Just watched this for the first time since the theater. I have to say I liked it even better this time. I'm a big fan of watching films with subtitles, so I picked up a lot better on many of the subtleties of the plot. Understanding it better made for a better story. The first time I loved it as a thrill ride that I only was able to follow fairly well. This time it was much clearer and Bane's motives made much more sense to me. The whole OWS stuff was merely an opportunity to further torture Gotham and not anything he believed in at all. Many of the themes were interesting, and sort of countered the themes of the previous film. While TDK showed us the grey area of the necessity of living and believing a lie, TDKR showed us the ultimate damage that can come from that lie. While BB taught Batman to face and conquer his fear, TDKR required him to thrive in it and be motivated by it. And obviously, the overarching theme of overcoming all odds and rising returns. I understand that it's not a film for everyone, but gosh I really enjoy it, and much of the criticism leveled against it still sounds rather picky to me, rather than rational and based on the same standards held for other films. I really love this movie, and I find the whole trilogy to be a successful series!