How is “see the light” used?

In The Dark Knight Rises (2012), one line is: “l didn't see the light until l was already a man.”

Which movie is “see the light” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

see the light

to finally understand or accept sth, especially sth obvious; to begin to exist or to become publicly known about; to be let out of prison or confinement and experience daylight and freedom again (usually in the negative, as a threat); to stay alive until the next day; to survive

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Meaning

Oxford44% of films
to finally understand or accept sth, especially sth obvious
Oxford22% of films
to begin to exist or to become publicly known about
it never has to see the light of day.
If we all go free, it never has to see the light of day.
Editorial22% of films
to be let out of prison or confinement and experience daylight and freedom again (usually in the negative, as a threat)
see the light of day!
Editorial11% of films
to stay alive until the next day; to survive
And you shall never see the light of another day.

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Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

l didn't see the light until l was already a man.

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)74:23

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