I admit I haven’t gone to the Dark Knight Rises with a high expectation barrier. The previous movie, the Dark Knight (2008) was an epic thriller for me, and I did not expect the new one to match that.
It is also because I usually think that the hardest part is usually the end…To end something you started, properly and delicately. Be it the Star Wars, the Rocky or the Godfather…The last film always assumes a difficult role, and it mostly becomes inevitable that the next film does get worse than the previous one.
However, I cannot totally say that for the epic ride by Christopher Nolan. Despite its 165 minutes length, at some points even messy structure and plot holes, the movie carried me from beginning till the end with excitement. In spite of some movie clichés Nolan resorted to, I noticed that I was watching the movie with a smile of fulfilment on my face for most of the time.
I still see The Dark Knight as the best of the trilogy. But ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ rises to be a grand end to the journey. Whether it’s coincidence or not, it succeeds in brushing on current worldly issues as much as possible within the superhero story, which is largely based on resolution of a personal revenge case.
Nolan’s Batman trilogy, collage by SelinOn
SOME OBSERVATIONS…
Spoiler alert…Although I am not going to particularly refer to the end, I do recommend that you don’t read here on before watching the film. My notes below refer to some bits of the film.
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