These days, the consensus view of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises is that it was a disappointment. And perhaps after the overwhelming critical and commercial success of The Dark Knight a few years earlier, it was. But just because it didn’t live up to probably the greatest DC Comics adaptation ever doesn’t mean it was a total waste of time. In fact, over the years we’ve come to see it as a kind of rough and flawed masterpiece.
In our latest Batman video, we make the case for The Dark Knight Rises. Stripped of the unbelievable hype and sky-high expectations, The Dark Knight Rises stands as one of the very best third films in a trilogy ever, with compelling themes and a script that satisfyingly ties up all the loose ends from three Nolan movies. It tells a smart and complete story about Bruce Wayne and Batman, and shows how he helped — and, in some ways, hurt – Gotham City. Watch our analysis of The Dark Knight Rises below:
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