AVENGERS vs THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

It’s always exciting to compare two of the most expected movies of this year. One movie has flurry of super heroes and the other one has a lone realistic masked vigilante.  One movie packed with action mixed with humour and the other one is dark toned. One movie has released already shattering records after records and the other one’s verdict is still at stake. It’s finally Avengers vs The Dark Knight Rises.

         Avengers, one of the most expected movies of this year directed by Joss whendon. This action extravaganza took the theatres by storm and shattered all previous records. It is a treat to watch your childhood super heroes in action and there isn’t a frame without a superhero. This movie’s trailer release broke itunes record and stands at 10 million download and the second trailer at 13.7 million download. No wonder, one of the most expected movies of this year. The opening week end grossed $207 at North America alone and broke the previous record held by Harry potter deathly hollows part 2 which is $169.7m. Even though, it has created mixed reactions among critics, it mostly received positive reviews from the fans. The action scene mixed with humour sense was hilarious yet falters at some point when you see a villain getting punished in the hands of almost all the heroes. At one point of time, we have to feel sad for loki. It has already pushed all the previous grosses behind and still going strong( the first and second week had a good show at the box office however the third and the fourth wasn’t as estimated by trade analysts). Still, thumps up for these comic heroes for putting up a brave show.

          The Dark Knight Rises(TDKR), final flick of the dark knight legend directed by Christopher Nolan, one of the finest directors of Hollywood and hailed for his intellectual film making. This movie has the same deadly combo “Nolan and Goyer” penning down the story. TDKR’s prequel became an epic already and this movie’s trailer released with a line, “en epic conclusion”. Its trailer shattered the itunes record created by Avengers and stands at 12.4 million download and it was surprising to see a trailer getting standing ovation on its release which shows the amount of expectation it has created among the viewers. Its prequel held the record for highest opening week end gross of $158m for two years and it was also the third highest grosser in North America only behind Titanic. Nolan never stopped to leave the fans in awe and he did that previously. This movie’s expectations have already sky rocketed and news about its IMAX version boosted its expectations further. Bane portrayed by Tom hardy plays the role of DC’s bad boy and he is known for breaking Batman’s back. Nolan’s movies are known for its long run in box office and there is an opportunity that it could break all time record hold by Avatar. With so many rumours running around this final episode and the biggest fan following, can this realistic super hero live up to his expectation? Can this masked vigilante give a knock-out punch to Marvel’s Avenger?

           Well, some trade analysts say “yes” and some say “No”. The reason is, Hollywood have this trilogy curse. Only few have reached the unassailable success. Nevertheless, the power packed performance from Bane (known for breaking Batman’s back) can sure be the bad boy of Hollywood and hope he doesn’t spoil the party. Trade talks show that the amount of expectations created by TDKR is better than Avengers and could break the record. Estimation is different from Reality. We have to wait and watch what this masked vigilante have to offer.

            No Matter what the verdict is going to be, both will mark their page into the history books. Fingers crossed!