Guilty Pleasures #2 The Dark Knight Rises

Yup, it's Batman, always Batman. And it’s the third in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. I must admit, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Batman begins (in fact there are certain parts of it I absolutely hated "I won't kill you, but that doesn't mean I have to save you" YES IT DOES, YOU'RE BATMAN), and was sceptical when the Dark Knight came out. My sister saw it before I did. I only bought it because I had ClubCard coupons and it was cheap at Tesco.

To my surprise, for the most part it was amazing, catching the relationship the Joker has with Batman better than Tim Burton's movie, although they didn't make him all that funny, but you can only ask for so much, especially in this incredibly grim world of Christopher Nolan. So, I came into the cinema to watch the Dark Knight Rises and came out smiling. Then I read all the negative reviews, and found points I genuinely agreed with.

So I wasn’t sure how I'd feel watching it again, but I still enjoyed it, for every flaw, and there are lots of them, I actually still like this movie. Thing is, I have an incredibly hard job explaining why. So, with no idea how this review will end, let's dig into the Dark Knight Rises 

#4 Son of Batman

DC’s line of animated movies have been a joy over the last few years, but have varied in quality. Superman unbound is probably the least favourite of the ones I’ve watched, Batman: Under the Red Hood being one of the best. But after a few years of making mostly decent adaptations, they started bringing a new 52 vibe to their adaptations. Justice League: War, and adaptation of the opening arc of Geoff John’s Justice League series is somewhat a guilty pleasure of mine, it’s far from seamless, it makes a mockery of Wonder Woman, ignores Aquaman in favour of Shazam (or Captain Marvel), and is all action with very little actual story...

Batman is a seller for DC, no question about this. It's the main reason he’s in the sequel to Man of Steel, and it's the reason the majority of DC adaptations feature Batman in some way. In 2014 (perhaps down to it being the Dark Knight’s 75^th Anniversary) all 3 of their adaptations feature Batman, with Batman being the star of 2 of them. Whilst the third film, set to bridge a gap between Batman: Arkham Origins and Arkham Asylum isn’t due for release yet, the latest DC animated Batman adaptation is Son of Batman.

This review contains lots and lots of spoilers, you have been warned