On July 20 the wait for
The Dark Knight Rises will be over. But can the final installment of director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy rise above and beyond the standards set by its predecessor,
The Dark Knight? Boasting popular and critical acclaim, including a score of 94% on
Rotten Tomatoes,
The Dark Knight cannot be topped easily. Here are five things the third film in the trilogy needs to have in order to rise above its predecessor.