A perfect ending to a perfect trilogy

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2019)

By fair one of the best final chapters in a movie series to date, the Dark Knight Rises not only is able to hold its own as a one of the Nolan Batman movies but also as a movie in general. When people think of these movies, they will always think of The Dark Knight, thanks to a stellar performance by the late Heath Ledger, but this movie deserves to also be thought of as an excellent Batman movie. Tom Hardy plays the Bane that we deserved, after the train wreck of a Bane that we saw in Batman and Robin, Hardy is able to pull of the intelligence of Bane but also the intimidating physical prowess of the villain. Christian Bale ends the trilogy on a strong note as he puts in another great performance as the caped crusader. Anne Hathaway is able to play Selina Kyle quite well and only adds good things to this movie. This movie also is able to bring the Rahs A Ghoul arc from the first movie into this one, having Talia A Ghoul become the primary antagonist just before the climax. This movie also set up Joseph Gordam Leviit as Robin, which I do believe could have really gone somewhere if Christopher Nolan would have wanted to direct it. Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Cane all keep up the good work from the first to movies as the great side characters of this franchise. In the end, The Dark Knight Rises is truly the perfect end to (in my opinion) the greatest movie franchise of all time.