In 2005, Christopher Nolan decided to revamp one of the most popular franchises in history. The casting of Christian Bale made us all forget Tim Burton's presentation of the Batman, let alone when Val Kilmer and George Clooney wore the infamous nipple suit in the last two installments that featured cartoon noises during jumps and flicks. Christian Bale made us believe that with enough training and unlimited funds, we can become Batman, and shake citizens out of apathy and into action to protect our lost city. Of course, this would only work in a big metropolis, or Gotham, a mix between Chicago and New York City, with plenty of buildings to glide to and from, and shady areas to hide and scare the criminal underworld. I don't see Batman making a living in Orlando. But the way the movie was made, it portrayed the most realistic superhero ever. The scene when Wayne and Mr. Fox go over the prototypes is by far my favorite, it finally makes sense how Batman becomes Batman. Also, this movie finally told the story of Bruce Wayne's growth process that took him from a young orphan to be the cape crusader, a story that had never been told before.
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| Batman is quite the ladies' man |
Batman Begins was the perfect hero movie. The Dark Knight, was the perfect sequel. We all agreed that Heath Ledger portrayed the greatest villain in any movie and it's a shame that his performance will never be seen again. And now, the Dark Knight Rises, for the final installment of the Batman series featuring Nolan and Bale, as the best dynamic duo to bring this DC Comics icon to life. Even though this is one of my favorite series, I do find some negative points for the films, mostly casting choices. Katie Holmes as Bruce's love interest wasn't exactly my number one choice, but by the end of the movie I was satisfied with the idea. Not having her in the second film was a mistake, but it helped make the audience ease into believing that she would choose Aaron Eckhart over Bale. And now, Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Picturing Hathaway as anything other than a girl next door is very difficult. I have not seen the movie yet, obviously, but she would have to make a very convincing performance to accept her as Batman's most elusive woman. She's both a villain and Wayne/Batman's love interest, and I don't think Hathaway can pull it off, but I guess we will all find out this Friday.
I'm very excited to see how they are going to manage to end this series, and I'm sure that the end will leave a little hint of more things to come, as always. They are leaving out several key villains out of the series. But the way they introduced the movie, they had to pick the more realistic villains of all. Beginning with non-typical villains like Rah's Al-Ghul and the Scarecrow, they set the expectation how they would bring to life the classic bad guys. The Joker was the epitome of villains and the Two-Face story was the quickest ever explained in any movie or series I had ever watched. A few key villains had been left out, Catwoman, who will be presented in the final movie, Mr. Freeze, the Riddler and the most useless villain ever, the Penguin (seriously, what can this guy realistically do that can upset society?). But I guess Nolan decided to keep it like a skirt; long enough to cover the issue, and short enough to keep the interest. This is a great approach, and if this means not having a Robin, Batgirl, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, or any other colorful characters, so be it. I guess we will see just how long Nolan's skirt really is this Friday.
In 2005, Christopher Nolan decided to revamp one of the most popular franchises in history. The casting of Christian Bale made us all forget Tim Burton's presentation of the Batman, let alone when Val Kilmer and George Clooney wore the infamous nipple suit in the last two installments that featured cartoon noises during jumps and flicks. Christian Bale made us believe that with enough training and unlimited funds, we can become Batman, and shake citizens out of apathy and into action to protect our lost city. Of course, this would only work in a big metropolis, or Gotham, a mix between Chicago and New York City, with plenty of buildings to glide to and from, and shady areas to hide and scare the criminal underworld. I don't see Batman making a living in Orlando. But the way the movie was made, it portrayed the most realistic superhero ever. The scene when Wayne and Mr. Fox go over the prototypes is by far my favorite, it finally makes sense how Batman becomes Batman. Also, this movie finally told the story of Bruce Wayne's growth process that took him from a young orphan to be the cape crusader, a story that had never been told before.
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