4. Robin's Magical Orphan Sense
Very early on in the film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character barges into Wayne Manor to tell Bruce that he knows of his secret identity, and to get back in the game. Fair enough, I guess. Apparently Bruce needs some persuading and Gordon-Levitt's 'hothead' cop is happy to provide. But how does he know 'the secret'? He looked into Bruce's eyes and saw a kindred spirit. Really? After all the trouble Batman goes to in hiding his identity, he gets found out like that. Ridiculous. What's worse is there's no follow-up. Bruce just accepts it and the plot moves on. How convenient. A character simply 'knows' a secret purely to advance the plot. Sloppy. If I was being picky, I could rage about how the inclusion of 'Robin' was pointless as a whole. At a guess I'd say he recived almost as much time on screen as Batman/Bruce Wayne. He didn't really do anything that couldn't have been done by Gary Oldman's Commissioner Gordon. And as much as I like Gordon-Levitt as an actor, he has no business being in an action role; the guy has the physique of a HB pencil. Alas, the character was included and Gordon-Levitt acquitted himself well. But orphan sense? Really?