Too dark, but quite an epic

Rating: 9/10 (5 December 2012)

Batman (Christian Bale) comes out of self-imposed retirement to defeat terrorist Bane (Tom Hardy) who has taken over Gotham City.
The CGI and other stunts were nothing short of fantastic and almost unbelievable. Kudos. The acting performances all around are good, although there are times the dialogues were difficult to hear clearly. The music was very good, yet haunting.
I like this but it was too long. I liked this but was made to feel very uncomfortable when Bane takes over Gotham. I felt I was part of the Gotham citizenry living in total anarchy, and I couldn't see any way out. Bane imprisons most of the police force in the sewers of Gotham and closes the openings via explosions; he also creates, via explosions, deep holes in the football field and takes over Gotham in the guise of giving the people their freedoms.
I liked this but Batman is in a deep prison cell after Bane defeats him and the only way out is to rock-climb a long circular wall to freedom. I liked this, but I don't like to see my superheroes become too human. I liked this but it was too dark.
But mostly, I liked this knowing the Dark Knight would make things right. Isn't that why we go to the movies and stay to the end? In most cases staying to the end resolves many questions we have during the show, but here at THIS end, we still have questions.
Is the Dark Knight dead and that ends the trilogy? Do we see the emergence of Robin to fight crime? Will Robin fight alone? Does everyone now know Bruce Wayne is or was Batman? At the end, does Alfred (Michael Caine) really see what we see him seeing or is it just wishful thinking? Is Batman really dead?
Stay tuned to this Bat Channel to see what Christopher Nolen, the Director, comes up with next (9/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: No.