Sometimes life can be nice, beautiful, ugly, confusing, and a little cruel. This is another form of expression that I use to vent, smile, rave, cry, and laugh. I have a deep love story with film, directors, and the talkies in general. I am also a believer in humanity and try to bring awareness, hope, and understanding to as many people as possible. Take a walk in my mind and enjoy the stay. Disclaimer: These are my views and my views alone.
So I just finished The Dark Knight Rises. It is the end of an era and I am very sad to see it go. I am a huge C. Nolan fan and Christian Bale is one of my favorite actors. The accuracy, passion, and dedication they have brought to their respective crafts is astonishing. I am also a big fan of the Batman comics and cartoon. I love it. Going into this I already knew there was a cloud of darkness hanging over the film. With the recent heinous tragedy in Colorado and the death of Heath Ledger from the last movie, it felt like a strange aura surrounded this trilogy. As I watched, I understood why. The movie is incredibly dark; there are some parts where hope seems so small that it is almost non-existent. However, that is the operative word: almost. Batman has to face a lot, in fact the entire city of Gotham faces a lot. I have heard plenty of reviews from comic fans to economists. This movie definitely speaks to the time. It places itself right in front of the “class-warfare” and Occupy movements. It definitely does not give an opinion other than any form of extremism, whether wealthy, middle-class or the working class is wrong. It all causes suffering. Both of them are not fair and allow for people to be torn apart. It is the desire to be better, the love of friendship, loyalty, bravery, and courage that sustain life and make it worthwhile. It did give a glimpse of how people who are not the 1% or even the 10% feel. The frustration with just getting by, watching those who have a lot flaunt it around, and the lack of humility on the part of those in power. It is a heavy movie. There are heavy topics. Yet, I walk away from the film feeling hopeful; knowing that fighting for human rights, and being a hero to just one person still makes you a hero. I feel happy and vindicated. I feel that Batman and all of his allies show people what is possible in the face of evil, when hope is almost failing, and when bravery seems futile. That is what Batman has always been about: anonymously fighting for justice, while leaving traces of hope for the future. Nolan took the already amazing story and made it bigger than life, and gave it a voice in such similar times.
