The Dark Knight Rises is beyond a superhero movie

Rating: 9/10 (1 August 2012)

The Dark knight Rises is not the Dark Knight, but it isn't trying to. Nolan takes a different route then his previous films. Instead of being a crime thriller like the dark knight, Rises is a war film. This is one of the most ambitious blockbuster ever made, it's the biggest Nolan film in scope, action and the sheer amount of things that are going on, but it's also the most intimate and emotional bat film. Bane is an incredible villain. as one of the most ridiculous villeins in the bat universe, i thought he would disappoint or be just a dumb sack of muscles. Nolan recreates Bane is a fearful Warlord, with a strong body and even stronger mind. he is clear, brutal and absolutely brilliant. unlike the Joker he doesn't want to prove a point, he wants to destroy. He is psychical and scary. he might not be the joker, but Bane is the biggest threat Gothan's ever faced. thanks to this movie Bane became one of my favorite movie villeins. My only problem with the Dark Knight is that Batman himself isn't all that interesting. Rise present a much more interesting Batguy, that has to deal with mental issues as well as psychical. For the first time I felt that the hero has zero chance at winning. Bale gives it his best in the role of the broken Bruce Wayne. there are a lot of characters in Rises and everyone feels important and relevant thanks to impressive acting on all fronts. JGL and Hathaway surprised in there excellence. Kane, Freeman and Oldman are terrific as always. Hardy steels the show by creating a terffing Bane out of his eyes and body language. there are so much to this movie, and it's hard to take it all in in the first time. The action has a strong emotional tone and the climax is absolutely breathtaking. Strong soundtrack with unique spin (the Bane chant), combined with the amazing cinematography gives it the Epic tone it needs. Some problems like plot holes keeps it from being better then it's predecessor , but there almost insignificant compared to the heights this movie soars to The Dark Knight Rises is an ambitious epic that ends Nolan's masterful trilogy with style and rises above and beyond a superhero movie ever dared. Final score- 9.5\10