The Ending of Dark Knight Rises
I need some assistance understanding the end of The Dark Knight Rises (2012), it doesn't seem at all plausible for me. We see Batman save Gotham City from Bane by escaping the city while carrying the the bomb with the Bat out to sea before it has a chance to detonate.
I can appreciate that he wants to fake his own death and retire for real, and I can believe he fixed the autopilot (when Fox couldn't), but it really did not seem to me that he could have ejected at a safe distance considering the shots prior to the explosion.
If we are to believe that he did get out, six miles before the explosion, judging by the rate of the Bat that would put him about 12 miles out when he landed in the Bay.
So either he has a crazy swim to do, or I'm being too picky.
Am I missing something?
Best Answer
I am going to make some guesswork on my own here.
So we see the scene where the bomb hits the Traffic signal light/Board for the Highway and takes a dip below as soon as he takes off in The Bat
Second we see Batman flying towards a big building in front of him trying to make the Bat take off and go over it then I remember the scene switching to Blake in the bridge with the Kids.
Then we see Batman creating a way for him blowing the building obstacles (we actually see the explosion and kids gets excited during that scene) . I think this is where I think he made the switch because if he were flying it i think he could've maneuvered it over the obstacle rather than blowing it (remember the scene where he guides the missiles from the tumbler which were fired after him flying skillfully to guide it back to the sender)
So I think he made the eject when he was approaching the time when he was trying to flying above the building and cleared the obstacles with missiles which could hinder it progress with Autopilot and then got away.
PS: I only watched it once so far I could be little fuzzy with the detail of that sequence. Please feel free to correct me.
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Answer 2
One more clue that proves that Batman is not dead is the final scene - Alfred has never seen Selena, so if it was his imagination, how could he have seen Bruce with her?
EDIT: Thank to the commentators - Alfred does see her at the beginning of the movie and again when Bruce shows him her profile.
And I feel it's good they didn't kill him. The minute the bomb exploded, I thought that (the) Batman was dead as the first thing that came to my mind wasn't "oh no!" but "Just like Apocalypse!" If they'd stopped there, it would be too similar to it.
Also, if we assume that he didn't use autopilot (which he most certainly did), we can do some math...
He needs to go 12 miles from Gotham City. Let's say he was a further 6 miles inside Gotham, meaning he flied 18 miles in around 2 minutes (I think the timer showed 1:54 just before he flew away). He may not even need to go an extra 6 miles, probably 4 would be enough, considering the Bat is extremely strong and sturdy. Also, after dropping the bomb, it would enter the sea, and that would dampen the effect further.
That comes to 540 mi/hr. A Bowing 777 flies as 560, so I think we can safely assume that the Bat travels much faster. The mushroom cloud could've blocked the view of the Bat, especially if he flew close to (or maybe inside?) the water.
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