Comments on: Film Junk Podcast Episode #378: The Dark Knight Rises

By: mrhorse

mrhorse — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:28:18 +0000

***SPOILERS***

i think there’s a symmetry there with bane and batman killed & stabbed respectively by a lady. marion seemed plucked out of a giallo film, for some reason it remined me of those.
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btw, that movie Jay was trying to remember, right at the end, it might be The Peacemaker.

most excellent podcast, i must say. just got around hearing it, great stuff. thank you!

By: Mrespony

Mrespony — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:26:44 +0000

oops, incomplete thought there. What I meant was “Even the idea of Batman expecting to die, fantasizing about the best way to go, but then finally realizing that life is worth it, a theme that runs through TKDReturns is present, although characterized differently in TKDRises.

By: Mrespony

Mrespony — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:41:57 +0000

The ending had me thinking about the last few panels of The Dark Knight Returns, whose influence is most prominent in this last film. Even the idea of Batman expecting to die, fantasizing about the best way to go, but then finally realizing that life is worth it. At the end of that series the “Batman” was thought dead as well, with Bruce Wayne continuing his work with a new generation of young heroes. Kudos to Nolan for getting as close as possible to bringing that particular Batman storyline to film, and for that, I loved it.

By: Other Greg

Other Greg — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 02:31:59 +0000

Regarding Greg’s comments on the audio, this is from the New Yorker review:

“But the over-all sound balance in “The Dark Knight Rises” is so screwy that everyone’s dialogue, not just Bane’s, is forever being swallowed by ambient noise, and I began to wonder if we were even meant to follow the labyrinth of the plot.”

By: Jr

Jr — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:29:53 +0000

@theocean85
I agree with that. It would have been awesome. Of course, if he had done that, the entire internet community would be complaining that he ripped of the ending of his last movie.

@JohnnyBlazed
Batman finds Ghost Rider a bit gay.

By: DavidM

DavidM — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:26:51 +0000

Surprised at how much I liked this. Although, as with most Nolan films, when watching I’m completely engaged, but after the experience feels empty for some reason. Nolan’s films are good looking snacks? Fine.

By: JohnnyBlazed

JohnnyBlazed — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:13:25 +0000

Think I’ll wait for this one to come out on Blu. I find Batman a bit gay.

By: theocean85

theocean85 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:14:33 +0000

WOW. Nuno’s thoughts on what the ending Gould have been were the exact same things I was thinking when I saw it. Down to the frame I thought it should have ended at. Knowing Smile and then cut to black and then the end.

By: Franck Lloyd

Franck Lloyd — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:26:57 +0000

Please don’t let Jay review any more films with a decent plot. This wasn’t the first time that we discover, only after a heated discussion, that he had missed an essential plot point. (The timing of Talia’s explanation, the repair of the autopilot, …) Just let him be the loveable grouch with the monotone voice.

By: James

James — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:10:08 +0000

Absolutely loved the movie. Best I’ve seen in at least 1,5 years. It has flaws, sure, but also some of the most memorable and balls out landmark sequences in a movie of this budget. The siege scenes, kangaroo courts, the abyss/climbing scene, the kid singing before Bane is blowing shit to hell, ect. And you really feel for the characters. The build up to the comeback and is 100% earned and the title “Rises” makes sense. You see all the men of Gotham rise as well. And I loved that we FEEL Bruces bravery in that he has no problem going against Bane in a fistfight nr.2. He just does it. That is bravery from the bones without spelling it out to me.

I also thought the ending was extremely satisfying.

I can’t understand why Jay loves escape from new york and not this. Rises blows it out of the water

By: James Bond

James Bond — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:43:54 +0000

Jay, was the movie you were trying to think of in the Spoiler section Ghost Protocol?

By: kyri

kyri — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:38:01 +0000

Batman & Jay do look fairly much alike.. yet still neither Superman nor Ironman could physically create a Sonic Cone.