The TV show of the 60's was subliminal kiddie homosexual crap
Posted on 07/21/2012 6:39:37 PM PDT by Bratch
From a purely cinematic standpoint, director/co-writer Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" is a genuine masterpiece. Actually, it's a triumph.
Surpassing the extraordinary hype and expectations surrounding the conclusion to his epic trilogy seemed impossible, and yet somehow Nolan achieved just that. The fact that I'm even debating whether or not "Rises" surpasses its perfect predecessor speaks volumes. Without giving anything away -- without telling you if it's tragic or happy or bitter or sweet -- let me just say that the final few minutes of "Rises" represent one of the most intensely satisfying movie moments of my life.
And beyond filmmaking skills that will surely place him among the all-time greats, what kind of crystal ball does Nolan have access to that gives him the prescient power to begin a project years ago that upon delivery would be as timely and relevant as the latest refresh of the Drudge Report? "Rises" is about many things, but it is mostly about a rousing defense of an America under siege by a demagogue disguising his nihilistic rage and thirst for revenge and power as a noble quest for equality.
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Wow, you and I saw the same movie, but what I saw was totally the opposite of which you write. I guess that is what makes America so great, seeing something from all angles.
I’m hoping all the OWS crowd goes to Batman Rises and gets to see what happens when Anarchy finnally rules, sometimes the great goal is not really what you wished for. Sort of like voting for Hope and Change!!
I expect a liberal slant to movies I watch and for the most part can tolerate it for the visual enjoyment and chance to see the world through another perspective. I don’t mind having my views challenged. However, Batman was so over the top I left the movies angry and disappointed. Hasn’t happened in years. Sure I left disappointed several times, but never angry. The script was childish in its arguments and as I mentioned full of slogans. As a side note, I pay for the D-Box seats where I can seat comfortably with plenty of leg and arm room, so it wasn’t that.
The TV show of the 60's was subliminal kiddie homosexual crap
They are the villans. Worse, they are duped villans tricked into becoming pawns, blindly following a greater evil. What occupier in the real world can look at this movie and feel better about the Occupy movement?
Huh? I think you missed the point. By a mile.
I’ll see it when it comes out on TV and don’t really care what critics think.
When I finally saw Avatar, I decided that it was visually stunning and great with music. The plot was idiotic, overdone, and made no sense to a critical thinker. The stone age natives drive the light speed capable humans off the planet yet the humans couldn’t nuke them from orbit. You know, just to be sure.
oh gag me with a spoon
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Man oh man; did you ever just date yourself. That has 80’s written all over it.
This movie shows the occupy movement in a very negative light.
Catwoman’s friend go into a rich apartment and declares this is everyone’s home now.
The villian Bane and his minions fuel resentment for the rich (class warfare) and sound just MSNBC.
They beat rich people and declare they are going to take what is really theirs.
bruce loses all his money investing in clean energy
Every Occupy Wall Street slogan was utter during the movie. Whether they were following a greater evil as you state (they didn’t know this, to them he was their savior), there was a lot of satisfaction in the movie by the masses in destroying the rich’s property, raping, killing and overthrowing them. The Government was evil, the rich were evil, every business leader corrupt, the oppressed under the boots of the champagne swillers, and the bad guy, though evil portrays himself as the leader of a successful occupy movement which pleases the masses in general. They never knew they were going to die, they were happy with the result and didn’t fight back.
Similar thoughts here. I have yet to read a Nolte review that wasn't a complete bullseye. He's one of the few that I trust.
I am one who does not buy into, and has never been convinced of, the dark, deep hidden meanings attributed to many films. Sure some are overt, but 99% are no more than a movie and people see what they want to see.
Since when has 'heroic' become 'dark'?Really?
I never saw the comic book hero as 'dark'.
That is a liberal concept.
As I mentioned, I expect to see a liberal slant. I tolerate it for the most part. But Batman was so over the top it was literally a parody of what is wrong with Hollywood.
I think you missed the whole point of the movie, which is that all those slogan was a facade underneath which is just nihilism, and that Batman fought to save the city from them.
He lives in a cave! Hello!
(...by the way, Nolte panned Hunger Games as leftist agitprop, and he was right...)
The movies states through example that the government is willing to imprison it citizens on a whim, rich are corrupt and immoral, the rich deserve to have the possessions forcefully taken from them, we can’t be trusted with unlimited energy (which of course is readily available), we have a weak and timid population (I guess that is why they had to choose a liberal mecca, it would not have happened in the south or in Michigan [Wolverines!]), that for the most part humans do not have one redeeming quality, etc... the script was written by Chris Matthews.
The best thing about the 60’s TV show was Catwoman ( Julie Newmar , Eartha Kitt , Lee Merriweather ) !
Nevermind...that was Ed Morrisey’s review at Hot Air I’m thinking of:
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/03/24/film-review-the-hunger-games/
I don’t know if Nolte reviewed it or not.
Infantilization of culture.
Thanks, I prefer the “masterpieces” of professional wrestling matches.
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