A Fire Will RiseThe Dark Knight Rises (2012), directed by Christopher Nolan is the third and final installment in Nolan's Batman movie trilogy. It is a sequel to Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008).
Synopsis: Batman / Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) took the blame for Harvey Dent's crimes in The Dark Knight, leaving him with a tarnished reputation and making him Gotham City's enemy. After spending eight years in hiatus, he resurfaces to save the city when a new terrorist leader, Bane (Tom Hardy) comes and brings destruction.
The cast is a very strong one with many reprising their previous roles. Christian Bale as Batman / Bruce Wayne; Michael Caine as Alfred; Gary Oldman as Commissioner James Gordon; and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. Old is gold. All of them are great!
Tom Hardy as Bane is a new addition but he's really good. Also, not forgetting Joseph Gordon-Levitt as young police officer John Blake, also another new character. Describing his role, Joseph Gordon-Levitt says, "John Blake is the kind of guy who probably always wanted to be a cop and dedicates himself to being excellent at his job. He is someone who believes in what he does and I admire that in anybody. In the midst of a lot of cynicism, he remains proud to be a police officer." A good surprising twist is given to John Blake's character at the end of the movie. ;)
The girls are great too with Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle and Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate. Hot!
This movie is about redemption and here's a good explanation: Redemption is the central theme of Inception, Christopher Nolan's most successful non-Batman related film. Batman/Bruce Wayne has given up hope of redemption, just like Cobb from Inception. Both are sucked back into their underworlds by a fresh promise of redemption. For Cobb it's a fresh start where he is no longer a fugitive, set apart from his children, for Batman/Bruce Wayne it's the promise of dying in service to the people of Gotham. Both are repeatedly asked to 'take a leap of faith' in order to be released from their guilt and achieve happiness. [via]
On a lighter note, I saw the following strip about "'The Dark Knight Rises' an 'Inception' Reunion" on the Internet a while ago.
HAHAHA!
Now that's really funny. It's like watching Nolan's Inception all over again, minus Leonardo DiCaprio.
Remember the characters?
Tom Hardy = Eames (Inception) & Bane (The Dark Knight Rises)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt = Arthur (Inception) & Blake (The Dark Knight Rises)
Marion Cotillard = Mal (Inception) & Miranda (The Dark Knight Rises)
Michael Caine = Miles (Inception) & Alfred (The Dark Knight Rises)
Ken Wanatabe = Saito (Inception) & fake Ra's (Batman Begins)
Cillian Murphy = Robert (Inception) & Scarecrow (Batman Begins)
Well, since The Dark Knight Rises is touted as a dazzling Batman finale, you should watch it too.
Remember the characters?
Tom Hardy = Eames (Inception) & Bane (The Dark Knight Rises)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt = Arthur (Inception) & Blake (The Dark Knight Rises)
Marion Cotillard = Mal (Inception) & Miranda (The Dark Knight Rises)
Michael Caine = Miles (Inception) & Alfred (The Dark Knight Rises)
Ken Wanatabe = Saito (Inception) & fake Ra's (Batman Begins)
Cillian Murphy = Robert (Inception) & Scarecrow (Batman Begins)
Well, since The Dark Knight Rises is touted as a dazzling Batman finale, you should watch it too.
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