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d21lewis on 04 August 2012
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pezus said:
d21lewis said:


I downloaded a pretty crappy version of TDKR from the internet to watch while I wait for the DVD to come out.  I skipped right to the Batman vs. Bane fight and then to the ending to see if I could figure out how Batman survived (and I still can't).  Anyway, I could hear the audience in the background cheering during the final moments (and crying during the funeral).  From that crowd reaction, this movie did what it set out to do.  Great stuff.

I assume you are talking about the 5 seconds left thing? Well, I just watched it again and it did not show Batman in there while the counter showed 5 seconds. Batman was first shown flying the bat, then we get a cut where the camera is near the city looking out at the ocean and the Bat and then it cuts again to the countdown in the Bat (5 seconds left). 

It's on my PC HDD so I watched it two seconds ago.  I'm watching it as I post and giving a play by play, pausing every time I type a bullet point.  It shows:

  • Batman and Catwoman talking about the bomb (2mins left).  Batman says, "No auto-pilot"
  • They kiss.
  • Batman gets into "The Bat".  He tells Gordon the story about "Putting a coat around a young boy's sholders"
  • The Bat takes off.  Gordon has a flashback.
  • The Bat takes off, Batman is inside.  Gotham is clearly shown outside.  Scene cuts to John Blake and the kids on the bus.
  • The bomb is dragging on the ground and actually hits a traffic light.
  • A building is directly in front of Batman.
  • Batman can't get clear of a building.  Presses a button on the flight stick.  There's an explosion.  The kids on the bus all dive.
  • *Batman sighs*  If Batman made any type of escape, it had to be right there.
  • The Bat flies out of the smoke.  One kid yells "That's Batman!"
  • The Bat is fully intact.  No missing cockpit or anything.  Gotham City is visible outside of the window. 
  • Kids on the bus look in amazement.  John Blake looks up and breathes a sigh of relief.
  • The Bat flies over a bridge and then over the ocean.
  • The Bat flies into the horizon.  Close up of Blake's face.
  • Batman looks into the camera. Is he....smiling?  A chorus of angels sing.  I can't see Gotham or anything through the windows, though.  In fact, it doesn't show any windows at all.  Just a totally black background.
  • Close up of five seconds on the timer.
  • Close up of Blake's face.
  • Explosion
  • One guy in a control room says "There's a detonation."  A crowd of cops cheer while the Arkham inmates are on their knees, defeated.
  • A guy in a control room says "It's clear of the city."