The Dark Knight Rises is the end of the Nolan Batman Trilogy, putting up our masked hero against the likes of Bane and Selina Kyle
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Why does Bane wear the mask?
Throughout the movie, we're given different versions of the past. I am also not sure if it's ever made very clear why Bane wears his mask.
So, why did Bane have to wear his mask?
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Why was Gotham City moved to New York City in The Dark Knight Rises?
The Dark Knight was shot in Chicago.
And so was Batman Begins.
But The Dark Knight Rises is clearly shot in New York City.
Why was Gotham moved to a new city for the last part of the trilogy?
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How does Batman know to rescue Selina Kyle outside the home of John Daggett?
In The Dark Knight Rises, Selina Kyle enters the home of John Daggett to confront his henchman for a copy of software she had been promised that would erase her name and criminal record from every ...
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Why didn't the prisoners who helped Bruce try to escape from the pit themselves?
Batman could escape the pit because he got proper moral guidance from the prisoners. They made him understand what it takes to leave the pit successfully. But it seemed they never wanted to leave the ...
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When was Blackgate prison built?
I don't remember Blackgate being mentioned in the first two of the Nolan Batman Trilogy. Was the prison built to house all the extra criminals imprisoned because of the Dent Act or was it there all ...
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How long did it take Bruce to recover?
In Dark Knight Rises, after Bane defeated Batman, he snapped Batman's spine, or at least sprained it seriously. In the pit, we see someone push his spine (or something) back in.
How long did Batman ...
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What's on Bane's arms in Dark Knight Rises?
In the underground tunnel scene where Bane and Batman fight, Bane has some odd texture covering the skin of his arms, mostly around the shoulders and upper arms. It almost looks like dry and cracked ...
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What nationality is Bane?
It has been clearly established that Ra's Al Ghul & Talia Al Ghul are Moroccan. And it is assumed that The Pit is in Morocco.
Does this mean that we should assume Bane is also Moroccan? Or is it ...
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What is the reason for setting the movie storyline 8 years apart?
In The Dark Knight Rises, it is stated many times that it's 8 years after the end of The Dark Knight. This personally threw the storyline off for me. Why did it need to be 8 years after? 4 years would ...
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Why does Blake draw the Batman symbols all over town?
Late in The Dark Knight Rises, Gotham is closed off from the rest of the world and the police are forced underground (both literally and figuratively). We catch up with the action when the government ...
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Bruce Wayne's device
So in that movie, when Bruce Wayne makes his public appearance at the charity ball, when he gets out of his car, cameras start flashing and he has something in his hands and he presses a button when ...
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Why does Bane's henchman sacrifice himself?
So in the very beginning of the movie, the airplane scene, when Bane is about to leave the plane with the nuclear scientist, and they are putting on the parachutes, the following dialogue takes place ...
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Why didn't Alfred want Bruce to acknowledge him?
Alfred told Bruce of his hope that he had when Bruce was gone for seven years. There's this specific cafe he went to once a year when he took vacation. He would go there and look around and hope that ...
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Does Bane's voice change in this scene because of plot?
There's a part in The Dark Knight Rises that's stumped me - it sounds like Bane's voice is suddenly and significantly changed (beyond his normal post-production mask-speak). It sticks out to me so ...
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Why was Selina Kyle's character included in the Dark knight Rises?
From Wikia, we can see the importance of Selina Kyle's role in the Dark Knight Rises. So what are the important tasks she achieved(with respect to the movie only)?
Only two thing I can see(except the ...
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Did the prisoners in the pit know who Bruce Wayne was?
During the whole imprisonment of Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight Rises, did the prisoners know who he was, specifically that he was the Batman? I think they only knew him to be a friend of Bane.
Did ...
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In “Dark Knight Rises” what was U.S. government's strategy?
Toward the end of Dark Knight Rises, the biggest city in the United States has been held hostage for nearly five months. Bane has threatened to destroy the city via nuke if anyone leaves the city. ...
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Where is Commissioner Gordon's family in The Dark Knight Rises?
I likely missed the bit where it's mentioned or not, but I was just curious is there any mention of his family in the movie? I assume his wife and son probably had enough after what happened in The ...
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Why didn't Ra's break into the Pit before?
If I understood the story correctly Ra's was spared the Pit but his wife took his place. Why didn't he break into the Pit to save her?
