The Dark Knight Rises Review
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Hello My Lovely's,
I know this is very late considering I saw it in the cinema
but I wanted to see it again before I reviewed it.
For me this film wasn't as strong as 'The Dark Knight' but
the film was still brilliant. The action sequences and the hidden twists are
just perfect in setting the thrilling atmosphere in the film. The Actors and
Actresses are also astonishing in making sure that the portrayals are just
right making another spot on performance for director Christopher Nolan.
The film is crafted in his usual over the top way, which
during a viewing in the cinema was found to be amazing and brought out the true
image of Batman. Nolan's CGI was very effective during the football match as
the pitch sunk into the ground swallowing the innocent people on its way down.
As well the shots involving the collapsing of the bridges had a very
'Inception' feel about them, leading to many audience members witnessing the
links between each of Nolan's films.
Nolan's main actor Christian Bale portrays his iconic Batman
for the last time in such a superb way that many audience members were
expecting him to be like to finish the trilogy. As for villains I loved Tom
Hardy's Bane. He was a strong villain who knew how to manipulate the audience
in to horrific shock from the opening moment. However even though it is
insisted by him many times that he is 'Gotham's Reckoning', I still feel that nothing
could have beaten Heath Ledger's absolutely astounding Joker. He was someone
that I feel Nolan was very much pressured into finding something just as good,
although it just could not meet the standards of the ultimate villain.
Joseph Gordon- Levitt was definitely someone who stood out
for me though. I was a huge fan of Levitt since '10 Things I Hate About you'
and was shocked in 'Inception' when he left the indie films to play a sort of
action hero. However he is so strong in his performance as the 'Robin' of this
Batman trilogy that I feel Nolan should of brought him in earlier. He would of
made the relationships between each character very different, making it
interesting to see how Bruce Wayne would of changed around Jim Gordon (Gary
Oldman) and Alfred (Michael Caine).
As for female portrayals Anne Hathaway and Marion Cotillard
were both brilliant. Hathaway’s performance of Catwoman/ Selina Kyle may not
have lived up to the standards of 'Les Miserables' but it was still strong
enough to finally put her on the map as an actress in Hollywood. Cotillard was
very similar and the twist with her character Talia al Ghul/ Miranda Tate
becoming the villain shocked many audience members around the world, although I
suggest watching her in 'Rust and Bone' to see just how amazing she is.
The film is an absolutely brilliant finish to the end of the
trilogy that I believe many audience members and fans will be pleased with. I
feel it would be hard to bring the films back after ending on such a high and
the way Nolan ended them has been able to leave many fans in peace knowing
their hero is able to fight another day.
While the film did stray away from the comic books tale, I
very much enjoyed it and so I am going to give this film....
5 Stars
Until Next Time...
Joey xxx
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