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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

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Christopher Nolan! What could I say? He has taken a comic book superhero and has delivered the BEST trilogy for years to come. Christopher Nolan has left the Dark Knight series on a high (highest in my opinion) note. The Dark Knight Rises starts off eight years after the previous, astounding "The Dark Knight". Bruce Wayne has shut himself up in his mansion as Batman had to disappear after taking the blame for the death of Harvey Dent. But his retreat is threatened with the arrival of Bane (formerly of the League of Shadows). It is Selina Kyle who starts the ball rolling by stealing Bruce Wayne's fingerprints. From then on, Bruce faces financial crisis, has a relationship with Miranda Tate, gets his back broken by Bane and rises (literally) to defeat evil (you know it is bound to happen) in one of the best finales ever seen on film. If you thought Heath Ledger was the ultimate personification of evil (yes, I do) then, Tom Hardy takes it up a notch with his physique an