07-31-2012, 09:36 AM
I too greatly enjoyed the new Batman movie. I liked all of the nods to the other characters in the batman universe while keeping the "feel" of the series.
Bane was incredible.
Spoilers below.
The first movie was a coming of age/conquering fears movie. It was about growing up and carrying on the best of your teacher/parents legacies.
The second movie was a psychological deconstruction of the Batman character. It was about batman being psychologically tested to see if he could be corrupted.
The third movie was a physical deconstruction of the Batman character. It was about seeing Batman physically broken and overcoming that.
The best thing about Bane was that he gave Batman a real, credible threat. For the first time Batman had to deal with someone that he could not physically control. The Joker's threat was psychological in nature - if he was going to win, Batman had to kill. But Batman never did. This meant that the only thing that could truly threaten Batman was a physical adversary. So Bane worked quite well.
The Catwoman character was better done than I thought she could be given the context. I was very happy with the amount of screen time she got. And the creation of Robin was very good. Yellow tights wouldn't have worked in Nolan's universe, so I'm glad you never saw him don them.
Bane was incredible.
Spoilers below.
The first movie was a coming of age/conquering fears movie. It was about growing up and carrying on the best of your teacher/parents legacies.
The second movie was a psychological deconstruction of the Batman character. It was about batman being psychologically tested to see if he could be corrupted.
The third movie was a physical deconstruction of the Batman character. It was about seeing Batman physically broken and overcoming that.
The best thing about Bane was that he gave Batman a real, credible threat. For the first time Batman had to deal with someone that he could not physically control. The Joker's threat was psychological in nature - if he was going to win, Batman had to kill. But Batman never did. This meant that the only thing that could truly threaten Batman was a physical adversary. So Bane worked quite well.
The Catwoman character was better done than I thought she could be given the context. I was very happy with the amount of screen time she got. And the creation of Robin was very good. Yellow tights wouldn't have worked in Nolan's universe, so I'm glad you never saw him don them.
Disarm you with a smile 