The Avengers (film, 2012)

2012-11-07T05:30:31Z

Urotas: /* Supposed liberal messages */ It's not the US military -- the shadowy figures Nick Fury is talking to are the "World Security Council", and they are linked with the United Nations.

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| name= The Avengers
| image=
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| director=[[Joss Whedon]]
| producer=Kevin Fiege [[Stan Lee]] Jon Favreau
| writer=Stan Lee [[Jack Kirby]] (original) Joss Whedon Zak Penn
| narrator=
| starring=[[Samuel L. Jackson]] [[Robert Downey Jr.]] [[Mark Ruffalo]] [[Chris Hemsworth]] [[Chris Evans]] [[Scarlett Johansson]] [[Jeremy Renner]] [[Tom Hiddleston]]
| music=
| cinematography=Seamus McGarvey
| editing=Paul Rubell Jeffrey Ford
| distributor=[[Walt Disney Pictures]] [[Marvel Studios]]
| released=May 4, 2012
| runtime=143 minutes
| country=[[United States]]
| language=[[English]]
| budget=
| gross=
| preceded_by=[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]
| followed_by=[[Iron Man 3]]
| website=
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| imdb_id=0848228
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'''The Avengers''' is a 2012 [[superhero]] film, based on the [[Marvel Comics]] series ''[[The Avengers]]''. It was released to theaters on May 4, 2012. It is produced by [[Marvel Studios]] and is the first Marvel Comics film adaptation to be distributed by [[Disney]], Marvel's new parent company (although the logo for [[Paramount Pictures]], former distributor of Marvel Studios films, appears on marketing materials and in the film's opening titles in place of the Disney logo). The movie is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a series of films produced independently by Marvel which are set in the same universe. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest comic book movies of all time, holding a 92% "Fresh" rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], making it the second highest rated superhero movie on the site next to ''[[The Dark Knight]]''

==Cast==
*[[Samuel L. Jackson]] as [[Nick Fury]]
*[[Robert Downey Jr.]] as [[Iron Man]]/Tony Stark
*[[Mark Ruffalo]] as [[Incredible Hulk|The Hulk]]/Dr. Bruce Banner
*[[Lou Ferrigno]] as the voice of The Hulk
*[[Chris Hemsworth]] as [[Thor]]
*[[Chris Evans]] as [[Captain America]]/Steve Rogers
*[[Scarlett Johansson]] as [[Black Widow]]/Natasha Romanoff
*[[Jeremy Renner]] as [[Hawkeye]]/Clint Barton
*[[Tom Hiddleston]] as [[Loki]]
*[[Cobie Smulders]] as Maria Hill
*[[Clark Gregg]] as Phil Coulson
*[[Stellan Skarsgard]] as Dr. Erik Selvig
*[[Gwyneth Paltrow]] as Pepper Potts
*[[Paul Bettany]] as the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S.
==Supposed liberal messages==
The film denies the Christian position by including the characters of [[Thor]] and [[Loki]], who are actual Norse demigods. Although the character of [[Captain America]] is shown to refuse to recognize the characters as gods in the film; in a scene in which a character warns him of their demigod powers, he responds, "There's only one God, and I'm pretty sure he dosen't dress like that!".

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The Dark Knight Rises

2012-11-07T05:28:16Z

Urotas: First edit! I was recently told on Wikipedia that my edits are "biased" in favor of "far-right" causes, and my accuser recommended Conservapedia to me. Honestly, I think I'll be very happy here. :D

{{Infobox Film
| name= The Dark Knight Rises
| image=
| caption=
| director=[[Christopher Nolan]]
| producer=Christopher Nolan Emma Thomas Charles Roven
| writer=Bob Kane (original) David S. Goyer Christopher Nolan Jonathan Nolan
| narrator=
| starring=Christian Bale Tom Hardy Anne Hathaway Michael Caine Gary Oldman [[Morgan Freeman]] Joseph-Gordon Levitt Marion Cotillard
| music= Hans Zimmer
| cinematography=Wally Pfister
| editing=Lee Smith
| distributor=[[Warner Brothers]]
| released=July 20, 2012
| runtime=165 minutes
| country=[[United States]]
| language=[[English]]
| budget=$250 Millon
| gross=$1,066,927,456 (worldwide)<ref>http://movies.yahoo.com/news/dark-knight-rises-rallies-revive-box-office-64m-161257782.html</ref><ref>http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=batman3.htm</ref>
| preceded_by=[[The Dark Knight]]
| followed_by=
| website=
| amg_id2=
| imdb_id=1345836
}}
'''The Dark Knight Rises''' is a 2012 [[superhero]] film and a sequel to Christopher Nolan's previous films ''[[Batman Begins]]'' and ''[[The Dark Knight]]''. It is the third and final film of Nolan's current Batman film series and stars [[Christian Bale]], [[Michael Caine]], [[Gary Oldman]], [[Tom Hardy]], [[Anne Hathaway]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] and [[Marion Cotillard]]. The film was released on July 20, 2012. It is rated PG-13 for "intense sequences of action and violence, some sensuality and language".

