Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises has become a controversial subject for some fans.
It shouldn’t be.
It has been eight years sinceThe Dark Knight Trilogyended to generally wide acclaim in 2012.
Mans grasp exceeds his nerve.
And never did Nolan grasp further in the superhero form than withRises.
Perhaps more so sincei n recent years,a populist liar who uses the same languagehas risen to power.
It may not even be his bestBatmanmovie.
ButThe Dark Knight Rises?
This is the very best of mid-90s Batman comic book excess, distilled into a genuine feature film.
The Dark Knight Risesdoes nothing that its Marvel counterparts arent routinely applauded for.
It streamlines characters and stories with decades of convoluted history into one large popcorn-sized, easily-digestible snack.
So Im not sure what the problem is.
EitherThe Dark Knight Risesisnt enough of a superhero movie…or its too much of one?
Mike
It Happened, He Killed the Batman
I want to discuss the ending of the film.
Was it always the studios intention to release a trilogy?
Ah, I bet not.
My guess is that they planned to franchise Nolans Batman up the wazoo.
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But is the Batman really dead?
Does Nolan suggest things at the end of his movies that are a bit more than ambiguous?
Thats not really the point, though.
The fires of his vengeance still rise from the shadows.
Nolan blows the Batman up at the end of his trilogy because it doesnt really matter.
The director has presented a legend rather than a man.
Isnt that the whole point of the character?
Before heading over to the airport, I wanted to catch the earliest possible matinee.
So when I woke up in the morning, I ran down the stairs like a boy at Christmas.
By the end of the film, at least for me, Nolans idealism won out.
I was proud that fear didnt keep me away.
With that image, Gotham is crawling out of the darkness.
