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One thing that kind of disappointed me as a Batman fan was that Gotham City just basically looked like New York City, and there was no real attempt made to make it look other-worldly dark and moody and kinda whacky (like Tim Burton did so well).




They shot the exteriors in Chicago. Also, I think that was Chris Nolan's idea to keep him grounded in the real world. It adds to the drama.



Well that was exactly where I had the problem. Where in the modern world would you find a master criminal in a purple suit with clown make-up on? I always got the feeling from the comics that Gotham City was such a weird, fucked-up, place that no-one looked-twice at the bizarre 'themed' criminals that regularly rocked into town.

I think by pushing the idea that the Batman, the Joker (and now "Two Face") are simply violent, vengeful, psychologically-damaged "freaks" in a typical, modern, city it kind of limits where future films can go - or basically dooms you to make the same movie over and over and over again.