The problem, at least with the film’s BluRay release, lies in
the sound mixing. The gunfire and
explosions are so loud in comparison with the dialogue that I felt it was
giving me a choice between waking my son during the action sequences or
understanding the dialogue during the rest. If you live in an apartment or share space with people who
don’t wish their living room to sound like Armageddon, be warned.
On to the movie.
The Dark Knight Rises asks the
filmic question: what if the Occupy people get their wish? Its answer: French Revolution 2. Despotism. Kangaroo Courts.
Chaos. Only the rich,
working anonymously and unfettered from the rule of law, can protect the
cringing middle class from the depredations of the fickle mob.
I’m not even a hippie, and I could see that message as if it
were carefully painted in Sterno on an icy bridge in the middle of the night
and set afire because some rich guy thought it would look cool.
Ok, but is the film any good? Well, it does move along at a speedy clip, the
freakishly beautiful Anne Hathaway actually made me forget about Michelle
Pfeiffer for a good two hours, the rest of the cast turns in respectable
performances in none-too-demanding roles, and lots of stuff blows up real
good. In other words, you get what
you paid for.
Just keep your finger on that volume button.
