What's quite unique about this film is that it primarily takes the events from Batman Begins and resurfaces them whilst reminding us about the Dark knight which I thought was very clever. Whilst Bane attempts to destroy Gotham like Ra's Al Ghul did in Batman Begins we are given a reminder of the events of Harvey's death and how it actually plays a pivotal role in the plot despite the 8 years.
So 8 years after Harvey and Rachels death the Batman and Wayne have gone into hiding (no one seems to have been able to find the link) and whilst he's been hiding a mercenary called Bane has been plotting to destroy Gotham and restore balance. This causes Bruce to wear the cowl one last time to stop a nuclear bomb from destroying Gotham.
What's great about this finale is that it is epic! we finally have an opponent who is physically and mentally dominating, Batman has never dealt with someone who can beat him which allowed them to explore the fact that Batman is human and this created probably some of the greatest hand to hand combat fighting scenes I have seen in the Batman films. There were a lot of awesome scenes in this film, the first confrontation between Bane and Batman was fantastic, brilliantly choreographed and amazing to watch. What this scene did was make Batman look very inferior, we're so use to Batman saving the day and beating the villains that this scene evidently shocking. The raw strength and skill Bane possessed in this scene was awesome and they really looked back on an iconic moment when Bane breaks the bat and for a lot of comic book fans it was important that they took the comic books into consideration.
The other awesome scene was of course the final battle which consisted of over 1000 extras! The scale of it was massive however if you pay attention to the background fighting some of it is very sloppy but I kinda expected that, its difficult to control 1000 guys in a narrow street. The highlight of that scene was the epic chase involving Catwoman on the Batpod and Batman in the Bat, the speed and pace of the scene was enjoyable and just down right epic as it featured a lot of cool explosions as well as some really cool manoeuvring, having the Bat-wing was amazing and the design of it was fantastic so it was great to see it get involved.
The story itself despite the plot holes is very solid, simple and enjoyable. Whilst it diverts away from the Joker which I think disappointed fans it brought the events of 2 films into 1 which created the epic conclusion. I would have liked Batman to come out of hiding possibly sooner however the first time you see him its an amazing moment, its got the memorable music composed by Hans Zimmer, the introduction of the Bat and loads of Cop cars chasing after one guy and that really set the tone for how much people resent the Batman and overall it was an awesome scene possibly one of my favourites because the first half builds up towards the Dark knights return and when it happens its awesome!
In terms of the plot holes they didn't really bother me however the biggest one was did of course surround Bruce's re-entry into Gotham after escaping the pit, I would have liked a little bit on how he got from that pit in the middle of nowhere successfully into Gotham without anyone seeing, I'm sure its possible because he's Batman but I wanted to see it. There were a few minor ones such as Alfred's disappearance I mean... where does he go? but nothing that really bothered me too much.
The cast and crew were fantastic! it was great to see the return of Cillian Murphy who played the Scarecrow, he had a very minor role but it was good to see him. As for the Joker I think they didn't mention him mainly out of respect although I was gutted about it I just don't see how it could have become relevant but a little nod as a reminder would have been really great, a villain like the joker doesn't just stay quiet and neither does his legacy so maybe a short reference to the Prince of Crime or his actions would have pleased fans but I do know they were planning to reuse unused footage which would have been very interesting... anyway!
The main guy who stood out amongst the entire crew was Tom Hardy who played the infamous Bane. Although characteristics surrounding Bane are completely different compared to the comic book Bane... I absolutely loved Hardy's portrayal and the design was amazing, he looked so menacing and the way they modernised the Venom within bane was tricky but it worked. For those of you who don't know Bane feeds on a substance called Venom which increased his strength making him the monster he is in complete contrast Nolan's Bane was inflicted with pain beyond comprehension and as a result his mask feeds him morphine to hide the pain which is a lot more sympathetic compared to the venom story and it kinda makes you feel abit sorry for the guy before he starts breaking every bodies neck!
I absolutely love this film however I don't think it is as good as the Dark knight although there were certain qualities that the Dark Knight lacked which were resurfaced in the conclusion such as solid fighting and they exploited that perfectly and created some magnificent and memorable scenes. Yes the plot had some issues but I was so satisfied with the conclusion of such a great trilogy I mean its triumphant end was amazing, predictable yes but fantastic. What I didn't like about the finale was that it left a door open for something new to rise from and I doubt anything will so it seemed pointless however it gave the Dark Knight a happier ending because lets face it... he hasn't had the best life so making it worse would have been cruel!
please check out this trilogy and if you missed my other posts about the other 2, here they are!
http://james-lister.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/the-dark-knight.html
http://james-lister.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/batman-begins-2005.html
thanks for reading!
I will be back tomorrow with my 100th post... woo!
Until next time (tomorrow)
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