The Dark Knight Rises : a must watch

Rating: 9/10 (20 July 2012)

He rises once again. To give us entertainment while making us think, making us glue on the screen, in awe of grandeur of visuals, the tempo of music, the performance of titans and admire the man behind the show, himself. In the process his again takes Nolatisism" (coining the term!) at a new level, redefining a genre once again (cartoonistic once upon a time) which he revolutionized singlehandedly (or perhaps with help of Sam Raimi...).
The story does have some twists so repeating it may be a spoiler. In short, Batman has a period of self exile in an aftermath of the mayhem caused by the Joker and Two-face. While he fiddles with loneliness and looks back on loss of a life his dear ones wished for him, Gotham City has largely forgotten him and remember only as an evil. As real evil however regroups discretely under another face, Batman returns. But, he must rediscover himself and reflect back to his past in order to rise again.
The best part of this trilogy has always been the support cast of Sir Michael Caine,Garry Oldman and Morgan Freeman. Christian Bales portrays again with the sincerity he only brought in to add depth in superhero characters.Considering the Joker and Ra's Al Ghoul are now cult villains Bane however, largely disappoints. Tom Hardy does bring forth the philosophy of anarchism like his superlative predecessors. However, he does not have the regal coldness of Liam Neeson or eccentric menace of Heath Ledger. One must however, watch out for Joseph Gordon Levitt as future Robin. Though the standards are set high, the franchise looks in safe hands as far as central character is concerned. Anna Hathaway gives one of her best performances as catwoman aka selina Kyle. She looks stunning and beats Halle Berry easily. Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate is average.
The film however, belongs to and owes to HIM. Perhaps we can now answer back to our previous generations that we have our own in the league of Capra, Wyler, Hitchcock, Ford, Coppola, Cameron and Spielberg. Perhaps we will go back from earth and say to God, " We lived in an era when Christopher Nolan made films. It was a privilege. Thank You. "