Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-12509038-20140316162320/@comment-107.3.164.242-20150319034434

Biggest problem I had with The Dark Knight Rises was its inability to mention anything that had to do with the Joker. I know Nolan was trying to do it out of respect but if you're unable to continue the work that you did with Ledger by at least acknowledging it in your universe's continuity, that seems like more of a disrespect. Because the concept and ideals brought up by Joker in that film aren't exactly brought up, everything in TDKR seems more pointless when it could have connected nicely in the vein of TDK rather than heading into the route of BB. (I liked TDKR the first time and my reaction went mixed the second time I watched it in theaters). TDK addresses many concerns about modern day terrorism. To defeat Joker, Batman has to go to nearly Joker's level with his sonar device but he never abuses it because of restraint. To defeat Bane in TDKR, he just needs to punch him in the face until his tubes come loose... Conceptually, TDKR was challenged and didn't seem to want to strike more powerful themes than TDK. I think if TDKR came out before TDK (weird to think right), I would've found it a great personal superhero movie but TDK really set that bar so high, it was hard to top it. Either way, I love both films and think that watching it all at once is an amazing experience which makes you forget those flaws cause it all works together nicely.