Cillian Murphy is awesome, but Bruce Wayne/Batman he is not.
I also never even realized Tom Hardy was Shinzon.
Agreed on Cillian Murphy. He's a hell of an actor. Doesn't get as many roles so I hear because he doesn't live in Los Angeles. My wife is big on following actors/actresses, and explained that one to me. But he's REALLY good. But agreed, he was NOT a good Bruce Wayne/Batman. lol. I also never realized Tom Hardy was Shinzon either until a few months ago. I put on Nemesis just to confirm it for myself.
Going back to the gist of the thread from 2015 before it was resurrected, I have the live action films featuring Batman in this order;
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman (1989)
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Batman (the 60s movie)
Batman v. Superman
Batman & Robin
For me, Nolan delivered the Batman story on film that I always wanted to see. A more realistic, serious take on the character, and an intelligent story. The only casting decision I didn't like was Katie Holmes, and he fixed that with The Dark Knight.
I really liked how Nolan ended The Dark Knight Rises. He left it so open to interpretation, that you can go anywhere with it. The key is, if you understand the Batman mythos, Bruce and Selina never work out, so Nolan sets the stage for a return...particularly since it was mentioned by Fox in the film "in time, we can prove fraud," which means Bruce will eventually get all his money and shares back.
I'm also a huge fan of Robin, and one of those folks that believe his addition is vital to the mental stability of Bruce Wayne/Batman. So the fact Nolan included Blake, and then ended with him finding the Bat Cave, leaves it very open to the fact that "Robin" is born, or Nightwing is born. And also (although I personally don't find it likely, but it IS an option) Blake follows in the footsteps and becomes Batman. I don't think the latter makes much sense, however. Because there was no point in Nolan revealing Blake's real first name as Robin, had he planned on Blake becoming Batman. Batman, with some minor deviations in the comics, IS Bruce Wayne.
But the beauty is that you can take it anywhere. Such a great filmmaker, and the best ever Batman films. For me personally, I don't think they'll ever be topped.