"Batman the Dark Knight" was better than "Batman the Dark Knight Rises"

As I've already done this debate before, I'm going to repost my arguments here. http://www.debate.org... First lets compare villains in the two movies Bane Bane is first known as a mercenary in the League of Shadows, he seems to pose a serious physical threat to everyone. However, because of his mask, it is also very hard to connect with this character because of his lack of expressions. (Not saying that Tom Hardy is a bad actor though). Also, Bane's motives aren't known at first because Alfred and Bruce just assume that Bane just wants to watch the world burn, HOWEVER there is no evidence to prove that. At the end, Bane's intelligence was kinda undermined when it was revealed that Miranda was revealed that she was the mastermind. It just showed that Miranda was the brains and Bane was just a mindless minion. Miranda She is first portrayed as a side character but her development into the ulterior mastermind in the end saw her grow into a mildly enjoyable character. However, I felt that there was a bit of a jump to escaping to being the woman she was now. Also, her motives felt a bit lacklustre, Miranda blowing up a city just because her father died by the hands of Batman feels slightly bland. Joker Joker is a well known character in the Batman series and is just known as a psychotic but brilliant villain. He is played by a brilliant actor Heath Ledger and audiences are able to be entertained not by his actions but by his character in general. Joker's motive is clearly portrayed in the opening movie, he just wants to toy with Batman and Gotham city in his web of the plot. There is also an element of mysteriousness about the Joker as no one expected the riveting plot twists created. There's was also a fair amount of detail that was put into his back story. From what we can gather based on the movie alone, we can say that the Joker came from a family that was most likely divorced but he was probably living with his father who was very violent. The Joker also had a wife but then they later divorced. Harvey Dent/2 face Harvey Dent is the hero of the citizens praised and has a thing for Rachel. Harvey, like Miranda , felt more like a side character. However, the plot twist into him being plagued with insanity after the death of Rachel made things more interesting. It just shows how your normal citizen who is filled with moral justice and your best friend can quickly turn into your worst enemy hunting down people. Also, he has a signature coin flip execution which added uniqueness to 2 face as a villain. Comparing story line and actors Batman the Dark Night Rises story line was fairly lengthy and decent with one last final reveal showing that Miranda was the mastermind and the reference back to Batman Returns was a nice touch. However, as everyone is starring a new cast of actors and characters, it is more difficult to connect to them. Batman The Dark Night on the other hand was unpredictable, with a slow gradual ending. The characters here are mostly from the first movie with some new characters being introduced such as Harvey and Joker. IMO the story line in Batman Dark Night was more unpredictable and more thrilling with hospitals being blown up, ships with explosives attached to them with the public given triggers, characters held hostage and escaping prison using your own crew as explosives. However, in Dark Night Rises all that is present is bridges and tunnels exploding + an all out fight with the public and mercenaries.