The Dark Knight Rises: 20 Things You Didn't Know

end to a hugely successful superhero franchise (recent surprising rumors notwithstanding). The Dark Knight Rises was intended to bring a definitive close to Christopher Nolan€™s €œDark Knight Trilogy€ €“ really, the first time someone on film had taken a character that iconic and decided to give a proper conclusion to their story, instead of leaving off with the typical €œthere are other adventures in the future€ status quo. Dark Knight Rises took big narrative risks €“ bringing back D-lister Bane from his cultural death at the hands of Batman & Robin to be the film€™s primary villain; introducing the slinky, fun loving Selina Kyle into Christopher Nolan€™s dark, serious Batman world; focusing its narrative around a Bruce Wayne at the end of his career, a Bruce Wayne who is older but not wiser, who lets arrogance and ego get the best of him and who is handily defeated in combat. The final result was polarizing €“ many thought it a worthy conclusion; many found it disappointing €“ but the reviews were solid, and like its predecessor Dark Knight Rises managed to make over a billion dollars worldwide. But you already know all of that, you internet saavy person you; here€™s a few things you might NOT know about €œThe Epic Conclusion to the Dark Knight Saga€...

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