If the "Rises" theme is really supposed to symbolically represent Batman redeeming himself for something (and not just getting back on the horse after getting physically and emotionally knocked down by Bane), I wonder what that something will be? What did he do in the first two films that he needs to redeem? I guess he technically killed Harvey, maybe that's it (I don't figure he needs to redeem himself for Harvey's crimes since he didn't actually commit them despite them being pinned on him)? His being responsible for freakshow bad guys coming to town, and indirectly responsible for all associated acts such as Rachel getting killed? All of the above? Something else? And redemption from whom? The public? Fox? Himself? Ra's (maybe he realizes Ra's was right and wants to be redeemed by destroying Gotham like the poster suggests he will do)? God?
Seems to me that Batman tried his best to do what he thought was best for Gotham. If he committed sins, it seems due to unpredictable, unintended consequences more than anything else. And is that something warranting redemption? He always tried to live by his code, even though he had a funny way of interpreting it at times (it is OK to let a guy fall to his death but not OK to kill that same guy before he died from the fall?), so you gotta figure that he feels he didn't have to compromise. . .no redemption required for that. Or maybe he must be redeemed for viewing the world in black and white terms when it really exists in shades of gray (again, reflecting his newfound acceptance of Ra's's methods and willingness to destroy Gotham and/or allow it to be destroyed while seriously injured Gordon whines about his being gone)?
I am not remotely concerned with any of these questions. More fights and explosions, please.
It would be nice to see an athletic crime fighter who's extremely agile over batmans close quarters combat, elbow/neck strike galore from the past two movies.
