{"id":4061,"date":"2012-07-21T13:21:11","date_gmt":"2012-07-21T19:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/?p=4061"},"modified":"2012-07-21T13:21:11","modified_gmt":"2012-07-21T19:21:11","slug":"the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Dark Knight Rises” and the franchise fades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I had been looking forward to \u201cThe Dark Knight Rises\u201d for months. Of all the comic-books-into-movies I like director\/writer Christopher Nolan\u2019s interpretation of the DC comic character that first appeared in 1939. The second film of Nolan\u2019s franchise, \u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d (2007), is possibly the best sequel ever. It\u2019s mature and deep. I was hoping for another film just as good.<\/p>\n

Then I woke yesterday morning to the news of the midnight shooting in a theater showing \u201cThe Dark Knight Rises\u201d at a multiplex in Aurora, Colorado. As of this writing 24-year old suspect James Holt is alleged to have shot 71 people; twelve people have died so far.
\nThe film begins in violence, continues in violence, ends in violence. Several scenes feature someone, usually the dark figure Bane (Tom Hardy) and his henchmen, spraying people with semi-automatic guns. And no one bleeds. Not really. People, well, characters, do die but it\u2019s a fantasy video game on a big screen a la\u2019 \u201cTransformers\u201d.<\/p>\n

I have so many questions.<\/p>\n

To obtain the coveted Motion Picture Association of America\u2019s PG-13 rating movie studios sterilize the violence by removing the consequences: they eliminate blood and most of the pain. This rating technique deepens the disconnect between reality and story in films even further. The MPAA says their content analysis criteria for the ratings are set by what parents want, expect. What is the cumulative influence of violent movies with no consequences on young teens? Comic books and their movies are fantasy, yes. But the heroes are mostly sympathetic, despite their costumes, and we care about what happens to them. But in movies they get hurt, practically die, and get up to walk again and join in the next battle. Are the moral dilemmas and the violent non-sanguine solutions to conflict in this genre of film really so benign?
\nWhat was James Holt thinking? He is said to have dyed his hair red and claimed to be \u201cthe Joker\u201d (played by the above mentioned 2007 film). ABCs online news is reporting (Friday 3:10pm PT) that Holt \u201callegedly entered the movie auditorium wearing a ballistics helmet, bullet-proof vest, bullet-proof leggings, gas mask and gloves. He detonated multiple smoke bombs, and then began firing at viewers in the sold-out auditorium\u2026\u201d It sounds like he is Bane in a scene from the movie.<\/p>\n

