July 20th. Millions of fans have that date circled on their calendars. That is, of course, that day that ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ is released upon the hungry public. Like so many other people I have been waiting for this movie with bated breath. I am a fan of the first two and am looking forward to Christopher Nolan’s final Batman film. That being said I do have some concerns. I feel that the film is starting to fall victim to the problems that plagued the last Batman franchise. The main issue being that bigger is better. This is not always true, especially with superhero movies. In this third film many new characters are introduced, maybe even too many to do them all justice. We already have Bruce Wayne/Batman (Christian Bale), Alfred (Michael Caine), Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Lucious Fox (Morgan Freeman). Now we add into the mix Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), Miranda Tate (Marion Cotillard), John Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and Bane (Tom Hardy). That gives us 8 characters to follow, and more importantly that makes 8 characters that have to develop within the 2 hours and 34 minutes that the movie will run. That’s a lot to cram into a movie, especially if they still want action scenes. I hope they pull it off! I am not expecting it to be as good as ‘The Dark Knight’, but I’m hoping it lands between that and ‘Batman Begins’.
Now for the buzz (spoilers). I have heard that there are some good set scenes, like the opener which is a daring aerial maneuver in which Bane kidnaps a scientist by hijacking his plane from the skies above. Also, there is the collapse of Heinz Field during a packed football game. I have also heard that Bruce Wayne gets a new love interest in Miranda Tate.
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