The Dark Knight Rises - Simple English. Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne, finally emerges after eight years from the events of The Dark Knight. He returns in order to save Gotham from Bane. the dark knight rises 2012 blu ray Amazon.com: The Dark Knight Trilogy. In this epic conclusion to the Dark Knight trilogy, the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist with ruthless plans for Gotham, drives Batman out of his self- imposed.