Matt Morris claims that "the story of Batman is a great cautionary tale concerning the price we risk paying if we are unable to keep things in balance". He cautions that we should not take Batman's "lessons to heart, and exercise as much care as we can not to let our work, and our service to the world, take away from us the most basic necessities of a good and happy life”. The Batman series is about Bruce Wayne, a billionaire playboy who, under the guise of a high-tech anthropomorphic bat, takes it on himself to protect the residents of Gotham City from the antagonistic forces which plague it. This is an enormous responsibility, one which comes with constants affronts to his physical and psychological well-being, as well as an inherent sense …show more content…
"Standing over the bodies of his mother and father", he made an oath to "avenge their murders", to "dedicate his life to a relentless war against crime". For Bruce, following Morris' advice would have meant yielding to his feelings of impotence and sorrow, languishing in his manor while the people of Gotham suffered under the crush of villainy and corruption. Instead, empathy overrode fatality, and he chose an attitude of courage and empowerment. Morris's generalizations preclude the possibility that for survivors, "service to the world" is integral to the healing process; that surrender to a higher cause provides a surrogate form of closure, by which open wounds cauterize and a sense of balance, or justice, is actually restored. Conversely, no one person (no matter how powerful or wealthy,) can eliminate suffering, and for a survivor dedicated to ridding the world of its turpitude, failure can potentially lead to shell-shocked guilt, morphing redemption into self-condemnation. In spite of his sidekick Robin's insistence that "it wasn't his fault" when an innocent man is blown up in a botched assassination attempt, Batman reels with shame, and sardonically remarks: "tell [the dead man's] widow, his orphans, just exactly how great I am!" The instances when he makes a …show more content…
Material imbalance? Spiritual? Interpersonal? As the sole surviving scion of one of Gotham's oldest and most affluent families, Bruce Wayne has no practical need to either work or to serve the world, therefore, a material imbalance is not taking away from the basic necessities of a good and happy life. Contrarily, he has the choice to numb his torment with excess and depravity, but an episode from his early childhood, when he was suspended for a week for beating up a boy who was "extorting lunch money from the other kids" suggests an innate nobility which vetoes any inclination to wallow in self-indulgence. For Bruce, a righteous man with a pristine pedigree, excellent connections, mansions, and yachts, a consuming devotion to something bigger than himself may be what he needs to counterbalance his inordinate privilege. Bruce knows that he needs to keep his identity hidden from others if he wants to continue on his trajectory as Gotham's self-appointed guardian, and he's prepared to take titanic measures to safeguard his position. After he breaks his arm rescuing Gotham city council members from an avalanching 3D rendering of a proposed hospital, he fears that Vicky Vale, a reporter for the city's daily gazette, will "discover his bad arm, and [that] his identity will be exposed." Desperate to conceal his alter-ego, he uses a time machine to summon a future Batman who can substitute him until he recovers.
This traumatic event does not leave him but remains with him through all his life. It is so surprising that a man like Bruce Wayne can be somebody like Batman. It is as if they are two different people. Nobody would guess that these two identities could be the same man. Many may say what Bruce is doing is normal and is his way of coping but there is too much evidence suggesting that Bruce Wayne is suffering from dissociative identity disorder.
In order to truly understand the things that Batman does, one must know how he came to be. Batman’s true identity is that of the multi-billionaire owner of Wayne Enterprises, Bruce Wayne. The first movie in the Dark Knight trilogy, Batman Begins, tells the story of how Bruce came to don the cape and the mask of Batman, from the perspective of the director, Christopher Nolan. When Bruce was a boy, he was leaving a theatre with his parents Martha and Thomas. As they started walking down the alley to get home, his parents were shot and killed by a mugger. This traumatic event happens right in front of Bruce without him doing anything to stop it as he is stricken by fear and powerless. Years later, Bruce starts training with the League of Shadows, a group of assassins that live the mountains. Under the tutelage of their leader Ra’s al Ghul, Bruce it taught that to “conquer fear, you must become fear, you must bask in the fear of other men,
He was faced to let the Joker murder a person everyday he didn't come forward or risk his secret identity and the people in his life get killed. While Joker and Batman were arguing Batman asks why Joker hasn't just killed him yet, and Joker was basically saying because it wouldn't be fun, so Batman says “You’re garbage. You kill for money.” Which is true, Batman is there to save innocent people and get rid of the criminals like the Joker. Batman decides to still keep his identity a secret. Batman should have just came forward so that innocent people wouldn't have had to
Alfred Pennyworth, the beloved family butler and bodyguard to the Wayne family. Bruce knows that he relies heavily upon him with his secret of his double lifestyle. *Drip, Drip, Drip* Bruce hears the sound of rain steadily running down the sides of the Bat Cave and decides to research the upcoming storm system. *RRAARRRAARR*
Have you ever wondered who the man is under the dark knight mask? Bruce Wayne, is a wealthy American playboy, philanthropist, and owner of Wayne Enterprises, who after witnessing the murder of his parents Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne as a child, he swore vengeance against criminals, an oath tempered by a sense of justice. Bruce Wayne trains himself physically and intellectually and crafts a bat-inspired persona to fight crime. But the man riddle to this amazing “Cape Crusader” is brought along with many interesting facts about this dynamic crime fighter, such as, while Bruce was growing up, he learn he had an older brother, or that Batman is actually afraid of something, how about Bruce Wayne’s no drinking alcohol diet, or even batman’s
The assumption that everyone makes about the joker is that he is socially awkward and bizarre. It is not okay that people assume that because they are judging him on how he looks and act but never really think if there is something mentally wrong with him. If people keep saying that he’s weird or if they don’t believe that something is mentally wrong with him he probably will get more insane. The truth about the joker is that he actually has something mentally wrong with him.
