are there plans for Nolan to create another movie, this time lead by Robin or has the series completely come to an end?
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I think one of the achievements of this movie is that Nolan has left the franchise and story in a really great state so that whoever comes along next to make Batman movies can continue things, or go in just about any direction. A standard reboot isn't necessary.
Having said that, as previously mentioned Nolan has planned for this to be his last Batman movie.
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All in all I liked the movie, and can see past some of it's faults. While yes, I am a Batman fan boy, I don't take people having an opposing viewpoint or not being pleased with the movie personally.
If I like a movie I will make an attempt to explain plot holes that weren't directly addressed in the movie. So, if you don't take my logical leaps that's cool.
Nah, it's cool. Usually I look past the plot holes, but given the standard the first two set, this one underwhelmed me. For as much as I've trashed it in my last two posts, it was a decent flick. But I don't think it is a $500 million movie like TDK was.
You shoudl probably wrap that in spoiler tags for the inevitable person who comes in and whines about ruining plot points.
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It is revealed early in the movie that the mayor plans to replace/fire Gordon in the spring. That implied to me that he wasn't planning on going anywhere, though I may have missed a later statement.
The letter definitely ended with his resignation.
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With regards to the public finding Bruce Wayne after he faked his own death. It looked like he was with Anne Hathaway when Alfred saw him and she did have that device that gives you a "clean slate". It's a bit of a stretch but it's just a thought that I had after the movie.
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I think one of the achievements of this movie is that Nolan has left the franchise and story in a really great state so that whoever comes along next to make Batman movies can continue things, or go in just about any direction. A standard reboot isn't necessary.
Having said that, as previously mentioned Nolan has planned for this to be his last Batman movie.
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A reboot is already planned. They are making a Justice League movie with a new Batman that will spin off into his own movies.
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Every time there was a string of gunshots in the movie, I wondered if it was at that point that the Aurora psycho decided to add his own "special effects."
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Every time there was a string of gunshots in the movie, I wondered if it was at that point that the Aurora psycho decided to add his own "special effects."
I was really wondering what sort of affect the shooting would have on the movie. It does seem like some people are having traumatic experiences as a result, and some aren't even going to see the movie. I know it doesn't compare to what happened to the victims in Aurora, but it's a real shame.
I see many people are trying to blame the movie for the shooter's rampage, but he probably would have gone off at some point anyway.
This will also have an affect on the promoting and box office results of the movie. Once again not the thing anyone should be caring about, but it should be noted.
A reboot is already planned. They are making a Justice League movie with a new Batman that will spin off into his own movies.
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That's not unexpected, but feels unnecessary. Hopefully it doesn't go all the way back to Bruce's parents being shot. Year One might be a cool direction, although it treads a lot of ground covered in Begins. Maybe Batman Beyond? Or how about fast forwarding to The Dark Knight Returns?
One thing's for sure - whoever steps in to these films next from a creative perspective has large shoes to fill.
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I was really wondering what sort of affect the shooting would have on the movie. It does seem like some people are having traumatic experiences as a result, and some aren't even going to see the movie. I know it doesn't compare to what happened to the victims in Aurora, but it's a real shame.
I see many people are trying to blame the movie for the shooter's rampage, but he probably would have gone off at some point anyway.
This will also have an affect on the promoting and box office results of the movie. Once again not the thing anyone should be caring about, but it should be noted.
What I really hope they do in the next one is do something similar to Arkham Asylum. That was such a great game and a great story. It would be fantastic to see them do something with the premise.
Although I would like it to maintain a bit more serious tone. It would be easy to see it done cheesy like previous ones (Namely Batman Forever and Batman & Robin) but if they could keep it more in line with Nolan's films, they would have my $15 bucks opening night.
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^ I was sort of hoping for the opposite in which a Batman game uses the Nolan universe, instead of the one they are using now.
Don't get me wrong, the games being made now are great, but making a game out of these movies would certainly be exceptional. They could even create stories that happened in-between the movies, as that is something I wish would have been established.
The trilogy made it feel like Batman was only active during the movies, and he only took on the villains from the three movies, which is hardly a career as a crime fighter. With the right development and writing they could fill in the holes on what happened during the breaks in the movies.
Also concerning the movies for some reason I really see Johnathan Nolan taking over and continuing on the legacy; that is if DC wants to continue on with the franchise (without rebooting it all). The younger Nolan has only been a writer up to this point and would be much more willing to take on the role than Christopher, who obviously has other prospects out there. Finally he is only 36 years old, so he has the youth needed to take the role I'd say.
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As a big Joseph Gordon-Levitt fan I really want to see what he can do with the franchise, and I don't think a total reboot is the right way to go.
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I thought it was a great film. Bane's character was strong and powerful. I know a lot of you guys didn't like his voice but i thought it fit Bane very well, especially for a character that is so dominant and fearful. Overall i'd give it a 4/5. All of Noland's Batman movies are great but i personally enjoyed this one more than The Dark Knight. Don't get me wrong, The Dark Knight is great but this one got me on the edge of my seat more than The Dark Knight did.
After letting in sink in 24 hours later I agree with others that say this Batman actually is the lesser of the whole trilogy. Still a great movie, but I think the story in Batman Begins and Dark Knight was more solid. Probably due to character development.
I saw the movie this afternoon. I enjoyed it. I found that TDKR was more emotionally heavy than TDK. But I think TDK was a better movie.
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I think my favorite part was when Bane's revolution starts happening. I thought to myself these is pretty much the Reign of Terror from The French Revolution. Then seeing Crane act as a member of the Committee of Public Safety was perfect.
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Nolan created a great universe but I think if they do reboot Batman, there's definitely a much more down-to-earth Batman that could be created.
Go back to the comics a little more and find a way to work in the dark-greyish cloth costume Batman wears (the bullet resistant armor could still be underneath but taking a shot would still knock him back). Give him white contacts (some kind of vision thing?). Have a more year-one like story without the fancy near-future technology, etc.
Sort of the look from the Batman vs. Predator fan film but do give some Batman some armor underneath the cloth so he doesn't die from the first bullet that hits him.
The one part that really bugged me was when it's the fully armed Bain mercenary army with assault rifles, sub-machine guns, etc. vs the Police who have been living in the dark, stinky sewers for 5 months using billy clubs and Glocks.
Batman flies in on the Bat and knocks out the Tumblers with his EM things but doesn't do any crowd suppression (gas? sonic attack? rubber bullets? anything Batman?) on the mercenary army and then he just lets the Police officers do a charge of the light brigade into the automatic fire of Bain's army. Realistically, that should have ended up like D-Day with 80% of the officers dead.
Was that a Batman movie? You could have completely missed all of the footage with Batman in it if you had to piss 2 or 3 times. Way too many things that just didn't make sense or were completely ridiculous. A bizzare viewing experience from start to finish. I'm pretty surprised how bad this was. Warner Brothers shouldn't have rushed this movie along as much as they did. A generous 2.5/5. This coming from someone who thought the first two were amazing and was 99.9% confident that this film would be more of the same.
Well that was a whole lot of 'meh'. I wasn't expecting it to top Dark Knight, but this was easily the weakest of the trilogy. Last half hour was good, but I don't think I'd bother adding it to the movie library.
Here's the thing that's been bugging me since I saw the opening 10 minutes.
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When we first see Wayne it's mentioned that he's become a shut-in. Batman has done absolutely nothing for 8 years because Bruce's leg is messed up. Now I have to assume his leg was ruined from the fall he took when taking out Two Face but he ran off at the end of TDK and looked more than fine to me. I mean I got the impression that Batman would continue fighting criminals with the police doing everything to take him down.
