One of the most under rated films I know of.

Rating: 9/10 (7 April 2014)

The Dark Knight Rises is a story of hope. Be it the false hope Bane gives Gothamites, the hope Bruce Wayne has for the city, the hope Alfred has for Bruce to leave Gotham and have a good life, the hope John Blake and Jim Gordan have of seeing the Dark Knight return, or the hope Selina Kyle has of starting anew. This movie is an epic, perfectly written, directed and just overall brilliant end to in my opinion one of the best trilogies ever made. This hope the movie offers the audience is not only enticing, but makes us want to see what we hope to see. To how we want this to end. This is indeed a highly under rated film, and in my opinion The Dark Knight just surpasses its successor for two reasons: the depth of the story, and more than that, Heath Ledger. And it was only cause of his tragic death did that movie even get nominated or win so many awards, including even Ledgers perfect performance. Im sure if he had lived, he wouldn't have gotten half the recognition he did get, and which he did deserve. Its cause of over commercialization that this movie didn't receive the recognition it deserves, like many other superhero movies, only this one was definitely one of the best like it's predecessor. And the ending did give us hope, which made for a perfect ending to Christopher Nolan's astounding Dark Knight trilogy.