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).

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

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)74:23

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see the light

イディオム

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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意味

オックスフォード映画の 44%
to finally understand or accept sth, especially sth obvious
オックスフォード映画の 22%
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.
編集映画の 22%
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!
I'm the man up in this place. You'll never see the light of day.
編集映画の 11%
to stay alive until the next day; to survive

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定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版