Sunday, July 22, 2012

Favorite movie quote in The Dark Knight Rises: Batman to Gordon in the coat and hero

The Dark Knight Rises has a great movie quote moment toward the movie ending. Batman is about to escort an atomic bomb outside of Gotham City. Gordon walks up to Batman to express his gratitude, telling Batman that he is a hero. Although Gordon never learns of Batman's true identity, Batman replies back, "Anyone can be a hero. Even a man who put a coat around a young boy's shoulders to let him know the world hadn't ended".

What a great movie line. The Nolan brothers wrote an especially powerful movie line to connect the dots. This movie quote shows what impact Gordon had with helping a young Bruce Wayne to survive the dark moments. Placing the coat on Bruce is like giving him the courage to become The Dark Knight. It symbolizes the cape and the Batman signal in a dark moment. Maybe Gordon inspired Batman to fight crime after his parents were murdered.

Bruce Wayne needed reassurance in this dark time. Gordon consoled Bruce, acting as a hero to comfort a wounded young boy. This is a tough moment because Bruce is too young to understand the world. Over the years, Bruce probably finds motivation in Gordon helping him to keep his head up. It is possibly the motivation that fuels Bruce to become Batman. Bruce returns the favor to fight crime alongside Gordon.

Batman conveys to Gordon that he is a hero for putting a coat on his shoulders, telling him that he is not alone. Gordon is essentially the turning point in Bruce's early life. Batman's death is possibly the inspiration Blake needs to fight crime as Nightwing.

This hero and coat movie quote is a powerful statement to inform Gordon of his identity. Good screenwriting is making movie fans reflect back to a past moment. Nolan also uses a flashback to guide viewers, conveying the relevance in establishing the origin of Batman. Bruce Wayne is Batman because Gordon shines the light on him. Gordon guides the fallen young boy after his parents died.

The Dark Knight movie quote is the best we've heard in Batman movies. It is a movie quote that speaks volumes about Batman's morality. Gordon finds reassurance to know that his honest nature sculpted Bruce to become a noble man.

15 comments:

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    1. @Ai-fa,

      Thank you for the uplifting compliment. It is a great moment in TDKR. I'm happy you enjoyed the post. Please visit again. Thanks!

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  2. Excellent.
    I've just watched the movie. This quote is the great point of the movie and maybe the best quote ever!

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  3. @Andres,

    Thanks for sharing a comment about the quote. It is a great quote that perhaps the origin of Batman. Very strong quote to thank Gordon for being there for him in his darkest moments.

    Bruce looks up to Gordon as a hero. It is more than just a man and a young boy. This is when Bruce lost his parents in a senseless murder. Gordon consoled this fallen kid.

    Thanks again.

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  4. Beautifully written. Was a pleasure reading. Thanks!

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    1. @Braeson,

      Sure. Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you enjoyed reading the quote article. It is a great moment in the movie.

      Thanks again for visiting and commenting!

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  5. I googled that line from the movie and found your post :)
    That part of the movie and the entire ending had me in tears. I'm a 47 year old father of 5 who grew up with Batman and loved all 3 of Nolans movies. For the last 7 years I lived and loved these movies! They have heart and story and emotion. Batman is my all time favorite super - hero and thanks to Nolan Fnally has a incredible trilogy. Your post is very well written. Thank you!
    Trevor

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  6. get the quote right please...this is an iconic part of the whole trilogy...at least get the quote right...here it is...
    "A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting coat around a young boy's shoulders to let him know how the world hadn't ended."

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