Synopsis:

Very small changes. The only narrative changes come at the end and they too are subtle. Which makes sense because the original movie is terrific.

Intentions:

So here it is. The fanedit no one asked for. What is there to edit in a masterpiece, right? Honestly, only 7 minutes of material. The reason I started this edit was because of the quite overwhelmingly positive feedback on my TDKR edit. And that movie was HARD to edit. So an unnamed indivual who's name rhymes with 'cartisdead' asked me if I could take on the Dark Knight. My first intend was to add a few of Heath Ledger's Joker takes seen in the trailers, but not used in the movie. This edit also isn't meant to 'fix' the movie, because let's face it the movie is excellent. It's simply meant as an alternative take with a slightly faster pacing for those looking for something fresh and familiar with my editing style/choices. All the editing is relatively light apart from the final fight.

Change List:

- Cut the goon explaining Joker has warpaint to keep the element of surprise for the reveal for new viewers (wishful thinking but hey!) - Cut 'Pity there's only one of you' - Cut 'I'm not wearing hockeypads' - Combined 'we uh kill the Batman' with 'We kill the Batman' from the trailer. Completely re-graded. - Removed Lucius phone going off and Lau saying 'We do not allow cellphones'. Now it's actually sneaky. - Removed 'hahahaha very good mr Lau.' Why is Lucius so disrespectful if he's undercover? - Changed Rachel interrogating Lau. Now they talk about RICO befóre they start interrogating Lau. The original scene makes no sense. - Changed 'Are you the real Batman' into 'Are you the Batman?' - Replaced 'A little fight in you, I like that' with the trailer version. Regraded. - Re-edited Batman and Rachel falling down to flow better and make it seem like the cape could actually slow their fall down. Silly scene in the original tbh and completely takes me out of the movie every time. - Removed Ramirez stating the obvious 'Harvey Dent'. - The guardmen that are tied up are killed in this cut. Added a bloody knife on the floor. - Bruce doesn't get shot at by the snipers and doesn't touch stuff with his vingers. - The snipers now shoot the goon in the leg. - Removed 'You're the symbol of hope I could never be.' A bit too on the nose and metaphorical there, Batman. - Removed a few idiot civilians during Dent's press converence. - Removed 'You make your own luck' - Removed 'Is that a bazooka?' - Edited the Tumbler to flip a bit cleaner. - Removed only the second 'Okay thats not good' - Cleaned up the shot of the batscooter going through the glass. - Batscooter flips earlier with the truck, cleaner edit. Kept it because yes rediculous, but equal amounts awesome. - Removed 'Some kind of' by the doctor. - Removed 'Why would they give us our own detonator?' - Removed 80% of sonar vision and Fox's instructions. Kept only the initial exposition shot to help fresh viewers understand. Visual storytelling! - Removed Lucius saying 'Hold up' when the sonar breaks, instead we keep the action going! Tension! - Changed 'There won't be any FIREWORKSSS' to 'There won't be any!' - Removed all the 'Sometimes... Sometimes... Sometimes' in the final speech. Annoying repetition. - Made two slight changes to the narrative in the boat scene and Harvey Dent threatening Gordon's son. The result of the vote is changed and well.. Harvey tosses a coin with a different result is all I will say.

Additional Notes:

Also made a version without the trailer shots and without the bloody knife and dead soldiers for people who only want the visuals from the original film.