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When I was approached by our marketing department to put together a song for the Members Project, I was stoked. Hip hop has been a passion of mine for years, and microfinance is rapidly becoming my foremost interest. I was excited about the chance to combine the two into one creative project. Upon receiving the assignment, I began my usual artistic routine of composing the lyrics in my decrepit rhyme book on my bus ride to and from work.
The biggest challenge was that I had no instrumental with which to write the song. Enter Michael Ehrhart (a.k.a. Agent M), a friend of mine since high school who composes beats in his free time. I contacted him and no more than two days following our conversation I had myself a "banger" track to write to. Even more impressive was that he composed the beat around a sample he took from a song performed by a Ghanaian singing group recorded by field workers on Grameen Foundation's MoTech project.
We recorded the song in a studio at Western Washington University where Mike is fulfilling his undergraduate degree. We knocked out the recording with relative ease and even managed to record the vocals for some other projects we are working on as well. With the song composed, the next step was to film the music video. Enter Scott Everett, a coworker of mine at the Grameen Technology Center. It may come as a surprise to the viewers of the video, but this was actually Scott's first ever endeavor at filming. Despite his years of experience with photography, he had yet to branch out into the world of motion picture. However, not only was Scott able to adapt quickly to the unfamiliar task, his creativity behind the lens added a whole new dimension to the video.
Next we lay the vocals over the beat and edited the footage. We integrated profiles of several Grameen Foundation borrowers to really bring home the message of who we are working for. Mike was great to collaborate with, and as a result the video turned out even better than I had anticipated. So with the draft of the video complete we put it up on YouTube for a trial release within Grameen Foundation. I credit the feedback I received from my coworkers for truly taking the video to the next level. They offered candid feedback that I took to heart, and as a result we cleared both the song and video of several blemishes that would have certainly detracted from the video's impact.
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Episode: 'Dollhouse Burns, Part 2'. The slender Ayres is shown strapped naked to a frame. This allows for a few quick but clear shots of his lengthy penis (although after he's cut with a knife some might find the trickles of blood running down his body a bit off-putting!).
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Nude taking a bath together with another boy plus several other nude scenes.
Backside, mostly
By my calculations, Ayres was seventeen or eighteen years old when he made this. We first see him nude from the side when he's crouching on the floor being hosed down. Next, we get a close-up of his bum as he removes his pyjama trousers and wraps a towel around himself, then a few seconds later a distant full-frontal as he climbs out of bed. His backside is on display once more when he's running naked across a beach with Daniel Newman, and finally a there's a bathroom scene with Newman during which we get several views of his bum. He's got a cracking backside.


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Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life.
~ G.K. Chesterton
Your bird photos always bring a smile to my face Kerri. You have so many pretty colored, sweet little birds. We are pretty limited on our bird selection over our winter months so I enjoy coming over here and looking at yours. Love it!
xo Catherine
Sweet, sweet birdie!
Love this photo! Great composition too!
What a little beauty. It looks as if she's poking her head inside your window. Great shot.
Oh Kerri! This is a most wonderful image! You always feature beautiful photos taken around your wonderful wreaths. Thank you for sharing the great suggestions for attracting birds.
Kerri, I haven't seen a wren since they left in late summer... I miss them and thank you for your photo.
I am definitely going to try to make your wreath. I have bunches of grapevine that will be just perfect. :)
What a gorgeous shot.This little guy posed so well.
I've never seen one of these before. Terrific!
It seems like the birds pose just for you. Another super shot!!
So pretty.
Lovely photo - so clear and crisp! Your bird shots are incredible!
Hi Kerri, I've been busy this week and got behind on my blog visits. Wonderful work, as always!
Amazing shot Kerri!
Beautiful details and composition.
Soooo...Your talents of creativity run further than beautiful photography?! GREAT! It's a beautiful bird landing. :-)
Somehow I missed this little beauty yesterday. Wrens are one of my favorites.
Both photo and quote are awesome!
Thank you.
oh, I'm going to make one of these.
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Am I better off having a set or variable interest rate? What are the pros and cons of each?
The choice between a fixed and variable home loan (or of combining the two) depends entirely on your financial goals and personal situation.
A fixed rate home loan gives you security that the repayment amount will be the same over a period of time but a variable rate home loan could mean that you could save on your repayments as interest rates might decrease over time.
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In this report you'll find a host of information to make sure your garden is as green as it can be.
This guide covers the 11 major garden centre chains, from ones who focus on plants and gardening like Wyevale and Dobbies (the latter perhaps surprisingly owned by Tesco) through to the gardening departments of the big chain DIY stores like B&Q, Wickes and Homebase. Wyevale has more stores than all of the other 'pure' garden centres put together and four times more than its closest rival Dobbies. It owns a myriad of brands largely because it's been buying up individual garden centres and chains.
Having said that, none of the garden centres are 'pure' garden centres anymore. Most of them are department store-like environments selling everything from clothes to gifts to pets. Cafes are the must-have attraction to make your garden centre "a pleasant leisure destination".[1]
The supermarkets have been expanding their ranges but we have not covered them in this guide because we did a special report on them last issue.
B&Q and Homebase were still the most popular places to buy garden products last year, followed by small and large garden centres, and then supermarkets.[1]
Ethical and environmental ratings for 21 chain garden centres with Best Buy recommendations, an independent garden centres directory, comparisons of garden centres' policies on peat, sourcing of wood and stone, and sales of bee-killing pesticides, plus which garden centres also sell animals
UK consumer seed companies provide very little information on how they operate. Few companies score well for their environmental reporting or supply chain management. This is due to little information being publicly available and companies not demonstrating explicitly environmental or socially progressive practices, for example, offering organic products only.
This is also the case for wood-sourcing and cotton-sourcing policies, where companies have uncertified products on sale. Little information is also provided on the chemicals and methods used for treating seeds.
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Despite the well documented environmental consequences of its extraction peat still remains the growing medium of choice among many amateur and professional gardeners.
In 2013, 1.9 million cubic metres of peat were sold in the UK, which accounts for just over half of the overall market for growing media.
Of this huge volume of peat, over 95% was used in growing media, with the majority (two-thirds) being consumed by amateur gardeners, and the remainder by professional growers, local authorities and landscapers. Just under half of the peat sold for growing media came from the Republic of Ireland, with a further 38% coming from the UK, and the rest from Northern Europe.[1]
Reducing peat consumption among amateur gardeners is key to continuing the decline of peat production, not just in Europe but globally, as this group still presents the greatest demand.
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The pound was under serious pressure today before regaining lost ground to finish higher late in the European session.
At 6.59pm (GMT) the British currency was trading at US$1.4279 after falling as low as US$1.4131c earlier in the trading session.
