She defended herself and a boy who was caught in the riot by firing a taser at Crane. Soon, Gotham was overrun by Arkham's inmates, whom the League had released, and Rachel and the boy were surrounded by lunatics who were led by Falcone's henchman, Victor Zsasz. Batman saved them at the last minute, however, and gave Rachel a hint to his secret identity. As Rachel realized that her masked savior was Bruce, he left to save the remaining innocent bystanders.
One morning, after the riot was over, Rachel went to the ruins of Wayne Manor, which was burned down by the League, and reconciled with Bruce. Despite their mutual attraction, Rachel decided that they couldn't be together if Bruce was determined to lead a double life. She kissed Bruce goodbye, left him to fulfill his destiny, and hoped that he would come back to her when Batman was no longer needed in Gotham. Rachel, by this time, is the assistant DA to Harvey Dent , a man who is challenging the mob in Gotham in a legal way.
She has also started dating him, creating a love triangle between herself, Dent, and Bruce. When the mob hires the Joker to kill Batman out of desperation, the Joker says he will kill people until Batman reveals his identity.
Despite Bruce's initial reluctance to give in to the Joker demands he finally decides to turn himself in not wanting anyone else to die because of him. He then asks Dent to assemble a press conference in which he will show his true identity and be arrested. Afterward Rachel tries to convince Bruce not to turn himself, but he remains firm in his decision. Bruce then kisses Rachel hoping that the two will be together once he reveals his identity.
Harvey, realizing how important Batman is, says that he is the Batman in order to keep the real Batman free. Rachel confronts Alfred about this deception, but Alfred simply suggests that Bruce and Harvey both recognize that Batman represents something more than a man. The plan appears to succeed when Batman and Commissioner Gordon capture the villain, but Rachel privately questions Bruce's new plan to use Harvey as bait to capture the Joker when he goes after Dent.
But during this time, Joker manipulates two cops into bringing Dent and Dawes to different buildings in the city. There, both of them are tied up with bombs and barrels of gasoline surrounding them, along with a radio that allowed the two of them to speak to each other. Joker reveals the locations to Batman and the police during his interrogation, but deliberately switches the locations. Batman sets out to save Dawes, while Gordon goes to rescue Dent, unaware of the falsehood in Joker's words until Batman arrives at the storage to find Dent, not Dawes as he believes, inside.
Still, Batman manages to get Dent out—arriving moments after Rachel had told Harvey that she would marry him, having previous requested time to consider his proposal—although half of his face is caught on fire and hideously burnt in the explosion that occurs seconds after their escape from the building.
But what if instead of Dent living long enough to see himself become a Batman villain he instead died a hero? The Dark Knight throws a huge ethical curveball that determines the rest of the film, with The Joker Heath Ledger forcing Batman to choose who to save from a firey Catch his childhood friend and crush Rachel Dawes Maggie Gyllenhaal , or Dent, the white knight of Gotham. We know how this choice plays out in the historical context, but it leaves an interesting question in its wake.
What if that choice went a little differently, and instead of Harvey Dent being spared from certain death, Rachel Dawes was actually rescued as a result? With only enough time to save one person, The Joker tells him the locations of both Harvey and Rachel, leaving our hero to depart. When time runs out, Batman barely saves Harvey Dent from dying, and the explosion catches a trail of gasoline and burns half of Harvey's face, scarring it for life.
Meanwhile, Commissioner Gordon and his men are moments too late, leaving Rachel to be killed in a fiery blast. Depending on who you talk to, this is either a flaw or a feature.
Joker offers him two addresses but, inexplicably, switches who is where. The gambit itself is really part of the bigger thesis The Dark Knight tries to lay out: That one man trying to save a city — whether he wears a mask or does it in broad daylight — is an inherently impossible task.
Making the impossible choice — in this case, letting people die for the greater good — is what the Caped Crusader is all about. He wants to be the chaos that makes the impossible justice moot. But in order to maintain that level of endearment, those moments have to be executed precisely. But in either scenario, the logic has to hold up. When Batman ran into the building.
Did you see the look on Batman's face when he saw it was Dent? I was sure that it was because Dent was better for Gotham. He was a successful politician bringing good change, so he was better for the city and that Batman couldn't let his feelings over ride a logical choice. Of course this event corrupted Dent and the Joker points out how the Batman is the most true one of them all Last scene with the Joker , but Batman had to do what was best for Gotham.
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Learn more. Ask Question. Asked 8 years, 3 months ago. Active 4 years, 8 months ago. Viewed k times. In Nolan's The Dark Knight, when the Joker kidnapped Harvey Dent and Rachel Dawes and trapped them in a weird oil drum showroom: Why did Batman tell Gordon that he was going to save Rachel and they should go for Harvey, but instead it appeared to me they both went for Harvey?
This scene totally confused me. Improve this question. TARS 3, 3 3 gold badges 29 29 silver badges 47 47 bronze badges. Deiknymi Deiknymi 1 1 gold badge 7 7 silver badges 11 11 bronze badges. You weren't the only person confused by this scene. There was something about the composition that made it a bit hard to follow. James Sheridan has set you on the right path. I never thought this scene was confusing.
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