On Monday a shockwave rippled through the delicate ecosystem that is the internet, the place where fans, critics, commenters, bloggers, and lurkers live and breathe (and mouth-breathe), over the first reviews of The Dark Knight Rises. The Bat- and Christopher Nolan-faithful rose in arms against the first critics who dared break the news that the comic book movie threequel was maybe not the best movie of all time. Threats were made. Nasty comments were flung. Entire websites were overrun and taken out in retribution. So I ask you, Bat-fans: What Would Batman Do?
The fanboy (for lack of a better word) frenzy felt more akin to Bane?s terrorist assault on Gotham City in TDKR than any heroic pursuit of justice Batman himself would exact. Either due to blind faith (like that of Bane?s fanatical, extremist followers), or the outrage of the disadvantaged 99% (i.e. fans who have to wait until Thursday night at midnight to see TDKR for themselves), the worst of the irate fandom lashed out, ill-informed and vicious, at the mere suggestion that what they love wasn?t good.
But, wait. Most TDKR fans haven?t even seen TDKR yet! How do they know the movie even deserves their love, or the self-debasement of their own humanity that comes with issuing hateful vitriol at strangers? Realistically, I?m guessing it will fall into the mid-70s-to-low-80s on Rotten Tomatoes ? and yes, I?ve actually seen the film. And when fans finally see it for themselves, let?s be real, they?re not all going to be thrilled.
That?s not to say I don?t sympathize with the downer that is hearing that the thing you?ve been looking forward to since The Dark Knight in 2008…
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