Other mistake: Talia has connected earlobes, but the child version of her does not.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
1 mistake since 6 Jan '26, 00:35
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard
CIA Agent: Now what's the next step of your master plan?
Bane: Crashing this plane... With no survivors.
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Question: SPOILER: At the end of the movie, it is common knowledge that Bruce Wayne is dead. A tombstone is erected and Wayne Enterprises are executing his will. Since everyone knows Batman died, did Gordon (or someone else) out Bruce as Batman? Fair enough, they could've come up with a cover story for Bruce's death, but surely people would get suspicious if Bruce Wayne and Batman died around the same time.
Chosen answer: Given that no accurate records would have been kept of what occurred in Gotham during Bane's occupation, it would be very easy to claim that Bruce had been in the city when the bridges fell, been captured and subsequently executed by forcing him out on the ice, as had happened with many other socialites. Plenty of people died during Bane's takeover of the city, particularly in the final hours. There's no reason why Bruce would stand out among them as a candidate, and even if anybody did harbour some suspicion, it could hardly be proven.
Suggested correction: I think there are a lot more differences in appearance between Marion Cotillard and Joey King besides the ear lobes. They are different people after all. It's not a mistake to have two different people play the same character at a different age. It's inevitable.
lionhead
Sure, but a person's facial features can change in many different ways as they age. However, a person couldn't have disconnected earlobes that eventually fuse to their jawline.
Phaneron ★
Explaining why a mistake occurred doesn't change the fact that it's still a mistake.
TedStixon
It's not a mistake if nothing went wrong, though. You can't expect them to find a young actress that is completely similar in appearance to the adult version of that character. That you can see it's not really the same person, only younger, is not a mistake. I think something can be said about eye colour or hair colour, maybe, but earlobes, not so much. Their mouths and noses are different too; you can make a list of mistakes then. They can only get it as close as they can get it, so it's not a mistake.
lionhead
You're literally admitting they don't look alike, thus creating a continuity gaffe... which is a movie mistake... and then trying to claim it's not a mistake. Yes, it's true that finding a child actor that looks the same would be difficult, but that doesn't nullify the fact that earlobes can't change that radically from childhood to adulthood. That's a completely different thing than face/nose shape, eye colour, and hair colour, which can in fact subtly change with age.
TedStixon