The Dark Knight 'Rises' but fails to match up to The Dark Knight.

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2012)

The Dark Knight Rises definitely was one of the most anticipated movies ever. Its predecessor The Dark Knight raised the stakes so high that expectations surrounding this film was gigantic. Definitely it was a perfect end to the trilogy ( given that Nolan said it would be the last of his Batman films) but Rises was not even remotely close when compared to the Dark Knight.
The Major flaws of the films include the incomprehensible motives of Bane. The Nuclear Bomb with a six mile radius. The hurried and unintelligible relationship between Bruce and Miranda Tate and finally the unnecessary length of the film. Bruce Wayne is without his wealth and I really missed the Rich Playboy in action. However That might be because of enforcing the Dark tone of the series furthermore. But really Bruce Wayne without his wealthy attitude is kind of a miss one has to admit. The film Hurries in some of the parts which it required to elaborate and elaborates some of the parts that were really not necessary. Bane as a super Villain wasn't really great. He talks too much when compared to his imposing physical built. Scarecrow's unnecessary appearance as a judge of the court literally made no sense.
On the Positive side the Acting has been really top notch. Anne Hathaway is definitely the catch of this film. She really did a brilliant Job, and her chemistry with Batman was also fascinating. Joseph Gordon-Levitt also pulled out a very convincing performance. Goes without saying Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman played their part with astonishing brilliance as it is expected to be. And finally Special mention must be made of Christian Bale, he really proved it one more time that he is worth of every critical acclaim he has achieved so far. Every single agony, every single contradiction and every single suffering of the torn apart Bruce was portrayed with perfection. For me It is really hard to visualize someone else playing Batman other than Chris Bale. The Action sequences of the film were pretty good, the chase, the Flying bat and the stunts were really pleasing to the eye. The Ending was also top notch according to me and its at this very point the film hits the highest note. The redemption of Bruce is something that is indeed a daring step and was executed to perfection. Here credit must be given to Christopher Nolan to take the story to a point where Bruce Wayne no longer needed The Batman. Levitt finding the Bat cave and taking up the mantle of justice and Bruce with Selina in Florence fulfilling Alfred Pennyworth's life long dream had to be the Best scenes of the film and was indeed worth every penny. The film established what it sought to, Batman is not an individual, anybody can be the Batman, its a symbol and does not matter who is wearing the mask and the cape. But the Film takes too long to establish what it wants to with quite a few plot holes and becomes incomprehensible at times.
In the End it has to be admitted that Christopher Nolan is capable of much more and I believe this film could have been made much better. The Dark Knight Rises though a fitting end to the trilogy is not even remotely close to the Dark Knight. That is where the disappointment creeps in a bit more. The Dark Knight Perhaps is the best superhero movie ever made and it will be wrong to compare it with "Rises" but then again this comparison was bound to come. If one has no memory of the Dark Knight, 'Rises' is definitely a worthy watch. It is really interesting to see what Christopher Nolan does from here. 'Rises' in my opinion marks the end of an era in this great filmmaker's career and his fans will definitely keep an watch on what turn does it take from here onwards.