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OFFICIAL - The Dark Knight Rises Discussion Thread - *SPOILERS*

Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:46 am
Posted by Joe
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:46 am
So, my buddy thinks he died, and that was Alfred's dream.

It never even crossed my mind that it was open to interpretation. I thought he was alive.

What'd everyone else think?
This post was edited on 7/20/12 at 2:47 am
Posted by Lee County Tiger
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:48 am to
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So, my buddy thinks he died, and that was Alfred's dream.

It never even crossed my mind that it was open to interpretation. I thought he was alive.

What'd everyone else think?



Given Alfred's emotional speech, this thought has crossed my mind, because it was what Alfred always wanted to see.


ETA: Although it was a nice loop hole that Bruce fixed the Auto-Pilot on The Bat well in advance of the bomb scene apparently.
This post was edited on 7/20/12 at 2:49 am
Posted by TiGeRTeRRoR
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:48 am to
I think your buddy isn't funny.

We were worried that Nolan would end it as Alfred looked up and smiled and we wouldn't see what he was looking at though.
Posted by Joe
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:49 am to
My thought was though....he fixed the autopilot. So you if you think he's dead, you also must believe he purposely committed suicide.
Posted by Lee County Tiger
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:51 am to
The only question is "where the frick did he go when he bailed?"


Because I don't see him being 6 miles away from that bomb going off.
Posted by TiGeRTeRRoR
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:51 am to
Apparently, this is a serious thought people are having.

I guess before Bruce started working on disarming the nuke he went and fixed the bat signal, left a package for Robin, and fixed the autopilot for shits and giggles.

If you think it was a dream, you're trying WAY too hard.
Posted by TiGeRTeRRoR
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:52 am to
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The only question is "where the frick did he go when he bailed?"
Could've jumped after blowing up the top of that building.
Posted by RollTide1987
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:54 am to
Yeah...despite what others may think I believe he survived and went on to have another life, a clean slate with Selina. That's the ending I want to believe and the ending, at least in my opinion, Nolan intended to be "real."

Posted by Lee County Tiger
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:56 am to
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Could've jumped after blowing up the top of that building.




Then why have the close up shot of him in what appeared to be The Bat right before the Bomb went off?
Posted by TiGeRTeRRoR
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:56 am to
There would've been no point showing the subtle ways he let Fawkes, Gordon, and Blake know that he was still alive if he was actually dead.
Posted by Lee County Tiger
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:56 am to
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Yeah...despite what others may think I believe he survived and went on to have another life, a clean slate with Selina. That's the ending I want to believe and the ending, at least in my opinion, Nolan intended to be "real."




I can live with that. Besides, it wouldn't be a Nolan movie without an Open-Ending.



And I'm fine with JGL taking over as Batman in the future, especially if it's in a Justice League movie.
Posted by TH03
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:57 am to
He fixed the auto pilot. Dur
Posted by Sir Saint
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:59 am to
Pretty sure catwoman wouldn't be Alfreds date of choice for Bruce in his dream. JMO
Posted by LSUSOBEAST1
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 2:59 am to
Good movie. Bad ending.
Posted by Boudin
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 3:00 am to
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Good movie. Bad trolling.
Posted by Joe
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 3:01 am to
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I guess before Bruce started working on disarming the nuke he went and fixed the bat signal, left a package for Robin, and fixed the autopilot for shits and giggles.


I totally agree, however my buddy says Gordon fixed the bat signal in memory of batman and alfred left the package for Robin. No comeback to why the autopilot was fixed.
Posted by Michael T. Tiger
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 3:01 am to
Alive!!! And the ending was epic because of it!
Posted by Boudin
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 3:02 am to
My biggest complaint was the mushroom cloud wasnt big enough
Posted by Lee County Tiger
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 3:02 am to
I think that Bruce left the package for Blake in his will. But that's just me.
Posted by RollTide1987
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Posted on 7/20/12 at 3:03 am to
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And I'm fine with JGL taking over as Batman


I'm thinking a Nightwing spin-off series.

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