**SPOILER ALERT**
So I went into this movie with very low expectations.. After Heath Ledger's amazing Joker I find it hard to follow that up with anything, and when I found out that the main villain for this installment would be Bane.... I was less than pleased.
For one thing there are MANY other villains that Nolan could have chosen from. For example I would have loved to see Croc or The Riddler, or maybe even a Poison Ivy cameo. Yet they went with Bane.
And no I don't consider "Catwoman" to be a bad guy in this movie. For one thing she didn't even have a "cat" outfit, and another there is no mention of cats ANYWHERE. Batman calls her a cat burglar I believe once throughout the whole movie.
So how was the acting in my opinion?
Not to bad in all honesty. I actually really liked Tom Hardy as Bane. He pulled it off well and was ALMOST as good as The Joker. He had that slight humor yet complete authority, and I really did believe the performance. So I guess in the end I am fine with the fact that Nolan picked Bane to be the bad guy.
Anne Hathaway..... hmmmm.... She wasn't bad, and I never have believed her to be a bad actor, I just didn't think she would make a good Catwoman. She did work well with Nolans take on the character though. She was elegant (like she usually is) yet fierce which was an interesting role for her. I would give Catwoman an 7/10. Not because she didn't act well, I just think that the character had more potential.
What was surprising was the introduction of Marion Cotillard! I have never seen her in a film before this so at first I didn't recognise her but WOW. she really is good. Maybe not a good Talia lol but a good actor none the less.... who would I have picked for Talia...
The wonderful Stana Katic.... Would have been BRILLIANT!
Can't dwell on that for to long though because of this fine gentleman...
And I find it sad to admit but I was looking less at the man that Christian Bale is and the Gentleman that is Joseph Gorden-Levitt...
There was a LOT of speculation surrounding which role he was going to play. Some people believed that he was going to replace HL as the Joker.. and I will admit that yes they do look similar, but it just wouldn't have been the same and I think a lot of others would have been very angry about this.
The next speculation was that JGL was going to play the riddler.. I was apart of this speculative group.... I think he would have done a good job.. Not a great one.. but good
(I just wanted the Riddler to be in the movie XD)
I don't think any of us were prepared though. His character ended up being the closest thing to a "Robin" character as I believe Nolan was willing to go. Truth be told.. I think JGL was in the movie more than CB was.. oh well ;)
Best actor goes to....
Hands down Michael Caine as Alfred... I CRIED, FRIGGIN BAWLED MY EYES OUT
He was soooooo good ZOMG <3
I would give The Dark Knight Rises.. a 9/10. It wasn't as good as The Dark Knight, but it was amazing none the less. A very good follow up to The Avengers.
Way to go DC!!
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