But where is he training? The first movie made a huge deal of Batman's training--it was the whole point. He had to give himself over to a man who wanted to raze cities to the ground. Blake has the keys to a lab and some nifty cars. That he can't afford to gas up. I'd rather have seen him in a barebones loft somewhere, studying arcane mysteries of fucking one's shit. Those are the tools that make Batman capable of what he is.
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§ ita § - Jul 26, 2012 4:31:56 pm PDT #22026 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Steph L. - Jul 26, 2012 4:42:30 pm PDT #22027 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm with ita. And the more I think about it, I would have liked an ending more like Dark Knight Returns (the graphic novel, just to be clear to people who aren't as obsessed as I am), where Bruce has to stop superheroing because he's too old and beaten up (plus the whole faked-his-own-death thing), but sticks around to train his Robin and other proto-vigilantes. He could have totally stuck around to train Blake.
And Jesse's right -- he can come back. I get that. But I still would have liked to *see* him training Blake. Unf. Actually, I would have liked to see that A LOT. Many times.
Calli - Jul 27, 2012 4:56:48 am PDT #22028 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Actually, I would have liked to see that A LOT. Many times.
Yes, I would pay to see that movie in the theater myself.
Jessica - Jul 28, 2012 1:33:11 pm PDT #22029 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I was hoping Alfred would show up at the end for an "I'd like to test that theory" moment. OOC to be sure, but still.
Polter-Cow - Jul 28, 2012 1:51:21 pm PDT #22030 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
TDKR dropped 76% from last Friday. Ouch, although the first Friday did include midnight showings. Olympics surely didn't help. It's not going to beat TDK, let alone The Avengers.
sj - Jul 28, 2012 3:08:00 pm PDT #22031 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I finally saw Moonrise Kingdom today. I loved it. I'm going to have to look up exactly where they filmed in RI. Some things looked familiar, but it was shot is such a stylized way that it is hard to recognize things. I definitely think I know where the church in the film is located.
Tom Scola - Jul 28, 2012 3:51:37 pm PDT #22032 of 30000
hwæt
They scouted locations for Moonrise Kingdom with Google Earth.
-t - Jul 29, 2012 6:42:58 am PDT #22033 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I still haven't seen TDKR, but I was wondering what people who tend to have stronger opinions on Batman than I do think about these designs: [link]
Connie Neil - Jul 29, 2012 6:48:52 am PDT #22034 of 30000
brillig
Those are very cool, -t. I love Robin's outfit.
Polter-Cow - Jul 29, 2012 6:53:11 am PDT #22035 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That's a really weird Nightwing costume, though. I thought she was Catwoman or something. I mean, it's cool; it just doesn't scream Nightwing to me. The Robin outfit is good, though, I agree.