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As corny as this will sound, I remember before this movie came out I was in a major depression. I lost my job, a girl I loved, I cut off contact with nearly everyone. My back started giving me problems from lack of exercise & lying all day and I had to use a cane. And off course I had a beard. Then TDKR came out and I decided to leave my house after 5 months alone and see it. I have to say is those early scenes of Bruce hit me real deep. And this moment well up to this day it brings me to tears.
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Michael Caine is absolutely spectacular as as Alfred. His scenes with Christian Bale are brilliant and this scene is where he has me tearing up every time. Michael Caine is the best Alfred ever.
poontang3zizo To be fair, all of the Batman films, good and bad, take liberties with the characters. In Batman (1989), Alfred lets Vicky Vale into the Batcave. That's something Alfred would never do in the comics, and Burton was rightfully criticized for that decision. I don't think there is a single superhero movie out there that hasn't taken liberties with at least one major character. Out of all the live action Batman films, The Dark Knight definitely comes the closest to staying faithful to the source material.
gorrow1990 BvS Batman was the best Batman as hes the closest to the Batman in real. He is brutal and beats up bad guys easily. Alfred in that movie is the most accurate since he is Bruce loyal butler. That is the best most accurate Batman movie to date. All the other Batman movies aren't Batman
But Rachel was going to wait for Bruce to stop being Batman and live normally. They both knew that day wasn’t going to come, so it’s understandable for Rachel. Rachel would’ve had Bruce, but it wouldn’t have worked while being Batman
@@istoleurfaceha3527 i don't agree . Bruce just hopping that day maybe come but that bitch Rachel move on without thinking what will happened to Bruce when someone in her Life
Arabian Chronicle Batman Begins: “Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up.” “You still haven’t given up on me.” “Never.” The Dark Knight: “Because some men aren’t looking for anything logical, like money. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men, just want to watch the world burn.” The Dark Knight Rises: This scene^
"You're just waiting hoping for things to go bad again" heartbreaking that Bruce hasn't felt fulfilled or relevant even after 8 years of peace in Gotham. Incredible scene.
Nothing will ever touch this Batman and Alfred or this trilogy. Guardians and iron man were phenomenal movies and casting for marvel. And man of steel was the only Superman movie I ever truly loved. But in terms of a dark superhero trilogy, Nolan Bale and caine absolutely dominate
Bale's acting is phenomenal (and underrated too, in my opinion). The empty flat tone when he said "There's nothing for me out there." that conveys sadness and despair, really hits home.
@Siddharth Sriram I agree, and I never really had a problem with his voice. I actually liked the moment when he yelled "Where's the trigger!" at Bane, it was explosive and desperate.
Actually Christian bale was auditioning in competition with other actors for the role and his voice was exactly the reason he nailed the part, the other actors used their regular voice, but bale used his voice immediately, and Nolan was surprised and had to go with bale, And it makes complete sense anyway, why the hell would Batman use his normal voice?
Bale is an amazing actor and crushed the role. Idk how anyone can hate on him. Because his voice? Who gives a shit? It didn't take away from the movie. He was fuckin amazing in some scenes, as Batman and Bruce, and it more than made up for hos voice
These films are so incredibly deep. You're looking at a man who has been fighting crime for years, sacrificed his entire personal life for the greater good and just when there's a glimpse of a life beyond that awful cave he is forced to put on his cape and do it all over again. I really miss these superhero films with great character development and a creative story. Christian Bale's Batman & Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man are perfect examples of this. No big CGI fights, silly jokes or the need to set up a universe full of heroes.
@@visualsforyou7120 did you not see Spider-Man 3? With peters famous “cool” jazz moves and who can’t forget lines like “now, dig on this” or “you want forgiveness, get religious”
He saw him sitting across the table...when Alfred looked up and nodded...then saw Bruce in all of his happiness...the greatest scene OF ALL TIME...#BELIEVETHAT
1:55 when Bruce puts his head down. that goes to show that Alfred is right, when he says "there was nothing here for you pain and tragedy" him losing his parents..him losing the girl he loved..having the people he just kept trying to save hate him..yet he still believes that there is good in everybody after literally everybody and everything he's been through has shown him the opposite.
oy vey. Well you know what? If i want to have nice things in life and not worry about bills 247, then I guess i'm evil. you're saying Bill Gates is evil?
"Your not living your just waiting" i think we all need to think more along those lines and live life and move on rather then wait for it to get better
Michael Caine said in an interview for the Dark Knight Rises that his role as Alfred was meant to represent us - the audience. His ability to be the voice of reason in an unreasonable world is such a memorable quality of his character.
“I never wanted you to come back to Gotham, there’s nothing here for you except pain and tragedy” perfection in describing Bruce especially after he had been gone for so long, couldn’t have included the line and delivered it any better
I loved Alfred as a character. Alfred is more than Bruce's butler. He's Bruce's best friend, almost like a father figure to him. He clearly loves Bruce dearly, almost as a son. He's there for Bruce during his darkest hours, and he stands by Bruce through his most insane plans. He supports Bruce in his operations but also supports him emotionally and more than anything, he wants Bruce to be happy. To help him move past the pain of his loss. Goddamn it, you really have to love Alfred and his wisdom.
This is such a beautifully tragic scene. You can see Bruce’s despair. You can sense his continued sadness for losing Rachel, but also the sadness in knowing Alfred is right. He knows Alfred is right, that he never moved on, and that by coming back to Gotham when he did, he entered that world of pain again. The fatherly desperation in Alfred to get Bruce to leave the past is immense and beautiful. You can see him in pain, watching Bruce slowly lose himself to sadness and despair. He expresses that in such a great fatherly way. Perhaps my favorite part is when he tells Bruce that he never wanted him to come back, because of how much pain is linked to Gotham for him. It’s a dead end for Bruce, a point in his life that was defined by tragedy. He always wanted more for him, for both his parents sake and his own. They have a father son relationship by circumstance, and watching him come back to that of course hurt him immensely. I love this scene also for my personal relation to it. Not gonna go too much into it, but I have a similar experience with my home. I’ve had my dad say the same thing to me, and man it carries the same weight that it does here. It hurts to hear, but it’s the truth. Overall, beautiful scene.
Batman is the symbol of endurance and hope. The man behind the mask is more then just a mask that we all strive to be like him.He is a man who has lost so much, his parents, his love of his life ,his heart broken and literally his body broken in half. His own city that he loves turns against him. And through all this tribulation he finds it in himself to persevere over the darkness and escape it.And literally escape it. The Dark Knight is one of my second favorite of the three. In this scene we see him still closed off from the outside world because his spirit has been broken and is in depression,but slowly starts to come out of it when Alfred informs him on the events.And like his father’s quote “why do we fall ?” “So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.”” Gets back up from despair and fight and fight which is life itself in the real world that we live in. I only wish I had someone like Alfed to be there for me. True lone wolfs out there who have absolute no companionship stay strong and continue to endure.✌️
In the end all Alfred ever wanted Bruce to have was to be happy and successful person not as a billionaire cape crusader, but knowing that he was successful with a family and moved on with his life.
@Grigorean Ciprian Money doesn't buy you back the people who you lost. It doesn't give you a purpose in a world that seems bleak and pointless even at the best of times. Money can buy a lot of things, it can make you happy even. But money isn't a substitute for love and stability. People forget that, and judge many celebrities harshly for it.
Alfred sees Bruce drowning in his own sadness and it’s breaking his heart. No parent/ parental figure wants that for their kids. Alfred just wants Bruce to be happy. But as long as Batman exists, that will be nearly impossible.
Idiots who keep saying that Bale's Batman is not that good of a detective...The first 30 seconds of the clip shows how wrong you are...He manages to get all the information on the thief after seeing her face only once in the previous scene...And he also analysed the substance on his safe to know that Selina not only came to steal the necklace but also his fingerprints.... That's amazing detective work!
Dhan next time someone says that, just copy and paste this comment mate: Batman Begins: - Tricks Ra's Al Ghul during the training making him think that he exposed himself because of his wound while he actually uses his wound to trick him, fast thinking. - Gathers evidence about most of the corrupt officials in a matter of short time, they were committing crime for years without getting caught I tell ya. - Look at how he fights in the docks when he's taking down Falcone and his thugs, he uses scare tactics to get rid of gunmen first, then proceeds to fight like 10-15 guys just to make them live to tell the tale. - Same with taking down Crane - After taking down Crane quickly proceeds to Fox, so that he can make some cure against his toxin after finding out that special technology for dissolving water supplies is taken and that all the water supplies were poisoned. - Which leads him to figure out that Ra's Al Ghul needs train to take the machine to Wayne Enterprise to spread toxin, good old deducting - Turns himself into distraction making Ra's think that he is trying to stop the train, while Bruce's whole plan was to keep Ra's busy while Gordon is destroying the bridge, so Bruce tricks him again, quick thinking once again. - Throughout the movie creates the symbol, a myth, because as a man with flesh and blood he is vulnerable, but as a symbol...well you get the idea. What I'm saying is, he doesn't just go fighting crime, he prepares everything, builds his base of operation, gathers evidence about his enemies and friends, gathers equipment for his battle, chooses specific symbol for the battle and then proceeds to kick some ass. It's not like CW Arrow where he just finds a factory and starts just writing off people from his list, Batman didn't have any list. The Dark Knight: - After a couple of years or so, all of the criminals are so scared that they operate only on the daylight, how about that? Night belongs to Batman - Suspecting that mobs work with Lau, invites him to his company so he can look at his accounts and confirm his suspicions. Knowing exactly that Lau took all their money, develops an ingenious plan to take him down in the China - So, at first he gathers equipment for his mission with his goal being faster and get into the plane without landing. Then creates alibi for Bruce Wayne's dissappearance that he took all the Russian ballet dancers with him on the boat trip, then goes to China discretely. Sets the timer on each of the sticky bombs at specific time, takes down all Lau's men, and bomb explodes and plane flies through exactly when police arrive and exactly when Bruce finished got Lau where he wanted. How can someone call him dumb after that? Are people high? - Uses government resources to change Fox's sonar device and infects every phone in the city in the way that he would be able to see everything. He does that at the middle of movie just in case as plan B without telling anyone, he knew that Joker would do something as huge as that so that he can use it - In the end device is useful, but as he knows exactly how Fox would react specifically builds up self destruction option for Fox. - The entire final battle is him strategically taking down everyone without killing them, my favorite moment is when he ties all cops, makes them think that he lost, but then pushes one and all fall with him, ingenious. The Dark Knight Rises, now to put in a context, Bruce is rusty here, he isn't thinking straight, he is psychologically destroyed, so his mistakes are justified, yet still: - Easily figures out that Selina is there to steal his fingerprints just by looking at the safe and what she took, he psychologically evaluates that she took necklace only because she liked it and she was there because of his prints. - Then he easily finds her...twice. - Just through looking at stories about Bane, figures out that someone who escaped should be Ra's Al Ghul's kid, he of course makes mistake here thinking that Bane is the one, but stories were saying that Bane was the one who escaped so he couldn't really know that. - Gets into freaking occupied city and no one notices him. - Specifically puts on plan that Catwoman would open up the roads in case, while Gordon would be handling a bomb and he himself creates a huge distraction in the form of an army...yes, the whole battle was just distraction. He knew that he wouldn't survive without Catwoman's intervention so that's why this plan was secondary. - Fixes autopilot thing that Fox himself couldn't fix and makes everyone think that he is dead so that Blake would continue his job, by that he practically turns symbol of Batman into something indestructible. Why you say? Batman is considered dead, but when Blake appears as Batman everyone would be twice as scared because criminals are superstitious lot, and they would think that Batman can't be killed. So he managed to both get a normal life and ensure that Gotham is safe by creating incredible myth. -
That friggin voice crack when he says it's your father's name....and it's all that's left of him. From the first movie is also another stellar scene where Alfred just cuts right to the heart of everything
Really relate to this scene. As a guy that's only had one girlfriend, who passed away in an accident when we were teenagers, I get this. I'm 27 now and not had a girlfriend or been on a date since. I have hardly any friends nor much family so I understand Bruces frame of mind. You have no purpose in life. Unfortunately I have no Alfred in my life. Anyway, superb scene.
sean please get your way out of that life, man. I recently had a very bad experience with a girl I love and the experience exposed some truth in my life, I'll figure it out so do you.
