*SPOILER ALERT: THIS BLOG POST CONTAINS REFERENCES TO SCENES FROM THE DARK KNIGHT RISES MOVIE*
The Dark Knight Rises Dubai premiere was screened on August 14, 2012. It was organized by Warner Bros and Virgin Radio Dubai (104.4FM). The movie is the trilogy's end to Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise.
The movie is about 2.5 hrs long and follows the story (as you can imagine) of the fall and rise of Batman. The opening sequence from TDKR picks up from where The Dark Knight finished off, and that is Gordon's eulogy speech on the loss of Harvey Dent. It's been 8 years now and nobody has yet seen the Batman since he was held responsible for the death of Dent.
It is quite clear that Batman/Bruce Wayne want one thing and one thing only throughout the movie, and that is retirement. Wayne is shattered because he is lost without the Batman but feels he has no use for him during those 8 years so he ends up shutting himself from the whole world. Suddenly, a new evil rises, a bigger and more destructive type of evil that lays in the character of Bane and draws out the Batman from retirement.
From the three Batman movies of the Nolan franchise, Bane seems to be the strongest physically. He seeks revenge to Ra's Al Ghul's death and wishes to carry on his last mission, i.e. the destruction of Gotham City. Throughout the movie, Bane always made the audience believe that he was stronger than the Batman to a point where you doubt Batman's abilities to defeat him.
The plot of the movie is very coherent. Nolan really knows how to nicely link TDKR to The Dark Knight and Batman Begins. I was; however, somewhat disappointed with "the rise" of Batman twice during the movie. When Batman returns after 8 years 'in exile', his entrance wasn't as dramatic as expected. Surely he was chased by all Gotham's police force and gets away using his newest toy, The Bat; but still the entrance of the character should have been just bigger and better. Even when Batman was broken and imprisoned by Bane, his escape (to me) seemed as simple as how Cat Woman stole Wayne's mother's necklace from an "impenetrable" safe - you'll see this in the movie.
Without spoiling much of the fun, brace yourself to the subtle introduction (and re-introduction) of certain unexpected characters. The movie has got some twists and turns as well so hold on tight to your seat. Even though I think The Dark Knight was the best out of the three, TDKR managed to give a satisfying end to this franchise; an end that received an applause from our Dubai audience. I rate this movie 8.5 out of 10.
The movie will be officially released in Dubai on August 16 (just a few days before Eid) which may be a good opportunity to watch it then so as to avoid the Eid rush to the movies. Enjoy it as you are definitely in for quite a show!
The Dark Knight Rises Dubai premiere was screened on August 14, 2012. It was organized by Warner Bros and Virgin Radio Dubai (104.4FM). The movie is the trilogy's end to Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise.
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It is quite clear that Batman/Bruce Wayne want one thing and one thing only throughout the movie, and that is retirement. Wayne is shattered because he is lost without the Batman but feels he has no use for him during those 8 years so he ends up shutting himself from the whole world. Suddenly, a new evil rises, a bigger and more destructive type of evil that lays in the character of Bane and draws out the Batman from retirement.
From the three Batman movies of the Nolan franchise, Bane seems to be the strongest physically. He seeks revenge to Ra's Al Ghul's death and wishes to carry on his last mission, i.e. the destruction of Gotham City. Throughout the movie, Bane always made the audience believe that he was stronger than the Batman to a point where you doubt Batman's abilities to defeat him.
The plot of the movie is very coherent. Nolan really knows how to nicely link TDKR to The Dark Knight and Batman Begins. I was; however, somewhat disappointed with "the rise" of Batman twice during the movie. When Batman returns after 8 years 'in exile', his entrance wasn't as dramatic as expected. Surely he was chased by all Gotham's police force and gets away using his newest toy, The Bat; but still the entrance of the character should have been just bigger and better. Even when Batman was broken and imprisoned by Bane, his escape (to me) seemed as simple as how Cat Woman stole Wayne's mother's necklace from an "impenetrable" safe - you'll see this in the movie.
Without spoiling much of the fun, brace yourself to the subtle introduction (and re-introduction) of certain unexpected characters. The movie has got some twists and turns as well so hold on tight to your seat. Even though I think The Dark Knight was the best out of the three, TDKR managed to give a satisfying end to this franchise; an end that received an applause from our Dubai audience. I rate this movie 8.5 out of 10.
The movie will be officially released in Dubai on August 16 (just a few days before Eid) which may be a good opportunity to watch it then so as to avoid the Eid rush to the movies. Enjoy it as you are definitely in for quite a show!
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