The most fitting ending to a saga such as this.

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2012)

The Dark Knight Rises is finally here giving the conclusion to Christopher Nolan's epic trilogy. A lot of people said, and I was one of them, that after The Dark Knight there really is not more you can accomplish. A film(TDK) that proved to the masses what potential a film based on a comic book can have.
I was not hyped to see The Dark Knight Rises(TDKR) at all as I was, and still am, in love with the second installment in the series. But all changed when I started reading all the reviews, speaking of a movie that is simply stunning and can compare to its predecessor.
Now that I've watched the film I can easily say... Damn! First of all, for me personally, it does come second to The Dark Knight, but nevertheless this film was simply brilliant. The fittest ending to a series of movies such as Christopher Nolan's Batman. From story to casting and acting, back to direction and story-telling, this film was done near perfection.
Perfection you might say is a strong word, but if you watch the film I believe you will understand what I mean when I say 'done near perfection'. The way the story involves, expands and in the end, concludes itself is done in the most amazing 'pace' you will ever witness in film-making. It is mesmerizing to see a film speaking of so many subjects, story points and locations and literally 'plays' with them back and forth with such ease.
I must mention that as far as the Batman himself comes, this is the definite film of the trilogy, which focuses on the character and pathos of Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego, the caped crusader. It is true that in TDK the main focus was the villain rather than the hero and protagonist, but here the story is ALL about the Batman.
Do not get alarmed though, because the film does have an intimidating and a real joy to the big screen villain to watch. Bane played by Tom Hardy, who is exceptional on this role. He really captivates you when he is on the screen and the way he talks, moves and acts is just terrifying.
Of course the rest of the cast, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine and Marion Cotillard are all excellent and I am glad to say that I cannot choose which one to praise more as they were all more than great in their roles.
The supporting cast indeed gives us 'excellence' here, but we should also focus on the protagonist of this picture, Bruce Wayne played by Christian Bale. What can I say now about Christian Bale, that he nailed the part? That he truly became the Dark Knight? Whatever I say might and will be too little, as he was extraordinary! The film itself, with its amazing story-telling as I mentioned before, with too little CGI and mostly shot with practical effects REALLY creates a 'real world' atmosphere and you just feel everything you witness is actually done in real life. And why not of course, since it WAS done! An example which really amazed me was 'The Bat', which is basically the plane of Batman that he uses to fly around Gotham, which believe it or not, in close combat scenes it was actually a real life replica! Furthermore, seeing hundreds of people in real life battling with each other, with no person duplication using CGI, really gives another vibe to the film and with that alone just takes it more than a couple of steps up the ladder of awe.
Of course the technical aspect does not make the film great, the overall work does.
I do not want to end up repeating myself, and I will not.
Brilliant casting and acting by every single person on this picture.
Soundtrack(which I did not mention before) by Hans Zimmers who believe it or not, for me at least, outdone himself on this picture.
The Technical aspect which not only makes it a true blockbuster, nor the Hollywood film that we should see more of, but the big production film-making that we used to witness decades back.
The Dark Knight Rises is not a blockbuster experience, but a film-making experience.
When films were first made, when people who used the camera became artists, all in mind wished they make a story-telling experience as well told as The Dark Knight Rises.
To everyone involved in this film, no matter how big or small their contribution was to it, thank you. Thank you so much.