The Dark Knight Rises - Nostalgia Critic

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The final part of Nolan's trilogy didn't impress the Critic when it came out. Ten years later has time healed any of the wounds? Nostalgia Critic takes a look at The Dark Knight Rises.

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The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the final installment in Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy, and the sequel to The Dark Knight (2008). The film stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, alongside Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Morgan Freeman. Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the revolutionary Bane forces Bruce Wayne to resume his role as Batman and save Gotham City from nuclear destruction


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[wstine]

Buster: "No one cared who I was til I sat on your chair."
Douglas: "If I move you, will you die?"
Buster: "It would be extremely painful."
Doug: "You're a big cat."
Buster: "For you."

[johnnysparkle]

During early production stages, Warner Bros. expressed interest in using the Riddler as the main antagonist with Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Eddie Murphy, or David Tennant in mind for the role. However, Christopher Nolan was able to convince them to use Bane due to the character having a physical presence that the previous villains lacked

[Webshooters]

Fun Fact: In the novelization, when they moved all the inmates from Arkham to the new location they left one person behind that being The Joker and it says something that Bane didn't try to free him as well most likely viewing him as too chaotic in-universe.

[swagman]

Batman: “A Hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat a around a young boy’s shoulders to let him know the world hasn’t ended.”

[RDog]

I’m shocked that you didn’t mention Talia’s death. It was literally the worst on screen death I’ve ever seen. She is a great actress, and that’s the take they went with?!?

[MrMadshepherd]

Don’t forget Talia’s terribly acted death where she literally goes “eh” and falls limp like a child acting

[corynydam]

My favorite thing about Tom Hardy’s performance is that, for all of Bane’s physical feats, he still comes across as injured. He’s very economical with his movements, and his neck and back are usually stiff. I buy that he’s in genuine pain and has to judge when to push through and when to harbor his strength.

[mitchellmurray]

Fun fact: As Doug mentioned, Tom Hardy is 5'9", far from the towering height Bane is often depicted with. By comparison, Christian Bale is around 6', so whenever they share a scene Hardy is wearing elevated boots to even things up.

[Gingermaas]

4:43 If I remember correctly, Hardy was actually modeling his voice after a bar knuckle boxer so that joke is actually a lot closer to the truth than I think you intended for it to be.

[shinyninja]

Honestly, Bane in this movie managed to be both kickass and ridiculous. His voice was a little silly, but whenever he did shit it was awesome

[averymerrick]

Enforced Method Acting: According to an interview with a Pittsburgh news station, *Hines Ward* was unaware of what it'd be like when the football field was destroyed around him. When Heinz Field, his home turf, was exploding loudly behind him, he actually was running for his life.
Hines Ward: Usually, I'm smiling when I'm running, but that day I was actually screaming.

[KTChamberlain]

Bane's own words: "Admirable but misguided" perfectly sum up The Dark Knight Rises.

[claytonrios]

"No one cared who I was till I put on the mask!" Bane was ahead of his time.

[richardanthonycastlebeltmo]

I always Like how Bane's prision Is a realistic version of the Lazarus's Pit, the one Ra's use to resurect in the comics, rework to resurect the soul rather than the body

[ahmadalmaiman]

This film did have a profound effect on me because I had recently finished high school and was just getting into college. I needed a film of this epic scale and marvelous magnitude at the time to make me believe in myself and appreciate so much of what is possible in big scale yet grounded filmmaking as well as storytelling. Despite flaws and imperfection, I can't surrender my love for it.

[mattwho]

“You do not fear death. You think this makes you strong, it makes you weak. How can you move faster than possible, fight longer than possible without the most powerful impulse of the spirit. The fear of death...then make the climb. Without the rope, then fear will find you again.”
That has to be one of the best speeches in cinema history. Perfectly sums up Batman character. And it’s so quietly done. Absolute masterstroke.

[greendemon]

"This bomb is armed, and this bomb is mobile, and the identity of the triggerman... is a mystery".

He says that line like he's a camp counselor explaining a game to a bunch of kids.

[anabriones]

I liked it. I actually like Anne Hathaway as catwoman. I like her voice and her demeanor ! She’s great to look at. I loved her .

[EnMiHomeStudio]

The thing that really bothered me was the Talia twist...I mean, the world's greatest detective never checked her background before trusting her with an atomic bomb.

[sixthjayhawk]

Actually, I really liked Bane and Talia’s connection to the LoS. I’m a sucker for the trope where two characters were trained by the same master but have opposing ideologies.