The Dark Knight Rises The End

[VOLCHKOV]

The last scene will be Bruce looking at the Batsuit, turning to Lucius & going, "I think it needs nipples and a bigger codpiece."

Lucius will then say, "I'll need more money for it."

Bruce then reaches into his pocket & pulls out a Bat Credit Card.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

 

[chumchees]

Wow, Bat Credit Card, I forgot that happened.

 

[BRUCEHATESME]

When Alfred dies, Bruce will have lost everybody. In Nolan's films, Catwoman can't make up for that.... unless she is Michelle Pfeifer.

 

[Falcone]

He'll have Lucius, though it's unclear to what degree their relationship has been strained after the climax of TDK.

He'll have Gordon, as well. Gordon finds out Bruce is Batman in TDKR, as per the first teaser. Gordon owes everything to Batman. If Bruce lost everybody, I'm sure Gordon would be there for him... taken that Bruce would approach anybody with a personal issue besides Rachel.

 

[Lord]

He wants to end it because of many reasons, first, he wants to do other things, next he's a Michael Bay fan, Michael Bay anounced many times that his Transformers 3 was going to be the last and that he would end it with a bang, along with saying that the next director could reboot it after his 3rd film, shortly after that it was anounced that Nolan was basically going to do the same thing, with him producing Batman 4 as a reboot for the next director, I don't think it was any coincidence

Another factor is to let others make Batman films and do their oun version of the character, and he obviously wants his Batman trilogy to be self contained and not to let anybody put other superheroes in that universe, so here you have it, many reasons for him to do this.

 

[Lord]

Yes, they will probably kill off Batman. The story and comments from the director and actors seem to suggest it. Wayne created Batman as a way to deal with grief, but over the course of the 3 films it has become a symbol. Thematically, it makes the most sense to have Batman be the symbol that unifies Gotham in the end such that it can function with its own inertia after Batman ceases to exist. There's going to be an end to it, its not like the comics where it goes on indefinitely. That's straight from Nolan.

Being a Bond fan he should know better

 

[shauner111]

This is why I was one of the supporters of the movie being called "Gotham City"... Gotham is a character in Nolan's universe.

Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Gotham City (or some variation)

You know, Gotham Rises would have worked really well. Maybe better than TDKR. But of course the two words, Dark Knight, are a better sell.

 

[hulk24]

As I said in another thread;
Open to Gordon and Blake standing over Bruce's grave.

Gordon: He gave his life for the city. What's left of it.

Blake: What are we to do now? If people think he is dead, things will get just as they were before.

Gordon: I've handled that.

We see Gordon getting a new bat signal. Gordon reads the letter that came with the signal, It says "thank you".

As the Batsignal shines in the night sky as we see a montage of the city being rebuilt.

We see people living with hope, as the camera pans up a building we see gargoyles, then eyes open. It is a dark silhouette figure in the shadows guarding the city. Fade to black THE DARK KNIGHT RISES cue final Dark Knight theme.

 

[catgirl18]

I want that it ends like this

 

[Falcone]

EXT. GOTHAM PD HQ- NIGHT

The rooftop is dark. In solitude, only Commissioner Gordon stands next to the BAT-SIGNAL.

A quick, deliberate thud is heard on the ground of the rooftop. Gordon turns around. It's not Batman- but Bruce.

GORDON
You know, we've been playing this game for a decade.

BRUCE
It's my last night of freedom. I wanted to come and say-

GORDON
Stop. We retracted the APB. You're fine. The Mayor won't let me arrest you. You're our hero now. Our white night.

BRUCE
Gotham no longer needs Batman. I no longer need Batman. He's dead.

GORDON
But he'll live on... Batman isn't a man. You committed yourself to an ideal. You've become something else entirely. You're a legend, Batman.

BRUCE
Call me Bruce. And listen, Commissioner-

GORDON
Call me Jim.

BRUCE
Jim- about what happened in front of city hall... when you saved me... I never got to say thank you.

GORDON
And you'll never have to.

Gordon shakes Bruce's hand. The door to the lower levels of MCU open. The camera pans left to reveal LAKERSKOBE.

LAKERSKOBE
lol whatchoo foos talkin bout

BRUCE
Commissioner Gordon saved my life. I came here to thank him.