The world's biggest oil producers met in Doha on Sunday to try and hammer out an oil deal that would see production frozen in order to stabilize the oil price.
A deal failed to emerge after Iran refused to cut production until their output levels reached pre sanction levels which many predicted won't happen anytime soon.
At the opening bell on Monday Oil plummeted nearly 7 percent taking down most currencies against the US dollar.
Then in an about turn the pound regained momentum and then some, to finish the European session higher as oil pared some of its losses to around 3 percent.
The latest volatility in the pound is to be expected in the lead up to the Brexit vote with another government minister warning of dire consequences should Britain decide to leave.
"Britain would be permanently poorer if we left the EU," Noted George Osborne from the conservative party.
"Under any alternative we'd trade less, we'd do less business, there would be less investment and the price would be paid by British families." He added.
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I haven't been posting to this blog much...... wasn't sure it was that valuable to my community of friends and family. BUT I live in a retirement community where people are getting iPads and iPhones faster than I can keep up with them. Thank you Grandson, Son-in-law, Daughter for the gift of an iPad for your mom. BUT, before you send her home, will you remind her she needs to know, understand and remember her Apple ID and Apple ID password? For those of us who are in the 60+ crowd, we love the technology, but we cannot remember those dang passwords!
We "Boomers" may have the time and interest in an iPad, but at the same time, we may not have the memory to remember all those things you told us. Like the password.
Why does one need to know the Apple ID and password? Does your system software need to be updated? You'll need your Apple ID and password. In fact, if people don't have the newer system software iOS7 installed, it will be confusing for them as they try to keep up in any of the many iPad classes offered in their community or public library. You can begin the install but before it is completed, you will be asked for your Apple ID password.
Do you want to get some free game apps? Would you like to install the Facebook app? Yep. You need it is to set up an account in iTunes. You will want to set up an account in iTunes if you want to purchase music, books or apps. Even to get free apps, you will need your Apple ID and password.
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Informative 1-hour sessions to sink your teeth into. Learn about the latest techniques for using technology to enhance the classroom experience from teacher leaders, technology experts, and exhibitors!
Exhibitor Show with the Student Showcase
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When people hear the words GPS monitoring services, they may think of services that prevent you from getting lost while traveling. GPS does serve that purpose, but it also has other purposes, such as tracking mileage, actual time spent on the road, the locations of your company vehicles, your teenager as she walks through your local mall with her friends and so much more.
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1. Track Your Truck - GPS Fleet Tracking
Track Your Truck offers a variety of GPS fleet tracking services. Track your assets, busses and trucks, sales vehicles, barges, river boats, heavy equipment and trailers. Covert tracking is another service that is offered through this company. Prices start at $19.99 for monitoring and $249 per GPS unit. You can request a demo of the service or a quote.
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2. AccuTracking
AccuTracking offers tracking services for individuals as well as businesses. Track your teen or your employees from your cell phone. They offer three packages, which range from $5.99 to $9.99 per month. Each is a pay-as-you-go service, with no contract or auto-billing. The first month of service is free.
The most basic plan offers web-based tracking, mapping and reporting, with 24/7 unlimited tracking. Alternately, you can track from your PC, a PDA or your cell phone, if it has a web browser. You can download your GPS tracking data in CSV or KML formats.
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3. Escort Entourage CIS GPS Recovery & Monitoring Service
Escort Entourage CIS GPS Recovery & Monitoring Service is an optional purchase that is available when you activate your GPS device. In the event that your vehicle is stolen, Entourage CIS notifies you by email and text message while notifying the recovery center. Someone will call you to verify your vehicle's status so that they can notify the authorities of the crime. The price is $119.95 per year.
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4. OnStar
OnStar offers several services. The first, Turn-by-Turn Navigation, is $9.95 per month. This service is also included in the Directions & Connections plan, which offers all of the features of the Safe & Sound plan, for $28.90 per month.
The Safe & Sound Plan offers the automatic crash response, emergency services, crisis assist, stolen vehicle assistance, remote door unlock, roadside assistance, remote horn and lights, OnStar vehicle diagnostics and hands-free calling. The price for this service is $18.95 per month.
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I have provided what I hope is a useful list that will give you a starting point in finding a GPS monitoring service. If you have used any of these services, please feel free to tell us about them in the comments section. This will help our readers make an educated decision about which service will serve their needs the best.


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Anne Hathaway! She has more range!
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1) "I just love a big strong man who can pick on someone half his size."
2) "Be gentle, it's my first time."
3) "You make it so easy waiting for some Bat...MAN to save you. I am Cat..WOMAN. Hear me roar!"
4) "You men always confusing your pistols with your privates...You're overpaid!"
All of that is about her gender role as a woman taking control in a man's world by kicking ass. That is how Burton views the end. As an empowered independent woman, she cannot let herself be dominated or domineered by a rich man who wants to play her Prince Charming to take her away to "live in your castle forever like a fairy tale." She can't live with herself. She is entirely defined by her sexuality and the woman's role in the modern world and the independence that goes with that.
Nolan's Selina Kyle? She is a cat burglar who can handle herself. End of story, at least in terms of gender. We can go down the road of social revolutionary, but she does not define herself as a woman first and neither do any of the other characters except for Daggett who is depicted to be cartoonishly stupid and oblivious.
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milost, I don't think I agreed with a single thing you said on the previous page but I can tell you're a good, intelligent debater. Welcome to the Hype!
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My only complaint is that he re-told the entire siege scene in TDK, lol.
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Both were fantastic as two different but equally awesome Catwomen. But I loved Anne's Selina more, so she gets my vote.
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Pfeiffer was just classic. Hathaway definitely surprised me though.
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Alright, let's try this again, lol. And since it's saying I have 2,600 more words than the limit, this is going in two posts(sorry about that, lol.)
The gap between TDK and TDKR = eight years
I'd say it would mean much more sense that Joker isn't mentioned eight years after rather than Ra's and his League of Shadows not being mentioned at all with literally destroying the Narrows(and no mentioned of the Narrows cleanup either, I might add) or the destruction and rebuilding of the monorail. Literally, nothing at all. And that is the saddest thing continuity-wise with Nolan's trilogy, imo.
And as for the League of Shadows not being ninjas in TDKR...this "League of Shadows 2.0" felt more like a real terrorist group(such as even being suicidal) and it needed to be that when they took over an entire US city. The feel had to be true terrorism, and you don't get that with ninjas, lol.
BUT...Mr. Coleman Reese should have been in TDKR in some way though, because at least he doesn't have anything to lose. Although, since I'm pro the idea of the Dent lie and how Nolan evolved that storyline with the Dent Act, I feel Reese should have just been an ally for Bruce.
