I don't know who is more amazing, Nolan or Batman!

Rating: 10/10 (14 August 2012)

Doubt is easy to come by, especially for someone who has an eye for whatever it is that they begin to doubt. As anticipated as "The Dark Knight Rises" was, I had a bit of doubt in my heart toward the ending of this trilogy. How is Nolan going to top the extraordinary story of "The Dark Knight" and Ledger's stellar performance? Once I found out that Hathaway received the part for the role of Catwomen, I began to doubt more. Trusting in Nolan, I kept my hopes high. Leave it to Nolan to end a trilogy so perfectly, it brought tears to my eyes. "The Dark Knight Rises" has everything and everything that could have went wrong, didn't. A bit slow in the beginning however, the story was solid as Bane himself. Every sentence of dialogue pushed the story further, which is why I felt that the film moved so fluently. An end of an era for both Batman and Bale and it showed. Bale ended his reign as Batman with a remarkable performance, Anne Hathaway made me eat my words and fell perfectly into her role and Levitt is everything every sidekick wants to be, loyal. Along with the casting, Nolan continued to make superb decisions with only filming in IMAX and not 3D. The film completely engulfs it's viewers in IMAX, so stunning and much more enjoyable without the 3D glasses. The ending, I felt, was perfect. All Nolan wanted to do was tell the story about Batman, how he began and how his one-man show ended. With that in mind, the ending was beautiful. What a way to leave audiences craving more. Who knows, Nolan is smart, maybe he set himself up for a comeback later on. All I know is that whoever else decides to take on Batman, you have a lot to live up to.