And it ended with deafening applause.

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2012)

IF I say that there is one movie which compelled me to write a review here for the very first time it would definitely be The Dark Knight Rises.
Those 164 min were probably the most exhilarating I lived in a long time. Christian Nolan again has outdone himself in making this infatuating and beautiful masterpiece.
Straight through the cunning plot, the neck wracking speed of story to the mind blowing action sequences and enchanting dialogs and performances everything is presented to its perfection in this enthralling conclusion of the epic trilogy.
Now talking about the story line, it's complex and extraordinary (not like the one with Avengers where one can depict everything from the moment you watch the trailer).An another example of the heroics of Christian's intelligent story telling. I wonder why some people are going about multiple plots when there is simply one. May be they have to see it again to decipher it correctly!!
About the performances, as expected you get the rave performances. But the show stoppers are Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway. The bane is frightening and ruthless and though you cannot see his full face, his eyes tell everything one needs to know. Christian Bale delivers probably his most challenging performance as the tortured dark hero of all times. One cannot help but love the characters and be consumed in the darkness surrounding them and hope the dark knight to rise (I think I finally saw the significance of the title)
But what touched my soul was the last minute of the movie, in all the possibilities playing in my head I never thought the end to be so fulfilling and charismatic. But I'm quite sure this is not the end to it, it's just a beginning.
You cannot just watch this movie, it is something you have to live and love.