Plus, Batman wouldn't waist the GCPD's time if he were to be hunted while his whole agenda in cleaning Gotham City is already tied up: the mobs.
And the city caring should have been explored, but time had to press on more important matters. At least you can take the piece of dialogue of the priest and Blake talking as a sign of Blake telling the priest "The less you know" when the priest asked how Gordon was doing.
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And yes, it could have been the Joker as well, but THAT complaint should be about TDK then. It's a choice I never understood when watching TDK even.
Also, and I want to add something else to our little "debate", but...you mentioned once where there isn't some "rise of the freaks" going on after TDK's events, but I think the dialogue between Joker and Batman during their final confrontation explained it all. Joker said that Arkham will double their space after people witness Dent's turn, but that turn is falsified and he is now shown as a hero for eight years as well as Batman telling Joker that Gotham City is full of people that believe in good. That really gives me all that why there wouldn't be anymore freaks there on after.
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And, again, Batman Begins states that the "Narrows is lost".
You didn't even delve into any of the things I stated like Crane and the inmates being blamed. You know, since the situation at the Narrows was the Arkham breakout. Crane had his men poisoning the water, Crane in TDK is selling the same compound.
For everyone in Gotham, Crane and Arkham is the problem. Remember Gordon interrogating Crane and not getting anything out of the babble? My point is, nobody knows about the League of Shadows, nor should they given what they are.
It's clearly not as big as TDKR which, again, has the oh so important Dent cover up happen, but never explains how it actually happened. It just does. We're not just talking about 8 years, about a day after TDK? A week after TDK? A month after TDK? A year after TDK. The whole "Batman killed these people" thing would have repercussions and investigations, more than just "nobody has seen Batman since that night, we don't even look for him", "Gordon is depressed, his family left him", "Bruce Wayne is a broken hermit that doesn't do anything".
Where is the city wanting Batman's blood? Where is Batman being hunted down for the murders? Where are the criminal investigations.
Atleast with the League of Shadows thing, you have the fact that nobody knows about the League other than Batman and Alfred. You have a viral campaign that deals with it and moves into the mob and the Joker. You also have the fact that Crane is still running a muck and it can easily be pinned on him since he not only "thought he was holding the city ransom" but had the inmates poisoning the water AND wasn't caught yet until TDK where he's selling the same compound!
Again I say to you, how is this any bigger than the Dent conspiracy? It's not.
Not forgetting, simply disregarding. There's a plot hole, both small and nitpicky, and large and glaring in nearly every single aspect of TDKR. Hell, that CIA plane thing is pretty awful in and of itself. So not only is all of Gotham incompetent, but the CIA is too? I can buy Ra's and his men getting SWAT uniforms and joining the GCPD across the bridge into the narrows. That's believable. But the CIA not taking off the masks before they board the plane? No way.
Bane has one of his men stay behind, along with a random guy that has Pavel's blood (guess the CIA doesn't check dental records) because the flight plan called for just those two additional passengers, yet, the CIA agent was clearly bluffing about killing them (and Bane called out his bluff). So the flight plan called for all of them then (why wouldn't they want to interrogate them elsewhere after the plane ride). So why leave one of your men behind? The agent didn't shoot anyone, nor throw them out of a plane, hence the flight plan would have all of them would it not? The CIA was using a scare tactic to get them to talk. From "calling in a flight plan that included one of you", to "shooting them and throwing them out of a plane". They wouldn't be expecting one of them in the wreckage, they'd expect all of them.
At least the SWAT thing in Begins is plausible. Atleast with the Joker and the bank heists it's crazy enough for it to work (like looking at your watch and eyeing up where the bus is supposed to drive in).
The League is nothing like the League in Batman Begins. In fact, as far as Batman Begins is concerned, Talia and Bane don't even exist to me (Ra's wouldn't tell Bruce, the man Ra's considers to be his greatest student?), they're simply written in a poorly structured "threequel", much like Spider-Man 3 where you have every convenience in the book. But that's a whole other story.
And yet, the goal of League of Shadows "2.0" is to fulfill Ra's Al Ghul's destiny and carry out his will the way he would have done it.
But what do they do? They barge in, mess with the stocks (which is also pretty implausible btw) announce themselves to the world on live television, kill innocent people, blow up football teams and a stadium, all with zero secrecy. Atleast Ra's came in unannounced. Atleast they did what they had been doing for centuries.
All these guys were were hired mercenaries ranging from low life criminals to thugs, a failed student with a breathing problem and a little girl that had daddy issues that really didn't have a clear motive from "destroying hope" to "destroying Gotham". She did accomplish sleeping with Batman though, Ra's never did that, so that's a plus.
Hardly, "League of Shadows" in my opinion. Not even 2.0. Atleast Ra's tried to get the job done instead of giving Batman numerous chances of foiling him (like sending him to a prison with a television and a doctor to heal him, or still pretending to help Bruce as Miranda Tate, er, I mean, Ducard), etc. etc.
The difference between them is that Flass was a dirty cop because he was in it for the money for himself (taking money from poor falafel guy no less) and he wasn't integral to the end of Begins and beginning of TDK.
Ramirez on the other hand is a dirty cop because was nabbed by the mob with mother in the hospital, not only that but she WAS integral to the ending of the Dark Knight. A pretty big part actually.
Let's do a little bit of assuming here when it comes to these two and their roles at the end of the film. What would Flass do? He could be bonkers for all we know, maybe even an Arkham resident. Maybe he was gnawed on by those kids? Whatever the case, he's literally minutia in the grand scheme of things.
Ramirez? The one that got Bruce Wayne's girl killed? Harvey Dent's fiancee killed? A known "scum bag"? Called on a cellphone to deliver the Gordon's to a set up? Wasn't killed and bashed in the head to "fight another day"? How does she feel about this? Is she going to tell the truth? If not, why won't she? Did she leave town? What about her mom? Is she still apart of the force? What does Gordon and Batman do to keep her quiet? Do they make sure she's quiet.
Pretty big role if you ask me. She might not appear to be much, but man, she's pretty important.
And never see her mother again? She seemed pretty sorry for what she did, at all times, what if she wanted to repent, finally stop with the lies and come clean?
I'm sure Gotham would understand (just like they'd understand Dent's situation considering what he had done would have been "crime of passion", because, after all he only killedd "crooked people" and had his fiancee killed, his face burned off, his hospital room set a flame etc. etc.), considering she was already a known "scum bag" already.
Point is, her mom was most important. If she didn't participate, the mob would stop the funds/kill her mom. The mob didn't exist at that point, what would stop her from turning herself in?
So you agree on Coleman Reese, so you must think that the whole outcome and events with TDKR is flawed. That's good enough to me. The fact that he isn't mentioned either, along with Ramirez and the Joker is just as baffling.
