'Dark Knight Rises' Round-Up: Legacies, Reasons And Cameos Aplenty

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[i]by Ashleigh Schmitz[/i]

Bats, cats and a ticking time-bomb are just a few things about "The Dark Knight Rises" that have us counting down to second, third and fourth viewings. But they're not the only things making this film a great conclusion to Nolan's trilogy.

Read on for insight and interviews that will answer questions and push you in the direction of your nearest cinema!



[b][url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1690147/dark-knight-rises-shooting-legacy.jhtml"]Let's Go See The Movie[/url][/b]
The [url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1690065/dark-knight-rises-midnight-shooting.jhtml"]tragedy in Colorado[/url] still hangs heavily on our minds, but "Dark Knight Rises" remains a movie well worth seeing. “It is worth at least the one, glorious theatrical sitting. And even if one 'murdering psychopath' managed to sideline Bruce Wayne's crime-fighting career for eight years, I won't follow that example here," we argue, and neither should you.

[b][url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1690152/dark-knight-rises-highlights.jhtml"]Five Reasons To See "Dark Knight"[/url][/b]
If you need further encouragement to see "Dark Knight," look no further than our five-point review. From lovely ladies joining the cast to a new, terrifying masked villain and the couldn’t-have-dreamt-it-better ending, our five reasons for seeing the third installment of Nolan’s trilogy will sway any naysayers.

[b][url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1690179/dark-knight-rises-opening-christopher-nolan.jhtml"]Christopher Nolan Talks About The Opening Image[/url][/b]
From bats to fire to ice, Nolan describes how the opening image from each of the three films sets the tone for each part of the trilogy. "I just like to try to open in the film with some sense of where the thing's going to go," he said. “'The Dark Knight' was the fire, 'Begins' was the bats. This was ice."

[b][url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1690166/dark-knight-rises-cast.jhtml"]Who [i]Was[/i] That Guy?[/url][/b]
That guy from "Game of Thrones," "24," "The Wire" and "Justified" – just a few of the almost-familiar faces from your favorite shows that you’ll see in "Dark Knight." This article is your go-to guide for putting names to those faces you think you recognize, but just can’t place, as well as a few that you might not have noticed at all.

[b][url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1690153/dark-knight-rises-best-batman.jhtml"]Is This The Best Batman of the Trilogy?[/url][/b]
A thoughtful look at how the last piece fits into the trilogy and holds its own as a singular film. MTV Movies writer Kevin P. Sullivan brings insight to why this movie deserves a place in history, and your heart, while encouraging you to judge it for yourself.

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