The Dark Knight Rises Favorite Scenes From the Trilogy

[747]

This is insanely hard to choose!

But as for best scene of the whole trilogy, right now I'd say the TDKR ending sequence or the scene after Talia's death where the weakest scene of the movie goes into one of the absolute best, when both Selina and Gordon realizes what Batman is about to do, love their reactions and the moments they create. Selina realizing how much she really cares for him and gives him that fantastically romantic and passionate kiss (love how long it is and how it's filmed, the way the camera moves a half round). And then Gordon realizing this might be the last time he sees his long time "friend" and partner, so he wants to know who he is and Batman's answer about being a hero is one of the greatest lines in the movie, and then that flashback to BB and Gordon's "Bruce Wayne?".

 

[The Joker]

My all time favorite scene is the interrogation room scene between Batman and Joker. It was the perfect clash of the two characters. Black vs white. Sanity vs insanity. The most famous hero vs villain feud in comic book history done to perfection right here.


Batman Begins:

- Child Bruce attacked by the Bats
- Child Bruce traumatized in the opera by visions of bats
- Training with Ra's on the ice
- Bruce confronts Falcone
- Batman's first appearance on the docks
- Discovering the Batcave
- Masked Bruce makes contact with Gordon
- Scarecrow gasses Falcone
- Scarecrow gasses Batman and sets him on fire
- Bats attack on Arkham
- "But is Ra's Al Ghul immortal? Are his methods supernatural?"
- Joker card reveal


The Dark Knight:

- Joker's bank heist
- Batman takes down Scarecrow and the copycat Batmen
- Joker's intro to the mob
- The Batman/Gordon/Dent meeting by the batsignal. Pure Long Halloween greatness
- "Look at me....LOOK AT ME!!!!!"
- Death of Loeb/Judge Surillo/Joker crashing the penthouse party
- Batman interrogates Maroni. "We're wise to your act. You've got rules. The Joker, he's got no rules"
- Dent's press conference
- Everything from the Joker's truck chase to Joker hanging out of the Cop car window
- Bruce and Alfred scene after Rachel's died
- "Say it.....SAY IT!!!!!"
- Nurse Joker and Two Face have a chat
- Two Face picking off Maroni, Wurtz, and Ramirez
- Batman and Joker's final scene. "I think you and I are destined to do this forever"
- Batman/Two Face/Gordon/Gordon's family finale
- Batman hunted/Gordon's monologue. "He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector....a Dark Knight".


The Dark Knight Rises:

- Gordon's Harvey Dent Day speech
- Bruce/Selina dance at the costume party
- Bane's attack on the stock exchange/chase/Batman's return
- Catwoman attacks Daggett/Catwoman and Batman tag team fight/trip in The Bat
- Alfred reveals the truth about Rachel's letter
- Bane breaks the Batman
- Bane unleashes hell on Gotham at Gotham Rogues game
- Bane spills the truth about Dent on TV/Gordon's reaction to Blake
- Catwoman and Batman team up in the finale/Cat and Bat kiss

 

[dark_knight08]

Batman Begins:

- Child Bruce attacked by the Bats
- Child Bruce traumatized in the opera by visions of bats
- Training with Ra's on the ice
- Bruce confronts Falcone
- Batman's first appearance on the docks
- Discovering the Batcave
- Masked Bruce makes contact with Gordon
- Scarecrow gasses Falcone
- Scarecrow gasses Batman and sets him on fire
- Bats attack on Arkham
- "But is Ra's Al Ghul immortal? Are his methods supernatural?"
- Joker card reveal


The Dark Knight:

- Joker's bank heist
- Batman takes down Scarecrow and the copycat Batmen
- Joker's intro to the mob
- The Batman/Gordon/Dent meeting by the batsignal. Pure Long Halloween greatness
- "Look at me....LOOK AT ME!!!!!"
- Death of Loeb/Judge Surillo/Joker crashing the penthouse party
- Batman interrogates Maroni. "We're wise to your act. You've got rules. The Joker, he's got no rules"
- Dent's press conference
- Everything from the Joker's truck chase to Joker hanging out of the Cop car window
- Bruce and Alfred scene after Rachel's died
- "Say it.....SAY IT!!!!!"
- Nurse Joker and Two Face have a chat
- Two Face picking off Maroni, Wurtz, and Ramirez
- Batman and Joker's final scene. "I think you and I are destined to do this forever"
- Batman/Two Face/Gordon/Gordon's family finale
- Batman hunted/Gordon's monologue. "He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector....a Dark Knight".


The Dark Knight Rises:

- Gordon's Harvey Dent Day speech
- Bruce/Selina dance at the costume party
- Bane's attack on the stock exchange/chase/Batman's return
- Catwoman attacks Daggett/Catwoman and Batman tag team fight/trip in The Bat
- Alfred reveals the truth about Rachel's letter
- Bane breaks the Batman
- Bane unleashes hell on Gotham at Gotham Rogues game
- Bane spills the truth about Dent on TV/Gordon's reaction to Blake
- Catwoman and Batman team up in the finale/Cat and Bat kiss

I agree this list with the addition of "But he's not the child of Ra's Al Ghul, I am."

