The script drives home the belief that one should never negotiate with terrorists, a fateful reminder of contemporary geopolitics...but how does one reconcile that somber worldview with the goal of creating entertainment?
When it comes to comic book movies, finding the balance between not taking the superheroes seriously enough and taking them too seriously is the trickiest bit of all. If Maltin is correct--and he very well may not be--then TDK erred on the "too seriously" side of the line.
His description reminds me of something I think Frank Miller said about the comics that followed his own Dark Knight Returns comic book series: "They're not grim, they're glum."
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