The Dark Knight Rises SPOILERS ALLOWED Discussion Thread

[Romão 2,473]

Ra's nationality never was established (nor it was in the comics), so he could have her daughter brought up in France for all we know

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The alias he used in Batman Begins is Henri Ducard.

[A24 5,156]

Who can cope with so many layers?

[KK 3,313]

Nolan takes complexity to yet another level!

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[A. A. Ron 2,485]

Ra's nationality never was established (nor it was in the comics), so he could have her daughter brought up in France for all we know

I read somewhere that the film's "rise" chant is in the Moroccan language. Seeing as French and Arabic are two of the most spoken languages in the north African barbary states, perhaps Talia was raised there.

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It's actually very plausible. But Nolan never states that. He trusts his audience to find the answers for themselves!

[Brónach 1,330]

I also remember that Ra's went with the name of Henri Ducard.

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[KK 3,313]

According to Wikipedia, Bruce approached Ducard for training in Paris, so I assume he's among the French.

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[KK 3,313]

Put two and two together and its called an educated guess BloodBoal. It would also explain Cotillard's accent.

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[KK 3,313]

OR Paris, Ontario in Canada. There both of our theories officially work now!

[crocodile 9,724]

Put two and two together and its called an educated guess BloodBoal. It would also explain Cotillard's accent.

Yeah, he was planning to cast her back in 2003.

Karol

[Henry B 51]

Ra's Al Ghul sounds like a faux-Arabic name designed to play on racist sentiments of the time. They cast a white guy in the role and a French woman as his daughter. The League of Shadows from Batman Begins was made up mostly of Chinese people. And Bane is white but has all sorts of different accents. Oh, and the old guys in the Lazarus pit sounded eastern European or Russian. There's really no ethnic continuity; Nolan just wanted to create a sense of "other" for the audience.

[Romão 2,473]

Ra's Al Ghul is actual Arabic, I think. It means "The Demon's Head"

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[crocodile 9,724]

Demon's fellatio, apparently. Oh wait, that's Ra's.

Geez, I'm lame these days.

Karol

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