Post by damngumby on Mar 18, 2018 12:20:28 GMT
In all likelihood, his death prior to the films release did contribute to better reviews and a higher box office than the film would have received if he were still alive. It’s very easy to determine ... just read the reviews and see if you can find any that don’t lament Ledgers passing and/or mention that his portrayal of the Joker would be his last performance. Clearly, his untimely death was on everyone’s mind and to think it had no impact on the film’s reception defies any semblance of common sense.
That said, TDK is clearly one of the best superhero movies out there, if not the best. ... “death boosters” or not.
Going from Chris Nolan’s vision of Batman to the DCEU version is similar to the fall from grace Batman experienced when Joel Schumacher lobotomized Tim Burton’s vision and turned it into a bad joke. Even when DC manages to briefly get something right, they can’t but not muck it up in the end.