The Dark Knight Rises Review

The Dark Knight Rises

I saw this movie for the second time a few days ago.

Figured I may as well do a review of this movie. I'll try to avoid spoilers.

The Dark Knight Rises Vs. The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight is honestly a masterpiece. It perfectly blended action and suspense and Batman has never been so badass. It should be counted as one of the greats of cinema. Not to say anything against The Dark Knight Rises, but The Dark Knight is the better film. It's still a really good movie but if you compare it to The Dark Knight, it's doomed.

As for the movie itself...

The action is, as always, quick and epic. Some people may be annoyed by the slow beginning, (which is exactly like The Great Gatsby, I swear I'm not crazy) but the action is worth it. The movie is on a more epic scale than the previous films and in the end it's just an all out war. It's just an epic way to end the trilogy.

Look at how happy he is.

Hans Zimmer is the shit

'Nuff said.

For some reason...

...I heard some guy complaining about Catwoman as I left the theatre (I'll bet he was lucid dreaming the whole time). He said that there was really no point of her being there. I'm not sure that's totally true... She has at least some plot purpose.

Bane

I was actually really surprised when I heard Bane's voice. I thought it was going to be really dark and deep, but it's not. Weird.

Fans may be pissed that Bane is completely different than the Bane from the comics. He's not super ripped or anything, but Christopher Nolan was always doing his own version of the series, so I wasn't very surprised. If that's not enough for you... I'm sorry, just get over it.

Bane's voice is a little hard to understand so, be sure to go to a theatre with a good sound system.

It is sort of odd though. I don't really understand the decision to make Bane the villain of the last movie. Why not save The Joker for last movie? He is Batman's arch enemy. I wonder what factored in that choice.

Overall

A great action movie. It's Christopher Nolan so you can expect his usual work, which is always very well done. It's clear how much work went into making it. It's the finale we've been waiting for. But it's the kind of movie you have to see in theaters to fully enjoy.