Why would Batman discard his disruptor?
During the chase sequence in which Batman reveals himself during The Dark Knight Rises, there is a sequence when Batman uses a pump action disruptor weapon against Bane's getaway motorcade.
Moments after we see how useful this weapon is, a rookie cop shoots the weapon, disabling it:
The next part really puzzles me: Batman throws the weapon down.
It's obviously useless to him: but he's just given over a piece of evidence to them, which seems hugely uncharacteristic of the Nolan-Verse Batman SOP.
During the Dark Knight Rises, his Tumbler even self-destructs after the Batpod is ejected, presumably to destroy any evidence that would link the vehicle to Wayne Enterprises.
I realize that he gifts a Young Joffrey with a surveillance device during the Batman Begins, but I think given the police attention these are different circumstances.
I also accept that the moment is funny, and understand it to be a nod to the audience that Nolan isn't going to let batman use his 'gadgets' to pull victory out of his a$!%hole, like times of yore...
But I still don't understand why he would throw the device down. It just seems incredibly sloppy for what has been typically methodical execution.
Does anyone have any insight on this?
Best Answer
I have just rewatched the scene, and the disruptor is not thrown away. He lowers it gun, putting it next to his right leg, where it was at the beginning of the scene.
In movies, if a gun is disposed off willingly, it is usually (always?) dramatically thrown away, and not just gently dropped next to one's leg.
Besides, here it is, mere 20 seconds later, attached and shining where it was in the first place:
Later, we don't see the disruptor anymore, for example right before the end of the chase:
I see it as just one of many "the item (dis)appears when it is (not) needed" moments, typical for the Batman and his gadgets throughout all of his movies and series.
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