symbolism suggesting he becomes another watchful protector over gotham. It doesn't mean he becomes batman. Perhaps Blake would have his own symbol. A symbol unique to him, just as batman is unique to bruce wayne. The more I think about it, the more similar to the inception ending it sounds. people will debate this forever after seeing it. And Nolan has proven he loves those types of subtle endings (e.g., does the top stop spinning?)
No way he ends up with a Robin suit. I'd wager we don't see a suit at all. And if we do, it's the bat suit and that's the last shot. Fade out on that symbol.
Those can be some of the best endings, because if it asks a good question then it's not just for the sake of it. This whole series has been about Batman and the symbol he is. That would be the ultimate question/answer about it. As Bruce said as a man he can be ignored or destroyed. But as a symbol he becomes everlasting, eternal.
No way he ends up with a Robin suit. I'd wager we don't see a suit at all. And if we do, it's the bat suit and that's the last shot. Fade out on that symbol.
We never said we will see a Robin suit, I bet we never will. But that does not mean he will not become him or Nightwing or some other version of Batman.
The thing with Nolan though, is that to most it is very subtle. IMO, when you really dig down and think about it and look at all the evidence, I think its obvious the top definitely stopped spinning. But others do not agree with me. The same with a batman possible ending, even though it may seem open ended, if you really dig deep and find all the context clues and evidence, its probably not as open ended as is originally thought. Nolan just makes it subtle so you have to think about it a long time after...and also require you to watch it more than once. Others have said this movie will require multiple viewings as well.
Those can be some of the best endings, because if it asks a good question then it's not just for the sake of it. This whole series has been about Batman and the symbol he is. That would be the ultimate question/answer about it. As Bruce said as a man he can be ignored or destroyed. But as a symbol he becomes everlasting, eternal.
Little off topic but someone pointed out on the FB page that Blu-Ray.com already has the TDKR Blu-ray dated. I wonder if it is just a guess? Though it is the same time Inception and TDK came out (that week in December)
Those can be some of the best endings, because if it asks a good question then it's not just for the sake of it. This whole series has been about Batman and the symbol he is. That would be the ultimate question/answer about it. As Bruce said as a man he can be ignored or destroyed. But as a symbol he becomes everlasting, eternal.
First, I have no real gripe with the proposed ending. I just think all this discussion of
"What if there's a new symbol or another suit coming out of the water?"
is silly.
Secondly, I quite like Memento, and I loathe Inception. As I've said before re: the end of Inception, it isn't so much that I hate the ending (though I think it's self-important and cliche), it's that the ending is indicative of the shallow pop-psych of the entire picture.
It's a puzzle box you open up only to find there is nothing inside. I don't care if he's awake or dreaming because I don't care about him.
Also, it seems like such a lovely concept to be wasted on a Bond-style shoot-em-up.
Anyway, no problems with the proposed TDKR ending. Excited to see it on screen.
Regardless of anything it is Bruce Wayne's ending. And many times he has stated it will be the end of Bruce's journey. The whole series focused on him, and his arch will be fully completed for the first time ever in the mythos.
So yes it will end. I doubt the story will expand, people said the same with Inception but it won't.
It shows the symbol lives on forever, regardless of what Blake (if he does anything at all) with the symbol. That was the whole point on why Bruce created Batman, Begins focused on that.
The one thing that I don't get about the ending...
How would Blake even be able to BE Batman/Nightwing/whatyouhave? He is a cop with nothing special. Bruce needed years of training and then a lot of hands on experience. Blake would like die on his first night out.
The one thing that I don't get about the ending...
How would Blake even be able to BE Batman/Nightwing/whatyouhave? He is a cop with nothing special. Bruce needed years of training and then a lot of hands on experience. Blake would like die on his first night out.
The one thing that I don't get about the ending...
How would Blake even be able to BE Batman/Nightwing/whatyouhave? He is a cop with nothing special. Bruce needed years of training and then a lot of hands on experience. Blake would like die on his first night out.
All it shows is Blake finding the suit. Bruce was a beginner at one point in his life as well. That does not mean that Blake is going to run out and grab the suit that night and fight crime. If this ending is true it means clearly that he would train for it. Why can't he? Dick did, Damien did so on so forth. Bruce was just a billionaire, and Dick was just an orphan acrobat. Blake is a trained cop. He can easily train and do what he needs to.But again it will be left to us possibly to decide if Blake even does anything with it. It could just be him looking at the symbol and admiring what it stood for and he will let the "fire" burn in him forever.
The whole "John Blake finding the Suit" scene is not an indication of his subsequent donning of the cowl, but more of a clarifying realization for Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character.
Someone posted on NolanFans (I think) trying to clarify R2's explanation, which he claimed was horribly written. The guy said that, at the end of the film, John Blake is in a despondent and restless state of wanting to know the real story behind Batman. His finding of the Batsuit RISING through the ground is not supposed to be treated as an indication of John Blake's future, but more of a cathartic moment where he finally comes to terms with the true identity/fate of his hero.
If this is the case, (which I'm starting to become more and more certain it is) I would be more than happy with it.
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