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The third and final film of the Dark Knight Trilogy created by Christopher Nolan.

The Dark Knight Rises completes Nolan's Batman trilogy, showing Bruce Wayne's final struggle in the battle for Gotham City.

He is put up against the cruel terrorist and exiled League of Shadows member Bane with his harbinger Selina Kyle, a master jewel thief, looking for a fresh start.

It has been 8 years since Batman took the fall for Dent's killing and crimes and Bruce hasn't put on his infamous costume ever since, becoming a recluse inside his newly rebuilt mansion.

Wikipedia Page: The Dark Knight Rises

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Why does Batman talk to himself in the batvoice?

In Dark Knight Rises there is a scene where batman and Catwoman are on the roof, Catwoman disappears and leaves Batman on his own he then says, So that's what that feels like My question is knowing he is alone (which he does) why doesn't Bruce…
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How did the police department survive, and why were they allowed to?

During the course of the film, the Gotham PD is trapped by Bane underground, and it is up to Blake to keep them informed via numerous cut scenes of him threading fishing lines down storm drains. How long were the cops down there? 5 months? How many…
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What language were the people speaking when chanting in The Dark Knight Rises?

A number of times in the film, we hear chanting, singing (whatever it may be). At a key moment, when Bruce is ascending up and out of the prison, we learn what they are chanting is "rise." What language are they speaking?
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Why did the story stop after The Dark Knight Rises?

I can't believe that they stopped the storyline with The Dark Knight Rises. In my eyes, the movie ends with a cliffhanger... We have Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle / Catwoman at the end sitting with Bruce Wayne. We have Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Sgt.…
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What is the device that Bruce Wayne uses to heal/brace his knee in Dark Knight Rises?

In the Dark Knight Rises movie, Bruce Wayne visits the doctor and is diagnosed with cartilage problems. That is, he has no cartilage. Is the knee bracing device that he uses meant to heal the cartilage or brace the knee or both? Is it a real medical…
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At what point does Batman eject out of the Bat?

We know Batman survived the nuclear blast at the end of The Dark Night Rises. I'm just curious as to how he achieved it. The bomb had a blast radius of 6km (correct me if I am wrong). Batman had corrected the auto-pilot software. Did he eject…
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How did Bane get Gordon's speech?

In The Dark Knight Rises, Bane reads commissioner Gordon's real speech in front of the cameras before releasing the prisoners. The speech contained the truth about Dent and was Gordon's resignation. Since Gordon didn't actually read it as he wrote…
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Why was Selina Kyle's character included in the Dark knight Rises?

From Wikia, we can see the importance of Selina Kyle's role in the Dark Knight Rises. So what are the important tasks she achieved (with respect to the movie only)? The only two things I can see (except the cold kissing :P): By letting Bane catch…
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What language is shown on the TV in Bruce's cell?

When Bruce Wayne is in the prison-pit-thing in The Dark Knight Rises, what is probably the president of the US appears on TV. Underneath, there are some subtitles, in some language. Screenshot: What language is this? It doesn't look like any Indian…
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Bruce Wayne's device

So in that movie, when Bruce Wayne makes his public appearance at the charity ball, when he gets out of his car, cameras start flashing and he has something in his hands. He presses a button that renders all cameras useless. What is that device and…
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Did the prisoners in the pit know who Bruce Wayne was?

During the whole imprisonment of Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight Rises, did the prisoners know who he was, specifically that he was the Batman? I think they only knew him to be a friend of Bane. Did they have any idea that Batman and Bruce Wayne…
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How did Bane know the exact location of the Batmobile?

How did Bane know the exact location of the Batmobile in the Dark Knight Rises, since Lucious said it was off the books?
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Why didn't the prisoners who helped Bruce try to escape from the pit themselves?

Batman could escape the pit because he got proper moral guidance from the prisoners. They made him understand what it takes to leave the pit successfully. But it seemed they never wanted to leave the pit. Why is that? If they knew the principle to…
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What is bad about the Dent Act?

From this answer about The Dark Knight Rises: John Blake to Gordon: Those men locked up for eight years in Blackgate, and denied parole under the Dent Act, based on a lie? As the answer explains, The Dent Act. among all things puts dangerous and…
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Could Bruce Wayne use a hook & a rope to escape from the PIT?

In the move The Dark Knight Rises, Bruce Wayne tries many times to escape from the Pit (prison) As can be seen from this image, the height from the first pedestal / parapet to the top of the pit is not that much. Even though it is high, couldn't…
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