It did not– and could not– reach the heights of its predecessors, and has some glaring flaws that keep it from true greatness. Having rewatched it recently, it’s… pretty good. Somehow, it has been ten years since this film premiered, even though in some ways it feels like it just came out yesterday.

Upon its release, The Dark Knight Rises was a bonafide hit, with positive reception from both audiences and critics, and it made a mint to boot, earning over a billion dollars at the global box office. All of the major players in the cast would return, with series newcomers like Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Ben Mendelsohn joining the fray. Over time, pieces started coming together, painting a picture of what the final chapter of “The Nolan Trilogy” would end up looking like: a sprawling epic that would deal with the aftermath of The Dark Knight‘s finale, taking elements from stories like Knightfall and No Man’s Land, with the villainous Bane the latest– and possibly final– villain to cross this version of Batman. That’s not to mention the hypotheticals regarding the plot, particularly if and how the story would handle the Joker after Heath Ledger’s unfortunate passing. Rumors and fan speculation were rampant in the four years between The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, ranging from Hugo Strange and Riddler being the film’s villains, Robin Williams being considered to play Strange, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt being tapped to portray Alberto Falcone. To say that it was highly anticipated was an understatement, to be sure, as it followed one of the most critically, commercially, and financially successful movies of all time. On July 20, 2012, The Dark Knight Rises, the long-awaited conclusion of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, finally hit theaters.

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