@ßELLAL THE INQUISITOR The FBI doesn’t pay out that kind of money for tips or informing. The guy didn’t want to bring a vigilante to justice, he just wanted his money and Bruce Wayne had that in spades.
@ZK_SNARKS I'd like to point out that I would be surprised if they didn't know that already, with Amanda wallers saga and all they'd probably silence off this guy in order to keep this secret an asset for their own use
Yeah. He points out quite correctly that Reese is in over his head, especially since he is blackmailing a man who is both a billionaire and a vigilante. Reese is just asking for trouble and Lucius Fox lets him know that.
But all Mr. Reese did was Accuse Mr. Fox of building things for Batman. Mr. Fox then gave him the idea that Bruce Wayne is Batman. So this scene doesnt make sense, it ended trying to show Mr. Reese look foolish, but ended up making Mr. Fox look foolish
@@markcambrone8369 from what I heard in this scene, it was Mr. Reese accusing Mr.Fox of building things for Batman "what are you building for him now? A rocket ship?" It was only after Mr.Fox said what he said that made Reese tie together that Bruce was Batman.
@ambassador It is Morgan Freeman's character who is totally dumb.....Mr Reese up until that point had NO idea it was Bruce Wayne himself who is the Batman. He thought Wayne Enterprises were only supplying Batman with toys....but he soon looks shocked when Morgan Freeman accidently lets slip that Bruce is the Batman.
Less getting him to think about it, as thinking about it lead him here. Its hearing it described out loud that had him going "Actually, this is a horrible idea."
I like how Reese's plan falls apart even before Fox reminds Reese that he is threatening Batman. Reese's face is already changing when he realizes that he plans to blackmail "one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world"
He just thought Wayne Enterprises was supplying Batman, not that Wayne IS Batman, until Fox let that part slip. He just found out that he's not extorting Fox for arms dealing to Batman, he's now extorting Batman AND Bruce Wayne himself. He's in way over his head.
@@tbush6657 Actually I dont think thats true. He's probably seen the signoffs on the cell phone project with bruce's name on the authorizations. Fox had no idea about the program til reese brought it to his attention. Batman can't give the authorization, so... he already knew,.
This scene is absolute genius. More than any other aspect of his "realistic" backstory, this sells the idea that Batman could exist without being exposed. ...He's terrifying...
In the third movie, the kids in the orphanage already thought of various stories about bruce wayne. Robin would even deduce he is Batman. And I don't think it really changes anything. Even Joker is not interested in his face only by the idea of it because this could happen. The League knows he is Batman, but at worst, exposing Bruce as Batman would only make him a martyr. Bruce is actually untouchable being one of the wealthiest man until an actual Super creature would attack him.
I like to think that Lucius figured that this might happen someday and was ready for it. The only thing that surprised him was the "cellphones for the Army" comment
I really love one thing here.. He stayed focused on the issue in spite of the fact that he was blindsided by an attempted blackmail that he was indirectly responsible for. He handled it with grace, intelligence, and a subtle threat that wouldn't even hold up in court.
That last line tho. Fox wasn’t even threatening Reese, he was literally just listing the facts, but it still scared Reese the same way any working threat would. Simply genius!
As much as a legend Freeman is it's the actor who's playing Reese that sells this scene. Look at the way his face change from a display of arrogance to shock to realisation.. great performance
Even before the realization, I think it would've been easy to make the character boring here, I mean it's a business man antagonist talking in an office. But he has hilarious expressions all the way through
The actor opposite Freeman is highly underrated in this scene. His reaction at the end is what makes this scene badass and he doesn’t get that credit. Bravo Joshua Harto !
Yep. He saw the flaws in Reese’s plan as soon as he described it. Blackmailing someone is a bad idea on its own. Blackmailing one of the richest and most powerful men in the world, who is also a vigilante? That’s a really bad idea.
@@speedracer2008 and even if he isn't a vigilante.. he's still *Bruce Wayne* one of the richest people in the country.. He can hire an army of lawyers and wipe the floor with him.. he's very powerful person with a lot of connections and a lot of goodwill with a lot of officials (including the DA) so I'm general, it's a bad idea
I find it strange that although it’s publicized later that Reese knows Batman’s identity, the authorities don’t think ask to ask Reese for that info when Batman becomes a wanted fugitive for the next 8 years.
