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That's a relief.

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Good to hear about the audio :up:

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-rolleyes-

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Only 4 more months...only 4 more months....

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/\ You sure about that?

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4 months?

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July 20th?

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April 20 to May 20 is one month.
May 20 to June 20 is one month.
June 20 to July 20 is one month.

Three months total.

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i'm drunk

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that's what the tranny said, I assume?

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The more I think about it, the more I believe that Bruce will "fake" Batman's death so that he can live out his days rebuilding Gotham and focusing on his life as Bruce Wayne.

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So he is just going to quit and let Bane run around?

I think more likely Bruce will either be hurt bad enough that he is forced to retire or just realize that he is getting too old to keep it up (it does take place 10 years after TDK). Then he will pass the cowl on to someone else. I think that's the whole point of "Rises" is to show that the legacy of Batman surpasses more than just Bruce. Gotham needs a Batman whether it is Bruce under the cowl or not. That has happened several times in the comics as well with various people like Jean-Paul and Dick becoming Batman while Bruce was away.

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Was it not obvious I was talking about the end of the movie, as in Batman defeats Bane but dies in the process?

Did you really think I meant that Batman would die in the middle of the film and Bane would destroy Gotham?

The way people read so deeply and inaccurately into simple statements still amazes me.

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You were clear as mud, dude. At no point did you ever imply that Batman would defeat Bane and fake his death at the same time. What would even be the point of that? If Bane is defeated, why he need to fake his death? He could just retire. No need for an elaborate fake death.

What is FAR more likely to happen is that Bane breaks Bruce. Someone else becomes Batman and stops Bane. Or Bruce just gets better and comes back and beats Bane in a Rocky III kind of scenario

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You're right. I implied that Batman would fake his death and the last half of the movie would focus on Bruce's retirement.

A+ for you, sport.

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Look at your original post. At no point did you imply any time frame or that Bane would be stopped.

I never assumed you were talking about the middle of the film and never even said that, so you just pulled that out of thin air.

I only ever assumed that you meant Bruce would fake his death at the end or near the end and then Bane would be left to roam free. Because why would Bruce ever need to fake his death if Bane was defeated? It makes absolutely no sense. If Bane is gone and there is no threat, Bruce can just hang up his cowl and retire. There is absolutely no need for an elaborate fake death. So yes, there was definitely implication that you meant Bane hadn't been defeated, whether that was your intention or not.

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I thought the implication was he meant the end of the film.

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When does the movie open?

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Did you not see the posts from the guy earlier thinking it was four months to July 20? :lol:

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Only in your twisted mind.

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Ever hear the term "beating a dead horse"? Just let it go.

Edit: But anyway, you said Bruce would fake his death even after beating Bane, and I asked several times why it would be necessary to fake his death when the threat is gone and you conveniently never bothered to explain that part...

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Oh, I understand. A hero has never sacrificed himself in an epic, large scale movie to stop a villain or a terrible event from occuring.

And there's no reason a worn out Bruce Wayne would want to permanently retire the Batman character so he could focus on other things.

You know so much about movies and storytelling.

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But if he is faking his death, he's not actually sacrificing himself.

And yes an old worn out Bruce would want to retire. I even said as much earlier. However, why does he need to fake his death in order to retire? He can simply hang up his cowl and call it quits. There's zero need for an elaborate fake death plan to simply retire.

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I don't like that they're saying Gotham has had 8 years of relative peace... I was kinda hoping they were going to allude to the fact that Batman has been kicking ass while dodging cops the whole time. Maybe even have cameos of the villains he's put away.

Seems like this series only being a trilogy is really wasting some good opportunities. :(