The Dark Knight Rises:A stunning conclusion to the series

Rating: 9/10 (20 July 2012)

The most anticipated movie of 2012 is none another than The Dark knight rises.He has certainly gained a great number of fans after the 2008 superhero film The Dark knight.which was not only a superhero movie but also an excellent crime thriller with the fantastic performance of Heath Ledger as Joker.Nolan returns with another batman movie which is termed as 'An Epic Conclusion'.Expectations were Sky high and as usual Nolan delivers an exciting and power packed thriller which concludes the series with a Stunning and Brilliant conclusion.After all,he doesn't have the habit of disappointing people.
Coming to the movie,The events of the film happens after 8 years from Dark knight when Batman takes responsibility for Harvey Dent's crimes and disappears to the dark.But he is forced to return from exile because of a new threat to Gotham namely Bane,a mercenary planning to destroy Gotham.With the help of his armed thugs,Bane is able to snatch a nuclear reactor to blow up the city.Eventually he encounters the Dark knight.But with his superior muscle power,Bane is able to thrash the dark knight and leaves him for dead.How the Dark knight will rise to save Gotham city and defeats Bane forms the rest of the story.There are also a good amount of supporting characters like Catwoman,Commissioner Gordon,A rookie Cop John Blake,Lucius fox,Miranda Tate,Alfred who plays key roles in the film Christian Bale returns as the billionaire Bruce Wayne and also as the Caped crusader.He is excellent as the protagonist unlike the previous film The dark knight where Heath ledger as Joker stole the show.This is his best performance as Batman in the trilogy.He performed well in the action scenes and his dialogue delivery was cool.Tom Hardy as Bane is a plotting and tough villain but no where near Heath ledger's Joker.Yet,he manages to be a powerful adversary for the Caped Crusader.His fight scene with Batman at the beginning and the end provides some much required thrills.His dialogue delivery was not much audible because of the mask he wears but it was not much of a problem because of the subtitles that were provided.Anne Hathway as Catwoman was cool.She has a key role in the movie and she does well.Marion Cotillard as Bruce Wayne's love interest Miranda tate was convincing.Joseph Gordon Levitt was good as the rookie Cop John Blake in a major role.He had more screen space than expected and doesn't disappoint.Others were Batman films regulars Miachel Caine,Morgan freeman,Gary Oldman does justice to their roles..Liam Neeson and Cicilan Murphy plays brief roles as Ra's Al Ghul and Scarecrow/Dr Crane respectively.
Music by Hans Ziemmer moved the movie to the next level.Made the movie more thrilling.
The star of the film is director Christopher Nolan.He delivers the necessary goods as usual.Some of the one liners were awesome but not as that of the predecessor.The scene at which Batman produces the Bat signal using fire was brilliant.1st hour was merely a build up and was moving at a slow pace.The return of the Batman was the turning point of the movie.From there on the movie becomes exciting and leads to a explosive climax with planes,bombs and fights.The twist at the end was totally unexpected.In the end,the film delivers what was expected or even more.Crisp dialogues were always a part of Nolan's Batman series and it present here too.The climax of the film may not sound impressuve to some.Yet,as a Batman fan,I liked the climax despite the mixed opinions.There was a standing ovation after the movie which again proves that Nolan is one of best in Hollywood.Looking forward to his next film.This trilogy will be a cult classic in the coming years and will remain an entertaining and realistic portrayal of the caped crusader.Comparisons to the predecessors can be made But The Dark knight rises stands up to the level of Dark knight and Batman Begins.The series itself is a must watch to all Batman fans.
Overall,The Dark night rises was worth the wait and a movie that finally stands up to its hype.Must watch for all Batman Fans and Nolan fans.As for me,I am going once again as this might be the last Batman movie I will be watching in theater.
Rating 9/10