Nolan's Batman trilogy ended kinda weird, didn't it?

[CiderHype]

I always thought it was weird that Bruce just, you know---retired...

 

[ChrisSawin]

It’s…not a great film. I rarely revisit it, but remember liking the opening. They had to pivot after Heath passed and it shows. It makes you wonder what could have been.

 

[Billy]

It’s…not a great film. I rarely revisit it, but remember liking the opening. They had to pivot after Heath passed and it shows. It makes you wonder what could have been.

I actually wish it was allowed to reach a natural conclusion. There are so many unanswered questions

 

[ChrisSawin]

I actually wish it was allowed to reach a natural conclusion. There are so many unanswered questions

I rewatched The Dark Knight Returns a couple of weeks ago. I mostly had the same issues I've always had with it. Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Robin revelation feels incredibly rushed. Talia's death is very poorly acted. Bruce ending up with Selina has no chemistry whatsoever. She's stealing from him one minute while openly admitting she'll never be the person he expects her to be, but then saves him the next and ends up with Bruce at the end. And the whole Batman can be anyone willing to put on the mask aspect is muddled at best. I never really care for the superhero revealing their secret identity in a film or taking off their mask at every opportunity. There's some decent moments in the film, but most of it feels like they were scrambling to make something somewhat coherent.

 

[Billy]

I rewatched The Dark Knight Returns a couple of weeks ago. I mostly had the same issues I've always had with it. Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Robin revelation feels incredibly rushed. Talia's death is very poorly acted. Bruce ending up with Selina has no chemistry whatsoever. She's stealing from him one minute while openly admitting she'll never be the person he expects her to be, but then saves him the next and ends up with Bruce at the end. And the whole Batman can be anyone willing to put on the mask aspect is muddled at best. I never really care for the superhero revealing their secret identity in a film or taking off their mask at every opportunity. There's some decent moments in the film, but most of it feels like they were scrambling to make something somewhat coherent.

I actually liked the film when I first watched it. Haven't thought about rewatching, but I'm currently changing my opinion of it all after looking at the trilogy as a whole. The one solidly written character is Bruce for me, the rest, especially Selina are patchwork at best. And the lack of chemitry between Selina and Bruce is just too obvious.
Meanwhile, I think there is an alternate ending that we will never see