Continuity mistake: When Bruce goes to gear up to rescue the Ice Princess, there are visible footprints on the drawbridge that leads into the chamber where all the bat suits are kept. When he then steps back out in his Batman attire, the drawbridge is now clean of all prints. (00:00:24)
Continuity mistake: In the shot of Mr. and Mrs. Cobblepot by the window, they both hold a martini. Mr. Cobblepot's martini glass is full to the top. But after the baby pulls the cat into his crib, Mr. C's martini glass is suddenly only a quarter full. (00:00:50)
Continuity mistake: When Oswald Cobblepot is in his crib as a baby, in outside shots the rubber duck on the string is swaying back and forth. In shots through the crib bars, it is dead still. (00:01:00)
Revealing mistake: The snow that they use floats on water in almost every scene. (00:02:00)
Continuity mistake: When the Cobblepots throw the pram into the lake, in a wide shot the water surrounding it is rippling and there isn't much snow on the water. In the closeup the water is still and the lake is covered in snowflakes. (00:02:05)
Continuity mistake: When the Penguin is looking out of the barred sewer hole, from an inside shot we see the penguin holding two bars, and in between the bars he is holding are two bars. In the next shot, there are four bars in between. (00:06:05)
Continuity mistake: When Alfred is walking along with his red gift bag, there is a present at the top of the bag which changes position between shots. (00:06:20)
Continuity mistake: When Alfred is walking off of the pavement, and across the grate, we see the penguins hands sticking out of the sewer bars. Then it shows another shot of Alfred looking at the bars, only the snow around and under the bars has changed. (00:06:40)
Continuity mistake: When the camera pans up to show the Schrek headquaters, in the first shot a warm blue light is coming from the windows, and no pillar lights are on. In an overhead shot bright light is on, and emitted. (00:07:00)
Continuity mistake: When Selina is pouring Max his coffee, the kettle spout changes position. (00:07:20)
Continuity mistake: After Selina pours Max Schrek his coffee in the first boardroom meeting, she walks around his chair twice. (00:07:30)
Continuity mistake: After Max Schrek throws some of the presents out to the crowd, when it cuts back, between shots a large green present on the top of the pile vanishes. (00:09:55)
Visible crew/equipment: When the large present drives out into the middle of the Christmas procession, as the lid of the gift springs up, a long white wire can be see attached to the lid, which wasn't there beforehand. (00:11:30)
Continuity mistake: Batman's large fish tank (which opens the sphinx statue) is not there in the shot where Bruce is sitting in his chair and the Batman symbol is then shone on his bookcase. (00:12:45)
Continuity mistake: At Wayne Manor, Bruce receives the projected bat signal while in his study. As he stands up, the circle of light hits only the last shelf on the bookshelf behind Bruce. But in the next shot, the light circle is much lower and hits almost the entire bookshelf. (00:13:10)
Continuity mistake: When the joker henchman busts the door and lifts up a flaming stick to blow at a pile of teddys, the angle in which he holds the stick differs through consecutive shots. (00:13:40)
Continuity mistake: The length of the bar which comes out of the side of the batmobile, which subsequently knocks over the clown twirling the batons, changes between shots. (00:13:50)
Continuity mistake: When Batman is nearing the two clowns juggling flames, the clowns drop their flaming batons twice between shots. (00:13:55)
Revealing mistake: Outline of the broken piece Batman will yank out of the wall to save Selina is visible before he makes it. (00:15:15)
Continuity mistake: The piece of wall that Batman yanks out of the wall with his gadget is clearly in a much different shape after it has been taken out. (00:15:20)
Answer: The film keeps it ambiguous. There are two ways to look at it. Scenario A- She literally died and is brought back to life by the alley-cats somehow, adapting some of their traits. Or... Scenario B- The trauma of falling and sustaining a head-injury, along with her paranoia after Schreck tried to kill her, has driven her mad, and she uses her connection with cats to build a new persona. (Which is supported by the fact that all the things she claims "kills" her with each of her "nine lives" wouldn't actually have killed her. Ex. Her one fall is broken by the kitty-litter truck. Max doesn't hit her in any vital organs when he shoots her. Etc.) Her destroying her apartment is her lashing out at all the things she used to hold dear- her vision of a normal life, etc. It's symbolic of her purging the past and embracing the future. (Plus, oftentimes when people throw fits, they'll smash stuff up).