Just got back from the screening. I prefered The Dark Knight over Batman Begins. People said if you prefer TDK you wont like TDKR as much.
But ____ me, TDKR is on par if not abit better than TDK!!!!! See, I love both films equal, but they both give me something different which I wanted. TDK showed me the detective side, the psychological effect the Joker had and Dent. TDKR gave me the physical side, the broken man repairing himself to establish the Legend he is. I dont know how you could like one over the other, both films, TOGETHER, give both elements which truly make Batman whole.
Banes voice was cleared up on the prologue in our cinema, it was crystal clear. Every word you could make out. The story was awsome. The music was awsome. Cinematography, Fight choreography, the dialogue, character driven drama, Hathaway was fantastic as Catwoman, personally, better than Pfieffer. Gordon Levitt was fantastic also.
I loved every bit of it. What surprised me most, was that there was depth to bane. There was some interesting dialogue between Bane and Batman, it felt like there was a reason Bane was doing things, a motivation behind him. He was a villain through and through, no grey, just pure black and white and I loved it. I loved the ending, I thought it was rather fitting. From what I heard I didnt like it, but seeing it on screen, it was brilliant.
If Bale doesnt get any award or something for his portrayal of Bruce Wayne, something is wrong. The guy was out of this world in and out the mask. Infact, Oldman, Hathaway, Caine, Bale, Hardy, Levitt were all absolutly brilliant. I couldnt fault their performances. The film is just, awsome. Dont really have any criticism at all, it was just superb.
I heard about people thinking it was overcrowded at the start, but I didnt think that at all. I thought there was a perfect amount. I instantly thought of Roland Dagget, the man who created Clayface in BTAS with the John Dagget on the board. Nice little nod. Plenty of Nods to the batfans of comics and BTAS.
I mean, i really dont get any criticisms for the film. Not overcrowded with characters, i understood each one fully and their role. Banes voice was fantastic. I loved it, very clinical and precise accent just like his fighting style. Batman was in it for what, 40 minuets, maybe 30 minuets? But that felt right. I loved this film, it was exactly what I was after; Character driven drama with some fantastic action scenes and a great telling of story. 2hrs 45 minuets flew by and it left me wanting more and more and more. I didnt want it to stop, just like I didnt want TDK to stop.
Oddly, I think Begins is the weakest of the 3. Its still brilliant, but I find it weaker than TDK and TDKR.
But overall, 10 out of 10 really. I cant find any faults with it, it surpasses my expectation which were lowered by some opiniones here and on the web, but I love it. AND, ive never read Knightfall or any stories aside from Vengeance of bane and Bane of the Demon; so I have no true comic book knowledge of Bane, but this is making me want to finally pick up Knightfall. Though I just bought Haunted Knight hardback and Hush collection this afternoon before seeing it lol!
But yes, TDK and TDKR are both the same. One gives the psychological push, the testing of Batmans Morals, the other gives the psychological strain's toll on the mind and body, and the beating of Batman was so much more brutal than you would think. Its a beautiful film. Rise he did, and to the occasion he certainly rose. VERY happy, and I cant wait to see this film again sunday, and again and again when its on Blu Ray.
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