Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Dark Knight Rises

Summary: Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy. -IMDb

My Rating: 8.5/10

I must say, The Dark Knight Rises was a very good movie. Although it was quite long and dragged a bit in the middle. It was still entertaining for most of the 2hrs 40min. I thought the actors did a great job portraying their characters.

  • It amazed me to see Alfred (Michael Caine) show his disdain at Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) when he decided to become Batman again. It really showed how much Alfred cared for Bruce and that he did not want to see him get hurt. He keeps persuading him to stop but does it in a way that the audience can see his concern.
  • Another actor I thought deserved recognition is Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays Blake. It was a great portrayal of the naive cop who believed that good will always prevail. Throughout this movie, you can slowly see his innocent ideas crumble and at the end the audience can see the way he has changed and no longer is that naive cop. 
    • I thought this role was very interesting and basically made the movie the most interesting. Just seeing Blake's fall from believing shows how good of an actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt really is. 
  • The twist at the end was somewhat unexpected. Although I had no idea what it would be, I feel like the movie foreshadows enough that you get a feeling that something else will happen. 

All in all, The Dark Knight Rises was a great movie. I will definitely buy it and perhaps even re-watch it in theaters. But those of you who still have not seen the movie, it is necessary to have watched Batman Begins and The Dark Knight before watching this movie. There are many things mentioned that would make no sense if you did not watch the prequels.

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