Death of the Family Review (Up to Batman Issue 16)

What can I say? This is one of the most promising, drama filled. action packed story lines I've ever read. Scott Snyder's writing is like poetry and I cannot get enough of it. The first page of issue 15 (Batman) had me with my heart going a hundred miles an hour. I probably read it twenty times. And the cliffhanger at the end had me at the edge of my seat. But I think the true jewel on the crown is Batman issue 13. The beginning of all the madness with the Joker. This was definitely one of my favorite comics of all time. The references to earlier stories, the writing, the art, THE COVER. It was all perfect. If you haven't checked out DC's Death of the Family story arc yet, you are missing out.

Why I Disliked the Dark Knight Rises Film

Explicit Language And Spoilers
So today I was discussing the final installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy with my friends and their arguments as to why it is the greatest superhero film ever got me revved up to post this rant. Here we go...

Bane In general 
Christopher Nolan claimed that he wanted The Dark Knight Trilogy to be 'realistic' and not all flashy with giant action packed scenes which i commend. But I'm sorry, tell me the realism in a man who we can guesstimate is about 50 years old (Due to the flashback with Talia as a child and how young she looked then and how old he looked) breaking THE BATMAN'S back. This is not your average Joe. We are talking about The Dark Knight and some random fuck who just has this "strength" can pick him up and break his back? Because Nolan wanted a 'realistic' approach to the series, he lacked the privilege of including Bane's MAIN WEAPON which is his venom which makes him strong in the first place. So that doesn't make any sense whatsoever. Second, Bane's mask.... my friends claimed that there was some gas that just keeps him alive. I'm sorry. What? What fucking gas? There was no mention of that in the whole film.Way to be real Nolan. And finally, Bane's weak excuse of a death. Now I've heard the reasoning of his death being what it was because "right when you find out he is just a pawn in Talia's plan, he just becomes a normal person and it doesn't matter." But no Nolan. You cannot do that. This is the villain we have been following the whole film and you just kill him like that? I don't know. Maybe it's just my opinion but I thought it was pathetic. Now this rant is not a rip on Tom Hardy who I believe did an excellent job portraying Bane with voice, personality, and all but let's face it. He did not have the right stature to play Bane. Nolan should have picked someone like Ryback from the WWE who actually has the proper build.

The Ending
I've already heard your excuse for this. It was on auto pilot. If so, riddle me this. What is with the split second scene of Batman in some machinery which you ASSUME is the bat vehicle? My friends defended that he was somewhere else and that was just some machine of his. Bullshit! You witness him take off after kissing Catwoman! Where else would be be? At the fucking batcave? No. And my friend claims that The Bat vehicle is based off of a military vehicle? Um. No. I don't think Batman has the power of traveling 6 miles in 50 seconds. That's wayyyyy too far fetched. Nolan should have just killed him off. If I hear "It wasn't the ending we wanted. It was the ending we needed" one more time, I'm gonna lose it.

Miscellaneous

• I love the man. But even Joseph Gordon-Levitt doesn't have the power to just immediately detect Batman when he enters the room. That was also a far fetched move.
• Bane and his men can just stash away 5 or so motorbikes in the Wall street building and make a cool escape?
• During the motorbike scene where Bruce Wayne first appears as Batman. When the cops chase Batman, that was one of the most ridiculous car chases I've ever seen. There had to have been at least 100 cop cars all chasing one bike. So they just totally forgot their original assignment of chasing Bane and his men? This whole movie was far fetched.
• My friend was speaking out of both ends of his mouth claiming that TDKR was better than Marvel's The Avengers as a superhero movie. How? A superhero movie should have outrageous fight scenes with over the top powers and action. If my friend wants to claim that TDKR is realistic, he cannot also claim that it's better than The Avengers when it comes to action and superhero mannerisms. I've been reading comic books all my life and the fact that these friends of mine claimed to know more about the batman franchise than me (even though they've never picked up a comic in their life) is a slap in the face considering how seriously I take my comic book lore. 

You may have your opinions and I have nothing wrong with that. These are my opinions and my facts to back them up.