I loved it.

Rating: 10/10 (3 August 2012)

I feel as if this review is going to evolve into a rant and so I give my readers a fair warning. I love Christopher Nolan as a filmmaker, to me he is the biggest breath of fresh air and creativity working in Hollywood today. His 'Dark Knight' trilogy took Batman and turned it into something that is fresh and daring. His Batman although just as flamboyant and loud as other comic book pictures is built upon real emotion and characters. I can see why these films have become so popular because I dare to say that audiences are seldom if not ever treated to an entertaining comic book picture that respects their intelligence.
I thought this film was a solid finish to a great trilogy. It has flaws to be sure but I really think that as a part of a united whole 'Rises' overcomes it's shortcomings and becomes an integral piece of a brilliant opus. There are excellent performances all around. And most satisfying for me is that the film delves into the greater implications of how the concept of a Batman brought Gotham into a further hell that needed a life or death stake battle to save. The picture is thrilling and never dull.
What interests me even more though is the negative backlash and flaming that has brought around this picture. People are defensive about their love of it and haters are extra loud about their hate. It is unnecessary and stupid.