The Dark Knight Rises - Cages"You've made some mistakes, Mrs. Kyle."
"Girl's gotta eat." I expected a dip after the big fight, but the dialogue is especially strong in the two scenes here. First, there's Selina in custody by Blake for the kidnapped congressman. The interrogation quickly turns to Bane and Bruce Wayne, and this time Selina drops her act quickly. On Bane she says cold and distant,
"you should be as afraid of him as I am." When Blake mentions Bruce, you can see both of them dropping their guards.
"Did they kill him?"
"I'm not sure."
The 2nd scene introduces Bruce to The Pit, where he learns his punishment will be to watch Bane destroy Gotham.(
"When it is done and Gotham is ashes, then you have my permission to die.") This simple, escapable prison is a point of debate, but I think Bane explains rather well that it's the possibility of escape that make it such a punishment. I also really like how Bane presses down on Bruce as he stands up, much like the hand on Ro1's shoulder, it's not a direct gesture but ends up demonstrating the physical superiority effectively.
The Chapter ends with a brief moment of Selina in prison. She does a cartwheel and snaps the wrists of a fellow prisoner. It looks kind of cool, but the more I watch it, the more I think the PG-13 presentation makes it look fake. The edits on the snap don't match up. Besides, this seems more like something Harley Quinn would do.
Rating: * * * - Very Good