Bruce Wayne ends the movie crippled or dead.
BANK ON IT.
It's right in the first movie speech
"A man is just flesh and blood and can be ignored or destroyed. But as a symbol... as a symbol, I can be incorruptible, everlasting."
The man must be defeated, but THE BATMAN endures.
Plus, Nolan's not letting anybody take over this series after him.
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