Its been quite a few years since christopher nolans dark knight trilogy. The dark knight rises letterboxd your life in film. May 12, 2018 christopher nolan may have left gotham city behind. Director christopher nolan brought his batman trilogy to a close with this highlyanticipated batman film in the series. When that happened, bale and nolan stuck to their guns. The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark. The question is, is the dark knight rises the send off the trilogy deserves. On the other hand, if the dark knight rises does prove to be the endall beall of the dark knight trilogy, that also helps to establish a standard that not every superhero series has to end on a. The dark knight rises is the most ambitious superhero. Christopher nolan explains his openended finish to the dark. Wars, but were not afraid to binge watch some reality tv when the mood strikes. After the release of the dark knight rises, speculation immediately centered around the post film escapades of john robin blake played by joseph gordonlevitt. Will there be another batman movie after the dark knight rises.
Several reportedly dead, up to 20 injured after shooting at colorado movie theater. Meaning he was already robin, he isnt going to become robin in the future. The dark knight will rise again, with someone else taking up the. Christopher nolans conclusion to his dark knight trilogy should be treated as a wrap up rather than a third installment. Heres an explanation of what really went down in the ending of nolans. When bane destroys a football stadium during a game of the gotham rogues, theres. Jul 06, 2012 secondly, and youll have heard this one before, the film is titled the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises 2012 hd exclusive featurette making of the film duration. Joseph gordonlevitt will never get a robin movie looper. Sadly the answer to that question is a crushing no.
Christopher nolan on batman and secrets of dark knight. Is joseph gordonlevitts character in the dark knight rises. Aug 30, 2016 after the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans everywhere began fantasizing about a potential sequel in which joseph gordonlevitts john blake a. Dark knight rises john blake was a great robin and he never put on mask. Will there be another batman movie after the dark knight. The second film in the trilogy introduced a new version of the joker, played by heath. The nightwing 2020 teaser trailer concept christopher. How it should have ended s4 e22 how the dark knight rises should have ended. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy is complete, its natural to.
Christopher nolan may have left gotham city behind. After the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans everywhere began fantasizing about a potential sequel in which joseph gordonlevitts john blake a. During the press tour for his next film, the biopic thriller snowden. Its set one year after the events of the dark knight rises and follows john. Both combatants receive absolutely no prep, and the fight takes place in a dojo. The dark knight didnt just look cool on a poster it actually meant something when those three words appeared on screen at the end of that film. The only way robin can work is if they dont call him robin and if hes not a juvenile, subservient sidekick to batman. After the release of the dark knight rises, batman fans everywhere began. Fans still want a dark knight rises spinoff where joseph gordon. Eight years after the events of the dark knight, merciless revolutionary bane forces bruce wayne to resume his. Why does batman not continue after the dark knight rises.
Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as catwoman stole the show. The dark knight rises is the third and final installment in the dark knight trilogy after batman begins and the dark knight. Jul 24, 2012 there will definitely be more batman movies in the future, but one that takes place after the dark knight rises, im not sure. Is joseph gordonlevitts character in the dark knight. Jun 21, 2012 joseph gordonlevitt plays a rookie cop apparently named john blake in the upcoming batman film the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises robin easter egg explained screen rant. The dark knight rises 2012, following after his own batman begins 2005 and the dark knight 2008. This is what a sequel to the dark knight rises could look like.
The film earned much more than the original 2005 film, but underperformed compared to its direct predecessor which remains the highest. I liked millers take on robin in the dark knight returns but that was a special deal and cant really be replicated too easily with the nolanbale batman. Christopher nolans dark knight trilogy is packed with easter eggs, and the dark knight rises has a very sneaky robin reference. Mar 22, 2020 dark knight rises john blake was a great robin and he never put on mask. So director brett register and other fans of nolans series have created a fan film called the dark knight legacy. So what exactly happened with the finale of the dark knight rises. Jul 23, 2012 it sounds like pretty much everyone loved the dark knight rises. It has great charismatic villains, great performances, and the protagonist is a more interesting character than he was in the dark knight. This may, of course, refer to the return of batman after eight years in retirement to face down the. Christian bale explains why he didnt make a fourth dark knight film.
The film earned much more than the original 2005 film, but underperformed compared to its direct predecessor which remains the highest grossing film centered around the batman character. Michael caine offers insight into the dark knight rises ending as well as teases a possible return for alfred in dcs upcoming justice league film. It also features bane, a character who became notorious for eventually breaking batmans back. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy is complete, its natural to wonder what comes next. As the final act in christopher nolans batman trilogy, it had a definitive ending and many felt it was what the franchise deserved. The meaning of joseph gordonlevitts fate in the dark knight. I felt it was a bitter cliffhanger in the dark knight rises related reason link below im assuming dc comics is doing something to batman that marvel usually does to its superhero movies. Taking place after the events of the dark knight rises. After christopher nolans trilogy, an allnew adventure starring joseph gordonlevitt as gothams finest doesnt seem likely.
Secondly, and youll have heard this one before, the film is titled the dark knight rises. Would the character takeon the recently vacated role of gothams protector as batman, nightwing, robin, or some combination of the three. After the release of the dark knight rises, speculation immediately centered around the postfilm escapades of john robin blake played by joseph gordonlevitt. Batman fan film continues story of the dark knight rises. Nov 29, 2012 for me, the dark knight rises is specifically and definitely the end of the batman story as i wanted to tell it, and the openended nature of the film is simply a very important thematic idea that. But i hope that a new director could step in and direct a movie that takes place after the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises cowriter jonathan nolan referred to the reveal of john blake as robin as a wink at the audience. After accomplishing his mission to save gotham, bruce wayne finally found love and chose to retire in peace. Jul 26, 2012 now that christopher nolans batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises, everyone is talking and debating the meaning of the end of the film, and what happens to joseph. Who was robin in the dark knight rises business insider. It was a divisive film, but i for one love it and believe its an epic conclusion to. West, keaton kilmer, clooney, bale weve ranked and filed batmans best theatrical adventures from the past 50 years. Its been a good few years since the conclusion of christopher nolans dark knight trilogy, which ended on an optimistic note with the retirement of bruce wayne and reveal of joseph gordonlevitt as robin. The ending of the dark knight trilogy explained youtube.
Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the final installment in nolans the dark knight trilogy, and the sequel to the dark knight 2008. However, the dark knight movie felt like an ultimate finale, a satisfying. Jul 25, 2018 the dark knight rises 2012 full movie breakdown. Mar 30, 2011 after the dark knight rises, batman returns. The dark knight rises spoilers here we take a look at what happens after the final scene of the conclusion of the epic dark knight trilogy. As a lover of batman and the dark knight trilogy, i was always hoping for a sequel to the dark knight rises. Jun 09, 2017 the ending of the dark knight trilogy explained. Oct 28, 2010 christopher nolan is about to make his final trip into gotham city with the dark knight rises a film that will bring closure to a trilogy that started with batman begins in 2005 and continued with the massively successful the dark knight in 2008. After eight years in seclusion, batman resurfaces to face bane, a mastermind bent on destroying gotham and has ties to bruce waynes past. Theres been a lot of speculation about the role this character plays in the. Now obviously the dark knight rises isnt a name that was carelessly picked out of a hat. Batman finished his character arc, robin blake was very good, gordon didnt dissapoint and anne hathaway as.
Bruce waynes time as the dark knight has come to an end. After seven years and three films, nolans batman journey is over. The film reveals his legal name to be robin john blake, an homage to batmans sidekick in the comics, robin. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote the screenplay with his brother jonathan nolan, and the story with david s. As christian bale has stated, christopher nolans dark knight exists in his. Before the film s official release, there was much speculation that the. Thats just all we can speculate that could happen after the dark knight rises, since its the final film in christopher nolan s batman franchise. With the last entry having been released in 2012 in the form of the dark knight rises, its a. With dc celebrating 80 years of robin this week, we take a look back at the dark knight rises john blake, who was a great but forgotten robin. The video displays visual commentary on how a film idea could look.
As the final act in christopher nolans batman trilogy, it had a definitive ending and many felt it. The dark knight rises revealed that the middle name of joseph gordonlevitts character was robin, but that wasnt the only reference to batmans sidekick in the film. Aug 06, 2012 the dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of films about batman. The film is the end of bruce wayne s story as batman and the beginning of john blakes story as batman. Christopher nolan explains his openended finish to the. There will definitely be more batman movies in the future, but one that takes place after the dark knight rises, im not sure. In the 2012 film the dark knight rises, director christopher nolan used a number of stories including the dark knight returns as influence for the film. After the release of the dark knight rises four years ago, batman fans.
After the death of rachel dawes, bruce wayne retires from batman and spends the next eight years in a depressed state caused by his experiences as a vigilante. Jun 09, 2017 on the other hand, if the dark knight rises does prove to be the endall beall of the dark knight trilogy, that also helps to establish a standard that not every superhero series has to end on a. Batman begins is pitch perfect, even if the fight scenes left much to be desired. The next film, the dark knight rises, supposedly takes place 8 years after the dark knight. For me, the dark knight rises is specifically and definitely the end of the batman story as i wanted to tell it, and the openended nature of the film is simply a very important thematic idea that. The dark knight rises 2012 1080p bluray x264 yify mp4 vidlink. Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of the dark knight, in which he took the rap for dents crimes, batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with banes plans to destroy the city. Why did the story stop after the dark knight rises. How did director christopher nolan adapt the bane character from the batman comics, and what visual details did he hide in banes appearance and. Ign interviewed nolan at new york comic con asking about the perplexing end to the caped crusaders run in the dark knight rises. Having rewatched both previous films this week i can say without a shadow of a doubt that this is the weakest film of the trilogy, and to make things worse, it isnt even a good film, period. The dark knight rises marks the end of a cinematic era, but not the end of films about batman.
Joseph gordonlevitt plays a rookie cop apparently named john blake in the upcoming batman film the dark knight rises. It is a little hard to imagine robin working in that universe, so the idea had to be limited to that gag at the end, he stated to empire magazine. It opened on july 20, 2012 at the height of the summer bigbudget blockbuster season. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote. But in a wideranging twohour talk at the cannes film festival on saturday, the director offered a unique take on his dark knight trilogy.
After accomplishing his mission to save gotham, bruce. Since most of the superhero movies are threemovie deals and the dark knight rises is the last of the three movies. It sounds like pretty much everyone loved the dark knight rises. It was a divisive film, but i for one love it and believe its an epic conclusion to a fantastic trilogy. Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie youtube.
Its entirely conceivable that nolan will include robin in this film as his protege who can help him fight bane. Why joseph gordonlevitt will never get his robin movie. A perfect ending to a perfect trio of movies, most would say. Joseph gordonlevitt to play robin in the dark knight rises. Now that christopher nolans batman trilogy has come to a conclusion with the dark knight rises, everyone is talking and debating the meaning of the end of the film. And, by ending dark knight rises with batmans death, nolan ensured that the next film cannot simply begin where the trilogy ends, since fans want to see bruce wayne and not the adventures of det. So as bland as the new title may sound to me, im sure it ties into the story presumably it references batmans redemption in the eyes of gothams citizens. The dark knight rises is still an underrated masterpiece.
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