Dark Knight... rises (spoiler alert)

It's a Batman movie, the concluding Christian Bale instalment. As in any movie interpretations, staying on the original comic plot is purely optional. As such, Bane's chemical sustenance mechsnism is purely adaptive, don't expect a Hulk-like Bane as depicted in the comics. Are your waiting to see an all-out Batman assault on the evil that encroached Gotham? You get liberal doses because this episode is about soul-searching more than Batman per se, about a semi-crippled millionaire who became a recluse because the world before him crumbled beyond repair, about a depressed boyfriend who made-believe his deceased squeeze had chosen him instead of another crime-busting entity (moral of the story- just die, don't leave others with false hopes). But as Alfred reminded him, it's his world, the real world moved on...

Don't bother staying after the credits to watch any sneaks- none on offer. However, the concluding bit alluded to the coming of a new Batman with a sidekick. No prizes for guessing who that sidekick will be. It's more than 2.5hrs long, remember to switch your bladders to reservoir mode.