"Empire" Magazine [The Dark Knight Rises] Commentary Translation

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story The story takes place 8 years after Batman disappeared. Batman is burdened with a huge murder accusation. Bruce Wayne is now a scarred recluse, but Gotham City is reviving-knowing a masked madman named Bain Decided that it was time to destroy the city. Faced with new threats and the mysterious thief catwoman Selena Kyle, Wayne decided to let the Dark Knight descend into Gotham City again. Since the

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is [The Dark Knight Rises], we are full of expectations. In 2005, when Christopher Nolan (Christopher Nolan) reinvented Batman, the reputation of the cape knight in the movie theater had reached the point of pitifulness, and the murderer was the slick and terrible movie that shouldn’t even be named. sequel. Now, just 7 years later, Nolan has completed his three Batman grand suites with a stunning finale. Some people may say: "Well, the third episode is not as memorable as the second episode." It seems that [The Dark Knight Rises] itself may be a victim of Nolan's previous spectacular scenery. Nolan sets the standard for the Batman series so high that no one can break it. But whether you think this movie is better than [Magical Shadow Mystery] (Batman Begins) and inferior to [The Dark Knight] (The Dark Knight), [Dark Knight Rise] is a satisfying ending chapter-in history The finale of the best superhero series.
But Nolan does not really need to design his Batman as a "superhero"-in fact, he has thrown us a question worthy of attention: what if all of this is real? This certainly won’t be a Ken Loach version of Batman, but Nolan’s twisted laws of physics break more than he breaks because he always focuses on Bruce Wayne’s Psychologically: I was traumatized by the murder of my parents when I was a child, and grew up with anger that has never been subdued. [The Dark Knight Rises] also raises a series of other questions: Can salvation be accomplished without sacrifice? Can revenge bring peace? And what the hell is Tom Hardy talking about...
In fact, the ambiguity of Bane, who was critically criticized in the previous screening reviews, is basically irrelevant. He may sound like Sir Ian Mckellen talking in a wind tunnel with a mouthful of old wine, but compared to his brutal size, the clarity of Bain’s speech is not that important (although he In the movie, there are indeed one or two lines of irony that are particularly memorable). Hardy seems to be able to play the Hulk without makeup and special effects-Bruce Banner (Bruce Banner) who has been CG. His performance is very convincing "It's this guy who can definitely defeat Batman." It may be the first time in history that we will worry about Batman. Wayne’s armored suit cannot conceal his physical disadvantages. After retiring on his own and being criticized by the people of Gotham for several years, the bat Xia's body has become much worse than before.
Bain did not become extremely powerful just because of the injection of fluids, as Alfred noted: "I see the power of faith." The Wayne family steward has been acting as his master’s conscience throughout the series. Now he reappears, questioning what his scarred billionaire owner will get in the end in pursuit of social justice. Indeed, we can feel that Wayne seems to have returned to the little boy of [Xia Ying Zhi Riddle], and the journey that has been separated from the grief of the orphan's life has returned to the original point once again because of the death of his childhood love.
The death of District Attorney Harvey Dent and the heroic deeds mythical by police chief Gordon (Grodon) have reduced the crime in Gotham City, and the revival of Gotham City is in sight. So Wayne thinks he can continue to hide in the luxurious mansion, like a stubborn beast, he resists the domestication of the beauty played by Marion Cotillard. It was in this mansion that his parents had been committed to charity and helped the revival of Gotham City, but now Wayne would only hide in it and lament self-pity. He walks on crutches all day long, symbolizing his psychological fragility and also a manifestation of his physical deterioration. In this part, the movie can be said to return to the old place again, discussing Wayne's psychology, but we must know that Wayne's trauma has been discussed by comics for 73 years. However, the film also witnessed Christian Bale's extraordinary, plain and affectionate performance, through which we re-appreciated the tragedy of a man who was born with privilege but was always trapped in his own cage.
This excellent performance also benefited from the atmosphere of farewell in the first act of the movie. Everything heralded the fate of the final, and this ending will be extremely bumpy. Almost all of Michael Caine's mind is reminiscent of his good expectations for "godson" Wayne, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) seems to be full of energy but not Such a charming detective also had a sad line that made it worse, but he also had a more positive belief to counter Bain's terrorist actions.
Later, when Batman finally returned, the audience finally tasted a burst of pleasure, just as the old police officer shouted to his young colleagues: "Man, I'll watch you tonight!" Absolute pleasure, even if the movie was not taken at the end The emotional climax at the beginning. Those 45 minutes or a long section we call the "beginning" indicates that Batman will not only rise, but also lengthen... This movie is indeed very long, and in the middle of the time, it basically shows the eloquence of the characters. The movie More or less fell into a low ebb. The audience is looking forward to the big scene and the poor counterattack. The strange thing is that if other movies have a large number of such mild plot events, then the budget of those movies will basically be cut. Compared with the story and the exciting scenes shown in the trailer, the movie has more and more plots, as if the audience has already felt the emotion of running away, but in the end, what is waiting is a very Expensive treadmill.
For a long time, Nolan's Batman series has been the best in some single-player scenes, whether it is the protagonist becoming aware of the hero's identity, or the new character making a gorgeous appearance in the stealing scene (jewelry). The thief catwoman Selina Kyle played by Anne Hathaway is simply unparalleled: she is extraordinary, full of danger but also fascinating, not revealing but sexy, completely different from Michele. El Pfeiffer’s catwoman, but not inferior at all. Catwoman's identity is very vague. The journey she and Wayne share has a sense of striving for a new start, for a clean history, and finally for redemption.
Many great characters in the Batman world can provide Batman with a mirror, whether it is walking on the tightrope of justice and revenge, or being trapped by past hurts.
The loyal fans of comics will no longer be surprised by the distorted plot of the movie, but it is beyond doubt to expand such a large background history for the leading figures of DC Comics. Another story makes people feel familiar, and unknowingly reflects the director's love for the Bond series (oh my god, please let Nolan and Bell take over 007), but the concept of the story , Instead of its original image, it will make you think deeply after the movie. The most admirable thing is that Nolan, his story writer David S. Goyer and co-writer Jonathan Nolan (Jonathan Nolan) have found a way to make the Batman world run perfectly and reasonably. Instead of embedding in the real world through comics.
The Avengers happily took New York City as a battlefield, and [Dark Knight Rises] chose to seriously turn Gotham City into Gomorrah. Nolan incarnates the Batman in this era of the war on terrorism and the credit crisis. In this era, faith-driven fanatics can threaten the safety of the world, such as Osama bin Laden and George Bush; the same only Computers and people with undeniable superiority can destroy as many lives as thugs shoot. [Dark Knight Rise] sowed the seeds of riots, questioned the social status of financial elites, and showed the plight of the remaining 99%. Even if it is full of crises, our status, referred to by the citizens protected by Batman desperately in the movie, is also very tragic. The movie still does not forget a few small jokes, such as those shocking explosion scenes. We recalled the "Project Mayhem" (Project Mayhem) in [Fight Club] (Fight Club). The most remarkable thing about Nolan's films is that he always maintains a balance of seriousness, restraint and visual shock. Batman is easy to be interpreted as extremely gloomy or excessively ridiculous. The difficulty is not to recognize the inherent absurdity of the character and the strong inspiring power in him, but to integrate these two qualities. This requires a lot of talent. Conceived, and is full of dramatic genius ideas.