That could be, given that Bruce allowed Joker to live, plus Reese is also grateful for Bruce saving him with his car. I think Reese also learned the hard way that others finding out about him knowing too much puts himself in danger.
@@Jose-se9pu Ok. First of all, dark knight was teased but never was a guarantee, Nolan said it: they where all though as individual films. And btw Rises is a great movie, you can dislike it, but theirs no denying it was a great movie.
Great acting on both sides of that desk. That would not have been nearly so fun if that dude didn't look like he just realized he ate a pouch of spider eggs.
And this is why more people don’t know Batman’s identity, because everyone who does know or who could find out, has readily come to the conclusions that knowing and especially telling other people, just isn’t actually worth it.
@@iamtriston666 Everyone who I have seen known Batman's identity knows that spilling the beans will just get The Joker, Scarecrow, Riddler or someone else to make sure it's actually true (interrogation or death threat) or keeps it quiet because Batman will expose them or knows it's better to keep quiet or they will get beaten to a pulp in the middle of the night.
That was marvelous acting. I mean, Fox was actually worried at first that Reese knew but he let him speak and gave him the opportunity to reveal his plot. When he assesed the situation, he already knew Reese was gonna be trapped and didn’t thought the whole thing correctly so Fox burned his $10M p/y plan down to the ground in a classy mode.
Mr Reese up until that point had NO idea it was Bruce Wayne himself who is the Batman. He thought Wayne Enterprises were only supplying Batman with toys....but he soon looks shocked when Morgan Freeman accidently lets slip that Bruce is the Batman.
What I love about Fox's response is that he both confirms and denies Coleman's claims at the same time all in the form of a question. Coleman's whole attitude changed when he heard "wealthiest and most powerful".
THIS is why I love Morgan Freeman in the role of Lucius Fox. He left me thinking that Fox had detected Reese's digging and had also figured out what the boy would try to do and prepared for it, deciding to have some fun with him. Don't play chess against Lucius Fox ... he has the end game figured out after only your second move.
The character of Reese is an allusion to The Riddler, who attempts to reveal the identity of Batman. Much like Edward Nygma whose name sounds like "enigma" (as in E. Nygma), Mr. Reese sounds like "mysteries".
That solved a perennial question that I have always had. Someone who is not upto a superhero's calibre can't do squat even if they knew their identity.
I love the fact that Fox is basically telling him "yes he is Batman AND Bruce Wayne all at once, and you really intend to blackmail him...?" that's the power play, making him realize how foolish it is, no matter if it's true or not
I love how Lucius didn't even try to outright deny the truthful claim, only get him to back down from starting a war with him. THAT'S why he told Bruce to not give him enough direct confirmation to have to lie, it makes scenes like this way more badass.
Mr. Reese might have come out a winner if he had gone in there playing the "protecting Mr. Wayne's confidentiality" angle, explaining that he had collected potentially damaging information for his client, handed it over the Mr. Fox and asked for a generous bonus.
Great acting by the guy who played Reese. Especially the cocky gotcha arrogance at the beginning and the stammering at the end. "Sss..." (that's the beginning of. 'Sorry'), and "When..." is the beginning of "When you put it like that" and he gulps down both those words.
I just realized watching this now that Resse never accused Bruce of being Batman, just that Fox was supplying Batman. Fox gave that last bit of info to him.
As soon as he explained that he wanted $10 million per year, he accused Bruce Wayne. He knew it, Fox knew it, and audiences everywhere knew it. You've come to the wrong realization.
@@Ni999 I agree. keep in mind who has the authority to blow through millions of dollars to approve those expenses it kind of implied that Bruce is Batman.
Reese is one of those characters with a high intelligence score and with an average wisdom score. He can deduce that Wayne Enterprises is funding and building weaponry for Batman, but fails to consider the consequences of what he could do with the information
After the first film I thought it was likely someone would recognise the tumbler and put 2 + 2 together. It was dumb to think no one would ever spot it but he handled it well.
It's like confronting your teachers about how they marked your exam paper wrongly and then getting served by them pointing out where you did incorrectly.
