No.
They are heroes. Heroes with dilemmas, problems, internal struggles and emotions. Closer to real heroes than ever. And if Hollywood gets that, they will get the box-office results that they dream off when on holiday in the Bahamas.
The Dark Knight Rises completes the trilogy of the Batman series. And it does so in a very powerful and emotional way. It stays true to the very nature of Batman, a hero burdened with the thirst for revenge, without the ability to focus it’s rage.
8 years after the Joker’s fateful impact on Gotham’s quintessential livelihood, the hero is no longer a hero. He’s been cast out and blamed by the society he’s swore to protect, and with his disappearance there has been peace.
The ‘retirement’ has taken a toll on the hero himself, Bruce Wayne. With plenty of time on his hands, he went on drilling his own mental health, with doubt of his own path and guilt for the loss of his most beloved Rachel. Not even his butler, Alfred, can bring him back to his normal self, not necessarily as the masked hero, but at least as the eccentric billionaire.
But as the story progresses, and a new evil rises, there is a sense of ‘a storm coming’ and the good guys lose their confidence and reliability that got them through the tough times. The commissioner is no longer needed, the greedy shareholders are forcing Wayne Enterprises into bankruptcy and a new enemy lurks in the shadows, one that uses the brute Bane to fulfill a long forgotten prophecy.
Besides the Bat’s much-needed re-birth, the strong supportive characters are almost stealing the show. The commissioner Gordon has been living a lie for the past years, and lost everything. The thief Selena has been purring her way through the rich people’s safes and jewelry while looking for an identity. The warlord Bane has exposed Gotham’s fatal flaw and took advantage of it, fueled by a vision of a simple and obeying society. And Alfred, in his respectful age, finds himself without a family to serve.
It all builds up so much against the forces of good, that it makes you think, ‘how are they gonna pull this one out? Something’s got to give. There has to be a sacrifice!’
And indeed, sacrifices are made in the epic conclusion.
But don’t despair, dear fans, this is not the conclusion of Batman as the hero, but of Batman the trilogy.
Favorite quotes:
Selina: You think this can last? There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne. You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you're all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us’
Dr./Judge Crane: ‘Death... By exile!’
Favorite scene:
Bane’s taking of Gotham.
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