re: The Dark Knight trilogy question

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That's why Bruce became a recluse

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No it is not. The movie hints that Bruce Wayne was active as a philanthropist for several years after the events of The Dark Knight. He and Miranda Tate were both working on the fusion reactor before Dr. Pavel's research into weaponizing the reactor caused him to put the project on indefinite hold. It was that particular event that put Bruce Wayne into hiding.