Good things don't come in pairs. They come in 3. Matrix. Lord of the Ring. And now, of course, Christopher Nolan's Batman. And now, the ending of the trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, rises and live up to the hype and expectations.
The story, picks up 8 years after the 2nd movie, The Dark Knight. Harvey Dent aka Two Face is dead. However, Gotham City did not know the truth and basically Dent died a hero, presumed killed by Batman. It does not matter, as the whole city is now at peace. Comes along Bane. He basically has his own army of mercenaries, kidnapped an atomic bomb from Wayne's company; single handedly isolated the police force and threw Gotham city into chaos. People riots, the rich was executed and prisoners freed. Batman, who was defeated before this, (as the title of the film suggested) rises again to save the city. The end.
Sound simple? The story may sound corny, but under Nolan's hand, is actually good. Different take on Batman from the highly acclaimed Dark Knight which deals more with inner struggle, identity, and therefore Joker did make a really suited villain. This deals more with hope and despair on a bigger level, on the society level, and Bane did make a decent villain. At first, I was bit skeptical whether would Bane be a good choice, but now, I am just thankful that it was not Riddler as the choice. And of course, there is always a Nolan twist to the story, so am not spoiling it here.
Acting is good. Expect nothing less from Bale. Action is awesome, then again, this is not a usual action movie, so do not expect Transformer kind of action here. This is more of a psychological thriller. But, the plan/ copter is nice; and the bat cycle is really cool, especially how it turns. Which I have a bike like that. Anne Hataway as Catwoman? Well, lets just say she did a way better job than Halle Berry. Then of course, there is always some hole in the story here and there, but again, Nolan manage to distract us from the hole, and keep our eyes on the bat.
Overall, as a stand along movie, this is definitely THE summer blockbuster to catch. But if anyone compares to The Dark Knight... now, I still like the Joker better.
ratings: 4 poink!
comments: bit too long. Otherwise, it is a fitted ending to the Batman trilogy. However, do not compare with the second movie, it will make anyone enjoy this movie less.
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