Just saw it Friday night in IMAX. Yeah, I know I'm way behind. Whatever.
Loved it. Yeah, there were some plot holes. For the most part, I really didn't care. A few quick points:
First off, Talia. I remember reading awhile back that she was going to be one of the villains. But I completely forgot, and I'm glad. I wasn't really familiar with her story arc from the comics, so it wasn't obvious to me what was going on. When she was first brought in to take over Wayne Enterprises, I instantly thought "oh NO! She's obviously part of the plot! She's obviously a baddie!" But Nolan did a pretty good job of persuading me otherwise, and I quickly dropped my suspicion despite Nolan dropping pretty subtle clues throughout. What was the deal with her scar? Someone earier in the thread commented that that should have tipped them off. Again, I'm not familiar with whether it should have any significance.
Also, was there really a Bane/Talia love interest? I know they said they "loved" each other during the reveal sequence, but I didn't take it as a romantic love. I saw it more as a deep caretaker/ward or big-brother/little-sister type love, but maybe I'm mistaken.
I guess the reveal was no big surprise to those who are familiar with the comics. But for the rest of us, I thought Nolan handled the clues and forshadowing brilliantly. Once you knew, there were a TON of things you could look back on to make you say, "Man, I should have seen that coming!" But yet, most of us didn't. In retrospect, the one I like the most was R'as statement to Bruce that basically said, "there is more than one way to achieve immortality." Love that!
Lastly, what is the deal with that bump on Marion Cotillard's forhead? Ew! Couldn't stop looking at it and being distracted every time she was onscreen. Could they not have cast someone who is not a unicorn for the role?
Couple of other items:
Most of the criticism of TDKR that I've seen are very valid, and I agree with most of them, but that didn't spoil the movie for me.
With that said, you do not hang a bitch on a rope and let it fix his back.
"oh, I see that there's a vertebrae sticking out of your back, let me just jam it back in with my fist, ok all better"
Yeah, I rolled my eyes, but I still love the movie.
It wasn't "sticking out of his back." Medically, a protruding vertibrae doesn't mean it is poking through your skin. It just means it is out of alignment with the rest of your spine.
But wasn't the Joker in the prison Bane emptied?
No, regular criminals go to Black Gate, the crazy ones go to Arkham.
Exactly. And Bane/Talia would have been smart enough to not let the insane out of Arkham. That would just be throwing too many wildcards into the equation.
Although, one inconsistency with that is the fact that Scarecrow was out as well. I guess we can assume he was eventually released from Arkham and sent to Black Gate, but that's hard to imagine. Eh, just another minor inconsistency. But the point still stands that the Joker would have been in Arkham (if he was still alive at that point in time). They certainly
could have still mentioned him, but I see no need.
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