Questions tagged [the-dark-knight-rises]
The third and final film of the Dark Knight Trilogy created by Christopher Nolan.
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Why is there no Robin in the Nolan-directed Batman movies?
Although Robin seems to have an pivotal role in ruining earlier Batman movies, he's still an integral part of the Batman series. Is there a reason why Robin does not appear in Batman Begins/The Dark ...
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Why does Bane's stock exchange robbery actually work to bankrupt Bruce Wayne?
In the movie The Dark Knight Rises, Bane robs the Gotham City Stock Exchange, more specifically with the purpose of bankrupting Bruce Wayne.
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Why does Batman talk to himself in the batvoice?
In Dark Knight Rises there is a scene where batman and Catwoman are on the roof, Catwoman disappears and leaves Batman on his own he then says,
So that's what that feels like
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Why does Bane protect the girl?
In the final twist of the movie, it is revealed that Talia is actually the one to have climbed out due to Bane helping her get up the hole.
However, Bane's pure motivation during the events of the ...
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Why does Christian Bale change his voice when playing Batman
Like almost every Batman fan, I enjoy Christopher Nolan's interpretation of the role of Batman in The Dark Knight Trilogy. But why does Christian Bale change his voice to such a great extent when ...
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Why didn't Bane reveal to the public that Bruce Wayne is Batman?
In The Dark Knight Rises, Bane publicly reveals the cover-up of Dent's death and disclosed all the crimes were made by Harvey Dent. Further, he reveals the role of Commissioner Gordon to cover-up ...
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What happened to Bruce Wayne/Batman's knee?
Early in The Dark Knight Rises, Bruce is seen limping with a cane. Some characters allude to an injury sustained from a fight, but we never see this in The Dark Knight. At the conclusion of that film, ...
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Explain the plane scene in The Dark Knight Rises?
In The Dark Knight Rises, at the beginning of the film Bane kidnapped a guy from the plane, then he drew blood from the guy he kidnapped. And then throughout the movie I didn't see any news regarding ...
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How educated is Bruce Wayne/Batman?
Bruce Wayne is a billionaire, trained by the League of Shadows, pretty smart too but how does he manage to fix a sophisticated piece of tech like the Bat's Auto-pilot on his own (I assume he did that ...
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What type of leader is Bane?
Bane appears to be an incredibly effective leader, commanding dozens or perhaps even hundreds of criminal underlings in a successful campaign to capture Gotham and hold the entire city hostage for ...
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Does Christopher Nolan's Batman have an overarching theme?
With the conclusion of Nolan's Dark Knight movies, we are now able to look at all three movies as a single entity, broken up into three parts (acts, if you will). Is there a specific theme, or set of ...
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Why was there no hint of the Joker?
In Dark Knight Rises, we see a bit of history of what has happened to Gotham in the past 8 years.
Batman in seclusion, criminals being locked up for being part of organized crime, and Gordon's guilt ...
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How does Blake know that Bruce Wayne is Batman?
In The Dark Knight Rises at the scene when Bruce first meets Blake (where the latter goes calling at Wayne Manor), the way Blake confidently asserts to Bruce that Batman is needed seems to suggest ...
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What is the reason for the color scheming of Nolan's Batman franchise?
Throughout the three Batman films, there has been one running theme in common. Each movie has its own color scheme.
Batman Begins - Brown & Black
The Dark Knight - Blue & Red
Dark Knight ...
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In the pit in The Dark Knight Rises, where was the rope tied?
The rope hanging in the pit has the end tied up near the top of the well, or somewhere around midway. So why didn't the climbers directly used the rope to climb rather than climbing manually? Is this ...
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Was Ra's al Ghul nearly immortal in the Dark Knight trilogy?
The character of Ra's al Ghul is considered "nearly immortal" in the DC universe. He is nearly immortal because he can cheat death due to the powers of the Lazarus pit. This allows Ra's al Ghul to ...
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How does Bane know that Batman is Bruce Wayne?
In The Dark Knight Rises, when Catwoman (Selina) brings Batman to Bane's place, she trapped him in Bane's place, after a short while Bane came and called Batman by his real name, Bruce Wayne. I was ...
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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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What kind of apparatus is Bane's mask?
During the course of the film, it is explained that Bane has to wear his mask in order to keep his pain level down to a bare minimum.
During the final fight, we see Batman start to disable this ...
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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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How can Batman run and climb in the pits without his knee brace?
Okay so after watching The Dark Knight Rises, I spent a bit of time thinking about the film, at first I didn't get it. I understood the storyline but this major plot flaw/continuity error really ...
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Why does Christopher Nolan end the Dark Knight Trilogy this way?
Once Batman dives into the ocean with the bomb and "The Bat", and after Bruce Wayne's obituaries are read and Robin discovers what Mr. Wayne left back for him,
what is the significance of the final ...
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Why choose that birth name for John Blake?
Near the end of The Dark Knight Rises, we learn that
What motivated the Nolan brothers to include this in the film? Are they merely nudging and winking at the audience? Furthermore, why Robin? The ...
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Is Dr.Crane/Scarecrow part of the League of Shadows?
He originally works for Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins poisoning patients with his neuro-toxin.
And in the Dark Knight Rises he is appointed judge of the court trying the rich and powerful.
Is he part ...
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What is the geographic location of the pit Bruce Wayne is imprisoned in by Bane?
