THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012) MOVIE REACTION!! AN UNDERRATED BATMAN FILM?! Full Commentary | Bane
The Dark Knight Rises: Trilogy Context and Emotional Payoff Reaction
Re-examining the Nolan finale reveals how The Dark Knight Rises structurally balances grand spectacle with the emotional legacy established in Batman Begins.
Short Summary
- The rewatch elevated the appreciation for how the trilogy connects thematically, serving as a direct bookend to Batman Begins [01:41:05].
- Tom Hardy’s Bane delivers an iconic, physically grounded performance often overlooked compared to the Joker [02:25].
- The finale pivots strongly toward emotional drama, relying on significant plot leaps, particularly concerning Batman's return from isolation [06:56].
This conversation breaks down major set pieces, analyzes whether the trilogy concludes successfully, and dissects the standout performances of Bane and Catwoman within the context of Christian Bale's final arc.
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Top Comments (10)
We just shot our vid for *The Batman* Can NOT wait to share that with you guys :)
Peace has cost you your strength. Victory has defeated you
The underrated, overshadowed masterpiece.
I can’t lie……Bane (Tom Hardy) was my favorite and HE DID THAT! He played that role like rent was due yesterday! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 however, Miranda Tate / Talia al Ghul almost caught these hands! 😡😡😡
Confession: Every time my power goes out in my house I do the Bane voice to entertain myself until it comes back on so I understand Greg doing the voice in the intro because its quite fun to do 😅😂 Great reaction btw!
Fun fact: My friends dad is the stunt coordinator for this movie, Eddie Fernandez, and on the rooftop scene with Batman and Catwoman, he's the dude that gets punched first in the scene.
Lol Greg's Bane impression is really good. 💀 Also learning Coy was in this movie was not on my bingo card today. That's cool.
The One-on-One fight with Bane was so slow to show just how rusty Bruce had become in his time not being Batman, and Bane was trying to conserve energy, so he just tanked the hits and let Bruce tire himself out before hitting him with a few, powerful blows. It's honestly more menacing that way, it makes Bane seem to Bruce how Batman in his prime seemed to the mob's foot soldiers
I get to say I was in a movie with Batman and Coy. I was the cop with no hat to the left in the first shot of cops waiting to battle, and be seen fighting a thug to Bane's right before he fights Batman. The guy slip so I get to throw haymakers while he's down. Was amazing to be able to get up close looks at working Batmobiles. Matthew Modine was a trip. First he out of nowhere tells us he had a dream, the he was a piece of bread getting eaten by birds. But after a few takes of us charging, they told everyone not to show teeth cause it looks like your smiling. He climbs on scaffolding and starts telling us "Let me see you war face!" Having Batman walking down steps right next to me and in his British accent saying "Pardon me chap" to get by. Getting to work 2 full days on set of a Batman movie was a highlight for me. Seeing the stunt double laid out going by on the Batcycle was also amazin.😊
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Top Comments (10)
We just shot our vid for *The Batman* Can NOT wait to share that with you guys :)
Peace has cost you your strength. Victory has defeated you
The underrated, overshadowed masterpiece.
I can’t lie……Bane (Tom Hardy) was my favorite and HE DID THAT! He played that role like rent was due yesterday! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 however, Miranda Tate / Talia al Ghul almost caught these hands! 😡😡😡
Confession: Every time my power goes out in my house I do the Bane voice to entertain myself until it comes back on so I understand Greg doing the voice in the intro because its quite fun to do 😅😂 Great reaction btw!
Fun fact: My friends dad is the stunt coordinator for this movie, Eddie Fernandez, and on the rooftop scene with Batman and Catwoman, he's the dude that gets punched first in the scene.
Lol Greg's Bane impression is really good. 💀 Also learning Coy was in this movie was not on my bingo card today. That's cool.
The One-on-One fight with Bane was so slow to show just how rusty Bruce had become in his time not being Batman, and Bane was trying to conserve energy, so he just tanked the hits and let Bruce tire himself out before hitting him with a few, powerful blows. It's honestly more menacing that way, it makes Bane seem to Bruce how Batman in his prime seemed to the mob's foot soldiers
I get to say I was in a movie with Batman and Coy. I was the cop with no hat to the left in the first shot of cops waiting to battle, and be seen fighting a thug to Bane's right before he fights Batman. The guy slip so I get to throw haymakers while he's down. Was amazing to be able to get up close looks at working Batmobiles. Matthew Modine was a trip. First he out of nowhere tells us he had a dream, the he was a piece of bread getting eaten by birds. But after a few takes of us charging, they told everyone not to show teeth cause it looks like your smiling. He climbs on scaffolding and starts telling us "Let me see you war face!" Having Batman walking down steps right next to me and in his British accent saying "Pardon me chap" to get by. Getting to work 2 full days on set of a Batman movie was a highlight for me. Seeing the stunt double laid out going by on the Batcycle was also amazin.😊
The Batman (2022) Movei Reaction: https://youtu.be/1T4g7AwZKNY Fulfill Ra's al Ghul's destiny when you hit that *LIKE & SUBSCRIBE* Button 👉 https://www.youtube.com/user/TheReelRejects?sub_confirmation=1 - Go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/REJECTS10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free Item per box for Life with active subscription! - Grab Our *RR* Tees! Tee https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ - Full Reaction *Watch Along* & MORE For *Royal* Rejects: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects