Trivia: Some people wanted the Batmobile to be computer generated, but director Christopher Nolan refused, so it was built from scratch. It can do 0-60 in 6 seconds.
Trivia: The Batmobile holds about 10 gallons of gas, but only gets single digits in mileage.
Trivia: According to an interview in "Starlog" magazine, Christopher Nolan based the film's visual style on Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.
Trivia: During principal photography, Christian Bale suffered from laryngitis three times.
Trivia: The first thug we see Dr. Crane get off with an insanity defense is named Zsaz. If you look closely you'll see he is covered with scars. In the comics, Zsaz is a homicidal maniac who keep score of the people he kills by marking it on his skin. Every one of those scars is supposed to represent one of his victims. And although you don't see it in the movie, his body is covered.
Trivia: Director of Photogrophay Wally Pfister used several interesting filming techniques on the film, eventually earning him a "Best Cinematography" Oscar nomination. One of these was how he shot the sword duel between Bruce and Ducard - holding a steadicam and being dragged around the action sitting on a sled.
Trivia: The Scarecrow's plot to contaminate Gotham's water supply from under Arkham Asylum has appeared several times in Batman fiction, first appearing in the comics and becoming the focus of the Batman: The Animated Series episode 'Dreams In Darkness'. After the film was released it would also be referenced in the Batman: Arkham Asylum videogame.
Trivia: The car Bruce Wayne drives to the hotel is a Lamborghini Murciélago. Murciélago means "bat" in Italian.
Trivia: This film marks the second time a wife of Tom Cruise has played a Batman love interest, after Nicole Kidman's turn as Chase Meridian in Batman Forever.
Trivia: The newspaper article about the Wayne Manor fire is listed as written by Julie Ochipinti. In real life, Ochipinti was an assistant set decorator for the film. She would go on to later be nominated for an Oscar for Best Art Direction for the film "The Prestige", which also starred Christian Bale.
Trivia: During the audition process, the actors who were auditioning for Bruce Wayne/Batman actually wore Val Kilmer's Batman suit from "Batman Forever" to act out scenes. Some of the old suits were still in storage at Warner Bros. Studios.
Answer: Bruce is just as infected as Falcone, however he is rescued by Alfred shortly after he is poisoned and given an antidote by Lucius shortly after that. He is then bedridden for many hours. If he had not been saved as quickly as he was, he no doubt would have been a blubbering mass just like Falcone. The reason Rachel and even Bruce don't react the same as Falcone the moment they are poisoned comes down to how each individual person reacts to fear: Bruce tries to fight, Rachel faints, Falcone screams in horror.
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