Let's start with the real MVP: Anne Hathaway's Catwoman. She said "I'm going to steal jewelry AND your heart" and honestly? Mission accomplished on both counts. What a baddie, truly. She strutted through this movie like she knew she was the best part of it, because she was.
The ending though genuinely so good I forgave the film for everything leading up to it. Chef's kiss. 10/10. No notes. Bruce Wayne finally logging off from being Batman and going to Florence for pasta? Iconic retirement plan honestly, more people should try it.
And then there's THAT line:
“a hero can be anyone. even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a little boy’s shoulders to let him know that the world hadn’t ended.”
BUT. And this is a big but, bigger than Bane's muscles. This movie is LONG, and not in the "epic journey" way, in the "did we need three separate plots and also a nuclear bomb subplot" way. It's a bit of a slog in the middle, and honestly? This has been my whole experience with the trilogy. I love these movies, I really do, but all three of them share this specific gift of being simultaneously incredible and a bit of a homework assignment. Great story, strong themes, gorgeous Gotham, occasional boredom — it's the Nolan special.
Would still recommend. Would still occasionally check my phone during act two. Both things are true.
Worum geht’s?
Nach dem Tod des Staatsanwalts Harvey Dent alias Two-Face nahm Batman die Schuld von dessen Verbrechen auf sich, um seinen Ruf zu schützen. Daher wurde er von dem Gotham City Police Department gejagt und verließ die Stadt. Die Handlung des Films setzt acht Jahre nach den Ereignissen von The Dark Knight ein. Nachdem der bemerkbar gealterte Batman nach Gotham zurückkehrt, muss er die Wahrheit der geheimnisvollen Selina Kyle herausfinden und den Schurken Bane davon abhalten, Gotham zu zerstören
Mit Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine