8 Movie Plots That Could Have Been Solved If The Main Character Just Stood Still

8. Bane Could Have Been Caught After The Stock Exchange - The Dark Knight Rises

The Plot... It's been eight years since the rampages of Joker and Two-Face. Bruce Wayne is a recluse and Batman has disappeared (how suspiciously coincidental), but thanks to the Dent act (essentially a law that takes away prisoner's rights) crime is at an all time low. Although with another two and half hours of the film to go odds are something bad'll happen. Sure enough up pops Bane, a masked man with a plan to literally destroy Gotham. Ra's al Ghul was all about metaphorical destruction through fear, but his daughter and hulking protégé plan to get into the 21st Century and nuke the city. After half a year of mental torture of Gotham's protector at the expense of its citizens, of course. There's one problem with the plan; Batman. From both a practicality and torturing standpoint Bane's plot hinges on Bruce Wayne being incapacitated and out of Gotham. So it's kinda handy Batman's just got back in the game as things amp up; a quick use of the deceptive Selina Kyle and the Bat is broken. Things eventually return to normal with the help of a ridiculous number of extras and an undetermined moment when Batman escapes a nuclear blast. Ah realism. Why The Main Character Should Have Just Stood Still... It's commented that of all the nights he could return, Batman chooses the one where a key part of Bane's plan is being enacted (an assault on the stock exchange that will leave Wayne Enterprises ripe for the taking). It's then pointed out that he's pulling the cops off Bane. Which is a really good point; Foley puts all focus in getting the vigilante and completely ignores the robbers, allowing Bane to get away. If Batman hadn't turned up, Bane could have been caught, or at very least had his plan delayed. Why didn't you wait one more day Bruce?