Unpopular opinion: That deleted scene from 'The Dark Knight' with the pigs isn't as good as everyone says

I finally watched that deleted scene where the pigs run through the streets of Gotham that everyone keeps posting on YouTube. It's like a 2 minute clip of pigs wandering around and people act like it's some lost masterpiece. I get that Nolan cut it for pacing but honestly I think it would have killed the tension of that whole chase sequence. Maybe I'm just a grumpy mechanic but has anyone else actually sat through the whole thing and felt it was overhyped?

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the_sandra14d ago

Check the sound mixing on that scene too. The pig squeals are way too clean compared to the rest of the movie's audio. If Nolan had left it in, you'd hear those high pitched sounds cutting through the IMAX mix during the chase and it would pull you right out of the moment. I've watched that clip on a proper home theater system and it honestly feels like a different sound designer worked on it. Keep it as a fun behind the scenes extra, not part of the final film.

the_robin14d ago

Lost masterpiece" is a stretch, but that scene adds a weird layer of chaos that makes the Joker feel even more unsettling to me.