deathfromabove said:
accidentally blowing up an entire monastary trying to escape.
Accidentally? They made that seem pretty diliberate to me.
nearly getting caught on the roof of the gpd and then almost falling to his death which leads him to develop his cape/glider.
This came off as more of a plot device to me than a real challenge, but I'll give it to you, let's get to the next one to talk about what bothered me about both of these moments.
getting lit on fire, falling off a building and spending 2 days unconscious.
Like I said, one of the moments where the movie started getting interesting. However, it lasts a minute at most. He gets lit on fire, jumps out into the rain, gets to the building... and then it's two days later and life goes on as if nothing has happened. He jokes around with Fox even though he's just found out that he was incapacitated for two days. Further more, even though he's been passed out for two days, the movie's pace never gives you any impression that time really passed. It's made out to be no big deal. In the same way, Bruce nearly falling to his death is never shown to be a moment where death was really palpable, it just kind of happens and then is done and we get a scene with him in high spirits getting a cape from Fox. They don't phase him, and as such, they don't phase me as an audience member.
while trying to rescue rachael gets trapped in a building surrounded by a swat force which leads him to recklessly escape in a dangerous and possibly harmful chase. then getting *****ed out by his father figure butler.
I believe I mentioned this one as well. I loved Alfred's response to what he did. Again, it's one of the best parts of the movie for me. But in terms of a consequence, it feels far more like chastising a drunk driver for what
could have happened. If you have ever done such a thing, you know what happens: they go out driving drunk again, because even though things could happen, they don't think it will happen to them. I would have been more satisfied if he had actually hurt somebody, and then had to deal with the guilt of really screwing up instead of getting away with something reckless.
and in his distraction lets the league of shadows slip into his home, knock him out and burn his priceless estate to the ground. thats apretty big consequence, no?
They never connected him being distracted to the league getting into his house, but for the sake of argument, let's say you're right. This is a good scene with him under the log, and for the first time really facing death and a problem he can't get himself out of. But his connection to the house was such a side point, that when it suddenly becomes front and center and he changes his mind and realizes he's destroyed his father's memory it felt out of place. And while Alfred channeling his father was a nice sentiment, I didn't believe that it would have been enough to bring Bruce back to his feet.
fails trying to stop ras from loading the emitter on the train, falls again and nearly gets mobbed by hallucinating crowd. then fails to stop the train when ras nearly beats his ass causing him to resort to blowing up massive amounts of public property. more consequences.
Yet once again, they don't phase him. After he's done with Ra's the next scene is him joking about the papers report of him burning down his house
all the while failing to capture one league member or one escaped lunatic including scarecrow.
"We will." He doesn't seemed too concerned about it.
did any miss any asskickings or rookie failures?
it seems to me he spent most of the movie making mistakes and misteps and readjusting his methods.
It's not that missed them, it's that I didn't see them get enough focus, and I didn't see them effect the main character in an important way.
