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mentally unstable people love this film


they think its deep. they think dark means intelligent and profound. had the movies ended at TDK this would have been a perfect two films. shame we got this junk

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the previous 1 also and the mind of chris nolan.

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The ending of TDK was asking for a third film. The aftermath of what happened to Batman after Dent's downfall and the Joker's anarchic reign was very much something I wanted to see. I don't think TDKR was a great movie, and it was a big letdown in a lot of ways.

For me, I think the third film in the series should have started a bit closer to the end of TDK. Batman being actively hunted by the authorities is glossed over entirely. Frankly, I almost feel like this should have been a tetrology with the fourth film featuring recluse Bruce at the start, but the third could have shown us some of the middle problems as Bruce tried to be philanthropist, hero, and hunted prey. We also could have gotten a better intro to Catwoman so Bruce and Selina's relationship could grow more. I felt like their relationship in TDKR, including how it ends, was more about how things "should" go than organically within the story. They could have seeded Bane, too.

Also, and I know there is no good answer here, but I think that the Joker got short shrift. His storyline clearly wasn't over. I recognize that they couldn't recast without serious problems, but that character's story should have continued, too. What they did there (just ignore it) was fine; there was no good answer.

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For me, I think the third film in the series should have started a bit closer to the end of TDK. Batman being actively hunted by the authorities is glossed over entirely.


It was disappointed to see Begins and TDK being sold as an early-career batman. But then with the release TDKR, it was clear, that's all Batman was. We never see those middle problems of Bruce's career, because in the nolanverse, it never happened. And yeah, I think it was Ledger's death that led to issues with the third chapter. And Nolan wanted a "final" story, that would preclude the possibility of a fourth movie. So we got this letdown of a conclusion.

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Yeah, TDKR makes it clear that Batman just disappeared that day. Batman Begins ends with the Joker making his calling card known, so Batman doesn't really have much of a long-term impact in the Nolanverse.

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Ummm Batman was the one who inspired the people of Gotham to take their city back. You seem to think that the amount of time that he's wearing the batsuit somehow equates to his impact. Maybe he didn't have as many batsuit scenes as you would have wanted (and that's a very stupid complaint) but his impact on Gotham is quite clear by the end of the trilogy.

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Guilty as charged. ;)

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Yeah, the "Batman" fanboys LOVE watching misery. They like their films utterly gray and miserable, and object to any moments of lightness, joy, or humor.

I don't get it. Psychologists need to study this, it's so weird.

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Nah, TDK is a just a good movie. It aint't that deep. Im not a Batman or any superhero fanboy at all.

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I agree, I thought it was a good movie, the only recent Batman movie that I've watched more than once!

What really surprised me is that the Batman fanboys didn't seem to love "The Batman", even though it gave them all the misery they could want.

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I didn't hate The Batman but I didn't love it either. If they had done away with Catwoman it would have been a lot better.

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