“Honestly I don’t know. I mean, this is the truth. I don’t think it’s necessarily a set-up. I think it is a great ending for that trilogy. and even if you go back to “Batman Begins”, he’s talking about how Batman is more than a man, it’s a symbol. A hero can be anybody. and we all have heroes inside of us and that’s the theme that runs throughout the entire trilogy.”
- Joseph on ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ ending [x]
The Dark Knight Rises;
Batman: A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a little boy’s shoulder to let him know that the world hadn’t ended.

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