The perfect ending to a fabulous trilogy!!!

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2012)

The Dark knight Rises, was in some ways, the perfect ending to a great trilogy. This $250,000,000 action filled creation of Nolan is a perfect testimony of his sheer genius and imagination. The only possible reason it cannot be termed as ground breaking is because the grounds were already broken in 2008 by "The Dark knight". This movie was as spell bounding as its predecessor. Massive in its scope and breath-taking in its conception, the Dark Knight Rises explores the character of Bruce Wayne a.k.a The Batman in the backdrop of a now peaceful Gotham. It is set 7 years after the death of Harvey Dent. Bruce Wayne is shown as a man who is broken, both physically and spiritually by the antics of the Joker. Christopher Nolan with his portrayal of the masked crusader has done a superb job of showing us the anguish and struggles Batman was going through. On one hand Bruce was still broken by the death of Rachel and on the other his Gotham city was threatened by Bane (Tom Hardy). Apart from challenges Batman had to face ,Bruce Wayne also had to bear the brunt of a bad investment in a clean energy project. Subsequent events led him to bankruptcy. The movie is about these challenges Bruce faces and how he has to find a balance in life and rise from the darkness that surrounded him. The Portrayal of Bane was done superbly by Tom Hardy, as an insane mercenary whose only aim was destruction of Gotham. There is also a connection between Bane and Bruce which is later revealed in the movie. The ever faithful Alfred (Michael Caine) and Mr Fox (Morgan Freeman) who always had Bruce's back do so again. Their prime task was to put forth the difficult questions which Bruce had to answer, questions pertaining to his past and future. And the cat women played by Anne Hathway was a character who had her own set of moral values, but at the end of the day she plays an equally important part in the future of Gotham city.
In the most elemental sense The Dark Knight Rises is about the fight between good and evil. What is amazing is the execution of the movie and the flawless way Nolan explores the character of Batman. And a word of praise should be given for the music which gives the viewer a rush of adrenaline during some unforgettable scenes. Shot in 5 difference countries this multimillion masterpiece is undoubtedly the crown jewel of Nolan's Batman Trilogy.