Batman Tech (TV 2008)

Writer:

Steven Smith

Stars:

Dave Hoffman, Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dave Hoffman	...	Narrator (voice)
Christopher Nolan	...	Himself
Charles Roven	...	Himself
Lois H. Gresh	...	Herself
Len Wein	...	Himself
Arthur St. Antoine	...	Himself
Emma Thomas	...	Herself
Dan Didio	...	Himself
Michael Dennin	...	Himself
Toni Hiley	...	Herself
Paul Levitz	...	Himself
Lindy Hemming	...	Herself
Graham Churchyard	...	Himself
Joel Moskowitz	...	Himself
Frank Frisch	...	Himself

Storyline

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 July 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prometheus Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features The Dark Knight (2008)

User Reviews

A revealing look inside the utility belt

This is a documentary, dealing with the likeliness of The Caped Crusader's gadgets existing in real life. It is admitted that several of the rather... theatrical and elaborate ones do, well, defy physical laws(the medium of graphic novels certainly has grown), however, quite a few are realistic, in the comics and the Chris Nolan films(the only ones of the silver screen releases of the overall franchise dealt with here... in case you didn't think that this was, at least to an extent, a promotional piece) alike. This consists of interviews, drawn material, movie clips, footage from behind the scenes as well as demonstrations of the technology, some of it even live-action(the rest is computer-generated). This is paced and edited well and doesn't overstay its welcome. The explanations are all nice, easy enough to understand and interesting, including how Kevlar works, and more specific ones, such as the grappling gun, fire-proof suit and the new vehicles. The experts all come off as perfectly credible, and the tone is kept a fitting mix of serious and excited throughout. It's undeniably a special experience to see a woman keep a straight face whilst using words that go something like "we at the CIA" and "what Batman would use" in the same sentence. I recommend this to anyone who wants to know about the equipment used by The Dark Knight. 8/10