12 Years Later, I Finally Understand The Dark Knight Rises

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[enterchannelname]

I've never understood the critique that Bane's goal made no sense because its clear as day.

He wants to carry out Ra's destiny to destroy Gotham but in the process torture Bruce the with the notion that the entire cities rotten to the core.

Not only does it tie back to the themes od Batman Begins, but it also brings back Jokers point about how people will eat eachother when the chips are down.

Theres some weak spots in the movie but as far as the themes and emotions present, TDKR is a masterpiece

[JackDeanPictures]

Literally did not realize until watching this video that the pit is Nolan’s version of the Lazarus Pit and him leaving is a rebirth. Wow. Thanks for the great vid!

[xxsilentreatmentxx]

Such a missed opportunity not tying Catwoman and the Clean Slate program with the Delete Me ad

[leehunts]

The problem with Rises is that it doesn't get inside the heads of the people enough. We don't see the events through their lens. Much of this could have been articulated more clearly if "Robin" had been more embedded in the everyday lives of the people.

[jonathonclary]

There is a significant point that was missed with 'Rises' But I think you missed it too. The point of the movie was that ultimately the Joker won. Specifically if you attack 'good people' they will show you what kind of animals they really are. His only mistake was that he targeted the wrong class of people. The Dent act was the Joker's legacy, an oppressive law that targeted anyone who was a threat to the wealthy and influential. It allowed the wealthy to gain unprecedented wealth while any potential threat was removed without due process. Yeah crime was down, but does that mean that anything was better for the average joe? No, they weren't celebrating the Dent act with everyone else. For them there were just more oppressive laws to be followed, and more fearful consequences if those rules were broken. Frankly the state of the movie at the beginning was right out of a Frank Miller take on Batman.
People don't just revolt for no reason. Certainly the French citizens before the revolution were free. But why were they free? The French government was on the verge of financial collapse and the aristocracy realized they could buy time against the imminent disaster by cutting the little people loose. Property owners became a source of revenue with taxes and the Aristocracy were no longer obligated to ensure that their serfs had shelter and food. People who had spent generations relying on meager social supports from their lords were now left to their own devices. Meanwhile the aristocrats had no less power over them than ever before. So while people starved to death in the streets the wealthy and well to do had lavish feasts and partied in their mansions, fully aware that the disaster was coming, but hoping they would be dead and gone when it happened. They literally sold out their own children to party down today.
The movie served as a cautionary tale for allowing our society to be driven by fear. Fear drove the wealthy to the Dent act, a knee jerk reaction that took the freedoms of the lower class by force. Bane's words struck home with the masses because he promised them a world where the people were free, at the meager cost of the wealth of their oppressors. When they took Bane's bait, they Proved Ra's al Ghul's point as well. That sometimes the only possible solution is to burn it all down.
The ultimate resolution was Batman sacrificing himself to prove that there was a better way.
Rises was absolutely the weakest part of the trilogy, but there are points a plenty.

[dannyruggles]

so does this mean Anne Hathaway has been in 2 films about the french revolution? lol

[MrBryan]

This is so much of current politics all across the world. Freedom from personal responsibility is a huge hook, no matter who offers it.

[zephaniahgreenwell]

12 years later, and I finally understand what Bane was saying.

[shleaumeau]

“Mass movements don’t need a god but they do need a Devil”
This is so true about all extremists

[nikhook]

Bane is a disingenuous revolutionary. The whole point of The League of Shadows is to show the depravity of Gotham. Talia proved that the city was evil at its core.

[MonkeyBombdotcom]

Still one of the most creative ways of portraying the Lazarus Pit

[hungchoonghow]

It has been 12 years?
Time really flies.

[anonymone]

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I need to stop you there. The point of The Dark Knight is that the Joker was wrong. The two ships didn't blow each other up. It's the climax of the movie.

[ChrisGuerra]

It's been weird hearing people call Biden and Harris communists, but not as weird as Trump being called a vessel of God.

[davidjr.tolson]

Jared says that "cement drivers [and] shoe shiners" are recruited by Bane. That isn't true. If you remember Batman Begins, Ra's al Ghul tells Bruce Wayne, "You are defending a city so corrupt, we have infiltrated every level of its infrastructure." It makes sense that when Talia took over the League of Shadows, they stayed in Gotham in secret, waiting through the chaos of The Joker and through the relative peace of the eight years between The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises.

[bryttonica]

As much as I don’t like the practice in general, I still think TDKR should’ve been split into two parts. I think it would’ve given more time for such a stuffed finale to breathe

[GOODEUSMAXIMUS]

My favorite of the trilogy. “Ah you think darkness is your ally”

[matthewkuchinski]

There is an excellent book titled "How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century" by Frank Dikötter which delved deeply into why people cling to demagogues with vague political ideologies. He reached the conclusion that because many people view the world as themselves rather than in its greater plurality, and because they feel dissatisfaction for their lives even in what are supposedly times of great prosperity, they need a scapegoat to blame for their supposed troubles. Thus, even with no real plan laid out for their own betterment by their so-called leaders, only a perceived threat, many people will steadfastly favor them as surely as if they were children reaching out for a safety blanket to comfort them, creating an atmosphere of fanaticism that is difficult to break or upend.

[lovecraftianleviathan]

It should’ve been a two-parter like originally envisioned, with part one ending with Batman being broken by Bane and dragged off to the pit, Gotham in chaos, the rich torn from their homes, Bane giving his big speech in voiceover and prison breaks from Blackgate and Arkham Asylum, with the final shot being of a lone Joker, sans makeup, stepping through the smoke and rubble of Blackgate Prison in an orange jumpsuit, looking around at the carnage, going “Hmmp” before quickly side-stepping off-screen. Cut to black. Imagine the hype for part two! Infinity War couldn’t even top that.

This also would’ve given the writers more time to explore the “Tale of Two Cities/Occupy Gotham” storyline.

Oh, if only Ledger hadn’t died!

[graysongriffiths]

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