The Dark Knight Rises

Starring: Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine
Director: Christopher Nolan
Written By: Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan
Rating: 4.5/5 Unicorns

The Dark Knight Rises is the conclusion to the epic Batman trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan. It takes place eight years after The Dark Knight. During those eight years Gotham City has not experienced any particular threat. That is all changed when Bane( Tom Hardy) enters the city with a mindset to destroy Gotham City. Batman( Christian Bale) must defend the city that has branded him a villain.

The Dark Knight Rises was not only one of the most anticipated films of the summer but of the most anticipated movies of the whole year. If it was not for The Avengers and The Hobbit it would be the film I was most looking forward to this year. I will be the first to admit that after watching The Avengers earlier this summer, many films failed to live up to my expectations. I was itching for a film that would entertain me at that level. Thankfully, The Dark Knight Rises filled the void for me. Unfortunately,  TDKR was overshadowed by tragedy. During the midnight showing of TDKR a man opened fire to an unsuspecting crowd. On my other blog I have written a post about my feelings of the tragedy. http://confessionsfromablackrose.blogspot.com/2012/07/frailty-of-life.html#more

You might be wondering why I have not given the TDKR a perfect score. I will tell you that I felt it was too long. There were some elements of the film that I felt dragged on. That does not mean that I did not like the film, I did. I honestly thought it was better than The Dark Knight. Tom Hardy was fantastic as Bane, his performance was bone chilling. Joseph Gordon-Levitt continues to slay me with his impeccable performances. He played the role of John Blake who was another hero of the film. I won't give it away but the ending for John Blake had me fangirling. Anne Hathaway had a career turn with Catwoman. I knew that she had it in her but it was still great to see it with my own eyes. There were twists and turns, a fantastic score by the legendary Hans Zimmer, the return of all the Batman Begins villains and directed by legend in his own right Christopher Nolan. If that is not a reason to check it out, I don't know what else to say.