The Dark Knight Rises

Director: Christopher Nolan

Overview

Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy concludes with this Warner Brothers release that finds The Dark Knight pitted against Bane, an unstoppable foe possessed of tremendous physical and intellectual strength. Nearly a decade after taking the fall for Harvey Dent's death and disappearing into the darkness, a fugitive Batman (Christian Bale) watches from the shadows as the Dent Act keeps the streets of Gotham City free of crime. Meanwhile, an elusive cat burglar seizes the chance to strike, and a masked anarchist plots a devastating series of attacks designed to lure Bruce Wayne out of the shadows. Determined not to abandon the people who he once risked his life to protect, The Dark Knight emerges from his self-imposed exile ready to fight. But Bane (Tom Hardy) is ready, too, and once Batman is within his grasp, he will do everything in his power to break Gotham City's shadowy savior. Oscar-winner Michael Caine and Gary Oldman return in a sequel also starring Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/04/2012
UPC:	0883929212569
Original Release:	2012
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:45:00
Sales rank:	4,520

Special Features

The Journey of Bruce Wayne: ; Filmmakers reveal the bold creative choices that led to the stunning conclusion of Bruce Wayne's story

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Christian Bale	Bruce Wayne
Michael Caine	Alfred
Gary Oldman	Gordon
Anne Hathaway	Selina Kyle
Tom Hardy	Bane
Marion Cotillard	Miranda Tate
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	John Blake
Morgan Freeman	Lucius Fox
Liam Neeson	Ra's al Ghul
Nestor Carbonell	Mayor
Josh Pence	Ra's Al Ghul (young)
Juno Temple	Jen
Burn Gorman	Stryver
Matthew Modine	Foley
Tom Conti	Prisoner
Joey King	Older Prison Child
Chris Ellis	Fr. Reilly
Brett Cullen	Congressman
Josh Stewart	Barsad
Ben Mendelsohn	Daggett
Aidan Gillen	CIA Agent
Daniel Sunjata	Captain Jones
Hans Zimmer	Composer

Technical Credits

Christopher Nolan

David S. Goyer

Christopher Nolan	Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Producer
Emma Thomas	Producer
Charles Roven	Producer
Richard King	Sound/Sound Designer
Kevin De La Noy	Executive Producer
Thomas Tull	Executive Producer
Benjamin Melniker	Executive Producer
Michael E. Uslan	Executive Producer
John Papsidera	Casting
Tom Struthers	Stunts
Nilo Otero	Assistant Director
Chris Corbould	Special Effects Supervisor
David S. Goyer	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Dark Knight Rises
1. Scene 1 [9:02]
2. Scene 2 [10:05]
3. Scene 3 [11:07]
4. Scene 4 [10:51]
5. Scene 5 [10:00]
6. Scene 6 [9:19]
7. Scene 7 [9:30]
8. Scene 8 [10:12]
9. Scene 9 [10:45]
10. Scene 10 [8:24]
11. Scene 11 [9:32]
12. Scene 12 [11:22]
13. Scene 13 [10:25]
14. Scene 14 [8:24]
15. Scene 15 [11:01]
16. Scene 16 [6:35]
17. Scene 17 [7:40]

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The Journey of Bruce Wayne

Editorial Reviews

Christopher Nolan concludes his Bat trilogy with a nearly three-hour opus that focuses just as much on Gotham as it does the Caped Crusader. Indeed, the hero spends a good deal of time sidelined in his own picture. Nolan's vision is another grand crime tale, yet he shoots for bloat while going for broke in the final installment -- all without a charismatic villain the likes of the Joker (who carried the previous film) or the one-two punch of Liam Neeson and the Scarecrow, whose mad gas gave Batman Begins a terrifying touch. Here audiences are given Bane, a ridiculously voiced brawler whose menace rings more hollow than not. Thankfully, Anne Hathaway brings some life to the proceedings as Catwoman, while Joseph Gordon-Levitt adds much to Rises when Batman is not around. Fans of the series might be satisfied with what they find in the film, but that doesn't mean that there aren't valid criticisms to be found in this lofty, yet meandering third outing. The action picks up eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, with the death of Harvey Dent allowing the government to pass the Dent Act, which has helped to clean up organized crime within the city. Batman remains an outlaw; still blamed for the district attorney's death, while the man behind the mask, Bruce Wayne, has turned into a crippled recluse. Only after a burglar (Hathaway) steals his fingerprints does the Bat come out of the cave again, just in time to confront an underground group of terrorists fronted by Bane (played by Tom Hardy), a masked muscleman who takes down Wall Street while also taking all of Bruce Wayne's fortune away from him. Meanwhile, a beat cop (Gordon-Levitt) does much of the detective work on the anarchists while Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) lays in the hospital recovering from his own run-in with Bane. Soon Gotham finds itself cut off from the rest of the world, with both the cops and Batman out of commission to help them, while the maniac Bane stages an event that will level the city if he's not stopped. So we have a madman who is committed to taking the riches away from the wealthy -- except that doesn't figure much into his final goal. While The Dark Knight was the answer to a post-9/11 world, the third film takes cues from its own modern political landscape, but it ends up being a grab-bag rather than a statement. All of this wouldn't be such an issue if the movie wasn't intended to draw parallels. And just where does Batman figure into all of this? Good question! The structure of the film puts the main character in a loop of not being a hero, then being a hero, then not being a hero, and then back to being a hero again. It seems that Nolan is much more interested in what happens to a city in the hands of a madman rather than having much to do with the main character. Even without its Batman problems, there are still inconsistencies that are big (jumps in logic connecting two main characters) and small (characters audiences didn't know suddenly being referenced as if they are important), making it seem that the director's original vision was even longer. Emotionally it remains cold, even when characters are blubbering with awkward tears. On the plus side, Wally Pfister's cinematography is stunning, with all other technical aspects being top form -- especially Hans Zimmer's exceptional score, which pulses through each scene. To his detriment, Nolan is either unconcerned with delivering bravura popcorn moments -- or he's just bad at it. In the same year where The Avengers wowed audiences with one crowd-pleasing moment after the next, The Dark Knight Rises is intent on being subdued and without humor. The film's sprawling size is equally fascinating and frustrating. Rises is not the masterstroke that many consider The Dark Knight to be. That said -- time constraints aside -- it is absolutely the film that Nolan set out to make. And that remains as important as any criticisms leveled against it.