The Dark Knight Rises: Why Do We Fall?
Needless to say, I was looking forward to seeing The Dark Knight Rises , Christopher Nolan being my favorite living director and all. I was unable to make the opening weekend (see previous post). I caught it in IMAX this past Sunday. Before I get into my review let's quickly skip through all the hype. Of course, a shadow was cast over the opening weekend due to the tragic Aurora, Colorado theater shooting that killed or wounded about 70 people. Nolan condemned the horrible incident in a lengthy response . Still, the film set a record for the opening , even though the total haul was less than expected, perhaps due to the shooting . Before the incident in Colorado scalpers were apparently able to demand $100 for opening weekend tickets . There was much debate about the film before the shooting. Prior to release, things got really ugly over on Rotten Tomatoes . Some early critics found the film lacking and this prompted a flaming response from defenders who had not even