The Dark Knight Rises

[Cutter15]

As far having Batman unmasked, it wouldn't really "work" anyway. Underneath the mask are dark circles around the eyes that are applied on, so unmasking him would show those circles.

As you can see, the only time he takes off his mask in either film was in BB after he sedates Rachel in the Batcave, and the shot only shows the back of his head.

And in TDK after Rachel's death when he's talking to Alfred.

[Blzer]

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Nah, you get full facial in that scene. The viewer does, Rachel doesn't.


Still, even without Batman taking his mask off people know who he is.

And in TDK after Rachel's death when he's talking to Alfred.

Sorry, let me re-phrase...

Neither film has shown Batman de-mask himself in one continuous shot, from the front, where you can originally see the black makeup around his eyes. Otherwise, his face would still have that blackness. This might be fine to see, but my point is that if he is ever de-masked in one shot, as long as you don't mind the makeup, it will be there.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Sorry, let me re-phrase...

Neither film has shown Batman de-mask himself in one continuous shot, from the front, where you can originally see the black makeup around his eyes. Otherwise, his face would still have that blackness. This might be fine to see, but my point is that if he is ever de-masked in one shot, as long as you don't mind the makeup, it will be there.

Its movie magic. The make-up isn't a part of the character, its simply there to make the visual look better to the viewer. They'll never show the black circles on screen.

[Blzer]

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Its movie magic. The make-up isn't a part of the character, its simply there to make the visual look better to the viewer. They'll never show the black circles on screen.

Which is exactly why they'll never de-mask him.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Which is exactly why they'll never de-mask him.

But they have. Just not in public...yet.

[Kashanova]

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Which is exactly why they'll never de-mask him.

they de-masked him in batman returns, they just removed the black circles for that quick shot lol...

[Fresh Tendrils]

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As usual, you're way over thinking this Blzer.

[Blzer]

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As usual, you're way over thinking this Blzer.

I may be writing a lot, but it's really not being overthought, and that's what I'm trying to explain. There's a reason they won't ever de-mask him outside of not wanting to do it, and this is it. Plain and simple.

I didn't want to make that last post, but hey... I wouldn't be me if I didn't.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I'm just giving you a hard time, you didn't have to delete that post. If they wanted to show Batman taking off the mask and going from Batman to Bruce without the black eyes they would probably do one of these:

1) Have a mask made specifically for that scene that doesn't require the makeup

2) Show mask face. Cut. Come back to face masked and have Bale take off the mask without having any make up.

I don't think it would be that hard to do. I understand the technical part of why they literally cannot de-mask him, but if they wanted to do a one-shot, no cut shot of him taking off the mask they could do it pretty easily.

[Kashanova]

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lol it's been done before....

http://youtu.be/lalexosgwUk?t=2m17s

[Blzer]

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lol it's been done before....

http://youtu.be/lalexosgwUk?t=2m17s

See, that looks ridiculously stupid.

No matter. I don't expect it to happen in this film at all, especially after that Bale quote.

[Kashanova]

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See, that looks ridiculously stupid.

No matter. I don't expect it to happen in this film at all, especially after that Bale quote.

agreed, Nor should it. It doesn't make sense in Nolan's Bat universe.

Spoiler

I would how ever would like to see it happen to Bane, I'm intrigued after the information that was said in the prologue ..

[Fresh Tendrils]

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See, that looks ridiculously stupid.

No matter. I don't expect it to happen in this film at all, especially after that Bale quote.

Well yeah it looks stupid because you're looking for it. I don't think I have ever noticed that before now.

[Tha_Kid]

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The ending speech of The Dark Knight still gives me goosebumps and makes my face flush, just like it did on opening night. So good.

http://youtu.be/GDQob4AOCsQ?hd=1&t=1m44s

[MachoMyers]

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Alright fellas. I think it has reached the point where I need to bow out of this thread. Some really good posts but I can't leave anything to chance that could possibly get spoiled. I've even gone so far as to stop watching the trailers and am telling friends to stop talking to me about this movie. I am that excited about it.