Powerful stuff when you actually see the transitions

Ironic how Comissioner Gordon was the only cop that wasnt crooked/ignorant in the trilogy, but ended up being involved in the biggest lie of the story. Bruce's presence as Batman was justified by Jim Gordon needing help to clean up the streets, But this time around it was Jim Gordon who helped send John Blake over the edge to be the next Batman

cchriswake wrote:

Powerful stuff when you actually see the transitions

As soon as i saw this scene i thought it was a perfect way to tie this with batman begins

In BB, Alfred says he'll never give up on Bruce.

In TDKR,

DreamPolice wrote:In BB, Alfred says he'll never give up on Bruce.

In TDKR,

He kinda does.

He left to make Bruce move on with his life.

bravo5 wrote:Ironic how Comissioner Gordon was the only cop that wasnt crooked/ignorant in the trilogy, but ended up being involved in the biggest lie of the story. Bruce's presence as Batman was justified by Jim Gordon needing help to clean up the streets, But this time around it was Jim Gordon who helped send John Blake over the edge to be the next Batman

What Gordon and Batman did was more moral. The Dent Act should have been repealed when things got better as mentioned in the mayor's speech. Setting every guilty prisoner of Dent's free and destroying all of the hope Harvey created is more important to prevent than deontological moral impurities of two individuals. Batman and Gordon do what they do for the good of Gotham/utilitarianism. In other words the greatest good for the greatest number which is what the police and Batman are for. Blake even said at Bruce's funeral that Gordon was right about their heated exchange when watching Bane's speech on TV.

"The night is darkest just before the dawn"

I like how right at the very beginning of the Stock Exchange scene you see the shot looking down on the city of what appears to be the sun setting. Bane makes his formal debut to Gotham in the stock exchange and then escapes with his men and hostages through a tunnel. Then Batman makes his return inside the tunnel as he tries to disrupt Bane and his men ultimately retrieving the device Dagget and Bane use to drain Wayne enterprises monetary value. When both Batman and Bane emerge from the tunnel its dark out. The light to dark transition sort of symbolizes how Gotham has regressed back to hell when Batman and Bane emerge from the tunnel.