Was Alfred in on Bruce's plan in The Dark Knight Rises?
Near the end of The Dark Knight Rises, Alfred is fed up with Bruce's inability to let go of Batman and quit despite Alfred saying to him
"I've buried enough members of the Wayne family"
so Alfred leaves Bruce.
In the final moments of the film, we see Alfred, sipping his drink in Italy, as he spots Bruce with Selina Kyle-- just as he said he dreamed to one day.
In the interim, Alfred is gone to who-knows-where. His whereabouts are never discussed, never explained or intimated about.
So: was Alfred in on Bruce's plan to 'kill' both Batman and Bruce Wayne, so that Bruce could finally be free? Would they assume the League of Shadows had a way of keeping tabs on their actions, so their fight was just an act?
Best Answer
The scene at the Wayne graves, Alfred is crying as he feels he has let the Wayne parents down for allowing Bruce to die. He says how he has failed the parents.
I think this clearly indicates that he had no idea of Bruce's plan as you can see he is clearly distraught over the events that unfolded.
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Answer 2
I think this whole "ambigious death" thing about Bruce Wayne is all due to the fact that Nolan's previous film Inception had this type of ending, therefore people suddenly assume this must also apply here.
It seems perfectly clear to me Bruce is alive, here is the evidence:
- autopilot fixed on The Bat - (makes sense it was used to fly the bomb out to sea)
- bat signal fixed - surely Bruce Wayne's work
- Pearl necklace noted as missing from Bruce's possessions at the will reading...which Selina is wearing at the cafe
- Alfred sees Bruce at the Cafe! there is nothing to suggest this a dream or his imagination - why would such an imaginary scene appear out of the blue, and out of any type of context?
- Why would Alfred have imagined/dream of Selina being with Bruce?
No, I don't believe Alfred was in on the "plan". I don't think this was even a plan in the first place - it just happened. Alfred crying at the funeral and his surprise and happiness at seeing Bruce at the cafe all show that he was not aware.
Answer 3
During the scene at the funeral the camera panes away from Bruce's headstone to the headstones of the wayne parents as Alfred is crying and apologizing. However, he is apologizing specifically to the parents for having failed them for not somehow protecting them from their fate, not for failing Bruce--as Bruce is still alive and he knows it.
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