History Quotes / TheDarkKnightRises

'''John Blake''': Your hands look plenty filthy to me, Commissioner.

->'''Batman''': Why didn't you just kill me?\\
'''Bane''': You do not fear death, you welcome it. Your punishment must be more ''severe''.

->''"Then, when it is done, and Gotham is ashes... then you have my permission to die."''

'''Bane:''' ''(disapproving)'' And this gives you power over me?

'''Daggett:''' ''([[OhCrap slowly realising how screwed he actually is]])'' ...I've paid you a small fortune.\\
'''Bane:''' And this gives you power over me?

[[spoiler: *BigDamnKiss happens*]]

''(Bane casually places his hand on Daggett's shoulder)''\\

'''Daggett:''' ...I've paid you a small fortune.\\

->''"There is a prison, in a more ancient part of the world. [[HellholePrison A pit where men are thrown to suffer and die]]. But sometimes a man [[ArcWords rises]] from the darkness. Sometimes, [[LikeABadassOutOfHell the pit sends something back]]."''

->'''Valet:''' Your wife said you were taking a cab home.
->'''Bruce:''' My ''wife''?
->''(cuts to Selina driving Bruce's car)''

->'''Catwoman:''' My mother warned me about getting into cars with strange men.
->'''Batman:''' This isn't a car.
->''(cuts to an exterior shot of The Bat launching into the sky and flying away)''

->'''Bane:''' Leave us.
->'''Daggett:''' No, stay here! I'm in charge.
->''(Bane casually places his hand on Daggett's shoulder)''
->'''Bane:''' Do you ''feel'' in charge?
->'''Daggett:''' ...I've paid you a small fortune.
->'''Bane:''' And this gives you power over me?

->'''Batman''': Why didn't you just kill me?
->'''Bane''': You do not fear death, you welcome it. Your punishment must be more ''severe''.

->'''Catwoman:''' You could’ve gone anywhere, did anything, but you came back here.
->'''Batman:''' [[NotSoDifferent So did you...]]
->'''Catwoman:''' I guess we're both suckers.
-> [[spoiler: *BigDamnKiss happens*]]

->'''Jim Gordon''': Can I change your mind? About quitting the force?
->'''John Blake''': You know what you said, about structures becoming shackles? You were right, and I can't take it. The injustice. I mean, no one's ever gonna know who saved an entire city.
->'''Jim Gordon''': They know. It was the Batman.
-> [[spoiler:[[HundredPercentHeroismRating *Cue the reveal of a statue of Batman*]]]]

->'''John Blake''': Uh, try my legal name.
->'''Woman''': You should use your full name. I like that name. [[spoiler: Robin]].

'''Bane''': Crashing this plane -- with no survivors.

-> [[spoiler:[[HundredPercentHeroismRating *Que the reveal of a statue of Batman*]]]]

->''"There is a prison, in the more ancient part of the world. [[HellholePrison A pit where men are thrown to suffer and die]]. But sometimes a man [[ArcWords rises]] from the darkness. Sometimes, [[LikeABadassOutOfHell the pit sends something back]]."''

-> [[spoiler:[[HundredPercentHeroismRating Que the reveal of a statue of Batman]]]]

[[spoiler:[[HundredPercentHeroismRating Que the reveal of a statue of Batman]]]]

[[spoiler:[[100%HeroismRating Que the reveal of a statue of Batman]]]]

[[spoiler:[[OneHundredPercentApprovalRating Que the reveal of a statue of Batman]]]]

[[spoiler:[[100%ApprovalRating Que the reveal of a statue of Batman]]]]

->''"Theatricality and deception--powerful agents to the uninitiated. But we'' are ''initiated, aren't we, [[spoiler:[[WhamLine Bruce?]] ]]"''

->'''Daggett:''' I'm in charge.

->'''Daggett:''' I've paid you a small fortune.

->''"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man. By then, it was nothing to me but blinding! The shadows betray you because they belong to me!"''

->'''Batman''': Why didn't you just kill me?
->'''Bane''': You do not fear death, you welcome it. Your punishment must be more ''severe''.

->''"When Gotham is ashes, you have my permission to die."''