 

[The Joker]

I agree this list with the addition of "But he's not the child of Ra's Al Ghul, I am."

That scene didn't work much for me because it wasn't a big pay off to a character I cared about in the movie.

 

[GENERAL RAAM582]

My favorite scene from each film would be...

BB: Batman's first appearance at the docks, being a badass.
TDK: The interrogation scene between Batman and Joker.
TDKR: The first fight between Batman and Bane.

 

[TDKR2012]

BB
- Bruce/Ras Al Ghul fight scene on the frozen ice.
- Bruce and the R&D department, building the Batsuit, Tumbler, etc...
- Falafel guy (just kidding)

TDK
- Prologue
- Batpod chase
- Batman/Joker interrogation
- Ending montage

TDKR
- Stock Exchange attack/Batman returns.
- Football Stadium/Sewer destruction
- Ending

I would add the ORIGINAL TDKR Prologue, without the re dubbed audio.. it was WAY better and more synchronized with the music,.. but since it's not in the theatrical cut, i can't add it

 

[Rockbottom]

I love so many moments but I think the most powerful one for me is when Batman decides to take the fall for Harvey Dent at the end of TDK. The sacrifice and Gordon's speech are just so powerful to me.

I also love the moment in TDKR when Selina tries to plead with Bruce to come with her and she says "You don't owe these people any more, you've given them everything you have" and he replies with "Not everything, not yet". Something about that scene is so Batman like, especially the first time you see the film and you're not sure if he makes it or not.

 

[Victarion]

Bane's dialogue in the sewer fight.

 

[Jim-El]

My favorites have already been mentioned.............
1. The Dark Knight interrogation scene between the Joker and Batman.
2. The ice fight between Ra's and Bruce in Batman Begins.
3. The first fight between Bane and Batman in TDKR.
As the previous poster mentioned, Bane's dialogue was fabulous there.

 

[Golgo-13]

Batman escapes from Arkham aided by the swarm of bats is hands down the best scene in the entire trilogy for me.

Followed by:

Batman Begins
Gordon in the Tumbler
Batman introduces himself to Gordon "watch for my sign"
Ra's vs Batman on the train
Tumbler chase
Scarecrow seeing demon Batman
Batman at the docks

TDK
Prologue
'Buyer Beware' aka Batman takes down Scarecrow
Batman owns Maroni's bouncers at the club
Joker's pencil trick/Mob boss meeting
Batman vs Swat.
Batman takes the fall for Dent's crimes

TDKR
Prologue
The Batman Returns chase
Catwoman leading Batman to Bane in the tunnels
Bane breaks the Bat
Catwoman and Batman vs thugs on roof
Bruce escapes the pit
The Bat flying into the cave and Batman talking to Alfred without the cowl
Final chase with the Bat vs Talia's truck
Bruce at the cafe

 

[Batmatic]

My favorite sequence/scene from the three films..

Batman Begins: The Arkham Asylum scene (which echoed Batman's escape in Year One) which also led to the Tumbler chase (the moment where I made a complete 180 regarding the look of the "Batmobile"). When the Tumbler started jumping rooftops, I almost damn near lost it at the theater.

The Dark Knight: One of the main reasons why I felt that Nolan should have stopped with TDK was the final scene. Batman sacrificing himself and explaining his role in Gotham and Gordon's final speech is cinematic gold. It wasn't your traditional Hollywood ending, but in regards to the Batman mythos, I loved it.

The Dark Knight Rises: The scenes at the pit are important and the turning point in the Bruce Wayne arc. The setup early was great. Batman is overconfident, but like Alfred mentioned, he almost had a death wish. In the pit, Bruce realized that to save Gotham, he had to first save his humanity. How does a man who doesn't fear death save a city who values it so much? I wish it was fleshed out more, but Bruce's redemption is ultimately what aids him in saving Gotham.

 

[Dr Zaius]

From each film...

Batman Begins:

Bruce's training sequence mixed in with scenes from his past

The Dark Knight:

The ending scene with Gordon's speech


The Dark Knight Rises:

Batman revealing his identity to Gordon and the ensuing ending.

 

[DerTommissar]

First half hour of BB.

Middle half hour of TDK.

Last half hour of TDKR.

 

[Doc Samson]

Favorite scene is definitely the Joker interrogation, but a very close second is the 1st Bane fight.

Update on this, with a late entry tied for second: Batman's return in TDKR

I said this in another post, but IMO it's the most unabashed "Batman-like, comic-booky" scene in this whole trilogy. From the lights flickering off announcing his entrance to the end where Catwoman gives him a taste of his own medicine, it's just vintage Batman to me.

 

[UaalaDan]

I think I forgot to say: Bruce and Blake at Wayne Manor. One of the most defining moments of this trilogy, imo.

