The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

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Director

Christopher Nolan

Producer

Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas

Screenwriter

Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan

Release Date: 20 July 2012

Source: DVD

File Size: 753 MB

Video Format: mp4

Video PlayTime: 164 Min

Video Resolution: 640×480

Starring

• Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman
• Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle / Catwoman
• Tom Hardy as Bane
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake
• Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate
• Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox
• Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon
• Liam Neeson as Ra's al Ghul
• Michael Caine as Alfred
• Daniel Sunjata as GPD Special Operative
• Joey King as Young Talia al Ghul
• Josh Pence as Young Ra's Al Ghul
• Nestor Carbonell as Mayor
• Aidan Gillen as CIA Agent
• Matthew Modine
• Tom Conti
• Chris Ellis

Story

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Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "The Dark Knight Rises" is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.

It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.

But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane.

Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar winner Christian Bale ("The Fighter") again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar winner Marion Cotillard ("La Vie en Rose"), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Returning to the main cast, Oscar winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules") plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") reprises the role of Lucius Fox. The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on "Batman Begins" and the record-breaking blockbuster "The Dark Knight." The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. The film is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.

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The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

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Release Date: 15 August 2012
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton and CJ Adams
Desc: A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
Source: DVD
File Size: 483 MB
Video Format: mp4
Video PlayTime: 105 Min
Video Resolution: 640×480

Story Description:

At first glance, The Odd Life of Timothy Green would seem to fall outside the purview of GeekDad; there’s nothing particularly geeky about it. There are no Star Wars references, no Lego bricks, no Arduino or Firefly, nothing remotely referencing Doctor Who or NASA or Spider-Man, it’s neither science fiction nor what’s traditionally considered fantasy (wizards and warriors, dragons and quests, the usual). And yet here we are. Why? Well, the title character has a lot of traditionally geeky tendencies, so some geek kids may feel that he’s somewhat of a kindred spirit, and the interactions between him and his adoptive parents, classmates, and various adults in the community are worth looking at. Aside from that, the fact that it’s an all-ages movie from Disney suggests that there’s a decent chance you or your kids will end up seeing it at some point, so let’s take a look at it.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green is another of those films whose trailers don’t really do it justice. From the commercials, the movie looks like yet another “heartwarming” (translation: sappy and manipulative) flick that will make most cynical adults gag while boring children to tears. It’s really not. The filmmakers have wisely avoided most of the traps and cliches of the genre, and have produced a sweet little film with enough genuine humanity to sell the premise and a likeable, engaging cast to make it work. The result is pretty charming and enjoyable, while retaining enough sentimentality to make your softhearted grandmother get teary in all the right places. I hesitate to call it a tearjerker, because that implies that the filmmakers are trying to make you cry whether you want to or not (see “sappy and manipulative”);Timothy Green does contain many scenes that people will feel emotional over, but that’s because of the genuineness of the actors and the realism of their response to their situation. Director Peter Hedges is well-known for his deft handling of genuine emotion in movies featuring ordinary people in extraordinary situations: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? and Dan in Real Life among them.

The film opens with a young couple seated in an administrative office, applying to adopt a child. Cindy and Jim Green, played by Jennifer Garner (Elektra and TV’s Alias) and Joel Edgerton (Owen Lars inStar Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith), have answered a question on their paperwork about why they think they would be good parents with a single word, “Timothy,” and the movie plays out in flashback from there, with the two of them narrating as they tell their story to the administrator handling their case.

After being told that they can’t have children, the two go through a very genuine and painful grieving process that culminates in Jim’s suggestion that they write down all the things they imagine their child would be like. They drop these scraps of paper containing their lost dreams into a small wooden box, take it out to the garden and bury it, in hopes that the impromptu funeral will allow them to move on. Later that night, after a freak rainstorm, they find Timothy (CJ Adams) in their house, stark naked and covered in mud. He tells them he came from the garden, and when they discover that he has leaves growing on his legs, they accept that he really is the embodiment of their perfect dream child, grown from the box they planted.

