Was entertaining and enjoyable, however it was also pretty disappointing.

Rating: 5/10 (19 July 2012)

The Dark Knight Rises, one of the most hyped films of 2012 was a movie that completely drew the audience into a dark and complex plot. It ties in elements from Batman Begins and its predecessor TDK, but with a completely different attitude and approach. The movie as a whole was to me, pretty disappointing. Though it uses its comic-book roots through the movie, it also completely de-iconizes Batman and proceeds to have a lesser effect on the audience as to who Batman really is. In the ending you have this cop, John Blake reveal his name is Robin, but this tie-in was unnecessary. What's even worse is that when Batman "dies", Bruce chooses to retire. That isn't what Batman would do in the comics. Batman would stay by Gotham and fight every day, not give up the mantle and pretend to be simply dead. This I found very frustrating and it took me a while to sink it in. I personally would say that it does not match the quality of TDK. Though the movie as a whole was entertaining, it did definitely get boring in many places. The acting was fine, and were the visuals but not enough to build it and set the movie as a whole. I expected a lot better than what I had gotten.