No investigation made huh? You're looking for Batman, but you're not going to go after the guy that claimed on television to millions that he knew the identity of Batman?
That's even bigger than Ramirez even. Glad we agree there.
Had no problem with Loeb returning. Just an example I included for anyone that would claim "Ramirez is a small, unimportant side character". These movies had quite a few recurring characters with little importance.
Love that Loeb returned and was killed off in Joker fashion to not only show what Joker was capable of, but to promote Gordon. It happened.
Too bad Ramirez, Coleman Reese, etc. were done a way with. But hey, atleast we got Fredricks right! I loved seeing him in TDK too when the board was there with Lau . . . oh wait. LOL
Sure he could. And Ramirez could have slipped and said something. Or have been a part of the investigation. Coleman Reese could have been questioned. Joker could have had a trial.
Too bad I guess.
I'd bet that nobody cares about Fredericks, I certainly didn't miss him in The Dark Knight.
Him being included solidifies my question about "Where is Ramirez, Reese, Joker, anybody?"
He needed to be apart of this story? Really? You said it yourself about the Mayor, it's been 8 years. Fredericks (where he stands in "this story as a whole") is pretty useless. He could have died by the events in TDKR and not have appeared and nobody would question it.
Remember, they're not the same League, lol.
How'd Bane and Talia get into contact with Crane? Did Ra's give them his number while they were excommunicated from the League?
We all know why Crane is in there, and let me tell ya, it has nothing to do with the actual story. It's a nice, cool cameo that doesn't really service the plot other than "there's that old dog Crane, up to his old tricks again". Well, that and Nolan's got a thing for his great cast popping up again and again in his movies. Not saying that's a problem, just saying Crane again, like the characters above, is not significant to what plays out after TDK.
It's almost criminal that Crane is mentioned in all three films, and yet, Joker is only in two. In fact, Ra's is only in two. In fact, Dent is only in two. Just downright strange.
Flass and Zsaz aren't even in the same league as Ramirez. So many assumptions can be made about the two of them, and you know what, it doesn't even play into what happens with any three films. Unless Flass and Zsaz were part of the Harvey Dent conspiracy. If that's the case, BRING THEM IN I SAY!
You're really saying that they're as important as Ramirez? Maybe if Zsaz actually succeeded in killing Rachel I guess. LOL
So Batman is going to stop the GCPD from knocking down doors to stop the guy that murdered cops and Harvey Dent? He couldn't even stop them from kidnapping his girl (badum tish). There isn't going to be an investigation with every single person, witnesses, everything, involved? Yeah right.
How's Batman and Gordon going to stop the city from hunting Batman down? He's public enemy number 1 now. If Gordon tries to ignore that, he'd be fired (something TDKR refuses to get into that everyone wanted to see). They're not going to ask Coleman Reese? They're not going to interrogate the Joker? All those SWAT guys?
Imagine a great story where they (the police) take in Barbara Gordon and the kids, unbeknownst to Jim for questioning?
We see the OUTCOME of the Dent conspiracy, 8 years into the future. HOW it actually happened is just simply ignored.
Go ahead, bring up the Narrows and LoS again. I dare ya! Atleast with that, the League is completely hidden from the public and Crane and the inmates (who probably wouldn't even deny what they did) can be a patsy.
Give me any conjecture and assumptions that you can make of how this conspiracy ACTUALLY worked. Think about it. Think about it. You got it? Yeah, doesn't really fit in this world of crime and laws and internal affairs does it? LOL
Well of course, you're a hardcore TDKR fan. Nothing wrong with that.
But, it is flimsy, EXTREMELY flimsy for me. Which is why I'm making what I'm making at this exact moment.
I see it's a pretty big problem for others too. Moreso than the ever so common "omg, Bruce quit being batman cuz of Rachelz".
True, but atleast with the Joker's personality, I can buy the idea that he has backup plan after back up plan for each scenario.
And the fact that he has the mob working for him at his disposal.
And all those cops.
And crazed inmates that will do anything he says.
And, and, and.
That's just as bad as creating the whole problem Alfred has in TDKR with the "even though it never happened in Batman Begins, when you were gone for 7 years, I traveled to *insert specific location, drink and cafe here*, looking for you every day to see if you were happy and had kids, so that, when this movie ends, the writers can play this up at the end to give it some weight, even though I never did this in Batman Begins".
That my friend, is also a retcon.
Yeah, hmm, Flass again, I think we talked about him enough. LOL
At this point, I have to look and see what you're quoting of my post to know who you're talking about and let me tell ya, it's a hassle.
Ramirez? She's not important? I think I disagree with you. But hey, atleast we agree about Coleman Reese. Where is he at, huh? Pretty flimsy explanation from the writers huh?
The writers didn't know where else to go for the sequel to the great, 2008 film the Dark Knight so they just said screw it, forgot about the ending except the Dent lie itself, fast forwarded to 8 years in the future so less people question it and are more surprised by the sheer fact that, "hey look, it's 8 years now and Bruce isn't Batman anymore, OMG".
So to sum it up, they wrote themselves into a corner and didn't know how to get themselves out.
Please Anno, please. No more Flass! I beg of you. I promise to never mention Ramirez again if you promise to never bring up Flass again.*
Flass isn't as important as Ramirez, for the billionth time.
Something better than what they gave us, not just Barbara either. EVERYTHING.
Alright. Gonna take on part II to slay thy beast. BRB
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A big fat nope for ya.
And even if you want to say the LoS shouldn't be mentioned by the Gothamites, it could have it be in discussion with Gordon, or Fox, or Alfred with Bruce even.
And again...and I will repeat myself only one more time...Batman can't be hunted when he retires chief, lol.
And as I said, the monorail incident raises questions when NO inmates and NO sighting of Crane were around that big event.
Or about Talia? The daughter that he lost as well with his wife? Oh right...he did mention that bit, now didn't he?
And if you think about the whole idea of the stock exchange and what not...that does go back to the LoS that did use to go the financial route as well with they did once before with Gotham. They just added all of their most practical methods, that's all. And to talk about what's impossible...let's look at the microwave emitter, shall we? Lol.
anywho...I don't think the outcomes and events with TDKR are flawed at all. I see Gordon doing whatever he can to make it seem that Batman was the real villain and that's enough.
You knew exactly what I mean without trying to poke fun.
And for Reese, yes, it was a bad choice for the writers indeed. Not so much with Ramirez.
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TDKR retcons everything.
Supposedly, Joker doesn't even exist now for all we know.
Supposedly, there was this young boy named John Blake that saw Bruce Wayne who was visiting orphanages (despite Bruce Wayne never showing any signs of doing anything like that in Begins and Dark Knight). He saw Bruce Wayne and could feel, in his bones that he was Batman because he had the same anger and made the same faces in a mirror (creepy). Oh, and he's also an orphan and one of the few people that can put together the fact that Bruce Wayne = Batman.