The film has currently grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making it the second top-grossing film of 2012 behind ''[[The Avengers (film, 2012)|The Avengers]]'', the second top-grossing film of [[The Dark Knight Trilogy]] as well as the 9th highest-grossing film worldwide of all time.
==Cast==
*[[Christian Bale]] as [[Batman]]/Bruce Wayne
*[[Michael Caine]] as [[Alfred Pennyworth]]
*[[Gary Oldman]] as Commissioner [[James Gordon]]
*[[Morgan Freeman]] as [[Lucius Fox]]
*[[Tom Hardy]] as [[Bane]]
*[[Anne Hathaway]] as [[Catwoman]]/Selina Kyle
*[[Joseph Godon-Levitt]] as [[John Blake]]
*[[Marion Cotillard]] as [[Miranda Tate]]
*[[Juno Temple]]
*[[Liam Neeson]] as [[Ra's al Ghul]]
*[[Cillian Murphy]] as the [[Scarecrow]]/[[Dr. Jonathan Crane]]
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==2012 Aurora shooting==
{{see also|James Eagan Holmes}}
In the early morning on July 20, 2012, 15 minutes into a sold-out midnight showing of the film at the Century 16 theater in [[Aurora]], [[Colorado]], suspect [[James Eagan Holmes|James Holmes]] entered the theater and threw a gas bomb canister into the auditorium before opening fire on the crowd, killing 12 and injuring 58 others. Holmes was arrested by authorities in the theater parking lot shortly after the shooting, identifying himself to them as "[[Joker (comics)|The Joker]]" (a villain from the previous Batman film, ''[[The Dark Knight]]'').

As a result of the shooting, film distributor [[Warner Bros.]] issued a statement stating it was "deeply saddened" by the massacre and canceled the premiere of the film in [[Paris]], [[Mexico]] and [[Japan]],<ref>http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/07/21/warner-bros-cancels-dark-knight-rises-premieres-mexico-and-japan/</ref> in addition to removing the trailer for the film ''Gangster Squad'' from screenings of ''The Dark Knight Rises'' and pushing the release of it back to early 2013. [[Christopher Nolan]], director of ''The Dark Knight'' Trilogy, commented on the shooting as "savage".<ref>https://www.facebook.com/ChristopherNolan.info</ref> [[Batman]] actor [[Christian Bale]] privately visited victims of the massacre in the week following the opening of the film on July 24, 2012.

Security was stepped up in movie theaters nationwide over the opening weekend of ''The Dark Knight Rises'' in response to the shooting.

==Political messages==
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''The Dark Knight Rises'' is considered to be one of the [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies|best conservative films ever]] due to it's depiction of [[Occupy Wall Street]]-esque protesters as the villains<ref>http://www.wnd.com/2012/07/occupy-batman-storms-gotham-city/</ref> who, under the lead of terrorists Talia al Ghul and Bane, orchestrate a takeover of Gotham City and force capitalists from their homes before sentencing them to a grisly "exile" from the city. In addition, Batman's alter ego Bruce Wayne's company, Wayne Enterprises, is shown in the film to have a significant drop in stock after investing in an [[environmentalist]], progressive business endeavor to install a clean energy source reactor to power Gotham City, which is revealed to hold a nuclear bomb in it's core deliberately created by the villain Talia al Ghul to destroy the city. Finally, Batman is shown in the finale as willing to sacrifice himself to save the people of Gotham from destruction by nuclear annihilation, despite the city having branded him as a villain for the murders caused by Two-Face in the previous film, ''The Dark Knight''. This is not unlike [[Jesus]] enduring death on the Cross to save us from our sins.

However, renowned conservative commentator [[Rush Limbaugh]] aptly pointed out that the movie, released just a few months before the [[2012 presidential election]] featured the villain ''Bane'', whose name resembles [[Bain Capital|''Bain'' Capital]], the former company of Republican candidate [[Mitt Romney]]. If this was intended as a not-so-subtle attack on the Republican party, it is consistent with Christopher Nolan's financial and verbal support for leftist politicians in both the United Kingdom and America.

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