Originally Posted By: The New Adventures of Old PJP
he shot off a flare which was tied to a balloon which signaled the plane to come and get them.


Exactly. The catch-balloon he sent up for the plane to hook to had a flashing signal light, too.

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it was very very believable and it was actually done. That isn't CGI. In fact Bale wanted to do that stunt himself but obviously they told him hell no. But that shot of Batman on top of the Sears tower in Chicago is really Bale not a stuntman. and he really is on the building. No camera tricks


Yeah. It's that kind of realism that sells the entire Nolan franchise. This isn't a summer blockbuster for him. This is art...