Click here to continue reading my review of The Dark Knight Rises<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 I had been looking forward to \u201cThe Dark Knight Rises\u201d for months. Of all the comic-books-into-movies I like director\/writer Christopher Nolan\u2019s interpretation of the DC comic character that first appeared in 1939. The second film of Nolan\u2019s franchise, \u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d (2007), is possibly the best sequel ever. It\u2019s mature and deep. I was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,58,68,69],"tags":[1793,1794,1796,1795,1791,1792,1797,1798],"class_list":["post-4061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film-reviews","category-popular-culture","category-sr-rose-faith-and-media","category-sr-rose-movies-2","tag-batman","tag-batman-and-robin","tag-catwoman","tag-christopher-nolan","tag-dark-knight-rises","tag-dark-night-rises","tag-patheos","tag-patheos-movie-channel"],"yoast_head":"\n"The Dark Knight Rises" and the franchise fades<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"  I had been looking forward to \u201cThe Dark Knight Rises\u201d for months. Of all the comic-books-into-movies I like director\/writer Christopher Nolan\u2019s\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\""The Dark Knight Rises" and the franchise fades\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"  I had been looking forward to \u201cThe Dark Knight Rises\u201d for months. Of all the comic-books-into-movies I like director\/writer Christopher Nolan\u2019s\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sister Rose Movies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SisterRoseGoesToTheMovies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-07-21T19:21:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/files\/2012\/07\/The-Dark-Knight-Rises-teaser.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sister Rose\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SrRoseMovies\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sister Rose\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/\",\"name\":\"\\\"The Dark Knight Rises\\\" and the franchise fades\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-07-21T19:21:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-07-21T19:21:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/#\/schema\/person\/8fffa66ae7e35d1e33285625f0914f97\"},\"description\":\"  I had been looking forward to \u201cThe Dark Knight Rises\u201d for months. Of all the comic-books-into-movies I like director\/writer Christopher Nolan\u2019s\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"“The Dark Knight Rises” and the franchise fades\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/\",\"name\":\"Sister Rose Movies\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/#\/schema\/person\/8fffa66ae7e35d1e33285625f0914f97\",\"name\":\"Sister Rose\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7fa80fa180fe63723beeb787f3dd20fb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7fa80fa180fe63723beeb787f3dd20fb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sister Rose\"},\"description\":\"I am a member of the Daughters of St. Paul (since 1967) and the founding director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Culver City, CA. I have an MEd in Media Studies and am a media literacy education specialist. In 2018 I earned a D.Min. in Pastoral Communications. I review films for St. Anthony Messenger and film, television and popular culture for the National Catholic Reporter. Visit my Amazon page for most of my books. I am available for speaking and seminars on media literacy education, film retreats, catechesis and media, Lenten film retreats.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/SisterRoseReviews.net\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SisterRoseGoesToTheMovies\",\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/rosepacatte\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rosepacatte\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SrRoseMovies\",\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rose_Pacatte\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/author\/sisterrose\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\"The Dark Knight Rises\" and the franchise fades","description":"  I had been looking forward to \u201cThe Dark Knight Rises\u201d for months. Of all the comic-books-into-movies I like director\/writer Christopher Nolan\u2019s","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\"The Dark Knight Rises\" and the franchise fades","og_description":"  I had been looking forward to \u201cThe Dark Knight Rises\u201d for months. Of all the comic-books-into-movies I like director\/writer Christopher Nolan\u2019s","og_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/","og_site_name":"Sister Rose Movies","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SisterRoseGoesToTheMovies","article_published_time":"2012-07-21T19:21:11+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/files\/2012\/07\/The-Dark-Knight-Rises-teaser.jpg"}],"author":"Sister Rose","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@SrRoseMovies","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sister Rose","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/","name":"\"The Dark Knight Rises\" and the franchise fades","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/#website"},"datePublished":"2012-07-21T19:21:11+00:00","dateModified":"2012-07-21T19:21:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/#\/schema\/person\/8fffa66ae7e35d1e33285625f0914f97"},"description":"  I had been looking forward to \u201cThe Dark Knight Rises\u201d for months. Of all the comic-books-into-movies I like director\/writer Christopher Nolan\u2019s","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/07\/the-dark-knight-rises-and-the-franchise-fades\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"“The Dark Knight Rises” and the franchise fades"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/","name":"Sister Rose Movies","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/#\/schema\/person\/8fffa66ae7e35d1e33285625f0914f97","name":"Sister Rose","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7fa80fa180fe63723beeb787f3dd20fb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7fa80fa180fe63723beeb787f3dd20fb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sister Rose"},"description":"I am a member of the Daughters of St. Paul (since 1967) and the founding director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Culver City, CA. I have an MEd in Media Studies and am a media literacy education specialist. In 2018 I earned a D.Min. in Pastoral Communications. I review films for St. Anthony Messenger and film, television and popular culture for the National Catholic Reporter. Visit my Amazon page for most of my books. I am available for speaking and seminars on media literacy education, film retreats, catechesis and media, Lenten film retreats.","sameAs":["http:\/\/SisterRoseReviews.net","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SisterRoseGoesToTheMovies","http:\/\/instagram.com\/rosepacatte","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rosepacatte","https:\/\/twitter.com\/SrRoseMovies","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rose_Pacatte"],"url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/author\/sisterrose\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}