 

[Schlosser85]

Batman Begins:

Bruce and Ducard on the frozen lake, Bruce entering the cave for the first time, the apartment encounter with Scarecrow, the entire Arkham Asylum scene and rescue, the Earle v. Fox boardroom scene at the end, and the Batman-Gordon rooftop ending

The Dark Knight

The Joker disguised as a cop, the car chase, the interrogation room scene and Harvey's burning, Joker burning the money, the hospital scene, Joker's last scene, the ending

The Dark Knight Rises

Selina's introduction, shirtless Bane in the sewer, Blake's orphan dialogue to Bruce (any scene between Bruce and Blake, for that matter), post-Stock Exchange chase, Alfred's cafe fantasy, Alfred's confession about Rachel's letter, Batman and Selina fighting side-by-side on the roof, the whole build-up to and Batman v. Bane Round 1, blowing the football field, Bruce escaping the pit, "Judge" Crane, Batman saving Blake, the lighting of the burning Bat symbol, the entire climax and ending

 

[TheFireRises2]

I think I forgot to say: Bruce and Blake at Wayne Manor. One of the most defining moments of this trilogy, imo.

Loved this scene as well. Acting by JGL was top notch!

 

[Two-Face]

My all time favorite scene is the interrogation room scene between Batman and Joker. It was the perfect clash of the two characters. Black vs white. Sanity vs insanity. The most famous hero vs villain feud in comic book history done to perfection right here.


Batman Begins:

- Child Bruce attacked by the Bats
- Child Bruce traumatized in the opera by visions of bats
- Training with Ra's on the ice
- Bruce confronts Falcone
- Batman's first appearance on the docks
- Discovering the Batcave
- Masked Bruce makes contact with Gordon
- Scarecrow gasses Falcone
- Scarecrow gasses Batman and sets him on fire
- Bats attack on Arkham
- "But is Ra's Al Ghul immortal? Are his methods supernatural?"
- Joker card reveal


The Dark Knight:

- Joker's bank heist
- Batman takes down Scarecrow and the copycat Batmen
- Joker's intro to the mob
- The Batman/Gordon/Dent meeting by the batsignal. Pure Long Halloween greatness
- "Look at me....LOOK AT ME!!!!!"
- Death of Loeb/Judge Surillo/Joker crashing the penthouse party
- Batman interrogates Maroni. "We're wise to your act. You've got rules. The Joker, he's got no rules"
- Dent's press conference
- Everything from the Joker's truck chase to Joker hanging out of the Cop car window
- Bruce and Alfred scene after Rachel's died
- "Say it.....SAY IT!!!!!"
- Nurse Joker and Two Face have a chat
- Two Face picking off Maroni, Wurtz, and Ramirez
- Batman and Joker's final scene. "I think you and I are destined to do this forever"
- Batman/Two Face/Gordon/Gordon's family finale
- Batman hunted/Gordon's monologue. "He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector....a Dark Knight".


The Dark Knight Rises:

- Gordon's Harvey Dent Day speech
- Bruce/Selina dance at the costume party
- Bane's attack on the stock exchange/chase/Batman's return
- Catwoman attacks Daggett/Catwoman and Batman tag team fight/trip in The Bat
- Alfred reveals the truth about Rachel's letter
- Bane breaks the Batman
- Bane unleashes hell on Gotham at Gotham Rogues game
- Bane spills the truth about Dent on TV/Gordon's reaction to Blake
- Catwoman and Batman team up in the finale/Cat and Bat kiss

Much better than what I came up with.

 

[Deserana]

What's your favourite moment of Nolan's trilogy? I tried to include the most well known/classic/big moments.

 

[ares834]

Batman interrogating the Joker.

 

[Nathan]

"How about a magic trick?"

 

[Zatanna]

I picked Ra's Training Bruce in Batman Begins.

It's just so... I don't know a word to describe it.

But it's truly the beginning.

 

[Deserana]

I looked up and down for a similar thread oh well at least it has merged.

 

[KILLING JOKER]

I have an uncommon one. It's the scene where Gordon is at the crime scene with the two dead cops and Batman emerges from the shadows. This scene had a few things that I love about Batman mythology. Batman's detective side coming out, The Joker's creepy way of leaving his dead victims with a smile and Gordon allowing Batman to do his thing. It was like something straight out of the comics. It was also beautifully shot. The Dark Knight is, to me, the greatest Batman film ever made. By far.

 

[Drizzle]

Batman Begins
The final scene. It's a definitive Batman moment. "I never said thank you." "And you'll never have to." The Joker card reveal just brings it over the top.

The Dark Knight
For me it's a tie between the interrogation room scene between Batman and the Joker and the whole final five minutes (Two-Face confrontation/Gordon's speech)

The Dark Knight Rises
The first fight between Bane and Batman in the sewer. The most brutal scene of the trilogy. I loved all of Bane's dialogue.