This movie touched me very deeply and personally. I think what I had going on in my life greatly intensified the connection. Let me give you some background. I had recently quit the company where I had worked for 16 years due to not seeing eye to eye with the new manager. I had plans to start a completely new career but hadn't taken any steps yet. I had shortsold my house because I couldn't afford it anymore.It was feeling like a fresh start but more like a huge setback also. I was going to spend a few months coming to grips with the huge changes in my life and doing what I loved more than anything: Training Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ for short) and competing in several tournaments. I went about that, doing four tournaments in 2012, with some pretty good results. I was top 5 in my division in the country. I felt ready to claim the top spot, then at practice one day in May it all came apart. More specifically, my left pec muscle came apart from where it was meant to be. A rather large tear, and what's worse is muscle tears cannot be fixed with surgery the way a torn tendon or ligament can. I was devastated. No job. No set plans. No BJJ. I felt completely removed from life, and not in a good way.The Dark Knight Rises premiered in theaters in the summer of 2012. Some may consider this just a comic book movie and they are welcome to their own opinion, but I think this movie is special. For the benefit of anyone who's been living in a cave, the main character is Batman, a comic book character created many years ago. Many years ago I read comic books and Batman was definitely NOT my favorite but The Dark Knight Rises might be my new favorite movie of all time. I say might because it's been less than a year since it came out and I'm going to give it a little more time. I lost track of how many times I went to see it. At least five times. Let me tell you why I love this movie.
Then I saw The Dark Knight Rises. I will try not to reveal anything crucial in case anyone reading this hasn't seen the movie yet (If you haven't you need to!). Batman is in a terrible time in his life. His body is breaking down and he's facing a powerful new foe. Bane is physically powerful and cunning. He is Batman's equal, if not superior, in every way.
Bane
At one point in the movie Batman realizes his methods will not defeat Bane. But if he doesn't find a way, many people, including those dear to him will die. Batman is willing to sacrifice his life, but that will still not enable him to save the people. He needs something else. There's an old expression "digging deep within yourself" that applies to what happens. Batman finds within himself the ability to rise from defeat and challenge his enemy. But he also enlists his allies and formulates a plan.
I think this movie did a magnificent job of showing some life lessons. I won't list them because everyone is going to take something different from their experience. But to me it's about not giving up, and if something matters, finding a way to make it happen. I was truly inspired.
An update on me, I'm in my second semester back in college. No matter how much I study it's still a struggle to learn the material,but I find a way. I'm also getting back in shape. There's been some setbacks but I'm making progress, I'm not giving up.
The Dark Knight Rises is out on dvd. I'm going to buy it, I hope you do too. If you saw it already, what did you think about it? Have you ever had a movie that you felt this way about? Tell me about it in the comments below.
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