First off, this is not a "Nolanite" article. If you remember, I'm the man who used to hate Chris Nolan. Now, not so much any more, TDKR is even on my top, must-see movies of all time. And, speaking as a comic book fan, I think it should top Avengers. Not necessarily will, but should. This isn't for you Nolanites, if it was just about you and not all the other fans, I'd hope to see TDKR fail, but everyone else would lose there too. And this goes to all the people trolling about how "awesome" TASM will be. I'm looking forward to both, but don't bash others for their opinions.
To start, Avengers was amazing. A mindblowing film. It exceeded my anticipations by far. It deserves every single little penny it's earned. And to all the haters who said it would suck, you were wrong. But, it couldn't beat Avatar or Titanic. Hopefully TDKR can, and I'd even be happy if TASM did. All for this simple reason: two of the biggest movies of all time will have been CBMs. Can a nerd ask for more? The top three films right now are all different genres right now: romance, sci fi, and comic book movie. How great would it be if the two biggest films of the year are both comic book movies, and two of the four biggest movies of all time are comic book movies?
Do I think TDKR can beat Avengers? Absolutely. Do I think it will? No comment. I have this saying. Basically, I don't try to predict the future because I know I can't. Remember all the people who hated on Heath as Joker when we first saw him? Or all the people who said Avengers would fail? Or the people that said Green Lantern would be the best film of 2011? The truth is, us nerds aren't very reliable.
Now, since I've done what can be viewed as Nolan "hating" in this article, let me clear some stuff up. Any way I have insulted Nolan and his movies, was intended for the Nolanites who try to get their way by bashing others. TDKR looks AMAZING and hopefully will be. TASM looks AMAZING and hopefully will be. Avengers was amazing. The point of this article is to show what a good era it is to be a nerd. Sound off in the comments below, I love seeing an intelligent argument here in the comments every now and then.