4. We'll Get To See All New Versions Of Our Favorite Villains
A common complaint about the previews for The Dark Knight Rises is that Bane doesn't really look much like Bane. Aside from being a white guy who sounds like a bond villain instead of a latino guy who sounds like Danny Trejo, the classic Luchador look has been cast aside in favor of a more realistic approach. It's not even currently clear if Nolan is going to have the "venom" fluid that beefs up Bane's muscles. There are also people who are less than impressed with the Nolanized Scarecrow. While I loved Cillian Murphy's performance in Batman Begins, I must admit to being a bit unenthused by his "burlap sack equals mask" look. The great thing about a Bat Reboot is that Nolans successor will be able to do a new version of those villains. We can have a luchadory Bane team up with scarecrowish Scarecrow without any inconsistency of continuity, because there will be a new continuity that will only have to be consistent with itself. While many people (
including our own Robert Beames) want to see more villains get the "Nolan Treatment" I find one big problem with this. Nolan's realistic, down to earth, nothing too far outside the realm of plausibility approach to Bat movies works well on certain characters but it gets kind of tired after awhile. Too much grim and gritty can leave a bland after taste in the collective mouth of audiences. Also...