Fitting finale - Great Storytelling - TDK Best Comic Adaptation, period!!!

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2012)

The hysteria surrounding the movie is not unnoticed to anyone around the globe. The massive expectations lay on TDKR after the spectacular prequel. Sitting in the theater you could sense the anxiety and restless till the movie starts.
Movie from start to end is gripping and intense. The first half will keep you wanting for more and more and the second half is where you are going to realize the greatness. The movie is made of powerful yet flawed script. The different stories and plots intertwined together flow like a symphony. It is a mark of a legendary filmmaker to provide an amazing ending. That is where, the TDKR provides you maximum punch. You have to wait till the very last sequence to realize its greatness. Not just a movie it is, TDKR is a tribute to legendary movies. TDKR is the swan song of Nolan who has showed to the world that brilliance is not a fluke. He has done it from the Memento till TDKR, movie after movie. And he never tires. Like a hardened diamond, he only shines brighter. After watching the movie, you will realize the stark reality thrown in our faces trivializing the brilliantly psychotic but true rants of Heath in TDK against 'civilized society'. Truly sad and appalling tragedy surrounds the movie now. TDKR launch has been doomed with the Aurora Tragedy and legend lives on. Just like Gotham, we the people require an invisible hero who could turn around a catastrophe to its self annihilation. World is in terrible chaos and TDKR doesn't stand a movie anymore but a strong message that Justice has a face unlike the masked evil.
Christian Bale provides a much needed respite and towers above all the characters in the movie. TDK is when he was clearly overshadowed by the greatest piece of performance in cinematic history, ever. But this movie is all his to portray his best. Amazing and powerful performance by the man, the Batman. I wonder what is he is like in real life, like Bruce Wayne, Batman or American Psycho. Such wide range of character this man has played. Amazing feat to pull this off with perfection especially the parts which required his best to come out and he delivered. Script has been written in such a way to extract his emotional and angry side. And so does Bale notches up to finish the greatest trilogy in English Cinema apart from obviously, the LOTRs and the Bournes'.
Rest nothing much to do for Alfred and Fox but yes, three major characters that are going to stay with you are played by Hathaway, Cotillard and Levitt. Levitt just like Cotillard is of Nolan's camp. And thus must be delivering a powerful performance if they are figuring in back to back blockbusters by the master. As the movie progresses, both Levitt's and Cotillard's characters mature and the ending of the movie packs the amazing surprise which is gonna enthrall the audience. And above all sideys, the best of them is Catwoman - Hathaway. And what a characters she has built, sheer power and Grey shades character.
Bane on the other hand is a decent villain but how much ever I might try, I am not getting over the fact that I can't see his expressions at all. All I can see is a big man trying to scare. Overall, if you are sitting in theater and waiting to see the better movie than TDK, please don't put yourself in position of disappointment. TDK is the de-facto standard of Hollywood best comic book adaptation ever and ever immortalized by the great Heath. That happened once and ain't gonna ever happen again. But if you watch TDKR without comparison, you are gonna have a time of your life.
For the franchise purpose, for delivering we the people, a treat for the lifetime to sit back and watch the legend unfold, thank you so much Mr Nolan.

10/10