Says dumb
A fracture of that kind involves surgery, long immobilisation and months of rehab. The film's version of treatment is closer to a punch and a pep talk.
How did Bruce recover from a broken back so quickly?
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
At 1:21:40
Verdict: Contested. 55% of viewers say this is dumb. Top defense: A fellow prisoner resets the vertebra, and the film shows weeks or months of recovery in the prison.
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Bane breaks Bruce's back in a fight and leaves him in a prison. A fellow inmate resets his spine and tells him to climb without a rope to get back his fear. Bruce recovers and makes the climb.
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The film shows time passing, and the character has spent months in a cell with nothing else to do. It is a fantasy but it is a superhero fantasy.
Says dumb
I would accept a fantasy cure if the film had said 'no one knows how.' It treats a wild treatment as ordinary.
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Actually, it’s explained
A fellow prisoner resets the vertebra, and the film shows weeks or months of recovery in the prison.
- DumbScenesStaff7 months ago
A fellow prisoner resets the vertebra, and the film shows weeks or months of recovery in the prison.
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Show a brace made from scrap and a title card, 'Three months later,' before Bruce makes the climb.
Would this fix it?77% say yes
script_doctor_samSupporter1 month ago
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