After being bombarded with "This is the best movie ever" messages on my FB feed, I watched The dark knight rises at the cinema, with huge expectations as I could still feel the joker's whisper and glare from the previous edition of the trilogy. It was such a masterpiece by Nolan. (I had to watch it a second time because I barely heard a word because of the terribly bad sound at a sick cinema in hitec city, Hyderabad)
However, this movie was a massive disappointment and I really do not understand what everyone loves about it ! Movies must either be intellectually, emotionally or visually appealing. This has none, is just another action flick, definitely not bad, but far from the previous Batman movie.
Because people asked me why I did not like the movie and also because they wouldn't tell me why they go GAGA over it (except because its cool to), I decided to put a list down with the problems I have with the movie.
Plot, screenplay and characters
The movie was far from a thriller with scenes and outcomes being very predictable almost always. Characterization was loose with Bane not being even a wee-bit scary ( he is dubbed as a 'physically superior adversary') That's it ? That's all one needs to be better than Batman who is a bit of a cripple already in the movie ?
Lazarus Pit
How many of the movies' lovers know what the lazarus pit actually is ? The movie hovers between reality and fantasy and doesn't really answer any question. The scenes inside the pit are such a drag !
Action and CG
The action sequences are really, really bad ! Batman vs Bane is so funny, its a glorified brawl. Bat mobile and other gadgets seem so incredibly obsolete.
The music is a real plus and so is the presence of Anne Hathaway. There are lots of interesting bits within the movie which makes it a decent entertainer, no more.
P.S. Social Media has made PR jerks even more powerful
