The Dark Knight Rises Review

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Hey! It's been a while! 

(As always, apologies for the bad english ahead)

I have a confession to make. I thought that The Avengers was going to be the most epic action movie that I have ever  seen this year. But I'm happily surprised to see how The Dark Knight Rises also presents some epics for my entertainment. I have so many things that I love about this movie. Let's talk about the director first. Since Batman Begins, I always in love with the dark tone and moody atmosphere that Chris Nolan brings into his Batman Trilogy, including the Dark Knight Rises (although personally I think this last movie is not as dark as its predecessors. But still dark enough compared to other superheroes movie, say The Avengers). I also love the realistic potrayal of every characters' complexity in this movie. Nobody is portrayed in a simple black and white manner (The character Rachel Dawes is probably the only exception, because somehow she always looks like the little damsel in distress in my eyes. So thank God, she's dead?). Each of the portrayals has its roots on basic human psychology - whether it's fear, greed or love - and that is what makes every characters in this movie have interesting little details that adds value into the story, instead of being jokey or mere filler for the movie plot. Every potrayals (especially the villanious ones. Heath Ledgers takes the cake as Joker) give me creeps. They make me put aside the thought of ever living in the City of Gotham, regardless of the presence of a sexy city guardian.

Speaking of city guardian, hello hot older guy! 

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Cerita Tentang Tersesat

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Saya ini gampang sekali tersesat di jalan alias nyasar.

Salah satu cerita tentang ketersesatan saya ini adalah ketika suatu hari, saya harus pergi ke daerah Meruya di Jakarta Barat, yang notabene adalah daerah Jakarta yang paling tidak pernah saya sambangi. Ketika berangkat, saya sudah diberi ancer-ancer oleh salah seorang teman sehingga saya berangkat dengan hati yang cukup percaya diri (walaupun ternyata ancer-ancer sang teman tidak benar-benar tepat sasaran). Setelah sempat nyasar naik angkot dan berbekal tanya bolak balik kepada supir angkot dan abang tukang ojek yang akhirnya bersedia mengantarkan saya dengan ongkos lima ribu rupiah saja, sampailah saya ke tempat saya yang tuju dengan selamat walafiat dan tepat waktu. Tapi yang penting saya sampai.

Masalahnya kemudian ketika saya hendak pulang.

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