What I found most brilliant about this scene is that Nolan intentionally never let us hear the siren's song.
Because if the audience had heard it, they would've walked out of the theater and straight into the sea.
Do the ends justify the means? If you win the war and lose yourself, what did you gain?
Sir Christopher Johnathon James Nolan, to call you a genius I would be downplaying your greatness
“what if he knew, that very night, as he walked through fires, anarchy, and pain, and in a daze of sweaty celebrations that follow, what if he knew exactly what he'd done?”