Supposedly, during 2005's Batman Begins. Michael Caine was visiting Italy for the 7 years to look for Bruce. He would go to a specific cafe and buy a specific drink, each day at a certain time to see if Bruce was there. Not only Bruce, but Bruce's fictional family.
Yeah, and that's why he had him declared dead? Made funny quips about him looking "fashionable", that Bruce could borrow the Rolls if he'd like. Yeah, in Batman Begins he didn't do that Italy crap, clearly.
Supposedly there was more to Ducard's story about his wife that he forgot to fill Bruce in on (despite being his best friend and greatest student during the time). Turns out he had a daughter named Talia, who had a friend named Mister Bane that were trapped in a pit that his wife went into for Ducard's crimes.
Supposedly Sandman was really the killer of Uncle Ben, not the car jacker. Sandman was the car jacker's partner and accidentally killed Uncle Ben with a gun while the car jacker ran off.
Supposedly the Osborn's butler, Bernard, witnessed Peter Parker/Spider-Man drop a dead Norman Osborn off on the couch and cleaned his wounds from his glider. He kept this news to himself and never told Norman's son, who, very openly, wanted to kill Spider-Man (who is also his best friend).
Oh wait, oops wrong movie. But still, those damn, crazy butlers
But Blake doesn't think Batman is a killer so why not mention the Joker too?
Uh oh.
Hey man, there were more cool cops up there on the rooftop with Stephens wanting to talk to Batman.
They had beer out and everything. "Man, he doesn't want to talk to us"
Why did they want to talk to Batman there? To arrest him? C'mon. You know what I meant in my initial post.
Let's see,
Begins had that weird kid from Game of Thornes. All the kids thought he was a loser because he believed in a bat thing or something. Batman was cool and threw him some expensive Wayne Tech device.
The Dark Knight had Jimmy Gordon who was pretty confused when his dad started getting all preachy and saying that "Batman isn't a hero, but he is a hero, but not the one it needs right now".
But I don't think they knew that Bruce was Batman like Blake did they? Did I miss something?
Yeah, I'm going to go with what I constantly see no matter how many times it's defended. The Blake "I know who you are because . . ." is convoluted and Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are much better films, especially in the script/screenplay/writing area.
Really? Alrighty then.
But the fact of the matter is, he had the "truth about Harvey Dent", was ready to read it and the audience didn't even bat an eye when he stopped dead in his tracks.
So what was he going to say? Something good about the man? In that tone? At a ceremony for Dent? He doesn't even say anything great about him, just "blah, blah, blah, Blackgate".
Pretty odd but then again, Gotham isn't very bright in TDKR. Not the police force (even Gordon is slipping), not it's citizens so maybe that is a nitpick on my part.
No, it's not TDK's problem because TDK ends where it ends. Even if the speech and choice at the end, as over the top and melodramatic as it is, doesn't explain the ramifications of it's own action, it doesn't matter, it doesn't have to.
It probably should have ended right there, with Batman riding off in the sun set. It's a great, powerful ending. Maybe more powerful than TDKR's even as far as "BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT, GOTHAM'S SILENT GUARDIAN" goes.
You can't fault the ending, it's an ending after all (and impressive one at that) you have to fault the sequel. The sequel automatically takes in that baggage, (like it or not) when you have the same writers, same cast and same crew, making a SEQUEL four years later. They could do anything they wanted but they chose to screw the pooch on the aftermath, the explanations.
It's not up to The Dark Knight, it has no bearing on it. "All we know is the situation". What do we see when it flashes ahead into the future that pertains to the conspiracy?
1. Harvey Dent ceremony
2. Gordon at a televised event, smashing the Batsignal
3. Batman riding off in the night (which might not even be that night since it's unused footage from the Joker chase)
We don't know how it works or even if it does work. We don't know if the city is doubting the lie, or buying it. We don't know if Batman's active or if he's not.
That's not the point, the point is that Batman "becomes the villain" so Dent's name isn't tarnished and the city doesn't lose hope. That's pretty much it. That's all it has to say at that point in time. It's the sequels job, after it confirms that "okay, yeah, it did work", to explain how it worked.
But it doesn't. It just creates new issues (see "retcons") to distract you from what happened the last film. New situations, a pretty big time jump, exclusions, etc.
This isn't The Dark Knight's problem. As far as it's concerned, as a separate entity from TDKR, the Joker still exists and was just caught that very night, Coleman Reese is still taking in the fact that people just tried to kill him, Ramirez is waking up from being clubbed, Barbara is in tears because of what Gordon is going to make her do.
TDKR? Not resolved, not resolved, not resolved. If anything, they put even MORE emphasis on Dent, too much even, where it crushes Dark Knight. Look at what they do. "Harvey Dent Day?", "Harvey Dent Act", Blackgate, pictures of him everywhere. Woah, woah, that just makes people want to question it more. It's not very subtle at all.
I mean, yeah, TDK had the premise that if Dent were found out to be guilty of anything, those low life guys he put away would be back on the streets and there MIGHT not be 18 months of clean streets. The worst thing is that, Dent and the Mayor would be out on the streets and would be laughing stocks at what they tried to achieve. I mean, that's not what the end of TDK was all about. It wasn't "if people find out that Dent did this, this city dies". No, it was "if people find out, people will lose hope". Gotham just proved itself, WITHOUT Harvey Dent with the ferries. Dent was big, but he wasn't "peace time, no Batman" big. Not what TDKR makes it out to be. Batman takes the blame because he owes it to Dent, and Rachel. Dent did the same for him. He does it so, at that point in time, the city doesn't lose hope or think that Dent is bad. He does it so the Joker doesn't win this battle. He does it because he can take it, it doesn't matter if he's a villain or not, he was a criminal before he took the blame. He's a Dark Knight.
That's it really. I mean, those mob guys on the streets? Uhh, those guys just proved themselves (well some of them) by not blowing up the other ferries. They're really the catalyst for "peace time"? The low level guys? Who are they going to go back to? The Joker eliminated the mob utterly. The Joker was the new threat, and he's not even dead or defeated?
TDKR not only makes the mistake of not giving explanations, but being too grandiose and too big for itself to handle.
Seeing Bruce Wayne's story unfold and taking him to new places is fine, TDKR tries to do that, but come on. We get,
Dent Days and Acts, Batman statues, unspecified prison pits, huge nuclear bombs, a city closed off from the rest of the world, class wars (we never see), the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Where's The Dark Knight's PLOT resolution? It's not important? Than don't make it seem important with
You want to make it seem like the League of Shadows, again, a secret organization that nobody knows about that is a NARROWS/ARKHAM ASYLUM/INMATE ESCAPE/LED BY SAME DRUG SELLING CRANE situation, is as big and as important as the Harvey Dent lie? The thing that bridges the two films?
