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Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs  I thought the ending was a little like the one for Inception, which can be interpreted different ways. You can either surmise he survived the explosion and the scene in Italy was real, or it was wishful thinking on Alfred's part, seeing what he wanted to see. |
I had wondered that as well - the open ending. But what undermines that for me is the scene immediately before Italy - where Lucius is talking to the techs and asking about software upgrades, which is strongly suggestive of a certain outcome.
The happy ending was a sop to the fans - if Nolan wanted to give it, then fine, but it needed to be more plausible than it was.