GORDON
Who are you exactly?

LAKERSKOBE
hi im lakerskobe

GORDON
And how can we help you?

LAKERSKOBE
lol me and me crew just patrolling we see bane and be all he cool but batman gonna beat his ass.

BRUCE
Lakerskobe, Batman is no more. I made a significant personal step towards-

LAKERSKOBE
wtf nolan dat aint in the comic books batman is with robin

Gordon and Bruce look at each other.

GORDON
Looks like Arkham is going to have to make room for one more troll.

LAKERSKOBE
dawg why u be trippin cause im new here?

FADE TO BLACK.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

 

[Greens]

Yes! All hail lakerskobe!

 

[Ant-LOX]

Yes! Lakerskobe saves Gotham!!

 

[shallbecomeabat]

posted that, and more already on the bat characterization thread:


I really hope that Bruce's journey will get a satisfying ending in rises. A lot of stuff I have read, here and on other sites, suggests that it could really well be a possibility that Nolans movies end with the notion that Bruce creating Batman was a mistake, and that he did almost more harm than good. I would really hate that.

Sure I love the notion that he draws those crazy people out of the woodwork simply because of his existence as much as the next guy, but I still want him to be standing tall at the end of his journey, as the hero that he is.
Nolan just HAS TO make it abundantly clear to every audience member that without Batman, things would've been much much worse! That may not be the most realistic thing in the world, but its what Batman is ultimately about. A hero's story and not the story of a guy who meant well but f'ed it up in the end.

 

[CrypticOne]

Nolan is ending it because he doesn't want the next team to either USE his vision and mess it up, or be TIED to his vision and feel boxed in. I prefer it this way to be honest. Much like the JLA film was going to USE Nolan's version of Batman. One of the big reasons that movie didn't happen.

Just don't rehash an origin in the next set of films. Give me an established Batman who is on top of his game.

If Nolan 'kills' Batman off by an act of heroism and he sacrifices himself to save Gotham, that would be perfect.

I don't see killing Batman off as a bad thing. They did it in Dark Knight Returns. I think Batman may 'die' but Bruce Wayne will live on as the White Knight of Gotham.

Couldn't agree more.

I just wished they'd stop making Batman films after this one, honestly. No one is going to make a better one, after this.

 

[Gianakin_]

We never know.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

He wants to end it because of many reasons, first, he wants to do other things, next he's a Michael Bay fan, Michael Bay anounced many times that his Transformers 3 was going to be the last and that he would end it with a bang, along with saying that the next director could reboot it after his 3rd film, shortly after that it was anounced that Nolan was basically going to do the same thing, with him producing Batman 4 as a reboot for the next director, I don't think it was any coincidence

Bay is doing Transtrash 4. By your flawless logic Nolan shall be following suit. yes!!!!

 

[Mister Meddle]

Or maybe because it's the end of his story? And who knows, maybe he will leave the door open if they decide to run the next films in the same continuity. Which would be awesome instead of going back to the beginning and re-exploring everything again. I'm still holding my breath for Mr. Freeze, Robin, etc. somewhere down the road.

 

[Nevincer]

Nolan is ending it because he doesn't want the next team to either USE his vision and mess it up, or be TIED to his vision and feel boxed in. I prefer it this way to be honest. Much like the JLA film was going to USE Nolan's version of Batman. One of the big reasons that movie didn't happen.

I disagree. I think the priority here is that Nolan is ending it because he was looking for a story, and the only one that satisfied him was one with a conclusion and not this obnoxious premise that superhero franchises can't have a proper begin, middle and end like most stories because the character needs to be used indefinitely.

I mean since Begins Nolan has kind of been open to another director taking on his continuity, for example in his interview where he said Robin isn't for a few films. It's only by happenstance (or rather his success with TDK) that it's all really fell into his hands and he's been able to decide to keep it his.

 

[Mister Meddle]

I disagree. I think the priority here is that Nolan is ending it because he was looking for a story, and the only one that satisfied him was one with a conclusion and not this obnoxious premise that superhero franchises can't have a proper begin, middle and end like most stories because the character needs to be used indefinitely.