What is the geographic location of the pit Bruce Wayne is imprisoned in by Bane? Is this prison in Gotham or somewhere else? Bane and Bruce seems to travel between the two rather quickly. It seems ...
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Why doesn't the bomb cause radiation poisoning to Gotham City?
The ending to me makes no sense.
Batman put his plane on auto pilot that was carrying the bomb away from the city, but they should be affected for many years to come just like Hiroshima.
How come ...
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Talia and Bane age problems?
Bane saved Talia when she was a baby. He was pretty old maybe in his 20s or 30s. But then she grows up and wouldn't that make Bane 60? He looks young.
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What is Bruce's alibi in the end?
At the end of Dark Knight Rises, we see the twist of Bruce/Batman taking the bomb himself across the sea, presumably, to sacrifice himself to keep Gotham safe.
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Fox's analysis of the Bat
Near the end of The Dark Knight Rises, Fox examines the Bat and finds out that an auto-pilot had been installed. This seems to me a bit strange, because we have seen the Bat carrying the bomb far from ...
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How did the police department survive, and why were they allowed to?
During the course of the film, the Gotham PD is trapped by Bane underground, and it is up to Blake to keep them informed via numerous cut scenes of him threading fishing lines down storm drains.
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Who is in the cafe scene in Dark Knight Rises
In the final scene of The Dark Knight Rises we see Bruce sitting at the table with a brunette.
Is this woman Selina Kyle or is it someone he's met in his new life?
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What does Bruce Wayne pack on his third attempt of leaving the pit in Dark Knight Rises?
Right before Bruce Wayne attempts to leave the pit he packs up something in a towel and wraps it around his body.
Does anyone see what he packs?
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What language were the people speaking when chanting in The Dark Knight Rises?
A number of times in the film, we hear chanting, singing (whatever it may be). At a key moment, when Bruce is ascending up and out of the prison, we learn what they are chanting is "rise."
What ...
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Why does Bane want to destroy Gotham city?
In The Dark Knight Rises, at the end of the movie Talia said, it was her father's dream to destroy Gotham city, and I accept that any daughter who was in that situation will definitely think to ...
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Why doesn't Bane just detonate the bomb?
Why does Bane talk about giving Gotham to the people if he intends to blow it all up. Why doesn't he just detonate the bomb right away?
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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, where it sounds like Bane's voice is suddenly and significantly changed -- beyond his normal post-production mask-speak. It sticks out so ...
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What happened to the Joker after The Dark Knight? [duplicate]
So avoiding the obvious reason the Joker wasn't in The Dark Knight Rises, what was the reason in the film for The Joker not appearing? Is he locked up in Arkham? Clearly it's not Blackgate due to the ...
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How did Batman survive when he was stabbed?
Near the end of The Dark Knight Rises, Batman was stabbed by Miranda. After a while Batman took his bat and flew away to detonate the bomb. Then at the end of the movie he was at the dining table with ...
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Why did the prisoners help Bruce?
When Bruce is left broken and suffering in the Prison Pit, Bane explains that this is where he suffered and where Bruce will fully realize his failure with Gotham, and then be killed.
During his time ...
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Why does Alfred leave in The Dark Knight Rises?
Alfred leaves Bruce, telling him that he has buried enough members of the Wayne family. But, Bruce has been running around all this time as Batman. I think the odds of him being killed are pretty high....
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Who are the people in the Pit and why don't Bane, Talia and even Batman help them escape?
During The Dark Knight Rises we find out that Ra's Al Ghul frees Bane after Talia escapes the pit.
Later we find Bane puts Batman in the pit and then leaves to take over Gotham.
Anyway, we see that ...
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The Ending of Dark Knight Rises
I need some assistance understanding the end of The Dark Knight Rises (2012), it doesn't seem at all plausible for me. We see Batman save Gotham City from Bane by escaping the city while carrying the ...
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Why does Bane's henchman sacrifice himself?
In the very beginning of the movie (the airplane scene,) when Bane is about to leave the plane with the nuclear scientist, the following dialogue takes place between Bane and one of his men:
Bane: No,...
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Is Bane just an agent in Talia's plan, or is he the true mastermind?
At the end of the movie, it is established that Bane would die for Talia, and that she is dedicated to completing Ra's Al Ghul's plan to destroy Gotham. It seems that Bane takes point as "Gotham's ...
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Was Bane part of the League of Shadows during the time Bruce was being trained?
Both Bruce Wayne and Bane were obviously trained by the League of Shadows so it seems quite possible that their time with the League of Shadows could've coincided.
Bane was in the pit for a long time ...
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Why put Batman in the pit?
I may have missed something obvious in The Dark Knight Rises, but if Bane knew that a little girl (Talia) could escape the pit (albeit with his help) then surely he must have thought that Batman would ...
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What did the Dent Act do?
After the passing of Harvey Dent, Gotham City passed the Dent Act, which allowed Gotham to clean up the streets quite a bit. It was stated that the act gave the police department the teeth it needed ...
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What was the significance of the branded tattoo on Miranda?
After Bruce and Miranda shared an intimate moment, they cuddled by the fire.
At one point, Miranda gets up and we are given a clear shot of some form of branding on her skin.
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Is Ra's Al Ghul alive or dead?
Viewers are lead to believe that Ra's Al Ghul died when the train de-railed and crashed into Wayne Tower in Batman Begins.
But he appears to Bruce while he is in the pit during the Dark Knight Rises.
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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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