Man tears were shed at the ending when Alfred was crying. I didn't get the chance to see it at the movies at the start of the year, so I had to wait months until it was available on Blu-ray. Somehow I remained spoiler free, and I'm glad I did. Such an awesome movie. I don't think the final scene was needed, but it gave some closure I guess (Final scene being the scene where it was shown that Bruce was alive). What did you think of The Dark Knight Rises?