I mean since Begins Nolan has kind of been open to another director taking on his continuity, for example in his interview where he said Robin isn't for a few films. It's only by happenstance (or rather his success with TDK) that it's all really fell into his hands and he's been able to decide to keep it his.

Exactly.

 

[Carnotaur3]

I disagree. I think the priority here is that Nolan is ending it because he was looking for a story, and the only one that satisfied him was one with a conclusion and not this obnoxious premise that superhero franchises can't have a proper begin, middle and end like most stories because the character needs to be used indefinitely.

I mean since Begins Nolan has kind of been open to another director taking on his continuity, for example in his interview where he said Robin isn't for a few films. It's only by happenstance (or rather his success with TDK) that it's all really fell into his hands and he's been able to decide to keep it his.

All of that is correct. What Nolan is trying to do here is something that is rarely ever done in Hollywood: end a successful movie saga.

Lord of the Rings really by design was always going to be three movies and nothing more because that was the source material, but even that series is opening up with The Hobbit.

Harry Potter also by design. WB aint gonna shell out another film because there's no more source material. Of course, WB did the last book as a two parter.

So really, I can't really think of another series at the moment where somebody said "This is it." and actually mean it.

Nolan has methodically thought this all out and he's concluding the story that started in Batman Begins. Nolan has mythologized the Batman story and I can not wait to see it fulfilled. Not knowing exactly how he's going to do that is thrilling and movies should be this unpredictable all of the time.

 

[jmc]

Nolan has methodically thought this all out and he's concluding the story that started in Batman Begins. Nolan has mythologized the Batman story and I can not wait to see it fulfilled. Not knowing exactly how he's going to do that is thrilling and movies should be this unpredictable all of the time.

Sadly they're not, I look at half the trailers nowadays and I feel like I know exactly how the story ends. What's exciting is the not knowing part, and that's rare for a mainstream film, and even rarer for a superhero film. Has there been a superhero film with this level of uncertainty to it's outcome? We know Spider-man is going to fight another day, none of the Avengers are going to be killed, but we have no idea what's going to happen to Batman/Bruce Wayne, hell we don't even know if it's going to end on a positive note. I think it's fair to say we're in uncharted waters, and I think it's great.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

As much as I had been against it, I am slowly warming to Batman/Bruce "dying" in these films, whether it be literally metaphorically or literally, I'd prefer metaphorically, but with the knowledge Rag has been dropping it won't be as cut and dry as that, and that is pleasing more than anything else. Because I hope that the next series, provided they are of an equal calibur to this series it can be seen as a series of pseudo sequels.

Sorry to go off topic but I hope that the MOS franchise follows the suit of these films. Because, it's just great the way they've done it, and I think Vaughn's idea of exploring what happens when Superman just keeps living would be a good analogue to this film.

 

[jmc]

Whether Bruce lives or dies is up in the air but I'm fairly certain Bruce is done with Batman one way or another.

 

[Nevincer]

Bruce isn't dying. The question will be rather whether it feels like they pulled back on such an ending or not, which seems likely (given Yurka's info) but regardless this film is fulfilling it's promise of an ending and doing some extreme, unexpected things

 

[weezerspider]

I think there are three major likely endings regarding Batman's fate at the end of the film:

1. He dies-This is the least likely, but with WB already all but confirming a reboot after Nolan, this would at least mean they MIGHT let Nolan kill him off if he wanted to. Sacrificing himself for the city makes Batman a legend and a symbol, which is what he set out to do in Begins.

2. He "dies"- Bruce survives but it appears to Gotham that Batman died sacrificing himself for the city. This has the same effect as scenario 1. Therefore Bruce retires allowing Batman to remain a symbol.

3. He lives- Batman becomes the legend and symbol at the end, regaining Gotham's love and trust, but Gotham still needs him. He has now reached the status as Gotham's Protecter that we know of from the comics. The film ends with a scene that makes it obvious that Bruce is still Batman and will be for a long time. This also could be a fitting end for Nolan's trilogy because the trilogy was about Batman's beginning. We've seen him reach his legendary status and now this chapter in Bruce's life is complete.

I honestly don't see it ending with Gotham knowing Batman is still alive, yet Bruce still retires.