Thanks for the great replies, everyone! It's always very much appreciated, and I'm glad so many of you liked the film.
Pritchard wrote:Just one question, what was up with Bane's arms?
AnnoyingNoises pretty much got it, I was trying to imitate Bane's casual stance of holding the straps of his vest.

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I mean really, no guards? And his back can be fixed how easily????
Lechnology wrote:Spoiler (click to read)
I guess Bane/Talia wouldn't have thought a crippled Batman could find a way out of that pit, so why post a guard at all.
AnnoyingNoisesProductions wrote:Spoiler (click to read)
I think that Bane kind of wanted Batman to come back just to fight him. He seemed pleased to see him when he did come back.
Max Butcher wrote:You missed the question of how one can heal a broken back in a few days, or that all you need to do to escape a giant pit is simplyclimb without a harness. And if one of the inmates knew exactly how to escape, why has only one person managed to escape!? And why didn't they tell Bruce Wayne the secret as soon as he got there?!?] Also, how the hell did Batman manage to get from some third world country all the way back to Gotham when Gotham is under such heavy quarantine!?
What I notice that seems to be the dividing point between fans and dissenters of the film seems to be how people react to the film's logic, which is understandable, given the careful thinking that Nolan's films often demand from their audience. In terms of realism and plausibility, yeah, TDKR definitely takes a few liberties with how the real world works, but what I think a lot of people tend to forget is that this is a movie, a fantasy superhero movie at that, and that premise alone demands a bit of willing suspension of disbelief. Even more so, Batman is such an iconic hero (especially Nolan's take on him) that he really is his own mythos, and from that perspective, one can understand how the thematic elements of the story can supersede it's logical workings.
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Is it highly unrealistic that Bruce's back could be fixed in the prison and that he could train himself back to health to escape the pit? Probably. Does it demonstrate Bruce's rebirth and "rise" back to heroism and his newfound ability to defeat Bane? Absolutely. That whole sequence is really more of an extended metaphor, especially climbing out of the pit, which harkens back to the imagery of Bruce in the well from Batman Begins. Everything sort of comes full-circle there, which makes it significant even if, logically, it doesn't add up entirely.
If one person was able to escape from the prison, why has no one else? In the real world, that's a good question, but in the movie world, it's important to establish this task as seemingly impossible to raise the stakes for Bruce's ascendency, and prove himself capable of saving Gotham and stopping Bane.
How did Bruce get back to Gotham so quickly after escaping? We don't really know. Are those details really relevant? In terms of the happenings of the story, not entirely. You can run circles around that asking how in the world Bruce would be capable of returning to quarantined Gotham, but really, it's all irrelevant. The important thing is that Batman is back, because his arc demands that he return at some point despite all odds.
mobiledeli wrote:The biggest problem, is the thud when he falls is WAY too quiet.
Like I didn't get what happened a few times until I turned it up.
Yeah, looking back, I think I rushed through the sound mixing a little bit too quickly. The thud when he falls may be a little too quiet, and I definitely didn't give the echoes of the actual gunshot enough volume. Sonically, I think there's a lot of room for improvement here.
mobiledeli wrote:But that last shot is so amazing, the animation and the lighting and whew. It looks real.
Thanks!
I'm also really happy with how that shot turned out.
Also mobiledeli wrote:What was your lighting like on that shot? And your exposure settings, aperture, etc?
Luckily for you...
Lemme think...I think the setup was 35(ish)mm, 1/4 shutter speed(?), ISO 200, and at f/11.