There's a point in TDKR where Alfred is talking about pure evil rising out of a pit, ostensibly referring to Bane, yet Nolan keeps his camera focused on the bat

There's a point in TDKR where Alfred is talking about pure evil rising out of a pit, ostensibly referring to Bane, yet Nolan keeps his camera focused on the batsuit rising out of the depths. Considering that Batman is essentially the villain of the saga, it is as nice a detail as Nolan's hero Gotham needs/deserves line from TDK, and just one of many such touches in the movie. So whether it constituted the best film of the year is debateable (I personally think so), but TDKR had hands-down the smartest script of the year. Everything from its character doubles, to its non-obvious symbolism (St. Swithin for the win!) and its political and literary allusions (Tale of Two Cities, etc.) gave it real intellectual punch. Would that we get a lot more films like it!