Just watched The Dark Knight Rises

It’s just not as good as the first two. The peak is Dark Knight.

Also this universe is basically exactly how I imagined Gotham and Batman growing up. Picture perfect example of bringing source material to life rather than reinventing it or trying to use it as a vessel for your own take.

The Talia death scene was hilarious

The “main villain” Bane gets taken out unceremoniously and turns out he’s not even the main villain.

Christopher Nolan has absolutely terrible taste in women. His female leads in both Dark Knight movies are downright homely. A billionaire with his pick of women aren't falling for either one of those.

Because the plot was written by a third grader and people thought it was Oscar worthy

TDKR fan boys = proof of idiocracy

The movie is a lot of fun, but the Bane death is so anticlamatic and lame

It’s the least of the three but still good. I didn’t get the hate at the time.

Also, I have never ever had a hard time with audio in a Nolan movie. People complain and it never makes sense to me.

There are a few things that really take you out of how “grounded in reality” the first two are. Bane’s death is anticlimactic. Cottilard was obviously a bad guy. He should not have been physically capable of leading the charge that shortly after breaking his back. One single blast from the bat bike frees all the cops…. Who are ready to battle hours after months in captivity. Just a lot of jumps that are uneven from Nolan’s normal style.

But I find it to be a satisfying conclusion. Albeit very imperfect.

“So, you came back to die with your city?”

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The scene where Alfred sees Bruce at the cafe puts a lump in my throat. Can y’all clue me in?

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Him talking to Bruce’s parents had to do this to everyone on the first watch.