Eh. The "political message" was a sham, a smokescreen. There wasn't one.
beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 01/08/2012 02:46:50 PM
Which I think is kind of a shame, because the whole idea of a Gilded Age of Gotham would be cool, and there were some good trailers that emphasized that- the whole "A storm is coming, Mr. Wayne, and you'll regret that your kind took so much etc. etc."
But... the actual plot and point of the movie had nothing to do with that. Bane used rhetoric about "the people" to try and pacify the masses, but really didn't do anything about it (other than watch over the awesome Scarecrow as Judge).
The bad guys just wanted to destroy Gotham, and while yes, there was some class warfare in the rioting, it was EXTREMELY unclear as to how much of it was Gothamites and how much was Bane's minions and convicts from Blackstone (Blackgate?) prison.
So, yeah. There were some potential elements of rich vs. poor and class warfare, but they didn't really matter- Bruce Wayne apparently lost all his money, but that didn't really stop him from having a sweet helicopter and retiring to France, did it?
But... the actual plot and point of the movie had nothing to do with that. Bane used rhetoric about "the people" to try and pacify the masses, but really didn't do anything about it (other than watch over the awesome Scarecrow as Judge).
The bad guys just wanted to destroy Gotham, and while yes, there was some class warfare in the rioting, it was EXTREMELY unclear as to how much of it was Gothamites and how much was Bane's minions and convicts from Blackstone (Blackgate?) prison.
So, yeah. There were some potential elements of rich vs. poor and class warfare, but they didn't really matter- Bruce Wayne apparently lost all his money, but that didn't really stop him from having a sweet helicopter and retiring to France, did it?
I amuse myself.
Dark Knight Rises anyone?
- 21/07/2012 12:22:24 AM
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I really liked it.
- 21/07/2012 12:42:10 AM
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Any three month olds in the theater???
- 21/07/2012 06:29:39 AM
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??? *NM*
- 22/07/2012 01:31:31 AM
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There was a 3mo old and a 6yr old baby/kid at the midnight screening in Aurora... *NM*
- 22/07/2012 07:42:30 PM
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I was mocking the idiots that took their little kids to the movie. *NM*
- 24/07/2012 02:21:02 AM
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bet you also really enjoyed (Spoiler Warning)
- 21/07/2012 05:46:58 PM
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They used weapons and violence
- 21/07/2012 09:20:17 PM
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Eh. The "political message" was a sham, a smokescreen. There wasn't one.
- 01/08/2012 02:46:50 PM
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Cillian Murphy is Irish
- 21/07/2012 11:27:38 PM
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I was just thinking of 28 Days Later and assuming his accent was legit.
- 22/07/2012 01:31:03 AM
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It had a few issues, but overall I thought it was great. *spoilers*
- 22/07/2012 06:00:57 PM
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I too thought it was great. - a SPOILERish reply ...
- 23/07/2012 07:37:26 AM
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ESPECIALLY since the theme of the first two movies is "Gotham PD is corrupt"
- 01/08/2012 02:51:03 PM
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They were charging in to ARREST the thugs, not to wipe them out. That's the point of cops
- 03/08/2012 03:38:13 PM
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I liked every part of that movie that didn't involve Batman. (spoilers)
- 23/07/2012 04:32:32 PM
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I wonder what you could possibly have liked.
- 23/07/2012 05:49:12 PM
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...you do understand that my reply was not a personal attack on your opinion, right? 
- 23/07/2012 08:33:30 PM
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- 23/07/2012 08:33:30 PM
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Re: ...you do understand that my reply was not a personal attack on your opinion, right?
- 28/07/2012 04:03:51 PM
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- 28/07/2012 04:03:51 PM
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Who was Catwoman's friend?
- 25/07/2012 01:06:23 PM
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I liked it, but have nitpicks
- 01/08/2012 03:33:11 PM
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Re: I liked it, but have nitpicks
- 01/08/2012 06:46:14 PM
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Re: I liked it, but have nitpicks
- 02/08/2012 04:03:52 AM
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That probably went against his philosophy.
- 02/08/2012 04:23:28 AM
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Well, his goal is despair. It'd be even more effective if there was a guard at the top.
- 04/08/2012 03:12:45 AM
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