jaemskeray
William
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ThomasFiled under: Uncategorized | Tags: 2010s, Action, Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, gary oldman, joseph gordon-levitt, michael caine, Morgan Freeman, Superhero, Tom Hardy, Watchable
Christian Bale puts on his cape and mask one last time and teams up with cat burglar Anne Hathaway in a last ditch effort to stop madman Tom Hardy from destroying Gotham City. At this point in time it feels like no one needs or wants a recommendation for this film, so, I write to a younger generation, a generation that will grow up watching this long, generally boring and one-note action flick on DVD or whatever. Christopher Nolan seems incapable of creating any sense of suspense or expectation in his films. Watching DNR is like barreling down a steep mountain road in a Lamborghini that has had its breaks cut and its accelerator taped down to the floor. You can’t really hear anything because the sound of the engine is deafening, and so much is zipping by you so quickly that can’t focus on anything that isn’t life or death important. Still at least you’re in a Lamborghini. Watchable.
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I don’t know if I would generalize this to all Christopher Nolan films. There’s still Memento, Inception, and The Dark Knight. But I certainly agree that on its own this movie isn’t very good. Also, The Prestige contains some pretty good suspense and expectation, even if the ending so thoroughly eviscerates those feelings that it makes you hate the movie forever, as I do.
Comment by William July 31, 2012 @ 3:03 pmWell alright, I guess you’ve got a point. I guess I was just so thoroughly disappointed by Rises that I started to rethink Nolan on a whole. Still, I’d say Inception suffers from the same pacing issues as Rises.
Comment by tincolor August 1, 2012 @ 1:51 ami see what you’re saying, Tom. Nolan’s recent films seem to be heading in this one aesthetic direction that is loud, dark, fast, and without character arch. But I think that is a problem with the franchise more than Nolan’s style. I would like to see him break out of this hollywood version of himself and do something not as predictable for his next film. However, I still liked the movie. Good end to the franchise in my book.
Comment by jaemskeray August 15, 2012 @ 5:01 amYeah, a good enough ending for sure. I was actually just having lunch and thinking that it would be cool to see Nolan do something totally different.
Comment by tincolor August 15, 2012 @ 5:17 am