The Dark Knight Rises in its Shining Armor...

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2012)

Easily the best movie i have ever seen in my life...perfect conclusion to an epic trilogy.Many have been comparing this wonderful movie to its predecessor "The Dark Knight"...but i find it unjustifiable to compare it with the dark knight purely for the reason that it is the conclusion to the trilogy and because there is no JOKER(played by the legendary heath ledger ) in this film. That does not in any way take away the scintillating performance given by Tom Hardy ..he has done justice to his role without any doubt...and you cant expect anything more from the character of BANE...Christopher Nolan could not have come up with a better script for the finale of the batman franchise...each and every scene remains etched in the viewers mind and the story is well panned out...It has the necessary twist and turns and most importantly it does justice to the age of Bruce Wayne(Batman) buy showing him older and weaker considering the story happens 8 years after The Dark Knight.....Anne Hathaway as Catwoman can just be described in one word..WOW!!!...she has surpassed expectations with ultimate ease and has taken a giant step forward in her career...frankly I did not expect her to carry off such a big role with consummate ease...her expressions and dialogue delivery is simply impeccable....Micheal Caine has once again showed that he has virtually lived the role of Alfred...Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate is another surprise package...her insistence in meeting bruce wayne and her interest in the nuclear project of wayne enterprises and its reason is revealed in an totally engrossing and riveting climax...Gary Oldman and Joseph Gordon levitt have bonded vey well in saving the Gotham city along with the Batman.Morgan Freeman is his usual cheerful self when confronting with bruce wayne for the first time after 8 years and in the second half he turns out to be the most helpful and needed source for Batman..
Finally , Christian BALE as THE BATMAN/BRUCE WAYNE...phew!!! really awestruck by this man and his acting...Such a versatile actor he has been over the years and he has proved it again by playing the role of a bruised and battered Batman with elan..I deliberately had to mention him in a separate paragraph just because i thought he deserved it for carrying the role of Batman for 3 films without any fuss and in this film he had to deal with an adversary who was stronger than him .No wonder he was left to contort in pain initially by Bane but he does comeback in a more determined at the same time in an efficient way and continues to be the unrecognized protector of the Gotham City by becoming the killer that the city had already believed him to be...
I would like to conclude saying that it is a must watch for believer of Nolan's movies because it has lots of his magic still ...and last but not not least i would like to finish saying that yes THE DARK KNIGHT RISES was certainly worth the wait and it has exceeded its expectations.