"The legend ends."
The Dark Knight Rises - Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.
— Thomas Wayne / Alfred Pennyworth
Context:
First spoken by Bruce's father in Batman Begins, it is echoed by Alfred when Bruce is at his lowest point in this film.
Meaning:
The thematic thesis of the entire trilogy. It emphasizes that failure is not final but a necessary step toward growth and resilience.
The shadows betray you, because they belong to me!
— Bane
Context:
Said during the first brutal fight in the sewers where Bane dominates Batman physically and psychologically.
Meaning:
Highlights Bane's superior mastery of the environment and his deep connection to the darkness that Batman merely 'adopted' as a tool.
A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a young boy's shoulders...
— Batman
Context:
Spoken to Commissioner Gordon just before Batman flies the bomb away from the city.
Meaning:
The final confirmation of Batman's identity as a symbol. It reveals that the man under the mask is the boy who was once comforted by Gordon.
I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss.
— Commissioner Gordon (reading Charles Dickens)
Context:
Read during Bruce Wayne's funeral, taken from the closing lines of A Tale of Two Cities.
Meaning:
A literary parallel to the film's ending, suggesting that out of the destruction and 'abyss' of the current order, a better society can emerge.