It also has plenty of little plot holes for those who like to nitpick.
However, a few of them are too glaring to ignore.
Buthow is the Joker totally fine after the blast knocked everyone else out?
He can even set Lau (Chin Han) free, which makes his escape even more ridiculous.
It only takes one person to save each, after all.
Oddly, Bruce had the job for only a few years (if less).
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Maybe a doctor would disagree, but Batman should be tougher than this.
The problem is thatthis guy fixes Bruce’s broken back with a rope and a punch to the vertebrae.
Then he leaves Bruce hanging by that rope and tells him to stay that way until he can stand.
Well, even if Bruce stays like that for a long time, this comes across as too easy.
Maybe this is how medieval chiropractors worked, but it doesn’t ring true in this hyper-realistic world.
It comes across much more like a contrivance that lets Batman get back to work.
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Is there no hot water in Gotham?
Also, almost everyone with a stove top would boil tap water at some point.
It’s still a difficult kind of sabotage to undo, butthe process would have begun sooner.
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In the latter, they send all the cops into the sewer system.
We’re talking thousands upon thousands of people here.
In short,no police force would ever do this.
Likewise, Gordon says that he’s the hero that Gotham deserves but doesn’t need right now.
Did they forget about The Joker?
The Joker has been publicly killing people the entire movie, even on television.
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Their sacrifice was supposed to be profound, butthe more one watches it, the more pretentious it is.
Supposedly an ally, Talia shows her true self when she stabs Batman with a knife in the climax.
If Talia was going to betray Bruce this entire time, thenwhy didn’t she kill him earlier?
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Case in point:her plan fails, she dies, and Batman lives.
Before flying away, he states that it doesn’t have an autopilot.
This is presented as a noble sacrifice, but it doesn’t make sense.
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He survives, which would be impossible if the autopilot weren’t intact.
The explosion would have been enough to destroy the city, meaning it spans many miles in radius.
At what point could he confidently eject, and how well could he swim in the Bat suit?
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Would no one notice Batman returning to shore?
At least it should be, exceptBane takes his nemesis to prison instead of killing him.
Therefore, his punishment must be more severe.
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For these reasons and more,Risesprovesthe least grounded inThe Dark Knightfranchise.
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