海角大神

Warner Bros. has provided several movie bloggers and entertainment journalists with an exclusive first look at the聽Dark Knight Rises聽prologue聽in all its IMAX glory; as you might imagine, early reactions to the footage have been overwhelmingly positive, with the exception of one (minor) complaint: Tom Hardy as Bane is somewhat difficult to understand when he speaks, due to the muffling effect of聽his life-preserving mask.

Sadly, you may still struggle to understand the muscular villain all too well in the newly-released full-length trailer for聽The Dark Knight Rises聽- though, the rest of the second theatrical promo is so impressively ominous and (for lack of a better word) epic in tone that you probably won鈥檛 care.

Reactions to the original聽Dark Knight Rises聽teaser trailer聽were decidedly mixed; not only because there was very little actual footage from the film on display (shooting聽had聽just barely commenced, at the time of its release) but also because it felt like a clumsily-structured 鈥渁nnouncement鈥� promo, more than an actual theatrical preview. If nothing else, the new trailer for director Christopher Nolan鈥檚聽Batman聽trilogy concluder should not attract similar criticisms.

No point in delaying any further 鈥� check out the official new trailer for聽The Dark Knight Rises听产别濒辞飞:

Among the highlights of this new聽Dark Knight Rises聽trailer are:

• Some simple exposition suggesting that Gotham City is (at the film鈥檚 beginning) 鈥減eaceful,鈥� eight years after The Joker鈥檚 reign of terror in聽The Dark Knight.
• An early look at how Anne Hathaway鈥檚 Selina Kyle serves as a femme fatale to 海角大神 Bale鈥檚 Bruce Wayne (albeit, without her Catwoman suit) and hints about her possibly being connected to Bane. (?)
• The appearance of new technology like the聽Batwing and Bane鈥檚 mystery device聽in (awe-inspiring) action.
• Brief glances at the film鈥檚 various new side players, like cop John Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Miranda Tate (Marion Cotillard).
• Foreboding imagery of Bruce Wayne as he walks around with a cane 鈥� not to mention, lies bruised and battered beneath a triumphant Bane.
• Allusions to Bane鈥檚 prison background and聽his intention to 鈥渂reak鈥� Batman, in all meanings of the term.

Overall, this new聽Dark Knight Rises聽promo not only marks an improvement on its predecessor; it also does an excellent job of teasing the film鈥檚 apocalyptic atmosphere, grand-scale set pieces, and thematic elements (ex. characters鈥� use of masks looks to become all the more prominent a motif, this time around).

In addition, this new footage also makes the threequel look like a stylistic marriage ofBatman Begins鈥� gritty, yet still recognizably comic book-rooted design and the more straight-forward 鈥渞ealistic鈥� aesthetic of聽The Dark Knight. That鈥檚 all the more appropriate, seeing how聽Dark Knight Rises聽aims to bring Nolan鈥檚 Caped Crusader trilogy full-circle 鈥� as should be reflected in both the film鈥檚 visual structure and narrative layout.

-

The Dark Knight Rises聽stars聽海角大神 Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Juno Temple, Josh Pence, Daniel Sunjata and Nestor Carbonell.

It will聽open in regular and IMAX theaters around the U.S. on July 20th, 2012.