Allows you to say it really is an Awesome Batman Trilogy Sart to Finish

Rating: 9/10 (22 July 2012)

The Dark Knight Rises I personally feel didn't have high expectations because of The Dark Knight, even though its possibly one of the best films ever made, but its expectations were set from the third trailer of the film. I have rarely seen a trailer which I can say is possibly better than some complete movies I have seen. It is safe to say that it lived up to these expectations through flying colour's.
The action was immense. Bain strength pushing Batmans, to the limit, both mentally and physically. The Anarchy of The Dark Knight wasn't in Rises, but it never should have been, Bain's approach is completely different. You did feel throughout the film, yourself questioning how far Batman could go to take on the brute strength of Bain without questioning what he stood for himself. The scenes between Bain's Henchmen and Gotham's Police force are some of the best scenes from any hero movie to be created, and there were enough scenes to allow you feeling you were in the thick of the action rather than just watching over it. But is was also great to have some humour mixed in to the bleak times, through the use of catwoman.
But where Rise's was at its best was when it was looking at its characters beliefs and emotions. This was especially true with the major players. Batman's dilemma around how to finish Bain, Catwoman and where her loyalty lies, Bain's belief in what he is doing and what he wants to take from it, Alfred and how he wants his adopted son Bruce, to lead his life. Blake, the list can go on and on, all these and more make The Dark Knight rises stand out when beliefs are confronted and questioned. And all the actors and actresses allow these questions to feel genuine, unlike other action films where your asked to accept straight away who is the villain and who is the hero.
The only things that stop it getting 10/10 are a few minor details. Very very occasionally I felt Bains mask did get in the way of understanding what he was saying, I wished there had been more of a back story to catwoman as there had been to Bain, and maybe they could have used Scarecrow more than how they did.
But to put simply it brings Begins and The Dark Knight, mixes the two up to create an amazing piece of film that takes you on one hell of a journey start to finish. Easily one of the the best 'Super'hero movie and trilogy's ever created. Overall 9/10.