It's very easy to lose the story of Batman in the midst of more interesting villains, and that certainly seemed the case with The Dark Knight, but Rises puts Wayne right back
under the microscope, and Bale finds new depths of
emotion with the character, making him more
vulnerable and ultimately human than before.
Often they've spent much of their lives learning how to avoid feeling
vulnerable at all costs — which works well in situations demanding that they stay calm, turn off
emotions, remain task focused, and perform
under pressure.