The Dark Knight Rises

[Bond]

I just saw this movie, so please pardon the late comments.

Let's not take a comment from Rush Limbaugh seriously. He is a buffoon.

As far as where the trilogy sides on debates over terrorism, occupy wall street, etc. I think it's actually quite an evenhanded approach. And due to that evenhandedness, it's possible for either side to see what it wants. Nolan's creation is amorphous, if you will. But that's just my best guess.

Example: Lucius Fox is reluctant to monitor the cellphone sonar system Wayne concocted (I believe he calls it "too much power for one man") in the Dark Knight Returns. But Fox uses it, and via its capabilities, Batman is able to apprehend the Joker. Of course, Wayne triggered the system with a self-destruct mechanism once Fox entered his name. Did Fox or Wayne enjoy or revel in the system? I don't think so, but they saw it as a necessary evil in a time of crisis. Do the ends justify the means? It seems as though Nolan points to yes, but I think it's open for debate ... some of those "necessary evil" choices come back to haunt the characters in Rises.