Okay, let's say the LoS is as big as you make it. Atleast TDK ignores it completely and doesn't make the audience question it.
TDKR is built off it!
Do you see what I'm saying? TDK handled Batman Begins loose ends very, very well. We saw the Joker card? We got the Joker? The Narrows is lost? Scarecrow is on the loose? We got it. Escalation, we got it?
What did you want, a scene where Batman says, "well, the Narrows isn't under investigation because nobody knows what the League of Shadows is, they think it's Crane and half the inmates HE FREED (Gordon says that)". Well gee, I guess that is as big as what happens between TDK and TDKR isn't it?
But see, they were already doubling up before Joker had the "make Harvey Dent a super criminal".
Dent was Joker's ace in the hole, you don't think he had even more after everything he pulled (if his story was allowed to continued)? Hell, just days before, he was trying to kill Harvey Dent. Kill him. He wanted to kill Batman at some point too. But that all changed. Joker even wiped out all of the mob.
Joker was going to do anything he could to cause chaos. The last plan we see of his is turning Dent into a bad guy, make the city lose hope. I don't think the outcome of Joker's plan, had it "failed" (can you beat the Joker?) was "if I lose, this city is going to get much, much better". Look at his hired help. Look what happened with Coleman Reese before Dent was even let loose. Chaos, chaos, chaos. Joker just kept topping himself and topping himself, win after win. One loss and that's all over?
He also said, "I think you and I are destined to do this forever", look what became of that. Sure, Batman had that little rebuttal, but are we really supposed to believe that, THE JOKER, the guy that no cage or prison could contain, was done after his reign? The guy who actually did have complete control over the city that night?
I don't think so. If his character (which is a great one, just as great and as fantastic as Batman/Bruce Wayne) is anything to go by, he'd go again and again and again, new plan after new plan, just like he did before when it was, simply, "kill public officials, kill Dent, kill Batman, take control of the city".
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Dear God, milost, what do you have against Fredricks?
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Now, whether or not you like Blake's explanation for how he knows who Batman is (the weakest part of the movie for me), is it really hard to think that Bruce went to an orphanage? You didn't see it in the previous films because, simply speaking narratively and ignoring whether or not they thought of it earlier, it wasn't necessary. At no point did Bruce need to visit an orphanage that would add to the plot so why have it? If it had been written, it probably would have been deleted during one of the drafts of the script for being unnecessary. He didn't really need to do it and it would simply make the film longer and not add anything.
Because we didn't follow everything Alfred did while Bruce was gone, does that mean it didn't happen? Just because we didn't see him sleep doesn't mean he didn't.
And he never declared Bruce dead, that was done by Mr. Earle so he could take the company public.
Watching Begins, the speech about his wife that Ra's gives about his wife obviously sends him to a place he doesn't want to be. Now with TDKR, we understand that he feels this because he is likely thinking about how his wife took his place in the Pit and died there for him. Why not mention Bane? Because, I assume at this point he was excommunicated. Why not mention Talia? It's like if someone asks you about your dead relatives when the wound is still painful. Maybe you can say a bit about one but it sends you to a sad place that you'd rather not be in so you avoid talking about the other one.
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Where is that monorail (the part affected) Anno? Oh that's right, the Narrows.
Who is everyone questioning at Arkham Anno? Oh that's right, Crane.
What did Ra's say about Crane Anno? Oh that's right, that he wanted to HOLD THE CITY RANSOM.
Who is the blank (and "he") in Gordon's line at the end of Begins Anno? "We still haven't picked up the half the inmates he freed". I don't think that's Ra's or the League of Shadows.
Who burned down Bruce's mansion Anno? Oh that's right, Bruce did.
Did Batman say he was going to help Gordon "bring Gotham back" by apprehending Crane? While I'm not entirely sure, I'd say he does just that in TDK.
What is Crane selling in TDK before he's caught Anno? Oh, that's right, the same stuff that poisoned ALL OF THE NARROWS!
So what am I missing here? You really think with all your heart, that no mention of the LoS, is just as bad as what transpires (or doesn't transpire) between TDK and TDKR.
Come on, you must be joking.
Sure they could have? Should they have though? I ask again, you really feel like the lack of LoS mention (that secret organization) is as big as the jump between TDK and TDKR?
Or was that even a problem for you until people criticize TDKR's lack of follow up? Just curious.
Yes he can. They knew he was a man, that was common knowledge and they had Coleman Reese, who just days prior, clearly stated he knew the true identity of Batman (and the city clearly knew he wasn't bluffing).
To hunt Batman, you find out who he really is. To hunt Batman, you make an investigation.
Atleast Batman Begins didn't end with the characters saying, "we're going to hunt down all those responsible for the events at the Narrows, EVERYONE". It doesn't do that.
But the Dark Knight does say, "they'll hunt me, set the dogs on me" and even ends with cops chasing down Batman until he hops on the Batpod. Do we ever see or hear that he's been hunted? Nope. (And don't be funny and say, "well last night, the dogs actually were set on him", you know exactly what I mean.
Gordon also says, "because he can take it", but obviously he can't if the last confirmed sighting of Batman is that very night and he's never heard from again. Bruce most likely hanged it up that night, no matter what fan conjecture is created.
[QUOTE=Anno_Domini;25357963]A viral campaign that only some real hardcore fans follow, lol.
Hey, atleast it was mentioned in the virals. Pretty faithfully I might add.
Atleast in a viral we didn't get a wanted poster of Batman, with descriptions of his EYE color, height and weight but find out when we see the actual film that the police never pursued finding out who Batman actually was, chief.
Also no sightings of anyone up in there. I swear I saw the Narrows in complete chaos with everyone but Rachel, Gordon and Batman hallucinating.
Who saw who was involved with the train? Could it have been, *gasp* some of those inmates that Gordon mentions that Crane freed. OMG, why didn't I think of that before!
TDKR does some pretty crazy stuff, almost seems like a different world completely. If I don't buy into it, why would it be crazy to disregard it and see it as a "what if" story? They're just movies after all. I see the whole, "I loved Begins and Dark Knight, but don't like TDKR brought often", why not disregard it?
And yeah, why wouldn't Ra's tell "his greatest student", about that guy that was too extreme and could be a potential threat to the LoS?
You said it yourself, he tells Bruce about his "wife he lost", why wouldn't he tell him about his psycho daughter (whom he was on bad terms with)? I'd say if you want somebody standing at your side to save the world, that's a pretty big thing you wouldn't want to leave out.
