7. Um, So Does Bruce Wayne Have To Live Underground For The Rest Of His Life? - The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises, the third and final movie in the Christopher Nolan-helmed Batman trilogy, was successful in doing two things: granting the world a hilariously meme-worthy villain in Bane, and completely polarizing opinion Whatever you thought of it, it's still far better than most movies that get released nowadays, and - despite a few plot holes here and there - was a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. For
us, at least. For Bruce Wayne/Batman, it's not that simple. Having foiled Bane, saved Gotham, feigned his own death, and passed on his legacy to a relative unknown, Bruce Wayne is revealed to be alive and well in the movie's final moments. He's in Florence with Selina Kyle, having coffee in the middle of the day - and we know this, 'cause Alfred sees him there, in reference to a conversation that occurs at the beginning of the movie. And what the hell is Bruce thinking? If he's supposed to be laying low and pretending to be dead, why he is out in broad daylight, lunching at a tourist hotspot? That's akin to a recently deceased Donald Trump - having actually faked his own death - turning up for lunch at the Eiffel Tower: people would definitely
notice. That aside, does Bruce now have to go from badass superhero to an absolute nobody? Will the rest of his life consist of living underground or in remote locations? He can't have friends, 'cause they'd be like,
you're Bruce Wayne, and you're a liar. And is Selina Kyle okay with this? Is she fine with living a life of relative obscurity? What's even more troubling: Bruce Wayne spent almost a decade training to be Batman, and he's left all his gear and weaponry to a cop. A good cop, yeah, but just a cop. Is John Blake really gonna be able to use all that stuff and transform himself into the next Batman? Highly unlikely, especially when you remember he's not a borderline genius like 'ol Bruce. We bet the first day he goes out in the costume, he ends up breaking his legs. Depressing, huh?