"But I know the rage that drives you. That impossible anger strangling the grief, until the memory of your loved ones is just poison in your veins. And one day you catch yourself wishing the person you loved had never existed, so you'd be spared your pain"
@@chocobochick5390 He didn't seem rude at all, he just wanted Bruce to find his real self and get back to the reall world. Alfred always wanted the better of him and to do that he had to use a specific tone
@@velectro8963 Quite frankly he seemed very rude to me and perhaps there could've been a better way to get that point across. I just don't like how he did it in the video.
The desolated expression Bruce does after Alfred tells him that he is not living but waiting, hoping for things to go bad again, is one of the most impressive depictions of depression and inconsolable sadness that I have ever witnessed. It captures the abandon of will
“You lost them, that’s all part of living, sir. But you’re not living, you’re just waiting; hoping for things to go bad again” That is so relatable. I love how Michael Caine portrays a subtle fatherly frustration and disappointment in his mentees narrow mindedness and dedication to a dead end task, mixed in with the sadness that brings.- all portrayed brilliantly by the diamond geezer that is Sir Michael Caine CBE It’s time for me to stop smoking weed and get back into the gym I think
Bruce is a such a good child, he did everything Alfred wanted in this scene , lol. He even ended up marying selina. I wonder if in that brief moment where Bruce said , she likes the pearls too much, Alfred kind of saw a soft spot in Bruce for Selina.
“You’re not living, you’re just waiting, hoping for things to go bad again” Wow, this quote applies so well to our modern world especially since 2020, people are not really living, we’re like robots, going through the same actions everyday, stressed as ever.
The love that We know Alfred feels for Bruce moves me deeply. How much he cares for him almost brings me to tears in scenes like this. We all wish we had an Alfred.
I broke up with my girlfriend 4 months ago and I reflect on this scene sometimes. I loved her for over 3 years, but I also knew her since we were kids sort of like Rachel and Bruce. I think I’m gonna give dating a break, I’m gonna give myself up to 8 years with the single life just like Bruce, grow a beard and maybe I’ll find my cat woman some day.
@@bluepunk8423 That's how you made it. Making yourself feel that you need someone to make you happy will only keep you less happy in the end. If you're not yet content being with yourself, you won't be with anybody. The temporary happiness and honey moon phase will pass and you'll just be like Wtf.
That wasn't the point of this scene. It was for Bruce to realize that there was a better life waiting else where for him. THAT'S what you should take from this dude.
This scene makes me appreciate the ending to this movie even more after all these years. Alfred finally gets what he always wanted for Bruce and Bruce gets what he thought he could never have - a life beyond the cave and for the batman symbol to live on. This is storytelling at its finest; a great ending to a movie and for the character if I ever saw one.
This hit home for me several years ago. It's interesting watching one of my favorite idols and super heros go through difficult times and live through depression. I was 17 when this came out and I was feeling pretty bad, but I felt like this movie was made for me to see and by the time it ended I felt choked up. This movie has a great and powerful message to it and I'm glad I was able to see it when I did.
I remembered when the movie came out, people absolutely hated that he hung up the cape. But I think that’s the point, and it’s what I love about Nolan’s Bruce. It’s about moving past and letting go of the pain and trauma of one’s life. This is a story for all those who suffered from PTSD and wants a peaceful life.
He makes me think of my grandfather, he said something very similar to me when I was at my lowest point in my life. I have a beautiful wife now and a daughter, what hurts the most is that he past away before I found happiness. Miss him every day xxxx
1:42 This is the moment that gets to me. You can see the pain in Alfred’s eyes. A small droplet of tear - he’s heartbroken to see the man he loves with his heart in such a situation. It is mind-boggling how good Michael Caine is.
betatalk357 Don't forget that what Batman does is illegal in and of itself so it would be hypocritical for him to allow no exceptions. The very fact that Selina is looking for the "clean slate" means she wants to stop her life of crime.
