Dragon Tattoo

Yes, that exactly. The number of days since Bane took over Gotham is shown on the TV in Bruce's prison. It updates every time we go back to him.

I find it amazing that anyone could've missed it.

bunkaroo

That's pretty cool - I have to admit I missed it or don't remember it but my first viewing of a film like this is always a blur.

I also didn't realize the kid was a girl climbing out of the pit. In my defense, I got up at 10am to see the movie after a poker night that lasted until after 3am.

I decided to watch BB and TDK last night in advance of my second screening, and I had forgotten about the line in BB where Ra's tells Bruce he lost his wife. Nice to see the seeds there in the first movie.

Jules Winfield

Some of us were napping.

Dragon Tattoo

I feel like this film definitely rewards multiple viewings, if only for all the little easter eggs Nolan put in scenes (like the original Batphone and Bane's mask) and small callbacks to the previous movies.

I also noticed while watching Batman Begins, that the prototype Tumbler that Lucius shows Wayne (and that they test drive) in BB is one of the ones that Bane steals in TDKR. I'd forgotten that they didn't all come in black (hence Lucius' callback in TDKR to Bruce's "Does it come in black?" line in the first film).

Well, that's understandable. It didn't have shit blowing up every few seconds like The Avengers. This movie requires a bit of concentration and thought.

Groucho

Bane's mask easter egg?

Dragon Tattoo

You can see Bane's original mask (the wrestler mask from the comics) behind Bruce in the scene where John Blake tells him how he deduced Batman's identity.

There are a few of these sorts of things in the movie.

Jules Winfield

That's all I can say. It's a continuous cycle. If only you used your powers for good instead of evil.

Jules Winfield

Groucho isn't as good of a thinker and concentrator.

WeylandYutani

It isn't seen once in the scene I mentioned, the "back recovery" segment which takes all of three minutes and mostly consists of Bruce's R'as dream.

discostu1337

Not to mention the fact that it goes from summer in Gotham to winter by the time Wayne recovers and makes his way back. But yeah, the counter showing 80 days etc was pretty obvious

whoopdido

I could be wrong, but I'm guessing that a lot of people missed that. It was a deliberate attempt to deceive the audience. We were led to believe that the kid who climbed was Bane. Sure, it was possible to figure it out, but we were led to believe that the kid was Bane. Frankly, I think it was a bit of a cop out and too deceiving since Marion Cotillard is a very recognizable actress, if for no other reason than simply due to the mole on her forehead. The kid in the pit didn't have a mole on her forehead, so why would we assume she was the one who climbed out of the pit and not Bane?

bootsy

My gosh are you serious right now. The little girl didn't have a mole on her forehead. That's why it was set up like that. If you recognize the mole you automatically can figure out who that is.

WeylandYutani

I had no fucking idea Cotillard ever had a mole on her forehead and I've been watching her films for years. I am at a loss for words.

whoopdido

That's my point. They cast a very recognizable actress with a distinctive feature right in the middle of her forehead, yet the younger version of her, didn't have that distinctive mark. Either don't cast Cotillard, or forget about trying to trick the audience. Also, the little "girl" didn't look like a girl. Like I said, it was a blatant attempt to trick the audience into thinking the kid was Bane so there could be a "gotcha" moment when it was revealed to be Miranda and not Bane.

whoopdido

You can't be serious. You've never noticed the mole on her forehead before? I'm at a loss for words.

Groucho

"My forehead's up HERE!"

kefrank

I can honestly say I've never noticed. I'm pretty oblivious to visual details like that.

P.S. New moles can appear into your teen years and beyond, so your complaint is a little silly.

DonnachaOne

Considering Cotillard's distinctive forehead?

(Not quite safe for work)

whoopdido

In my opinion her mole is almost as distinctive as Cindy Crawford's or Marilyn Monroe's. If you were casting Cindy Crawford or Marilyn Monroe as a little girl, you wouldn't put a mole on the kid actress?

Solid Snake

Talking about Cotillard. I know she filmed this after her pregnancy but good god were her tits big. Like..when Bruce and Miranda got into the house and you get that side shot of her as she looks at the photos I nearly spit out my drink cuz I don't remember her being so top heavy before lol. Jesus.

kefrank

Well I certainly wouldn't if I was wanting to keep the audience from realizing it was the same character...

whoopdido

Exactly.

Look, it was a very minor nitpick. I like Cotillard as an actress and I can certainly see why she was cast. I just thought it was overly "sneaky". But hey...it worked on me at least. I was convinced Bane was the kid who climbed and was definitely surprised when the truth was revealed.

kefrank

I hear ya. I think I would understand the nitpick more if it was medically impossible for the forehead mole to have developed after the age of the child. That's really all I was saying.

Supermallet

Blake knowing Bruce was silly and contrived. Maybe, instead of him magically knowing Bruce was Batman (and Bruce not even denying it, WTF?!), he could have spent some of the movie doing legwork to uncover the truth, thus proving he could realistically take on the shoes of the World's Greatest Detective (although the movies have never stressed that side of Batman, sadly).

Draven

I actually suspected something was up with the kid because the guy fighting on the ground fought exactly like Bane.

However, I thought it was a boy until the reveal so I was expecting that kid to die or something while escaping.