ANALYSIS OF BATMAN
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Analysis of: The Dark Knight Rises
Batman is a wanted criminal for murdering Gathom city’s district attorney, Harvey Dent. But hasn’t been seen or heard of since the events of the murder eight years ago. In the mean time, the few years of peace enjoyed by Gathom are ruined at the arrival of Bane, a ruthless mercenary determined to fulfill the destiny of his master, Ras-Al-Ghul, and destroy Gathom once and for all. Once again Batman must come to the rescue and save the people of Gathom. The Dark Knight Rises is by far the best Batman move and definitely the best of the trilogy.
Ever since Christopher Nolan announced his intentions of making this film I couldn’t wait to see it because I love him as a director. The first thing that caught my attention was the tone of the film. Nolan did a good job in the first two films in terms of establishing a dark theme, but in this film he takes the darkness to another level. The movie never side tracked or descended into silliness or unessary humor, and relatively maintained a pretty serious mood throughout. I really felt the movie had a deeper message in it, rather than it just being just a superhero movie.
Another thing I loved about the movie was the bold directing displayed by Christopher Nolan. For example, when Alfred resigns. Alfred is Bruce Wayne’s butler and a lot more than that and a very important supporting player throughout the Batman movies. Few writers would dare to get rid of such an important character a little past midway through the movie. But this showed that the filmmakers were willing to do anything to tell a good story. It was hard not to be surprised with the resignation of Alfred, but it was even harder not to be impressed with how Nolan uses this tragedy to make Batman into an even more troubled character. Kind of like what he did in the previous film with the death of Rachel. Getting rid of such a vital character along with some other notable tragedies made this
Analysis of: The Dark Knight Rises
Batman is a wanted criminal for murdering Gathom city’s district attorney, Harvey Dent. But hasn’t been seen or heard of since the events of the murder eight years ago. In the mean time, the few years of peace enjoyed by Gathom are ruined at the arrival of Bane, a ruthless mercenary determined to fulfill the destiny of his master, Ras-Al-Ghul, and destroy Gathom once and for all. Once again Batman must come to the rescue and save the people of Gathom. The Dark Knight Rises is by far the best Batman move and definitely the best of the trilogy.
Ever since Christopher Nolan announced his intentions of making this film I couldn’t wait to see it because I love him as a director. The first thing that caught my attention was the tone of the film. Nolan did a good job in the first two films in terms of establishing a dark theme, but in this film he takes the darkness to another level. The movie never side tracked or descended into silliness or unessary humor, and relatively maintained a pretty serious mood throughout. I really felt the movie had a deeper message in it, rather than it just being just a superhero movie.
Another thing I loved about the movie was the bold directing displayed by Christopher Nolan. For example, when Alfred resigns. Alfred is Bruce Wayne’s butler and a lot more than that and a very important supporting player throughout the Batman movies. Few writers would dare to get rid of such an important character a little past midway through the movie. But this showed that the filmmakers were willing to do anything to tell a good story. It was hard not to be surprised with the resignation of Alfred, but it was even harder not to be impressed with how Nolan uses this tragedy to make Batman into an even more troubled character. Kind of like what he did in the previous film with the death of Rachel. Getting rid of such a vital character along with some other notable tragedies made this