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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

The trailers make the movie seem like a re-hash of Nolan's trilogy, not just the "realistic" angle but in terms of the scenes, settings, scenarios, etc.

The Penguin's over-enunciation of words (just like Carmine Falcone in Batman Begins)
Batman zooming up and down with his grapnel through a circular stairwell (Batman Begins)
Batman fighting people in a crowded dance club (The Dark Knight)
The Riddler's "live stream" is just an internet-ized version of Joker making a video recording that was then broadcast on TV in The Dark Knight
Batman walking through a dark tunnel with strobe light effects from guns (The Dark Knight Rises)

And yes, Paul Dano is playing Riddler, not Joker, but this Riddler seems more interested in testing Batman than in carrying out an agenda about himself (such as committing crime to make money). This is pretty much identical to the Heath Ledger Joker in The Dark Knight, down to the interrogation scene in the police station. Plus lots of Joker/clown goons, so either there's going to be a build up to Joker, or -- wild theory -- this Riddler will become Joker somehow.

Very keen observations. Is Hollywood running out of ideas?

Much like how Star Wars Episode 7,8,9 are pretty much just 4,5,6 done in a different order:

A desert boy/girl, who has a mysterious past met a droid, took off on the Millennium Falcon to return the droid to the owner, after stopping by a cantina and some wandering inside the Deathstar/Starkiller Base, the Rebels/Resistance was able to blow up the Deathstar/Starkiller Base at its weakest point. Then the desert boy/girl went to find a secluded grumpy Jedi Master to learn the way of the Force, but had to cut the training short because he/she had to save his/her friends. Then there was a battle on snow/salt against giant Walkers using Speeders, and the Rebels/Resistance barely escaped with what's left of the group. Grumpy Jedi Master died, faded away and then came back in the next movie. Then the desert boy/girl found out about his/her heritage, had to confront Palpatine (this one is the SAME!) because he has another Deathstar/fleet of Deathstar Star Destroyers, so the Rebels/Resistance split into 2 groups, an air attack that waits for a ground team to destroy an antenna. Then Palpatine showed the boy/girl the battle overhead, that the Rebels/Resistance are lost, but last minute the black clad villain Vader/Ren redeemed himself by turning to the good side. Then Vader/Ren died and the Rebels/Resistance had a party and a lot of huggings.

It's the same movies.