Instead of a traditional review, I've decided to just post random thoughts that I had while watching "The Dark Knight Rises" this weekend. Note that there are some mild spoilers, so if you're one of the three people who haven't seen it yet you might want to avoid what follows.
- Why did Bruce Wayne need to be broke? Just so he could give Talia the "please don't use this bomb as a bomb" bomb? Wayne Enterprises is a publicly traded company that was already tanking. Couldn't they have just... done that? Without Bane doing that?
- I was disappointed when Bane wasn't disguised as a janitor like he was in that comic for kids. The fact that he was disguised as a biker in the world's largest biker jacket helped, though. Still not as good.
- I don't understand why they didn't just have Blake's real name be Dick Grayson. I thought that's what they were doing, until they made one of the most bizarre left turns in history (hyperbole!)
- I had secretly hoped that John Blake was going to turn out to be this kid, and was mildly disappointed when he wasn't:
- Bale's befuddled Batman stare will never not make me laugh. SO MANY TIMES there will be a shot of someone talking, and then they cut to the reverse of Batman and he's just standing there like a dope.
- It's weird to see Batman walk so many places. He just walks casually a shocking amount in that movie.
- Cillian Murphy showing up was the best. It's the one thing about Batman that Nolan seems to truly understand: The Scarecrow is at his best when he's someone else's bitch and is enjoying himself despite that. "Death... by EXILE!" made me laugh out loud.
- They definitely re-dubbed Bane in the prologue, but it's almost like they did it begrudgingly. It's SO LOUD in places, and Tom Hardy totally doesn't sound into it. Most of the rest of the movie just sounds like he did in the prologue, so it feels like they just went "Ugh. Fine. Here."
- This movie had a shocking amount of silly comic book movie conceits. When Bane breaks everyone out of prison, he does so by blowing up a conveniently placed giant door. In order to hurt Bane, Batman has to punch the little tube things on his face. Which Talia immediately replaces and he's fine again. I don't understand why he couldn't just do that himself. Only like two of them were broken. Grow a pair, Tom Hardy.
- For the most part, Tom Hardy's eye acting was awesome. Except that one scene where he's giving that long speech and his eyes are going INSANE. I wonder what the original dialog was there, because that intensity really doesn't match the delivery of the voice over.
- I don't know why they had to have the movie take place over the course of a year when they were just going to time jump everything anyway.
- Nolan has this incredible ability to make a three hour long movie where every scene is integral to the plot and it's still mostly boring. I don't understand it. You can't argue that it isn't impressive.
- I don't understand why Jim Gordon thought it was a good idea to open a speech with "You guys wanna know the truth about Batman and Harvey Dent? Ehh... nevermind. On that same subject, Harvey Dent was definitely pretty sweet..." I think it would have raised some questions.
- Is the implication that Joseph Gordon Levit-Batman is going to hand pick his new Robin from the boy's home upstairs? He can have ALL THE ROBINS!
- Christopher Nolan just made his THE GODFATHER PART III.
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