Pivotal to the DC Movie Genre

Rating: 8/10 (18 April 2013)

Christopher Nolan has brought about a shift in the Comic Movie genre. By bringing the Frank Miller "Year One" story line to the forefront, he essentially gives a new jump point from the former Tim Burton view. Additionally by introducing the character of Ras al Ghual, the larger audience is shown the darker side of the Batman universe that exist outside of the rogue's gallery of Gotham City.
The down fall of the movie comes from the continuity issues of The Dark Knight and the Dark Knight Rises. This is mainly because the scope of the city and the landscape is critically created and then largely ignored later on; the monorail, Wayne Building, Arkham Asylum, and the Narrows.
However, by using the League of Shadows and the development of Bruce Wayne as a harden man seeking a pseudo-vengeance to protect his family's legacy in the city. By creating TDK, the false and overly optimistic ending is fixed to some extent.