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R-rated films have been selling well in the film market, such as "The Hangover 1" and "The Hangover 2", and the "Matrix" series are also R-rated films.

Including "Saving Private Ryan", "Terminator" and "Alien".

However, looking at film history, especially in recent times, we can find that almost all movies that can sell more than one billion US dollars at the box office are PG-13 movies.

PG-13 means that children under the age of thirteen need to watch under the guidance of their parents. There is no doubt that this level has a larger and wider audience source than R-rated films.

Although the previous "Dark Knight" had a serious theme and heavy content, it was still rated PG-13. It was this rating that allowed "Dark Knight" to gross more than $12 billion worldwide.

As for "The Dark Knight Rises", it must be a PG-13 film, which is also the basis for ensuring its box office success.

The first thing to solve in any movie is the problem of conflict. The conflict can be big or small, it can be a conflict between people, such as the duel between good guys and bad guys.

It can also be a contradiction about objects, such as a meteorite suddenly coming towards the earth, thus causing a contradiction.

A famous philosopher once said that there are three levels of contradictions in the world. The lowest level is the contradiction between things; the second level is the contradiction between people; the third level is the contradiction between concepts.

All film directors rack their brains to resolve these three contradictions. As long as the contradictions are handled well, the film will generally not be too bad.

In the first two films, there were ideological conflicts between Batman, Henri Ducard and the Joker.

In the second part, the game between the two ships' humanity brings this conflict of ideas to its extreme. If it is simply bomb disposal, it is at most a conflict between objects.

But if the focus of the game is on whether the other party will detonate the bomb, it becomes a human conflict between the two ships, and it becomes a conflict of ideas between Batman and the Joker.

This is also why many movie fans said that after watching "The Dark Knight", they felt that the film was different from other superhero movies and was very advanced.

Little Gilbert managed to sublimate the conflict. The audience may not understand it, but they will feel it is tense and advanced enough.

Now the question is, as the popular film critic Peter raised in his social tweet, how should Gilbert Jr. proceed with the third film when the conflict setting of the previous film is so excellent.

The fact is that Gilbert Jr. did not create another villain like the Joker. Instead, he returned to the simple route, which is also the contradiction adopted by most movies, that is, the contradiction of human beings.

Bane is undoubtedly a brutal villain who quickly ruled Gotham with brutal means.

And imprisoned Bruce Wayne in a distant prison, allowing him to watch with his own eyes how his beloved Gotham City gradually went towards destruction.

This is the first scene of The Dark Knight Rises, and also introduces new characters Miranda Tate, Catwoman, John Blake, and others.

A very strange point in the original film is that the citizen camp that occupies most of the film in "The Dark Knight" did not resist at all during Bane's occupation of the city, and allowed him to occupy the city.

The several major camps in "The Dark Knight" have their own positions and ideas, and their own ways of doing things.

Perhaps it was Bane who exposed the lies woven by Batman and Commissioner Gordon, causing the citizens' ideals and positions to collapse, thus failing to form a resistance against Bane.

Bane told everyone on the court that he would return the control of the city to the citizens, but in reality, it was the gangs, terrorists, and criminals who controlled the city.

The entire city fell into chaos and disorder, and normal citizens never appeared again. There was no one else on the streets except terrorists and gangsters.

Gilbert Jr. thought about this repeatedly, and he believed that this was the result of Batman's pursuit of procedural justice and not killing. After repeatedly communicating with screenwriters Jonathan Nolan, David S. Goyer, and Christopher Nolan, Gilbert Jr. decided to join the citizens' camp.

In this version of the script, after Bane exposed the lies at first, the citizens' beliefs and ideals collapsed.

But with the appearance of Batman and the police being trapped after the stadium explosion, the citizens' minds changed after they witnessed the terrorists and gang criminals acting with impunity.

Some citizens, under the organization of Commissioner Gordon and John Blake, began to secretly fight against the terrorists and gangsters under Bane.

Citizens brought water and food to the police trapped in the sewers, and quietly stockpiled guns and bullets in secret places, waiting for the call for a counterattack.

And when will this horn sound? It will be when Batman rises from the abyss and returns to Gotham City.

Christopher Nolan is criticized for not having good action scenes and some large-scale scenes. This is related to his directing style. After all, he is still an author-type director.

But Gilbert Jr. himself has ample experience in this area, and the improvement in action scenes is definitely a highlight.

In the final battle, it was not Batman and the police who charged together, but the police and citizens joined forces to attack the Bane Group.

Gilbert Jr. didn't dare say that this new and improved script was better than the original, but he felt that at least the audience would like it.

Of course, as a commercial blockbuster, "The Dark Knight Rises" will basically not be too bad as long as it has the elements of a commercial blockbuster and the appeal of a sequel.

Gilbert Jr. created a complete trilogy story that will basically not be extended. Even if Warner wants to advance the DC universe in the future, it will have to restart "Batman".

Although people have been complaining about Warner constantly rebooting the DC Universe, the story of "Batman" really needs to be rebooted.

Otherwise, I can't imagine the appearance of heroes with supernatural powers such as Superman and Wonder Woman in the world view of "The Dark Knight" trilogy. It is simply destroying my world view.

The people of Gotham thought this was too exaggerated, so they might as well let Bane rule and stop resisting.

While busy with the early preparations, Gilbert Jr. did not forget to talk to the actors about their views on their roles. The two most important characters in the film are Batman and Bane.

Bane is relatively simple. Even though Dwayne Johnson's acting is terrible, he can hardly show any expression when he puts on the mask. And as a member of the professional flopping league, he is best at performing with body language.

The dialogue part can be solved with the help of technology or dubbing. In Gilbert's conception, Bane's voice sounds like a robot, suggesting that he is an emotionless terrorist.

In order to meet the oppressive requirements that Gilbert Jr. mentioned, Dwayne Johnson began to make major changes to his body with the help of a nutritionist and a body stylist.

He eats about twelve times a day, eating six servings of food, and then goes to the gym to squeeze out the excess fat so that he can put on muscle as quickly as possible.

In just one month, Dwayne Johnson gained 23 pounds, and his terrifying physique looks like he could kill a cow with one punch.

In comparison, Christian Bale looks much thinner. In fact, Gilbert Jr. first filmed the scene where Christian Bale climbs out of the prison, and he looks stronger.

In the early stage of his comeback, he was two levels younger than Bane, and because of his unfamiliar skills and poor condition, he lost to Bane.

After filming this part, Christian Bale will start to lose weight to meet the requirements of the early Batman. (End of this chapter)