Suggestion for the friendship theme: Batman Begins (2005) Writers: Bob Kane (characters), David S. Goyer (story), Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer (screenplay) Batman Begins - Alfred rescues Bruce We see the firestorm of the destruction of Wayne Manor; Bruce Wayne lies unconscious. One of Ra's al Ghul's henchmen watches, then is suddenly clubbed from behind by Alfred Pennyworth. Alfred: I hope you're not a member of the fire brigade. Alfred pushes through the firestorm to discover Bruce trapped beneath burning rubble. Alfred: Master Wayne! Master Wayne! As Bruce awakens, Alfred struggles to remove the rubble, but can't. Bruce likewise seems helpless. Alfred: What is the point of all those pushups if you can't even lift a bloody log? With Alfred's taunting encouragement, Bruce frees himself and he and Alfred barely escape down the elevator shaft to the Bat Cave as Wayne Manor collapses above them. Bruce: What have I done, Alfred? Everything my family—my father built... Alfred: (after examining Bruce's wounds) The Wayne legacy is more than bricks and mortar, sir. Bruce: I wanted to save Gotham. I failed. Alfred: Why do we fall, sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up. Bruce: Still haven't given up on me. Alfred: Never! - - - This sequence not only demonstrates the friendship between Bruce and Alfred, but it also ties together a couple of story threads. Early in the script Bruce (as a child) is injured when he falls down a well. His father gives the "pick ourselves up" speech to encourage Bruce to learn from experience and go on with life. Alfred, using the same approach here, demonstrates how he has served as Bruce's father substitute. The "given up"/"Never" exchange ties back to an earlier moment between Bruce and Alfred when Bruce was ready to thrown his life away by murdering his parents' killer. This scene reassures Bruce he still has supporters and helps him regroup to prepare for act three.