Monday, August 20, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises



The latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises can be a treat to watch, if you are willing to let yourself sucked into the fantastical world of Gotham and its dark secrets. The city of Gotham, in the last Batman film, The Dark Knight, saw the triangular drama among Harvey Dent, Batman and the Joker. Harvey Dent, who saw his girlfriend die in front of his eyes, had lost faith in the goodness of man and had started believing in luck, in chaos, in disorder. He had lost faith in order, justice and fairness in the system. In fact, he had given up on the system in entirety. This remains the central theme of Nolan's next Batman adventure. The film is about Batman instilling faith in the system in the hearts of the people, saving Gotham from anarchist tendencies. Here we have a new villain, the son of the master from whom Batman had received his training, Bane. He is seen taking control over the city, inciting in people anarchist ideals and asking them to "take control" and uproot the existing elite. Batman is predictably in trouble like the last movie, where he has to choose between being Wayne and Batman, even as his business is crumbling and the city's people are getting frustrated over its grim prospects.
Batman finally comes to the rescue and saves Gotham from this anarchist and reinvigorates the eternal faith of people in the ruling elite and the order of a police and law controlled state machinery. The rest, you would just have to see for yourself! 

1 comment:

  1. I really liked this film! The action, Cat Woman (who you didn't mention), and just the frightening idea of a society ruined by chaos. Thanks for posting!

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