One of the appeals of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy was its attempt to place the story of Batman in a "real-world" setting. But of course, if you look at the film too closely, it's not all that real-world (what Hollywood film is?). And now some fans who apparently have a bit of legal expertise have decided to examine the end of the trilogy, specifically the finale of The Dark Knight Rises, to see if it all adds up.
Of course, spoilers follow, in case you have somehow made it this far and not yet seen the film. But are clicking on articles about its ending.
Anyway, the main question at hand here is why would Bruce Wayne be legally declared dead at the end of the story? We obviously see (or think we see) Batman get blown to bits, but what about the missing Mr. Wayne? As far as the general public knows, Bruce did not sacrifice himself in the Bat via nuclear explosion.
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