Nolan and Co. could have wrote that, in Begins, Bruce and Bane were brothers (which happened in the comics actually), wouldn't make it true would it?
Except nothing is done about the stock exchange despite the fact that it's an actual robbery, that everyone sees, in broad day light (unless you consider it night time with that 7 minute time change, lol)
You're missing the entire point. The, will call them "old" LoS was shrouded in mystery. Nobody knew about them. They operated in secrecy. They're a cult of ninjas.
You think when they ruined the economy before Wayne's time they went in, guns a blazin' with motorcycle? Ummm, no. Ra's makes it clear how the LoS opperates.
Talia and Bane are anything but that. They practically announce themselves to the world.
Fair enough. If that's how you feel.
Ah, but I even said that was simply a scenario I presented. Like you, I presented other scenarios as well.
My gripe isn't that it went this way, or that way, it was that such an important issue with such an important thread is simply abandoned and never even given an explanation. Not that the said explanation wasn't right or appropriate.
You say it doesn't matter, I say it does.
I wouldn't mind or take offense with it. I promise you, I'm not being haughty or mad.
I think TDKR is very flawed, and while I can see Gordon attempting to do whatever he could to make it seem like Batman was really a villain (which, in and of itself would be a very, very compelling film and story), I don't buy, based on Begins and The Dark Knight, that it would just happen.
Cleveland and his family was a nice touch. That's logical, I can put that together myself. But everything else, nah, don't buy it. Can't. Won't.
I'm sure we agree on a lot of things (except TDKR). I love Batman Begins and The Dark Knight for starters.
When I first saw him in Begins, my thinking (and I'm going to assume others as well) was, "someday, Gordon will be Commissioner". That was pretty much it.
Oh, speaking of investigations. Even before Batman killed good old Harvey Dent, before Dent even existed, Loeb had issued a hunt against the Batman. That was before people knew he was a man and thought he was anything from a ghost to elvis though.
Never said it was a mistake, I posted it was a insignificant, especially when there are other characters out there that are more important that don't get any such appearance or even a reference.
Alright and I've stated that I understand that.
Still doesn't mean that it doesn't put a hole in the "Trilogy" and make TDK and TDKR worlds apart. Recasting after what happened to Ledger is one thing, I totally get that, but not mentioning the character that was a living breathing entity in not only TDK, but Batman Begins as well.
Alrighty then. I don't think a mention would have disrespected Heath Ledger, but, maybe that's just me.
Well, at this point, if you've been reading what I've been posting (thank you for keeping up with me, I've never experienced something like this before), you'll know that Zsaz was out of his mind, BEFORE the fear toxin.
I'm sure he'll be a reliable witness in the oh so important investigation of the Narrows incident. Or maybe I'm just shrugging it off to make it not seem as important as, THE BATMAN BEING BLAMED FOR DENT'S CRIMES.
TDKR is all over the place with what can and can't happen, not just with crime and law. Bruce can get a magical knee brace (but never used it for 8 years), he can just somehow get into Gotham despite no one being able to get in or out, etc. etc.
Atleast TDK distracts you with it's mumbo jumbo with it's smart writing and you aren't taken out of the film the second it happens and think, "woah, wait a second, what the heck? LOL"
Yeah, I see it brought up all the time.
I certainly don't think that. He quit because "Gotham no longer needed Batman, cuz we gots special Harvey Dent days and acts".
But we know he has plan after plan, after plan and controls most of the city, from cops to the mob.
He was able to nab Rachel and Dent. How did he do it, two polar opposites. The mob and the cops.
I think he could sneak in explosives here and there, couldn't he?
You think that's good writing? It's practically a rip off of Good will hunting (which is not only done in just one film, but is actually a very good scene with an excellent pay off). You just buy that Alfred goes on this long rant about this weird dream he had, despite how we see him in Begins and TDK (where he's actually supporting Batman).
Well, okay. Personally, I found it insulting to just plug that into the events of TDKR. I'd by lying if I said I didn't think it was a "tad" convoluted.
But hey, different strokes for different folks I guess.
A: He wasn't mentioned because he wasn't important. Stephens replaced him.
No, because, unlike you, I'm not creating made up "reasons" for why she isn't mentioned or appears in TDKR.
My gripe, and my gripe with her alone is that she isn't mentioned at all. What's this based off of? Her importance. Pardon me, but I'd have to say you're pretty crazy (in a good, funny way) if you don't think she was crucial involving the whole Dent stuff.
What does TDKR use as a jumping board? The Dent stuff.
I don't think so. You got the Dark Knight Trilogy Screenplay book? Go check it out.
There's a reason TDKR took a little longer than usual for a bat film. There's a reason Nolan said after TDK he "wasn't sure if he wanted to make another Batman film", there's a reason his brother and Goyer had to practically to convince him to use Catwoman and Bane in a potential story (they said this, not me).
It's because they were working up a story as they went along. I'm just glad they didn't pull the old George Lucas card and say "we knew from the beginning what we wanted to do, we had it all planned". With TDKR, we see, that they actually didn't. Maybe they had in it in the back of their heads how Bruce Wayne would end up, I buy that, but the transition between TDK to TDKR, nah, I don't think they knew how to get there.
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Is the Court of Owls a film sequel to a film "Trilogy" that everyone claims is self contained?
I promised Anno not to mention the Joker again, seems to irritate when I post it (we know why he wasn't mentioned, Nolan).
When you're making a film that is "full circle", well, it's really not when a big piece of the pie is missing and you got almost everything else cooking BUT that piece. Know what I mean.
I don't like the explanation, in fact, lots of people don't (I'm not going to go the hyperbole route and say "most" but I'd say it's a good bit from what I've seen).
True, even though these are just films and not real life, I guess you could just go with "well, to fit this new story here, here's what REALLY happened", but I don't give WRITTEN stories the benefit of the doubt.
Why should other movies, prior to TDKR, such as Spider-Man 3, be criticized by those SAME exact problems, but TDKR gets a free pass? Seems hypocritical to me.
The Dark Knight never had to "tweak" Batman Begins' story and insert things into it, it just logically built off of it. Why does TDKR do this? Seems a little strange to me.
Pretty big thing to just insert into the story at that point, especially 8 years later (if we're looking at this as one consecutive films and not, great big real life event), don't you think.
Maybe you don't mind it, but I do, others too. We're just not going to convince each other I guess.
Yeah of course, but Alfred's reaction (which is pretty important in Batman Begins) doesn't make him seem like the sad pup he is in TDKR. An old man who is looking for Bruce for years and years. He quips, he jokes, Bruce obviously was able to get a hold of him for a frigging private jet to come pick him up.
I'd say Alfred was fine.
