied to Batman in Batman #1 (1940), in a story written by Bill Finger.Business English: Formal Titles Mr., Mrs., Ms.
More answers regarding why use titles like 'Dark Knight' and 'Man of Steel'?
Answer 2
Superman
Director Zack Snyder had a marketing campaign arranged with the National Guard to promote their "Soldier of Steel" recruitment program.
You can visit the website for the program here.
http://www.soldierofsteel.com/
The marketing program was a join effort that allowed the produces of "Man of Steel" additional exposure for the film. I'm not sure if the name of the film pre-existed the campaign, but it's clear that the two are connected. I don't think the title "Superman" would have offered as much flexibility with the campaign.
Batman
Wikipedia states this about the title.
On July 31, 2006, Warner Bros. officially announced initiation of production for the sequel to Batman Begins titled The Dark Knight; it is the first live-action Batman film without the word "Batman" in its title, which Bale noted as signaling that "this take on Batman of mine and Chris' is very different from any of the others."
He simply wanted to differentiate his work from that of others.
Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Images: Monstera, ANTONI SHKRABA, ANTONI SHKRABA, ANTONI SHKRABA