![]() ![]() Batman #89 shows a much more comic-accurate Two-Face. In The Dark Knight, the film insinuates that Harvey Dent believes he should die for his crimes - but the coin flip to decide his fate says otherwise, and Dent reluctantly ceases his suicide attempt. ![]() Two-Face is beholden to the coin in the same way that the Riddler is beholden to leaving riddles at the scene of his crimes: neither can truly help themselves. Batman '89 corrects this by showing Two-Face obey the coin: upon kidnapping Commissioner Gordon, Dent says "I wanted to, Jim, but the coin said to let you live." He flips it again, but more out of curiosity than a desire to murder Gordon. ![]() Unfortunately, he's not accurate to the comic: in one memorable scene, Two-Face continues to flip his signature coin to obtain a desired result - something that rarely, if ever, happens in the comics. The villain, played by Tommy Lee Jones, is extraordinarily campy and even rivals the Riddler in the theatricality department. ![]() Related: Batman's First Batmobile Would Make Movie Fans Lose Their Minds Unfortunately, while Batman Forever contained Two-Face as one of the villains, it wasn't the villain audiences were promised. believed the latter film was perhaps too dark they hired Joel Schumacher to replace Burton as part of an overall bid to considerably lighten the tone of the franchise. Batman and the sequel Batman Returns fulfilled that promise, but Warner Bros. While the series is fondly remembered by many viewers, the DC fans invested in the dark comics wanted a big-screen adaptation that matched the tone of the source material. Before Tim Burton's Batman, non-comic book readers judged the Dark Knight by the 60s Adam West television series, which was an outright comedy by design. ![]()
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