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The Dark Knight Rises

Christopher Nolan made movies that were about Batman first and foremost as a character. The third instalment of Nolan's Batman is epic — epic in scale, epic in budget, epic in cast, and epic in storyline, but its writing is also the thinnest and its emotional impact the lowest, even if it's also surprisingly, the most optimistic of the Batfilms. There's car chases, plane chases, escapes, all following on each other's heels without much buildup. Epic, but less a work of art than its prequels, this is a worthy finish that's an ideal timeout for the franchise.

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