Gotham is Batman’s hometown and an incredibly corrupt place. It is well known for its corrupt police department, which turns a blind eye to Batman’s questionable actions, since they are for the sake of the city. The city produces deviance because of the officials and police officers which shy away from addressing crimes. Although Batman is committing crimes in order to fight crime, this is not necessarily moral. While Batman is ultimately solving the city’s
Batman (Christian Bale) is hoping to hand on his crime fighting duties to D.A Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) yet when Batman’s cards are on the table the twisted mastermind who goes by the name of the joker (Heath Ledger), forces the masked vigilante to go against everything he ever stood for.
A true hero must be responsible for his power and sacrificial for others. Batman always wanders around the city and appears at any place where his help is desperate. He also spends millions of dollars and valuable spare time at night to create and develop weapons and suits to enhance and practically use for his power to save and make Gotham, a better city. His effort for following heroic trait contrasts Dr. Manhattan’s apathy toward humanity, the Earth. His apathy toward humans was firstly implied when he didn’t stop the Comedian from shooting a pregnant woman even though he could effortlessly disintegrate the gun. His ignorance is, furthermore, revealed when he came back to Earth with Laurie and saw millions of deaths in the last chapter. Although Laurie is in total despair and can’t easily get out from the shock, Dr. Manhattan seems to be not even surprised. His attention is wholly occupied by the particles that had distracted
In the movie, Batman is shown various times killing his enemies without any remorse. In one scene he is even shown killing enemies with an automatic weapon. This completely contradicts what we have learned about the Dark Knight from the comics. In some early comics, yes Batman is shown killing a foe or two, but by the time the actual character of Batman
Throughout The Epic of Gilgamesh and Batman Returns the main characters incentives came from the loss of close loved ones. For Gilgamesh his friendship started when the gods created an equal to him called Enkidu. Aruru, the goddess of creation, put Enkidu on earth to teach Gilgamesh on how to be humble. Together they were seen as soul mates. Side by side with Enkidu, Gilgamesh destroys Humbaba, the monster of the Cedar Forest, and the bull sent from the gods to kill him. After overcoming these two heroic battles Enkidu gets terribly ill and dies. The author of The Epic of Gilgamesh says, “[Gilgamesh] seven days and nights I sat besides the body, weeping for Enkidu beside the body, and then I saw a worm fall out of his nose. Must I die too? Must Gilgamesh be like that? It was then I felt the fear of it in my belly. I roam the wilderness because of the fear. Enkidu, the companion whom I loved, is dirt, nothing but clay is Enkidu.” Gilgamesh, now fearing morality, does everything in his power to try to find immortality. Unlike Gilgamesh, Batman had other things to seek besides immortality. As a young boy Bruce Wayne, the person behind Batman’s identity, was walking home with his parents and got mugged; both of his parents died right before his eyes. In this very moment, his life took a drastic turn. His life purpose was to kill the man who caused him that
Context - Bruce Wayne, Batman, finds out that Jason Todd, the second robin, is still alive and out for vengeance. He had originally died when he was beaten to the point of death by a crowbar by the Joker, and then blown up by explosives. Unknown to Batman who had tried to save him, his bloody and battered body was taken by Talia Al Ghul, and revived in the Lazarus Pit. Once he was restored to former health Jason spent years training his body an mind to perfection. Jason, now known as the Red Hood, is in Gotham using lethal force to dispose of criminals. Batman and Jason finally meet again and fight, Jason besting Bruce and making a quick departure.
For Batman, he is a famous person with high social class. His image is a successful businessman and on the other hand he is a hero to save the city. He is very strong and well body shape. When he catches the thief, he acts independently. He will not ask for help and refuse the others involve although he gets hurt. He is very clever and very calm. He will first plan before he takes action.
Bruce Wayne was a poor kid from a poor city. His family was killed and he decides to fight crime, similar to Spider Man. Only Batman, some how got extremely rich to own his own cave, custom Bat Mobile, and have some sweet gadgets. I don’t know a lot about Batman, but I know enough that money doesn’t grow on trees. Besides, even if he did get the money reasonably, there would be other flaws. For example, there is no way he built his car him self. He had to have had a body shop customize it. And if this were the case, it wouldn’t be too hard for Joker or someone to find out...
In the inky blackness, glistening lights shone bright. Making it easy to see the towering buildings of Gotham City. Overlooking the glittering city, stood the dark brooding hero known as Batman. His black, slick cape billowed with the breeze, as his alert eyes watched for trouble. His costume was charcoal gray, with his his yellow and black emblem on the top center of his chest. The emblem was of the creature of the night, the cave dweller, the bat. His cowl, just like his cape was dark black. He wears his dark yellow utility belt, it's contents have saved him more than can be counted. Now his eyes, they're cold and dark. If you were to look at his eyes, they would make you stop dead. He wore all of his attire, not just to hide his identity, but to also strike fear in the hearts of criminals.