The Dark Knight Rises
After the immense achiever ofThe Dark Knight , the second chapter inChristopher Nolan ’s extremely acclaimed Batman trilogy , it was practically impossible for the director to top himself with the finale . But considering it was the follow - up to maybe the greatest comic book movie ever made , The Dark Knight Riseswaspretty fulfil .
As Nolan increased the already - huge scope of the story and struggled to craft a villain thatwouldn’t picket in comparison to Heath Ledger ’s Joker , he produce an imperfect movie . There ’s a lot of great stuff and nonsense inThe Dark Knight Rises , but there ’s also some room for improvement .
Right: No Mention Of The Joker
The open conclusion ofThe Dark Knightwould suggest that Christopher Nolan was n’t done with the Joker and wanted to continue his story into the third motion picture in the trilogy . woefully , the tragical pass of Heath Ledger put a closure to those plans . Out of regard for Ledger , Nolan proceeded with the third picture show without any quotation of the Joker . This was the near course of action .
cite the Joker without an on - screen appearance would ’ve felt empty , while remould the role after Ledger ’s posthumous Oscar win would ’ve been a horrible idea .
Wrong: Over-The-Top Grandiosity
The Dark Knightsucceeded admirably by taking the canonical guide of Michael Mann’sHeatand using its cinematic study of L.A. to do the same for Gotham , but Nolan took the grandiosity too far inThe Dark Knight Rises , even go as far as making Batman a sort of Christ figure .
His template for the threequel was Dickens’A Tale of Two Cities , hope to stage the French Revolution in Gotham , and the result is a bloated gargantuan that ’s too big for its own good .
Right: Tom Hardy’s Menacing Presence
There was no way in hell that the villain inThe Dark Knight Risescould’ve top Heath Ledger ’s Joker , but Tom Hardy ’s Bane did make do to counteractthe Joker ’s psychological threatwith a tangible physical one .
Hardy ’s Bane does n’t have the superhuman stature of the Bane in the comics , but when he break Batman ’s back over his human knee , it still feels agonizingly existent .
Wrong: Bane’s Incomprehensible Voice
While Tom Hardy did a fine job following up Heath Ledger ’s Joker in the persona of Bane , he was let down by a script that copied the acquiring - caught - was - part - of - the - plan gambit fromThe Dark Knight .
His performance is also let down by the mask he had to wear , as it made his voice practically uncomprehensible . get a line duologue is a common problem in Nolan ’s film anyway , but this made it even worse .
Right: Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman
Although a handful of problem out of Tom Hardy ’s hands prevent his take on Bane from becominga authoritative on - screen portrait of a Batman villain , Anne Hathaway nailed her execution as Selina Kyle .
She did n’t quite capture the character ’s eccentricities as perfectly as Michelle Pfeiffer did inBatman Returns , but her cat burglar fit right intoNolan ’s gritty , naturalistic Gotham .
Wrong: Unnecessary Love Interest
Marion Cotillard is a marvelous actor , as proven byLa Vie En Rose , Midnight in Paris , and Nolan ’s ownInception , but her character inThe Dark Knight Riseswas almost wholly unneeded .
Bringing in Talia al Ghul was a great way to tie the trilogy ’s villains together , but there was no reason for her to have a intimate family relationship with Bruce Wayne , and as usual for a Batman movie , the love story fly totally prostrate .
Right: Explosive Final Battle
The concluding battle inThe Dark Knight Risessees Gotham ’s police officer taking on Bane ’s United States Army of fanatic militants and scarper yardbird in a giant street warfare , with Batman and Bane fighting at the center of it .
The “ Where ’s the trigger ! ? ” moment has been mock a great deal over the days , but on the whole , The Dark Knight Rises ’ terminal battle is a breathtaking , cinematic affair .
Wrong: Robin
InThe Dark Knight Rises , Joseph Gordon - Levitt ’s character John Blake is a rookie fuzz who grow up as an orphan and cypher out Bruce Wayne ’s secret indistinguishability , then became his vernal Aaron Montgomery Ward . On its own , that would ’ve made him the perfect version of Robin for the Nolan trilogy .
However , Nolan went one step too far and revealed in a final teaser that Blake ’s tangible name is Robin , which was a minuscule on - the - olfactory organ . Still , the passing - of - the - torch terminate with Blake discovering the Batcave was befittingly hopeful .
Right: Ambiguous Ending
The terminate ofThe Dark Knight Risesispretty staring . The Bat saves Gotham from certain devastation , redeeming himself in the city ’s eyes and becoming the radio beacon of hope he always wanted to be , presume dead , and then Alfred take in Bruce with Selina Kyle in Florence .
sports fan can either shrug it off as Alfred ’s phantasy of how Bruce ’s life could ’ve turned out , or take solace in knowing that Bruce was able to hang up the bonnet and feel felicity .
Wrong: Another Overly Convoluted Villain Plan
A immense problem in comical Koran motion-picture show , in general , is villain with to a fault convoluted plans . The Joker ’s elaborate architectural plan inThe Dark Knightworked well for the fictitious character because he was essentially using it to troll Gotham P.D. and Batman himself . Bane ’s plan inThe Dark Knight Risesis madly complex , and it make no sense .
The government would n’t have allow Wayne Enterprises to build up a nuclear reactor . Gotham P.D. would n’t have sentevery individual oneof its military officer into the sewers . And if a terrorist forced a stock transfer at gunpoint , the S.E.C. would blank out it in a sec .
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