Marion Cotillard opens up about her death scene in The Dark Knight Rises (Photo Credit – Instagram)
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Marion Cotillard has finally addressed the infamous death scene from ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ a moment that has been labeled as ‘the worst death scene’ ever in a Christopher Nolan film.
The Oscar-winning actress played Talia al Ghul, the daughter of Ra’s al Ghul from ‘Batman Begins’, and her character’s final moments left many puzzled, with stiff delivery and an awkward slump that critics and fans have repeatedly mocked.
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Marion Cotillard’s Death Scene: A Viral Moment for All Wrong Reasons
Fans have repeatedly shared and brutally ridiculed the viral moment on multiple occasions across several social media platforms.
One comment on the scene posted to YouTube said, “Her death was the funniest thing in that entire movie.” Another wrote, “For an Oscar-winning actress this was a terrible death scene.”
“Her death looked like when your mom walks into your room when you’re supposed to be sleep,” while a fourth added, “I love the part where the three of them are staring at her like ‘wtf is this acting?’”
Someone else opined, “Its like she forgot she was supposed to die in this scene then suddenly remembered lol.”
Marion Cotillard Opened Up On What Went Wrong
In a recent interview with Les rencontres du Papotin, Cotillard admitted she simply “didn’t nail” it, recalling how stress and difficulty finding the right position led to a less-than-convincing performance.
“I didn’t nail that scene,” she opened up. “I didn’t find the right position. I didn’t find the right way… I was stressed. Sometimes it happens that you screw something up. So that, I screwed up.”
While some have questioned why Christopher Nolan kept the take, Cotillard has previously expressed frustration at being defined by that one scene rather than the depth of her work.
“Sometimes there are failures, and when you see this on screen, you’re thinking: ‘Why? Why did they keep that take?’” she said in 2016. “But either you blame everyone or nobody. But I thought people overreacted because it was tough to be identified just with this scene. When I’m doing the best I can to find the authenticity in every character that I’m playing, it’s tough to be known just for this scene.”
However, unfortunately, this triggered more scuttlebutt about the scene itself, with one quoting the scene to say, “The worst death scene I’ve ever seen in a movie. So stiff awkward and fake. Should’ve re-shot it!!”
Another reply said, “The question I’ve been asking for a long time is: how did Nolan approve this scene in the final cut?” A third asked, “That’s on Nolan. He’s allowed to get multiple takes and not settle for that one.”
Despite The Dark Knight Rises facing more criticism than its predecessors, the film still grossed over a billion dollars, so it’s safe to say Nolan wasn’t losing sleep over a single awkward death scene.
