The League of Shadows ultimate goal was to make an example of Gotham, correct? Isn't that stated in Batman Begins? Beyond making an example of one man, they wanted Gotham to be an example, like Rome. So, really, it goes against their inherent and stated motives to now swing to revenge against Batman versus their over-reaching goal. At least from Bane's perspective. Talia is out for revenge partially, but that's not her biggest goal. Her goal is to finish the job her father set out. Getting Batman is the cherry on top, but why would you just let the entire sundae melt if you can't have the cherry?

I also refuse to believe that Bruce Wayne could just magic his way back in to Gotham. He is over-coming a broken back, with no identification and what happened to that horrible limp from early in the movie? Did they just give him back the brace he created so he could walk out of the desert? That is a plothole too big to just "enjoy the ride" with. It was so unbelievable to me that I couldn't enjoy the movie.

Does he have the training to do it? Yes, but the film should have shown this. At least show how he got out of the desert. Yes, with a film, you don't need to show every detail of life, but a quick little shot or montage of him maybe hijacking a plane of his own or sneaking aboard something would have sufficed. Once he escapes the Pit, it's obvious he is going to make it back to Gotham, but after establishing how hellish and out of the way this pit is, to just say 'and then he returned', seems cheap, both for the set-up and for the degree of difficulty that Bruce actually had to overcome.

Almost every movie, no matter how well written, will have plotholes and some of my favorite ones certainly do, but the glaring ones in this kept me from enjoying it.

To give an example:

Something that always bugged me in The Dark Knight: How did the Joker get away after he crashed Harvey Dent's party? Remember, he tosses Rachel out the window and Batman dives after to save her. But, if my logic is correct, isn't the Joker still in the penthouse? How did he and his men get away? In plain sight of all the guests? Watching it again, this really bugged me too.

Take care all.