For me, it was a momentary blip, as I thought "huh, that's not easy to do." But the placement in the story was such that I do not think the movie would have been improved by answering the question of how he made the trip. Had the same trip happened at a different point in the plot, I might have had a stronger desire to see how it happened.
I think The Matrix is a useful comparison. In that movie, the logistics of getting in and out of the Matrix are a major source of tension. Also, the characters are established as being resourceful, but still in very great danger from agents. Hand-wave past their exit from the Matrix, and you not only lose tension, you screw up your characterization. Whereas in TDKR, the source of tension comes before that trip -- and we do indeed see the math on how it gets resolved. What comes after is trivial by comparison, thematically and emotionally, and going into it would undercut the effect of Bruce's arrival. Furthermore -- and, as you say, this is generally the most important part -- the character is firmly established as the kind of guy who can do something like that. We'd be terribly disappointed if Batman ran into trouble with a border guard.
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Date: 2012-07-31 08:56 pm (UTC)I think The Matrix is a useful comparison. In that movie, the logistics of getting in and out of the Matrix are a major source of tension. Also, the characters are established as being resourceful, but still in very great danger from agents. Hand-wave past their exit from the Matrix, and you not only lose tension, you screw up your characterization. Whereas in TDKR, the source of tension comes before that trip -- and we do indeed see the math on how it gets resolved. What comes after is trivial by comparison, thematically and emotionally, and going into it would undercut the effect of Bruce's arrival. Furthermore -- and, as you say, this is generally the most important part -- the character is firmly established as the kind of guy who can do something like that. We'd be terribly disappointed if Batman ran into trouble with a border guard.