->''"Not a lot of people know what it feels like, do they? To be angry. In your bones. I mean, they understand. Foster parents. Everybody understands. For a while. And then, they want the angry kid to do something he knows he can never do. Move on. So after a while, they stop understanding. They senD the angry kid to a boys’ home. I figured it out too late. You gotta learn to hide the anger. [[StepfordSmiler Practice smiling in a mirror]]. It's like putting on a mask. So you showed up this one day in a cool car, pretty girl on your arm. We were so excited - Bruce Wayne, billionaire orphan. I mean, we used to make up stories about you. Legends. And you know, with the other kids that's all it was, just stories. But... right when I saw you, I knew who you really were. I’d seen that look on your face before. It's the same one I taught myself."''

->''"Not a lot of people who what it feels like, do they? To be angry. In your bones. People understand, foster parents understand. For a while. Then they expect the angry kid to do what he knows he can never do. To move on. To forget. So they stopped understanding and sent the angry kid to a boys’ home - St. Swithin’s. Used to be funded by the Wayne Foundation. See, I figured it out too late. You have to hide the anger. [[StepfordSmiler Practice smiling in the mirror]]. Like putting on a mask. You showed up one day in a cool car, pretty girl on your arm. We were so excited - Bruce Wayne, billionaire orphan. We made up stories about you. Legends. The other boys’ stories were just that. But when I saw you I ''knew'' who you really were... I’d seen that look on your face. Same one I taught myself."''

%% The above quote is from the script. If someone has a youtube clip, more accuracy (and maybe a link) would be appreciated.

->'''Catwoman:''' Then I guess we're both suckers.

->'''Batman''': Why don't you just kill me?
->'''Bane''': A man like you does not fear death. No, your punishment must be more ''severe''.

->''Once you've done what you had to, they'll never let you do what you want to.''

->''There is a prison, in the more ancient part of the world. [[HellholePrison A pit where men are thrown to suffer and die]]. But sometimes a man [[ArcWords rises]] from the darkness. Sometimes, [[LikeABadassOutOfHell the pit sends something back]].''

->''You are as precious to me as [[LikeASonToMe you were to your own mother and father]]. I swore to them that I would protect you, and I haven't.''
-->-- '''Alfred'''

->''Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man. By then, it was nothing to me but blinding! The shadows betray you because they belong to me!''

->''When Gotham is ashes, you have my permission to die.''

->''Tell me where the trigger is. [[IronicEcho Then you have my permission to die]].''

->''You see, it's the slow knife, the knife that takes its time, the knife that waits years without forgetting, then slips quietly between the bones. That's the knife that cuts deepest.''

->''A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting their coat around a young boy's shoulders to let him know the world hasn't ended.''

->Not a lot of people who what it feels like, do they? To be angry. In your bones. People understand, foster parents understand. For a while. Then they expect the angry kid to do what he knows he can never do. To move on. To forget. So they stopped understanding and sent the angry kid to a boys’ home - St. Swithin’s. Used to be funded by the Wayne Foundation. See, I figured it out too late. You have to hide the anger. [[StepfordSmiler Practice smiling in the mirror]]. Like putting on a mask. You showed up one day in a cool car, pretty girl on your arm. We were so excited - Bruce Wayne, billionaire orphan. We made up stories about you. Legends. The other boys’ stories were just that. But when I saw you I ''knew'' who you really were... I’d seen that look on your face. Same one I taught myself.

->''Impossible.''

->'''Catwoman:''' You could’ve gone anywhere, did anything, but you came back here

->'''Catwoman:''' Then I guess we're both suckers

->'''Catwoman:'''[[spoiler: You could’ve gone anywhere, did anything, but you came back here]]
->'''Batman:''' [[spoiler:[[NotSoDifferent So did you...]]]]
->'''Catwoman:'''[[spoiler: Then I guess we're both suckers]]

-->'''Catwoman:'''[[spoiler: You could’ve gone anywhere, did anything, but you came back here]]
-->'''Batman:''' [[spoiler:[[NotSoDifferent So did you...]]]]
-->'''Catwoman:'''[[spoiler: Then I guess we're both suckers]]
--> [[spoiler: *BigDamnKiss happens*]]