The Dark Knight Rises Teaser Trailer Reaction

Christopher Nolan's Batman series has become something more than just a comic book film series, it has transcended the genre. "The Dark Knight" (2008) is considered by most critics and fans as easily one of the best films of the decade. The next and final film in the franchise, "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012), has it's work cut out for it. After nearly three years of speculation and rampant villain rumors lighting the internet, we finally have a Teaser Trailer to this much anticipated epic conclusion.

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This trailer has a lot of reasons to be excited. The tone looks in-keeping with the dark themes that Nolan has been developing with these films, namely the theme of escalation in which everything has to get worse before it gets better. The tone of the teaser is grim. That's frankly what we still need in a Batman film.

Another reason to be excited is that behind Nolan is a powerhouse of Talent. With oscar winners Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard, and the near endless swarm of talented actors including Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Morgan Freeman, Joesph Gordon Levitt, and Gary Oldman, this film is already spelling out quality. To get this much talent involved in a picture, there must be some meat in the bones. Tom Hardy playing the villain "Bane" is also cause to be excited as Bane was a villain mishandled in the previous series. Tom Hardy is both no slouch when it comes to his acting ability and his physicality. His brief appearance shows he will be as imposing a villain as there has ever been in this series. Anne Hathaway as Catwoman...enough said.

A point to be concerned is a nitpick at best. Maybe the film will bite off more than it can chew with introducing so many elements, but Oldman has said this script calls back and is reminiscent of "Batman Begins" (2005). While this bit is a nitpick, a bit of concern does come to the surface that maybe Nolan is going back to the well with this film. Who's to say going back to the well is bad? Because you have been to the well before, doesn't mean Nolan can't bring up fresh water again.

Nolan has also gone on record to say this will be his last and final Batman film. While many directors have said this in the past, Nolan is the type to put the story first. What this opens up is all of the possibilities to how he will conclude his epic trilogy of films. Only time will tell, but one thing can be said:
SUMMER 2012 can't get here sooner!
- Till next time!
Andres