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The Dark Knight (SPOILERS START ON PAGE 3)
Alex C:
I assumed he was dead because if he's not that would likely make up Batman's "Let's just blame all of this on me!" plan pointless.
Surgoshan:
Well, a fall from the second story of a building (~ 20-30 feet) wouldn't kill someone in good health, though it would hurt like hell and probably break some bones.
Harvey Dent was, at the time of the fall, the exact opposite of someone in good health. The man was showing bone. He'd suffered major burns over half of his head and who knows how much of his torso. Not only was he likely to die of even the most minor infection, but the slightest thing could kill him through shock.
Burn victims are among the most fragile patients without adding loss of a fiance and "being ten foot from a gimongous explosion" to the list.
That is to say, assuming that someone survived such a fall is the best policy, unless they're in Harvey Dent's condition. In that case, the default assumption is death, unless something later happens to convince you otherwise.
De_El:
--- Quote from: Whipstitch on 01 Aug 2008, 21:46 ---I assumed he was dead because if he's not that would likely make up Batman's "Let's just blame all of this on me!" plan pointless.
--- End quote ---
Untrue. Harvey was irrevocably changed from the so-called "white knight" he once was, and the idea was that that image was an important symbol of hope for the people of Gotham. Even if he is still alive, the public learning the truth about Dent is something Batman seriously wants to avoid.
Alex C:
That's exactly my point though. If Harvey's dead the plan works out perfectly because Dent becomes a martyr and the people of Gotham have a nice closed casket ceremony and nobody is ever the wiser. If he's alive though? The man's a psychopath who needs to be sent to Arkham. How long can you keep THAT secret? He's not exactly the most cooperative guy in the world at this point. Maybe Batman thinks the plan is worth the gamble, but it seems pretty damn shakey to me.
Anyway though, I readily admit I could totally see him being alive in the next movie. Dark Knight was at the very least vague on the subject of his survival and I can see how it'd be supremely useful to keep the character around. I just find the idea that they could really hope to cover it up if he's alive a li'll odd, that's all.
Johnny C:
In the novelization he's dead.
That might not mean anything but I assume it was made from the script and so he's dead.
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