The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan ’s Dark Knight Trilogy remains a landmark saga of movie theatre history . The serial publication attain great heights thanks in large part to the impressive talent in front of the photographic camera , as prestige actors such as Christian Bale , Morgan Freeman , Gary Oldman , and Michael Caine all bestow their talents to the films . Caine in peculiar experience congratulations for his enactment of the fatherly butler figure , Alfred Pennyworth .
No doubtNolan ’s favorite actor to put to work with , Caine ’s Alfred is tasked with interweave the moral canvass for Bruce Wayne to accompany . In a trilogy that increasingly questions the blurry blood between right and awry , Alfred ’s decisions always make the audience wonder what they would do in his shoes .
Questionable - Returning To Gotham
Though Alfred is implemental in beginning Batman ’s career , it ’s afterwards learned he was reluctant for Bruce to ever return to Gotham City at all . InThe Dark Knight rise , Alfred shares that in the geezerhood follow Bruce ’s disappearing as a immature humankind , he in secret wish for Bruce to incur a Modern life and never return .
With nothing leave in Gotham but pain and cataclysm , Alfred conclude that head for the hills the metropolis for good would be his greatest chance for felicity . When Alfred is seen returning Bruce to Gotham inBatman Begins , the setting is contribute extra subtext upon re - picket .
Heroic - “Some Men Just Want To Watch The World Burn.”
TheDark Knightfinds Bruce struggling tounderstand the anarchic Joker . To help his untested master , Alfred tells him a story of a brigand he once run into while working for a foreign country ’s government . The stealer was raid his squad ’s wagon train carrying cute stones , not for money but for summercater .
realise he operate outside of conventional system of logic and could not be reason with , the only way they could stop him was to burn off the forest to the ground . Bruce ultimately uses this advice in the film ’s conclusion , choosing to burn his own image down and become the villain of his urban center so the Joker would not make headway .
Questionable - Enabling Batman
As the hero ’s story progresses , Alfred attestor firsthand the " monster " that Batman can become and realise he is becoming more of an enabler than a shielder . Whether he is helping attain Batman ’s impressive gear , mending Bruce ’s accidental injury , or maintain Batman ’s identity at all costs , Alfred must issue forth to clutch with the dangerous symbol that he has aid civilize .
The balance between safeguard Batman start to conflict with the hope to Bruce ’s parents to protect their only child , leaving a haunted Alfred to bid parting to Bruce inThe Dark Knight rise .
Heroic - Action Hero
Nolan ’s Batman films were unequaled in that he allowed the supporting characters to consistently get in on the action . Alfred ’s imagination is manifest inBatman Beginswhen Bruce is poisoned by Dr. Crane ’s toxin . Fearing Bruce has only moments to live , Alfred races him to safe , by and by calling Lucius Fox for help with an counterpoison . Alfred return to his headmaster ’s attention in the film ’s third turn after Bruce is pin down in his burning mansion .
pinch up on a collaborator guarding the mansion , Alfred clubs him with a golf game lodge , pure with the Caine one - liner " I trust you ’re not a member of the fire brigade . " He then manages to help Bruce escape to the Batcave as their habitation crumbles above them .
Questionable - Bane
Thethrilling conclusionto Nolan ’s trilogy finds Bruce has break up Batman for 8 years . However , after encounter Selina Kyle and learning of the menacing Bane , his interest is rekindled . Alfred ’s concern for Bruce ’s well - being is clear as he prompt him how Gotham needs Bruce Wayne more than Batman .
He perish on to explain Bane ’s story , hop to deter Bruce from engage such a deadly foe . However , what he fails to substantiate is that by portray Bane ’s threat , Bruce is even more driven to become Batman again , believing he is the only one to stop him . Though Alfred has admirable intention , he indirectly contributes to Brucereaching rock bottom .
Heroic - “Why Do We Fall?”
After narrowly escape the burning sign inBatman Begins , Bruce and Alfred plump down into the Batcave via a hidden elevator shaft . With Bruce ’s home crumbling and his confidence in shred , he announce to Alfred that he ’s destroy his family ’s legacy and fail to preserve Gotham .
On cue , Alfred deliver a intimate line of dialogue to Bruce : " Why do we precipitate , sir ? So that we can get word to pick ourselves up . “This memorable call - backto the watchword Bruce ’s founding father differentiate him as a boy lift Bruce ’s spirit . realize Alfred has n’t given up on him , he finds the will to pick himself up and save his metropolis .
Questionable - The Joker’s Threat
Nolan dances around the whimsy of ethical motive and limits multiple times throughoutThe Dark Knight , perhaps no more so than when the Joker demands Batman uncover his identity . Both Bruce and Alfred understand how risky giving in to the Joker would be , lie with he is n’t hold fast by society ’s rule . Alfred in particular knows just howterrifying the Joker is , so when he secernate Bruce not to twist himself in , it feels pretty shocking .
Even though it would put more spirit at risk of infection , Alfred reason that Batman should endure and survive as an outcast . While he could potentially be right , Bruce determines it ’s a risk he ca n’t take , resigning that he ’s at long last found the limits to what Batman can endure .
Heroic - Comforting Bruce
As he turns to take the air away , Bruce suddenly begins blame himself for his parent ' death . Alfred immediately consoles him , throw him nigh and reminding him it was not his fault . In a heartwarming moment , Bruce intrust to his new guardian how badly he lack his parent , to which Alfred respond " So do I Master Bruce , so do I. "
Questionable - The Letter
As Batman and Commissioner Gordon grapple over Harvey Dent ’s bequest inThe Dark Knight ’s finale , Alfred is seen burning the alphabetic character from Rachel Dawes in which she confess her desire to marry Harvey . Though Rachel had ask Alfred to give the letter to Bruce specifically , he has a modification of warmness follow her shocking death .
Realizing that Bruce thinks Rachel was die to select him over Harvey , Alfred obliterate the letter from Bruce before finally put down it . Despite his good purpose , Alfred ’s choice to spare his tormented master the atrocious truth was undoubtedly was one of his most morally gray-haired moments .
Heroic - Leaving Wayne Manor
Refusing to enable Bruce any further and quicken his demise , Alfred establish the difficult choice to leave his longtime house in a last attempt to save up Bruce ’s life . In the serial publication ' most heartbreaking scene , Alfred tells Bruce it ’s prison term to accept the truth , at last reveal the contents of Rachel ’s letter and why he subsequently destroyed it .
Knowing what ’s forrader , Alfred tell him " I know what this think of . It means your hate . It also means lose someone I have like for since I first heard his cry echo throughout this house . But it might also mean saving your life . " This mo only enriches the emotional re - joining between the two afterBatman bring through all of Gothamin the trilogy ’s close .
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