There Are No Words To Describe This Film's Greatness!!!

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2012)

I waited in line for nearly 5 hours to see this film in IMAX on the midnight premiere, and waited another 2 hours sitting in the theatre. And OH MY GOD WAS IT WORTH IT!!!
The thing that I always loved about Nolan's Batman films was the reality basis that they had, and of course the great performances in them, as well as the writing, directing, cinematography, visuals, EVERYTHING!!
This film delivers all of those elements of course, but also has a lot of new great things about it.
The film takes place eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, and both Batman and Bruce Wayne have disappeared from Gotham City. After Batman took the fall for Harvey Dent's crimes and disappeared, Gotham has turned from being a chaotic hell hole, to a peaceful place. And now a new unstoppable force, Bane, has entered Gotham with very aggressive plans, and clearly appears to be the biggest threat Gotham has ever experienced.
The performances in this film were excellent. Christian Bale as always was great as Bruce Wayne and Batman, but this was by far his best performance as both, but particularly as Bruce Wayne. This film does happen to contain more Bruce Wayne story than Batman story. But that's because he has been out of it for so long, that he must rise from the darkness and become Batman again.
Tom Hardy was especially great as the masked terrorist Bane. This was probably my favourite performance in the film. Tom Hardy pulls off everything I think Bane should be. He's intelligent, cunning, and so menacing that it quite terrifying. And thankfully, they enhanced his voice. In the six minute prologue, I found him kind of hard to understand in a few lines, but in this, he is completely understandable. And In my opinion, he is the greatest movie villain since Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back. Yes, I liked him more than The Joker.
Anne Hathaway was really great as Catwoman. She really does pull off everything about Catwoman, the sexiness, fighting combat, and even emotion. I was a bit skeptical about Hathaway playing her when I first heard, but now that I've seen the film, she really is a scene stealer.
What I've heard a lot of people say was that they didn't like Bane as much as The Joker, but almost everyone agrees that Bane's plan is more creative than anything The Joker did and more enjoyable to watch as it unfolds.
The climax of this film is spectacular. It's great for all of you idiots who just love action, and even greater for people who love quality films. The climax is not just filled with action either, it is also very emotional and dramatic. The last twenty minutes of this film is the closest i've ever come to crying in a film. I truly wanted to cry. And if you are a fan boy of Christopher Nolan and his Batman films, you will also.
The Dark Knight Rises is an extremely satisfying conclusion to the Batman trilogy, and in my opinion, the best of the trilogy and of Christopher Nolan's films in general. There are honestly no words I can describe this films greatness with. 10/10.