After The Dark Knight Rises: 5 Reasons a Batman Reboot Must Happen

4. It Preserves Nolan's Trilogy

I might be a minority on this, but I don€™t want another Nolan Batman film. His trilogy tells a complete story with a definitive beginning, middle, and end. Continuing the series with another film would reek of insincerity, and thus tarnish the trilogy. Part of what makes Nolan€™s films work is that they were made first and foremost to satisfy a creative need. It€™s so rare these days to see a filmmaker actually step away from a franchise at its peak. He could have kept making Batman movies, milking it for all its worth and nobody would have complained. The fact that he didn€™t shows that he isn€™t a director only in it for fame or money, and that is extremely admirable. Making another film would ruin that. Some might argue that a reboot so soon also tarnishes these films, but I don€™t see it that way. Rebooting respects what came before by letting it stand on its own. Moving on and letting others take the reins isn€™t disrespectful, in fact, it€™s the most respectful move one could make. The only other option would be to stop making Batman movies, but that would be foolish. By rebooting, Nolan€™s trilogy can be viewed as a single complete vision untarnished by the typical studio cash cow mentality.
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