An amazing, epic, stunning, and emotional climax to the greatest Batman trilogy.

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2012)

The Dark Knight Rises. Wow. Christopher Nolan is the most talented director in Hollywood. This film blew my mind! First let me say you cannot compare this to The Dark Knight. It is a totally different film. And that was Nolans plan from the start. Batman Begins was all about fear, The Dark Knight, chaos, and finally Rises is pain. Pain, that word has so much to say. The pain Bruce Wayne has been going through since the loss of his parents and the loss of the only woman he has ever loved. The physical pain that Bane has put him through, breaking him and imprisoning him for some time. ( It was actually amazing to see that Batman has met his match here). Now I am a huge fan of the comics, and I see the three comics they went for here, "Knightfall" which Bane breaks the Bat. "The Dark Knight Returns", a middle aged Batman fighting crime. And "No Mans Land" where Gotham falls into gangland. I was so pleased to see all these story's come together. Christian Bale is by far the best Bruce Wayne/Batman ever! He had a stunning performance as with everyone else. Bane is the total opposite of the Joker. Where as the Joker brought chaos, Bane brought strong straight forward brute force. Bane was a wreaking machine for both Batman and Gotham. Just the whole film itself, the script and score were perfection. Every film has it's flaws which is normal but my God man this 2 hour and 45 minute movie flew by as promised. You can't compare this to TDK. All three films are spectacular in it's own way. I love all three the same. Some people went in seeing this and expecting that of TDK but no, you won't get it. It has a different theme to it. Bane didn't want that pyshcological chaos the Joker brought, he wanted to flat out destroy Gotham by destroying order. Both villains are intelligent in there own way. Some say insane, which could be true. But damn the way the Joker did his thing, well, he knew what he was doing no matter how crazy he was. Bane the samething, just in a different fashion.A few spoilers I'd like to mention............ I knew Talia al guhl was Miranda Tate because like the comics she too wanted revenge against the Bat for her father. As for Joesph Gordon-Levit's character John Blake,I suspected him to be someone else, not just a regular cop. At the end when the woman tells him he should use his real name more I was ready to here Tim Drake which was the third Robin in the comic. It sounds like John Blake but I was wrong. But when she said Robin my jaw dropped! Now what could this possibly mean? As for the very last scene before the title comes on the screen it could mean he takes the mantle of Batman? Possibly Nightwing? I guess we will never know since this is the last entry like Nolan and Bale said right? Maybe not! As Batman told Blake in the film, " Batman is a symbol, anyone could be Batman". So will the Legacy live on? Will Nolan change his mind and create a new story since the symbol lives on with someone else? Although it would be great to hear this, it is also smart leaving people wanting more. Going out on top. I just want to say that every actor and actress in this film did a fantastic job. Hathaway as Catwoman was sexy, smart, sleek, and a bad ass chick! Freeman, Oldman, Sir Michael Caine were all breathtaking. And Tom Hardy who gained 40 pounds of muscle to portray Bane was just the best! This is the trilogy we have been waiting for for years. Batman has been around for 70 plus years. And I thank Nolan and his team for pleasing the fans. Thats what it's all about the fans. And Nolan ended the story of Bruce Wayne/Batman with tremendous fashion. I love films, they are my passion, I was the only one at the end that stood up and applauded. Standing ovation for you Chris Nolan, the actors, the whole production team, you have fulfilled my every expectation and I can't thank you enough. My prayers also go out to the family's of the victim's in Colorado, such a tragedy. People are sick and I don't understand the evil in this world. We can't even go to a movie to escape reality anymore without worrying about our safety. Rest In Peace to all the people who lost there lives when all they wanted to do was go see a movie they have waited to see since the ending of The Dark Knight. My heart goes out to all of you. Well who ever is reading this, I tell you, go see this movie! If you already have I hoped you enjoyed it like I did. Im sad this is the end, no more waiting for another great Nolan/Bale Batman film. You certainly went out on top! I will end with only this.... Why do we fall?