The Dark Knight Rises

Greetings, The Dark Knight Rises is the third and last instalment in Nolan’s trilogy. Like its predecessors it is dark and gritty, boosting Batman’s reputation again after West’s incarnation and the deterioration of quality in the previous Batman films in the 1990’s which attempted to make it more child friendly. This movie contains a great plot, excellent acting from both the recurring and new comers as well as written script which has developed a few internet memes, most involving the antagonist Bane.

The plot is set several years after the events of Dark Knight, in which an older Bruce Wayne has become a social recluse and physically injured. Batman is no longer needed as Gotham has become more peaceful due to enforcement of the Dent Act, named after the fallen White Knight, Harvey Two-Face Dent. Meanwhile Bane is setting up a criminal system in the sewers in which Commissioner Gordon discovers but is gravely wounded by the mercenary, before escaping his grasp. However the villain now posses Gordon’s speech of resignation he was to give to the public but decided that Gotham was not ready to hear about the truth of Dent’s death.

Bruce is warned by thief Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman that a storm is going to hit Gotham City after he tracked her down trying to steal from him. This storm or revolution would hit the upper classes and which would reward the common people. Wayne trains in order to return to his physical peak and become Batman once again to prevent the storm from coming to Gotham.

Hans Zimmer creates another brilliant score which gets the adrenaline pumping in the action scenes. Tom Hardy as Bane was at times a little difficult to make out but provided an excellent job as the antagonist. I really did enjoy this movie and it left the trilogy on a high note but my favourite of the three has to be the Dark Knight for numerous reasons including Heath’s spectacular performance as the psychotic Joker and the sympathetic downfall of the White Knight into the villain that is Two-Face. Overall it is one of the best films I have seen and its ending suggest that there could be a spin off that doesn’t include Batman. The sixth episode of the adventures of Fletch and Roman is up at Warehouse 17.

Plot=9/10

Characters=9/10

Special effects=9/10

Overall=9/10

Quote of the day

Do you wanna know how I got these scars? My father was a drinker...and a fiend. And one night, he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn't like that. Not...one...bit. So, me watching, he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it. He turns to me, and he says, "Why so serious?" He comes at me with the knife — "Why so serious?" Sticks the blade in my mouth — "Let's put a smile on that face!" And... why so serious?

The Joker

The Dark Knight