The dark knight rises: expectations are met

Rating: 9/10 (15 August 2012)

I had many hopes and expectations for this film, and they all were met. I was really wishing that Nolan would create a fitting movie to end this trilogy and he did. It took four long years, but he finally got the job done, and created my personal movie of the year 2012.
Christopher Nolan begins this movie during Gotham's peace time. Criminals have been absent, since the Joker had been taken down years before. Throughout the peace time, Batman was no longer needed in the city, so Bruce Wayne threw away his cape and cowl shutting himself in to his house, waiting for things to go bad again. And they did. Except a injury ridden, older, "rusty" Batman was in over his head this time. Bane was a supposed trainee of Ra's al ghul, and he was build like a house. This is why when he went head to head with Batman, Bruce was really beaten up. Instead of killing Batman, Bane decided to cast him into a jail, an underground jail you can escape from but to do so you must climb out. Bane was one of the few that did, with the help of Talia Al ghul which we find out later.
When Bruce recovered, after many tries he escaped the pit. By that point, Bane had already taken over the corrupt city spreading chaos all throughout, Leaving courageous officers like Blake and Gordon to fend for themselves, trying to fight against Bane. When he gets his hands on a nuclear weapon is when things began to get really dangerous. During Batman's stay in the pit, Bane forced him to watch Gotham's destruction on a small T.V. And when he escaped, he had little time to shut down the nuclear bomb. With the help of Gordon, Blake, and Catwoman, they still did not have enough time to disarm it so Batman decides to fly it out over the coast (with the help of his plane-like car), saving the mass population. It seemed he died, but no, Bruce set his plane/car to autopilot, saving both Gotham and himself. Little did Gotham's people know, Batman survived. And during this time, the Wayne corporation was taken over by other politicians, and the Wayne mansion was transformed into one for orphans. Also, Blake discovers the Bat-cave, a very well done ending scene.
I did throughly enjoy this movie. Nolan kept you on the edge of your seat for quite some time, and it is rare that movies can do that. They often offer thrills here and there, but cannot keep you engaged, and on the edge of your seat for long periods of time. Nolan did, and i was impressed by that. The acting in this film was marvelous. Anything lacking emotionally was provided in Alfred's character. And Anna Hathaway did a great job playing Selina Kyle. Overall however, my favourite character had to have been Blake. And the way they ended the movie with him discover Batman's hideout was superb. I also liked how they related to the comics where Bane really did kick the crap out of Batman, because that is what was supposed to happen. The part where Bruce was trapped in the pit was amazingly well done. He did not fear death, but in the end, it was fear that pushed to make that leap across the ledge.
Of all the wonderful things in this movie, it also had it's flaws. Minor things like how did bane get him to the pit so fast? How did Bruce recover so quickly after a supposed broken back? Another thing I thought could have been done better was how the threat was nuclear. Isn't there a nuclear threat in every movie these days? I also felt that Anna Hathaway could have used a little more screen time, Alfred also, but that might be just me.
Of all the things done well in this movie, it also had it's flaws. Things were done good and bad, but there was definitely more good in this film. Honestly, Christopher Nolan has outdone himself. Again.