Oh, and if this is "real life" in the "movies" where, just because a character isn't shown eating or sleeping, doesn't mean it didn't happen. Why would Alfred, Bruce's surrogate father, wait 8, no it'd be 9, 9 long years to finally tell Bruce such an important story. Why not tell him as soon as he starts seeing Bruce doing something as "reckless" as putting on a cape and a cowl to beat the snot out of people.
I mean Alfred says it himself in TDKR, "there's nothing for you here, just pain and death". Nice one Alfred, good looking out. I mean, one year is one thing. But he waited until Bruce finally got lively again to tell him that crap? You kidding? How about when he was wallowing in his own self pity for all those years when he wasn't being, not only Batman, but Bruce Wayne as well.
I do love Bruce's face when Alfred first mentions the "dream", Bruce's reaction was mine. "Huh, what the hell is this". It's just so left field and odd. For me, that's a sign of bad writing. When I actually think and can't accept such a contrived bit of detail.
You should be writing forward, not backward in my honest opinion.
Alright. Sure. Honestly, can't argue that.
Or it could be, when the writers were making Batman Begins, Ducard's story was simply a device (as far as story telling goes) to connect Ra's and Bruce Wayne's story. Do we need to know the details, nope. With TDKR it's almost like a contradiction as it has elements that both function as sequel and a prequel.
Isn't that one of the biggest gripes and criticisms about the Star Wars prequels? The way things are explained in convoluted ways in order to connect everything instead of making them occur naturally? Darth Vader was a slave boy? Stormtroopers were clones? Liam Neeson was Obi-Wan's instructor (see what I did here).
I'm sure I'm in the minority, but they should have left Ra's and the League of Shadows with Batman Begins. I remember the early days before Bane and Catwoman were cast, "Ra's and the gang (LoS)" was considered almost like this cliched fan story that was treated as taboo, like, "they'd never go there". But as it got closer and closer to July 20th, everyone realized that yup, that's exactly where they went, the way everyone expected it. The cliched way. I still remember the, "no, hope that's not Talia, can't be" even though it was. It's funny how things turn out. Bane couldn't just be that mercenary with his own code, ethics, etc. they had to twist him and make him part of Begins and the League Of Shadows (and even be poorly summarized with an origin by Alfred and others, half of which doesn't even end up being true for the sake of a twist).
But that's my problem with it, not every ones (that's why we're discussing what we're discussing, we don't agree). Some people might like that stuff. As a writer, I don't though. I think it's the easiest trap to fall in, a trap that so many third films take (by going back to what made it so great), TDKR is certainly no exception.
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DescriptionSupaplex is a puzzle game reminiscent of Boulder Dash. The player controls the red Pac Man looking character called Murphy. The objective is to reach the exit, which is only opened when a certain number of Infotrons are collected (usually all in the level). The setting is inside of a computer, therefore some computer terminology describes elements found in the levels. This includes destructible RAM chips, indestructible hardware, utility disks (which are explosives), terminals, and ports (one or two way gates). The most common enemy is a zonk, a rock which falls and rolls downwards, and explodes if it comes in contact with some, but not all other game elements. One of the most common enemies are a scissor looking enemy called snik snak which always moves in a predictable pattern.
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In the age of the Commodore 64 there was a game called 'Boulder Dash'. Me and my schoolfriend Philip Jespersen adored it. We also adored the capabilities of Commodore's Amiga. But unfortunately we couldn't play 'Boulder Dash' anymore. In summer 1988 we stopped the mourning and decided to make our own Amiga-version, at that time called 'Think!'. We added a number of new elements and gravitation. And we decided that there should be a lot of levels: 111 (but it still had to fit on a floppy disk!). Since Philip did the programming somebody had to construct the levels...guess who! The first 50 levels or so weren't too difficult, but there was still a long way to go; so this kept me on my toe for the next months. But what was even worse, was the fact that you had to play all those levels, to see if they were possible. Every little change of code meant that you had to play them all over again. And there were constant changes... With 100 or more levels this meant playing to the point where it became difficult to distinguish between game and reality (you'd always feel as if there was a pair of scissors chasing you...). Eventually the game was finished and we had the silly idea that we might try to earn money with it. Surprisingly, the guys of Digital Integration thought the same and so they bought it from us. Due to a trademark conflict, it had to be renamed. That's how it became Supaplex.
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In their latest co-op creation, Left 4 Dead, Valve's Turtle Rock studio mixes the multiplayer masterpiece of Counter-Strike with the dramatic dialogue of Half-Life.
Left 4 Dead takes place in a postapocalyptic zombie future, where four survivors are trying to fight their way through zombie-infested environments. Up to four players will guide these characters in either online or local cooperative multiplayer and complete a primary team objective for each map. The intuitive AI controls the enemies and your teammates, and the title utilizes a new technology, "The AI Director," which ensures that no two played games will be exactly the same. As players progress through a level, the AI will call for new enemies, sounds, and action to adapt to the team's performance. In short, skilled players will face more swarms of enemies than usual, whereas novice players will encounter toned-down difficulty.
The PAX demo was set in a fairly dark building, with everything in shadows except for the areas illuminated by the flashlight on my gun. With the echoing sounds and limited visibility, Left 4 Dead definitely has the creepy tendencies of a survival horror game. You learn to be careful with your actions and constantly check corners to see if anything is jumping at you. Through the walls, I could see the silhouette of a teammate being attacked by zombies, so I ran over to help him. I shot down my foes, but they had gotten the best of my comrade. Luckily, holding down a button for a few seconds will revive any fallen allies.
Eventually, we made our way outside the building and ended up in an urban alleyway. We saw a horde of zombies running in one direction, and then we heard screams, so we went to aid the victims. I managed to shoot a number of the feasting zombies, but they noticed me and started to attack. The number of zombies was immense, and it was only a matter of time before they overwhelmed me and I was on the ground. The game takes a cue from Call of Duty 4, where players can take a last stand and attempt to shoot down foes while prone. You'll die eventually, but you won't go down without a fight.
While I found the gameplay to be pretty good, the main thing that blew me away about Left 4 Dead was the presentation. The environments are seemingly normal, but with a creepy and shadowy backdrop, which nurtures a sense of paranoia. Environments are beautifully detailed, as are the characters and enemies. The sound was also quite good; I didn't notice any music in the background, but that may be due to all of the shooting sounds and other noises.
Left 4 Dead is shaping up to be one the most intense shooters of 2008. There are plenty of first-person shooter choices on the Xbox 360 and PC, but I was quite pleased with the quality of the gameplay and how easy it was to pick up and play. Based on Valve's track record, it will surprise absolutely no one if Left 4 Dead blows away the competition when it launches simultaneously for Xbox 360 and PC this November.
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