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Film Review: 'The Dark Dark night Rises' Finishes Nolan's Trilogy In Massively Epic Fashion

Plans. The very thing that we, as human beings, believe we have become so adept at fashioning that we sorely fail to take the time to reflect and realize that all those plans mean little in the grand scheme of things. Plans for our week i.e. our daily agendas. Plans for our weekends, family and vacation time. Plans for our lives. Life. Something so fragile, yet something we treat so brazenly - that often times, we forget that for all our planning, one never truly knows if he or she will be here long enough to see those plans realized.

In my excitement and almost uncontrollable anticipation of Christopher Nolan's silver screen finale to his celebrated, genre-altering Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, I made the cognizant decision to forego any and all press screenings in lieu of seeing the film for the first time at midnight with the true blue fans of the character. For those who know me and visit the site regularly, it's no secret that I am a die-hard "bat-fan" - with every piece of my being. I believe with all my heart that Bruce Wayne is the greatest of our heroes... with all his flaws and imperfections. His very humanity is what makes him who he is. Something his comic cohorts don't share. Not only have I spent the better part of my life reveling in the stories of an ordinary man with extraordinary means and drive, become a symbol for good, defeating evil that would rise up and threaten life as we know it - but the last 7 years of my life have been spent watching him be re-imagined, realized and given an on screen treatment so true to the vision of Bob Kane and Bill Finger, that it's hard to imagine anything past its close. It is with great weight on my heart to write that unfortunately, the close I so looked forward to would be marred in tragedy and loss...

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As I stepped out of the midnight showing of the film, blood rushing through my veins, on my way to a 3:30am breakfast cash to see it the way it was meant to be seen), you feel as though you're in each moment. Every bead of sweat, every emotion, every action sequence is so massive in scale that you can't fight your rising pulse as sole composer Hans Zimmer's primal, tribal score pounds your chest at every turn. It is also equally emotional as it takes cues from the two previous films' more tender moments. While not quite as groundbreaking as the unnerving TDK score, this is a close second with a far less structured feel... fitting for the tone of the film, which blends feel from both Begins and TDK. At times, the film doesn't seem to know when it wants to go into 70MM mode, versus 35MM, but it's less than noticeable for someone not looking. The sweeping city shots are truly something to behold, as are the arial shots during the opening sequence. This is the grittiest, dirtiest version of Gotham we've seen, as much more of this film (compared to Begins and TDK) is shot during the day, giving us a full view of the bleak nature of the film. Seeing Gotham covered in a thick blanket of white snow and ice, while the military Tumblers tread across land, gives us a beautiful, if not harsh and stark, contrast of light versus dark, good versus evil.

Film Review: 'The Dark Dark night Rises' Finishes Nolan's Trilogy In Massively Epic Fashion

Quite simply, despite slight early pacing issues and some rather conventional, though COMPLETELY justified, choices late, Nolan does what no director in the genre has done before him and sticks a stellar landing for the third and out. The Dark Knight Rises is one of the most satisfying, rewarding ends to a trilogy and film that I've ever seen. It brings to mind powerfully emotional storytelling the likes of Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI or The Lord of the Rings. It has completely defined an era and redefined what the superhero means to us, by keeping Batman what he's always been... human. This is Bruce Wayne's story, a human story that just so happens to include The Batman - not the opposite. Bale does him considerable justice in his most multi-layered, emotional turn yet. He is absolutely riveting. His human, flawed portrayal is why we vest ourselves in the character so diligently; we can relate on so many levels, even if we don't know what it means to put on a cape and a cowl and defend what we believe in most, with everything we have.

Our Rating » 5/5 Taped Glasses

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