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Volume 396
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Monday, November 26, 2012
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This is from batmanonfilm.com
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is definitely a game changer when it comes to the comic book movie genre. Instead of going on and on and on and inevitably running the series into the
ground, director Christopher Nolan took the bold step of actually ending his cinematic Batman story. Thus, he gave both Bruce Wayne (played wonderfully throughout all three
films by Christian Bale) and fans of “The Dark Knight Trilogy” a satisfying – and in my opinion, quite appropriate – ending.
Yes, I know that some fans were let down by THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. Hey, to each his own I say. If you love the film as much as I do, the fact that there’s a segment of fandom
that doesn’t dig it shouldn’t bother you in the least. Do you really care that there are people who have nitpicked and over-analyzed RISES to death? Hell, I couldn’t care less
– and neither should you.
I’m of the opinion that many of the people who fall into the “I Don’t Like RISES” category were disappointed because they assumed what the film would be before actually seeing
it. When the RISES that they envisioned in their heads didn’t jibe with what Team Nolan actually gave us, they were “disappointed.” Here’s hoping that these folks will give it
another chance on home video as RISES is the sort of film that requires multiple views to truly appreciate it.
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On the other hand, if you already like THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, subsequent screenings via your Blu-ray or DVD player will only reinforce how you already feel. In particular, there
are so many “little things” planted by Chris Nolan, David Goyer, and Jonathan Nolan that I figure both you and I will still be picking up these subtleties for some time to come.
I won’t reveal any here as some of you may have yet to come across them. But I will say that I saw RISES twelve times in the theater and I'm still discovering things I had missed
upon watching it on Blu-ray.
PRODUCTION
Director Christopher Nolan and members of the cast and crew discuss the process of creating THE DARK KNIGHT RISES in twelve featurettes: “The Prologue: High-Altitude Hijacking,”
“Return to the Batcave,” “Beneath Gotham,” “The Bat,” “Batman vs. Bane,” “Armory Accepted,” “Gameday Destruction,” “Demolishing a City Street,” “The Pit,” “The Chant,” “The War on
Wall Street” and “Race to the Reactor.”
“Production” is 68 minutes of excellent stuff the delves into the details of the making of the film.
CHARACTERS
Three more featurettes focusing on the three main characters: Bruce Wayne (“The Journey of Bruce Wayne”), Bane (“Gotham’s Reckoning”) and Selina Kyle (“A Girl’s Gotta Eat”). Of note,
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