Summarize
A large number of highlights and the ambiguity and sexiness of the non-main feature all add to this unprecedented large-scale superhero movie. [The Dark Knight Rises] may not have the surprises of [Xia Ying’s Mystery], nor the anarchic chaos of [Dark Knight], but emotional power can make up for these shortcomings. [The Dark Knight Rises] is a wonderful epitaph for the hero that Gotham City deserves.


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  • Makenna 2022-03-22 09:01:06

    From "Inception", it is clear that Nolan is not a genre film author, and "Rise of Knights" only corroborates this view. The only commendable thing is that he is still trying to use drama instead of "spectacle" narrative, but the integrity of the characters in that drama is often ignored. Instead, it is still curious "structure" (such as the final boss twisted bridge at the end of the film). Reversal), his popularity is a victory of "popular" rather than "movie"

  • Kaya 2022-03-22 09:01:06

    The story of the entire Batman series can only be summed up in one word: tall, handsome and rich in martial arts, no one can stop it! This is no exception. Compared with the previous two parts, it has only become more tedious and tedious. There is no climax in the whole film, and a bird can fade out. I feel a little bit worthless for the victims of the shooting, and I lost my life for watching such a birdie.

The Dark Knight Rises quotes

  • Selina Kyle: [She enters the Congressman's car] Can I have a ride?

    Congressman: You read my mind.

  • Catwoman: You could have gone anywhere, but you came back.

    Batman: So did you.

    Catwoman: Well then I guess we're both suckers.

    [she kisses him]