Day 6 - 01/06/2019

​  Putting an end to the Christopher Nolan's trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises presents a post-apocalyptic theme for the icon of Gotham. With many new faces and questionable motivations, the film fast forwards eight years, in which Bruce Wayne has to decide if he will ever emerge as Batman again.

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  After assuming blame for the death of Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) and becoming an unpopular figure in the city, Batman (Christian Bale) takes a break from being Gotham's vigilante. This doesn't last long, as Bane (Tom Hardy) terrorizes the population to complete the duty that the League of Shadows should've finished ages ago. With the leadership of Comissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) and Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the last remaining citizens of Gotham that dare to stand against Bane's tyranny go on a mission to bring hope back to the city, and eventually restore what they once had. 

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  The Dark Knight Rises is the third tone of the series, notable for a new take on the symbol that Batman represents and executing it with certain congruency. Many of the storylines are well told, specifically Bruce Wayne's way out of the pit and its relation with the League of Shadows and Blake's inspirations originated from Commissioner Gordon. The post-apocalyptic Gotham is credible, appearing to be a fitting destiny for the city of crime.

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  Unfortunately, with all its qualities, The Dark Knight Rises is still the weakest link out of the trilogy, with what seems to be a blockbuster film that elongates itself without need to. The thematic of someone that works from the shadows and around the edges is completely lost at the final installment, what was so well built at Batman Begins and executed at The Dark Knight. Selina (Anne Hathaway) is a weak partner that conveniently decides to change her morality at the very end, despite her history of selfish acts. To make it even worse, the final action scene doesn't even go as it was optimally supposed to, as Bruce should've been incapable of fighting (even with his training in the pit) and he doesn't ever get to beat Bane, getting outsmarted by his enemies and needing last second help from Selina. 

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  As a standalone, The Dark Knight Rises is a great piece with its own built-in story, but when compared to its counterparts, the movie falls short with 6.5 out of 10 stones and wraps up the tale of Batman to an end.