@betatalk357 you are wrong, the end of the third part is very good and it is a great to this trilogy, do not be misrepresenting or putting what suits you, so that you did not see what it is really about
It's so sad we will never see such an incredible superhero trilogy again consisting of films that aim to be great and not to simply satisfy stupid fanboys, set up fuckng sequels and make lots of money. If I knew the tsunami of crap that followed The Dark Knight Trilogy in the superhero genre I would've appreciated it even more while it was going.
@@Angyali Nah the Raimi trilogy is literally up there with the Nolan trilogy. Both third installments were shaky compared to the previous installments but still honest works of art
Duper Super I honeslty don’t get why people shit on Spider-Man trilogy! It’s phenomenal in its own way and paved the way for marvel movies that it is today! Just a bunch of fucking retards that can appreciate its art just because it’s not a comedy with lil cliches every damn 5 minutes!
I relate to batman even more because of this scene. Everyone needs a Alfred in their life and Bruce is honestly lost without Alfred. He's technically more of a father to Bruce. "There's nothing out there for me"
Alfred was always the first and original BatCat shipper. "Fascinating. You both should exchange notes over coffee" - foreshadowing of Florence cafe scene.
I love how at the end of the movie Alfred's fantasy comes true and we get to see it, they don't say a word to one another they just give a little nod. Beatiful ending.
Bale is good as batman and great as Bruce wayne. Affleck is good as batman and terrible as Bruce wayne. That's their difference. I wouldn't say that Affleck's acting is bad but I definetely prefer Bale as batman and Bruce
Bale’s Batman is based more on reality. What a superhero like Batman would be like in real life. Afleck’s Batman is based more on the comics, specifically Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. They both did great, but they played two different roles if that makes any sense. Bale did pretty good as both Bruce Wayne and Batman. Afleck did only okay as Bruce Wayne but amazing as Batman.
God Bruce is so depressed and Alfred is the only one that sees it and he makes the effort to help Bruce get better even when it meant having to leave him. To leave Bruce alone with the choices he made and to think about what his life was really worth and what he really wanted. Amazing relationship across 3 films
This scene has always been close to me. My grandfather just passed but he always wanted what’s best for me and not the world. I never listened. And when my grandfather passed. I understood his fantasy. And made it happened.
For those of us who have stood on a wall, we can relate to both Alfred and Bruce. Wanting to come home, but knowing you can't, really. And hoping that somewhere out there, some of your friends made it out too, that they can be just ordinary folks. And loving your Brothers in Arms as if they were your own. Great scene.
“And you lost them, but that’s all part of living, but you’re not living, you’re just waiting, hoping for things to go bad again.” Dam that hit deep 😢😔
I relate so hard with Bruce‘s place of mind. I stopped living such a long time ago, I can’t even remember the last time I was genuinely happy. It feels like I‘m waiting for someone to pull me out of that hell but I also feel like there is no one who is able to do that. And I myself am too emotionally drained to try break free, I was so often disappointed by the world and I also lost the person I loved
I relate to that. After my crush ghosted me years ago similar to how batman got friendzoned. I just felt empty. I’m currently at the point where I’m not sad or happy anymore and I decided I’ll let god take care of my relationship thing cause I was tired of getting ghosted or my crush picking somthing else other then me. Now I’m just focusing on myself and leaving relationships for god to solve
i'm 40+, was there for the 1st Batman movie (Keaton) and every other film since - but this Trilogy is something else - not just a comic book hero film but a blend of prob the greatest storyline ever written and graced with Mr Hans Zimmer, THIS will never be beaten
This scene just works in every way, the music is absolutely gut wrenching and beautiful, and Michael Caine’s performance is amazing, he is hands down the best alfred, and this will be the best batman series of movies. Now days movies lack the connection that these characters had, and i don’t think modern day iterations of Batman will ever top this. Like if u agree
Bale's subtle reaction of a surprise starting 1:06 is amazing. Very well done. The closest Batman will be to reality is Nolan's version of the caped crusader.
