The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, Batman, with the help of the enigmatic Catwoman, is forced from his exile to save Gotham City from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane.

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Writers:

Jonathan Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan (screenplay)

Stars:

Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway

Top Rated Movies #71 | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 38 wins & 102 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Bale	...	Bruce Wayne
Gary Oldman	...	Commissioner Gordon
Tom Hardy	...	Bane
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Blake
Anne Hathaway	...	Selina
Marion Cotillard	...	Miranda
Morgan Freeman	...	Fox
Michael Caine	...	Alfred
Matthew Modine	...	Foley
Alon Aboutboul	...	Dr. Pavel (as Alon Moni Aboutboul)
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Daggett
Burn Gorman	...	Stryver
Daniel Sunjata	...	Captain Jones
Aidan Gillen	...	CIA Op
Sam Kennard	...	Special Ops Sergeant

Storyline

Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight (2008), in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its Police force, which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city.

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Plot Keywords:

dc comics | batman character | terrorist plot | bruce wayne character | sequel | 

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Taglines:

Every Legend Has An End

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sensuality and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cillian Murphy holds the record for the most frequently appearing Batman villain, he played Dr. Jonathan Crane a.k.a. The Scarecrow in all three movies in The Dark Knight trilogy.

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Goofs

(at around 2h 25 mins) When the truck that carries the bomb is forced to crash the railing and fall down to the road below, we see no light pole. But in the next scene, we see a light pole knocked over by the truck as it falls.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jim Gordon: I knew Harvey Dent. I was his friend. And it will be a very long time before someone... inspires us the way he did. I believed in Harvey Dent.

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Crazy Credits

The Batman symbol is made of ice, and cracks as it zooms into the screen.

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Alternate Versions

On IMAX 70mm prints of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, this film's prologue was shown as a special preview. It contained, with only one exception, entirely different takes of Bane's dialogue.

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Connections

Referenced in Watchman Video Broadcast: The Murderer (2012)

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Soundtracks

Pavane pour une infante défunte
Written by Maurice Ravel
Performed by the Minnesota Orchestra with Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Conductor
Courtesy of Countdown Media

User Reviews

A wonderful conclusion to a wonderful trilogy.

After eight years in seclusion, Batman resurfaces to face Bane, a mastermind bent on destroying Gotham and has ties to Bruce Wayne's past. Christopher Nolan's conclusion to his Dark Knight trilogy should be treated as a wrap up rather than a third installment. Despite many new characters being introduced, even their conflicts and motives are derived from events that occurred in the previous two films. Such an approach could be seen as a weakness, since the conflict could just end up being sort of a rematch rather than moving the story forward; however, Nolan's approach works terrificly. Over an hour is shot in stunning IMAX, but the film is more touching than it is intense… and that's its best quality. Hardy steps in as the genius mercenary Bane, who is slightly bigger, slightly stronger and slightly smarter than Batman, thus making him a challenge best suited for the grand finale. The Joker works best as Batman's arch-nemesis since they are polar opposites, with The Joker standing for everything Batman stands against. Two-Face works best as Batman's most tragic enemy because Harvey Dent is very much like Bruce Wayne… the only difference is: Dent copes with his tragedy through revenge rather than seeking justice as Wayne did. Bane works best as Batman's most challenging villain because of his physical and mental superiority—forget the Bane you saw in "BATMAN & ROBIN". Nolan carefully chose all his villains in the series wisely and executed them perfectly. Hardy had big shoes to fill following Ledger's posthumous Oscar winning performance; while Bane is no Joker, Hardy does a satisfying job and should not be compared to Ledger's performance as they are completely different roles. It is Michael Caine, however, that delivers the most memorable and touching performance of the entire film. A wonderful conclusion to a wonderful trilogy.

**** (out of four)

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

20 July 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Arkham

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$160,887,295, 22 July 2012

Gross USA:

$448,139,099

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,081,142,612

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, DC Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

164 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital IMAX 6-Track

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1