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Movies in Your Spare Time: Batman; The Dark Knight Rises

For my final critique I decided to watch one of my favorite super heroes in action again, Batman. I can fondly remember my first time watching The Dark Night Rises and how I had been wanting to see another movie in particular at Hollywood Boulevard theater. After messing up with the times the only one I could settle for was Batman. With no expectation going into the movie my mind was surely blown under the new deception of Batman that Christopher Nolan had produced. Growing up I had watched the 70s version of Batman and how it was very much appealing to all ages. Once Batman Begins came out in 2005 I was sure that was the beginning of the end for the Batman series. Little did I know Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and Nolan would bring back the public's interest seven years later with in my opinion the best movie of all the Batman series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVcUrrknCYA

While watching the movie some cinematic aspects that Nolan likes to maintain throughout the movie is darkness and having things jump out to keep the audience in tune. During this one scene the lights flicker off and the jokers ends up getting beaten, this is often typical and maintains the idea that he is coming from nowhere to get the villians. Another thing Nolan likes to show off is the quickness and stealth full trait Batman has when talking to Officer Gordon in one frame and then disappearing in another. Here is a parody making fun of Batman's constant disappearance and reappearance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsdV--kLoQ

Going back to the darkness most of filming is at night hinting that at night all the villians come out to lay havok on Gothem.

Since growing up on Batman I would rate this movie an A+. The movie was unique because often times Superman, Spiderman and Ironman, often times are a little cliche or unrealistic as defeating the antagonist goes and living happily ever after. With Batman being a masked vigilante that constantly looks over his city to rid it of evil, it maintains a truth that there will always be a fight between good and evil.