From there, the film follows Jim and Cindy as they try to figure out how to be parents to their new son; dealing with problems at school, the reactions of family, friends, co-workers and people in the community, and the frustration of raising a kid who is very much a “different drummer” type.  Some of the business is a bit over-the-top, such as Cindy’s overprotective fussing on Timothy’s first day of school (she has him tote a gigantic backpack containing everything to handle every possible contingency); he endures this helicopter parenting with aplomb and good cheer.

In one scene, Cindy tells the adoption administrator, “we’re not perfect; we made a lot of mistakes.” When the administrator asks what they would do differently if they had the chance, both parents respond, “we’d make different mistakes; better mistakes.” To anyone with parenting experience, this line sums up the job. It’s little scenes like this that give Timothy Green its emotional center and ground the fantastic elements in solid reality.

The young actor who plays Timothy is one to watch. CJ Adams has a natural charm and the acting chops to deliver a completely believable performance as a little boy who is wise far beyond his years. By all rights, his character should have been incredibly annoying, but Adams keeps him likeable and real. He also keeps Timothy gawky and nerdy, with a relentless optimism. He’s artistic, sensitive, bad at sports, and completely unconcerned with popularity or fitting in. When his new mom freaks out about the leaves sprouting off of him, he goes along with her concerns, even wearing long socks in the swimming pool, but you get the sense that he really doesn’t care who knows about it; he’s just doing it to make his parents happy.

Timothy and Joni, sitting in a tree…
CJ Adams and Odeya Rush in a quiet scene from The Odd Life of Timothy Green.

Aside from the family dynamics, Timothy Green also features a sweet and innocent little budding romance as the secondary storyline. Sullen loner Joni finds herself intrigued by the weird kid and discovers his secret; she in turn reveals a secret of her own and the two become inseparable. Young actress Odeya Rush creates an interesting and complex Joni; we understand why Cindy doesn’t like or trust her at first, and why Cindy changes her opinion fairly quickly. Both of the children in the film could well be on the brink of becoming prominent child actors, based on the work they present here.

Perhaps it’s because there are only two names attached to the screenplay and story (Peter Hedges and Ahmet Zappa, respectively), but most of the things you would expect to see in a romantic “magic child” fantasy movie are refreshingly absent. It’s not a perfect movie by any means, but when you stop to think about all the ways a typical Hollywood “script by committee” film would have gone off the rails, it becomes apparent what a delicate work it really is, and what a terrible movie it could have been. IfTimothy Green were a typical studio film, the obnoxious sister-in-law would end up face-first in the potato salad at the family picnic while her horrible children suffered some similar humiliation; the belligerent boss, the class bullies, the soccer coach and the fearsome town Matriarch would all pay grievously for their sins against the only decent family in town. Mercifully, such is not the case here. Apart from the boy’s magical origin and a few key events, there is a gentle realism to the movie: people act like real people, the bad guys aren’t all bad, the good guys aren’t perfect, and the resolutions come out of the characters’ personalities in realistic and logical ways. To make it even nicer, most of the usual gimmicks this type of film will use to manipulate the audience are minimized or absent — the most obvious being the soundtrack. Usually, when the director wants you to cry, he’ll bring in some sappy music in a minor key to nudge you along; by contrast, Hedges presents some of the most emotional moments of his film without any music at all, leaving it up to the actors to provoke a response from the audience. It shows a measure of trust on his part; he assumes the audience will get it without a lot of hand-holding and pulling of strings. In this area, Hedges is nearly the Anti-Spielberg.

There are plenty of flaws to pick at, and they are almost entirely in the writing; the descriptions of Cindy and Jim’s fantasy kid are occasionally clunky, intentionally vague, a bit theatrical, and sometimes carefully contrived to facilitate later plot points; anyone with an ear for dialogue might be irritated by the artifice on display here. Likewise, Jim’s reactions during the soccer game are exaggerated to the point of being irrational, and yet none of the other characters react at all to his outbursts; it’s hard to believe that a grown man would carry on like that without somebody telling him to get a grip. These lapses are offset by a great many unexpected scenes that elevate the story into legitimate drama.

It’s not going to win any Oscars, but The Odd Life of Timothy Green ought to at least get credit for respecting the audience and delivering a pleasant bit of entertainment, a kid’s movie that won’t make parents’ heads hurt and a movie for adults that won’t put kids to sleep.  It’s an all-ages movie that really is for all ages.

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