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The Dark Knight Rises turns 10: What makes this Christopher Nolan film a masterpiece? Find out here
Although it’s been a decade, the Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway-starrer is one that you can watch over and over again. Here’s why…
The Dark Knight Rises: Watch it on Netflix
The Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway-starrer The Dark Knight Rises completes 10 years since its release. Directed by Christopher Nolan, this film, like all the others in the Batman franchise, is about Gotham City being under attack from evil forces. This prompts Batman to rise again to save his beloved city.
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A thrilling tale about family, relationships and crime
The Dark Knight Rises is the tale about the return of evil in Gotham City and the return of Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman. The movie has all the makings of a superhero film — it has underlying layers of a family history, past relationships and corruption. How all of these emerge and how they are handled make for a gripping watch.
2/5
Power-packed performances by an ensemble cast
One thing that sets this movie apart is the direction by legendary filmmaker Christopher Nolan, who has projected the right mix of emotions of a superhero film. The lead actors — Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anne Hathaway — deliver effortless and convincing performances, which make it an engaging watch. Christian shows off the depth of Batman as a human being, and Anne is a treat to watch as the rebel Cat oman. Her attitude was all that what needed to pull off the character. Joseph is convincing as a detective who tries to save the city by stopping the bomb from exploding. His facial expressions evoke all the right emotions of thrill and suspense. Christian plays the part perfectly with his physical transformation and effortless performance in action sequences.
3/5
A strong antagonist in Bane
Tom Hardy plays Bane, the main antagonist who is on a mission to blow up Gotham. His attire and demeanor makes him scary and arouses all the right emotions in the audience. He is hard to win against and succeeds at torturing Bruce Wayne till the very end of the film which keeps us hooked to the screen. Tom Hardy pulled off the character with his physical transformation and effortless action sequences.
4/5
Thrilling plotline twists and impeccable action sequences
The film has impeccable action sequences between Wayne and Bane. The Batmobile, the scientific innovation and vehicle of Batman adds the extra touch of the sci-fi genre but lives up to the expectations of the audience.The film is filled with twists and turns surrounding the familial relationships of the characters that you would not expect coming and the climax of the film will definitely bring everything into perspective.
5/5
A strong supporting cast
The supporting cast, comprising Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Josh Stewart and Gary Oldman, add the right amount of thrill to the interesting plotline. Most of the characters are intertwined and share past relationships, the revelation of which makes it an interesting watch.