I like Batman, you like Batman, we all like Batman. I really dug The Dark Knight despite the fact it spawned a new generation of Joker dorks (which I would have gone apeshit for if I was in high school, hell I might even have bought a purple velvet coat) rabbiting, "Why so serious?" I didn't really jump on the hype-wagon for The Dark Knight Rises. I knew I would see it eventually but didn't make an effort to see it in the theater.
After watching it last night I am slightly non-plussed. While I am a fan of the direction Nolan took the series (though I didn't particularly like Batman Begins) this latest installment came off as sound and fury, signifying nothing. Not so say I didn't enjoy elements of it or I failed to get swept up in some of the action and imagery of the film but all in all, I doubt I'll be seeing it again unless it's on at someone's house.
I am under the impression that either I know too little about this chapter of Batman lore or I know just enough to get me into trouble. I read the "Knightfall" arc and enjoyed it (what can I say? I like it when superheroes get smashed into paste) but I don't recall Bane being part of the League of Shadows or his story besides being an insane bad-ass all jacked up on combat drugs. Why was there no real explanation of Bane's mask? Am I just stupid or did his story arc just seem kind of disjointed? There were sections of the second half of the movie where I was pulled out of the movie with thoughts of, "Huh? Meh, fuck it. Bay-splosions!" Why was this iconic moment so lacklustre in the movie?
After watching it last night I am slightly non-plussed. While I am a fan of the direction Nolan took the series (though I didn't particularly like Batman Begins) this latest installment came off as sound and fury, signifying nothing. Not so say I didn't enjoy elements of it or I failed to get swept up in some of the action and imagery of the film but all in all, I doubt I'll be seeing it again unless it's on at someone's house.
I am under the impression that either I know too little about this chapter of Batman lore or I know just enough to get me into trouble. I read the "Knightfall" arc and enjoyed it (what can I say? I like it when superheroes get smashed into paste) but I don't recall Bane being part of the League of Shadows or his story besides being an insane bad-ass all jacked up on combat drugs. Why was there no real explanation of Bane's mask? Am I just stupid or did his story arc just seem kind of disjointed? There were sections of the second half of the movie where I was pulled out of the movie with thoughts of, "Huh? Meh, fuck it. Bay-splosions!" Why was this iconic moment so lacklustre in the movie?
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| Batman #497 by Doug Moench and Jim Aparo |
Hell I think I would watch "Knightfall" and "Batman Learns to Walk Again" as a two-parter. Could you imagine how people would have reacted if Rises had ended that way? It would warp their fragile little minds.
Oh well, a lot of people liked it. Just wasn't my cup of tea. I'm gonna see if I still have some of the "Broken Bat" comics.
Oh well, a lot of people liked it. Just wasn't my cup of tea. I'm gonna see if I still have some of the "Broken Bat" comics.
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