Meanwhile, my sister Bianca contacts me from Arizona to tell me that she "didn't understand the Dark Knight Rises trailer" when she saw HP7.2 and as I sent out messages letting friends know that the trailer was online, they responded back saying they'd seen it when they saw Harry. So what's up with my movie theatre in Georgetown apparently being the only place in America that didn't show TDKR trailer with Harry Potter? I was quite peeved about this.
Well I finally saw it today and I must say, it's intense. Half of it is just clips from Batman Begins with a voice over from Liam Neeson's Ra's Al Ghul, but what little is revealed is deep. Take a look for yourself below.
Boy somebody sure jacked Commissioner Gordon up. Is he sick or has he just been thrown all over the place by Bane. And speaking of Bane, how about that clip at the very end of the teaser? Bane walking up steps heading towards Batman, slowly, but confidently, while Batman is stepping back, gasping for air, with barely enough strength to keep his fists up in a defensive position (great acting by Bale there, but hey the guy did just win an Oscar).
The biggest tidbit to take away from the teaser is what Gordon says from his hospital bed to an unidentified visitor who has his hand placed on the bed. Here's what was said.
Gordon: We were in this together. And then you were gone. And now there's evil rising. The Batman has to come back.
Voice: What if he (Batman) doesn't exist anymore?
Gordon: He must. He must.
Talk about deep. Now I've read tons of commentary on the trailer, a lot of it stuff linked from Batman on Film (one of my favorite sites as I have listed on the home page), and everyone says it's Gordon talking to Bruce Wayne because he's figured out that Bruce and Batman are the same person. I've watched/listened to this trailer at least 30 times in the last couple of hours and I'm not so sure. I think that's what Nolan wants us to think. I think it's possible it could be Gordon talking to Joseph Gordon Levitt's character John Blake (who remember in TDKR will be a Gotham beat cop on special assignment from Jim Gordon). Now there are some fans who say they know Gordon is talking to Bruce because of spoilers revealed online from people seeing a certain scene filmed that would lead to believe the Commish knows Bruce's secret. But we'll see. With Christopher Nolan, nothing is EVER as it seems.
The reason people think it's Bruce Wayne's voice is because he's whispering and not using the froggy Batman voice, but if you listen hard enough, it's possible it could be the voice of Gordon-Levitt. Why do I think I can recognize Gordon-Levitt's voice? Well I just bought 500 Days of Summer on Blu-Ray the other day and I'm telling you, it's possible it could be him. Why did I buy 500 Days of Summer? One, the scene with Minka Kelly at the end is well, she looks amazing, so much so you want to give Derek Jeter a flying high five if you ever see him. Two, the scene were Gordon-Levitt's character finally get's laid by Summer, and he proceeds to walk out of the apartment feeling like the king of the world, is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Don't believe me? Take a look, the part where he's checking his reflection and Han Solo is looking back at him is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. And then the UCLA marching band comes in for good measure. For the record I only break out in song on the street and sing to cartoon birds if it's an international woman involved. Otherwise why bother?
In summary, the trailer revealed a lot and nothing at all. And remember, nothing is every what you think it is in a Nolan film. Now if you'll excuse me I need to see if my quarter is still spinning, otherwise that teaser trailer didn't really happen.
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