Gary Oldman as Chief commissioner gordon was probably one of the best casting calls of our lifetime.

Bruce began the trilogy, honouring his parents by becoming Batman.

He ends the trilogy honouring Alfred, by putting aside his guilt and living a happy life.

I love that these movies gave Alfred a win.

Batman: I never said thank you
Christopher Nolan: And you'll never have to

One of the best endings to a movie/trilogy ever. Nolan is truly a master of story-telling.

Gordons face during the statue unveiling says it all. He's pissed because the city always rejected Batman and now only after he's gone are they accepting that he did good for them.

Giving Bruce Wayne a happy ending as opposed to having him killed off, to me, feels like Chris Nolan is thanking his fans for sticking with him throughout the entire trilogy.

Fans: We never said thankyou.
Christopher Nolan : And you'll never have to

The genuine smile on Gordon’s face, the relief on Alfred’s face, THE MUSIC!!! Greatest trilogy ever, and a damn fine ending.

I love the subtle ways that Bruce showed people he was still alive, Leading Robin to the cave(ok that wasn’t so subtle), the nod to Alfred in Venice, but my favorite was repairing the Bat signal. I really like how Gordon notices it out of the corner of his eye, runs his hand over it and looks around hoping to see the Batman once more.

Nolan always fucking wins with his endings. It's always so epic my eyes water

when you see alfred then you have my permission to cry

To see Bruce Wayne smiling and happy at the end... Gets me every time. Such a beautiful scene.

Gordon's reaction to discovering the rebuilt Bat signal at 4:05 is amazing.  Five brief seconds speaks volumes about his character and what the Batman mean to him.

Watching Alfred crying so desperately… poor man.

Batman died, but Bruce Wayne lived

2:18 crazy enough, Christian Bale actually opened up 12 new orphan homes this past month. He’s really Bruce Wayne !!

nothing will ever top this trilogy.

I see a lot of love for Nolan and not enough for Zimmer.   He's the man!!!

That smile on Gordon's face when he looks around for Bruce, 😭😭

I love that Selena also smiled at the end.  Bruce probably kept tabs on Alfred and knew that eventually, once Lucius, Jim and Robin had realized that he wasn't dead, word would get to Alfred it would prompt him to resume his quest from years earlier, going back to that cafe in Venice.  

Bruce undoubtedly told Selena about this.  She didnt even have to turn to see Alfred.  She saw Bruce's reaction, and she just knew.  I love that tiny detail.

I'd like to think that in time, Bruce and Alfred would have resumed contact with each other.  But the whole point of the silent meeting in Venice was so that they wouldn't have to...that Alfred would know he was happy and would never have to return to Gotham.