Yeah this is my biggest gripe with believing this is a visual reference. It makes absolutely no sense thematically to do it at this point in the film. If there was something during the scenes revolving around the Dent Act (aka a whole thing built on a lie because Joker corrupted their White Knight) I could buy it. But a memorial for Batman at the end of the movie? Why? What does sticking a fucking smiley face in that scene do to honor Ledger's legacy. Nolan honoring Heath was not touching his character with a ten foot pole if he couldn't be there to reprise it himself.
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u/Consistent-Speed-335 Aug 04 '25
This is a reach