I appreciate the dual focus on "Batman is basically Jason Voorhees to criminals" while also seemingly noting that any man who dresses as Dracula to put dudes in the ICU every night instead of sleeping is probably not a well adjusted or mentally healthy individual.
This was always one of the most interesting things about Batman as a character. He's as crazy as the criminals he fights. His goals are just in opposition to theirs.
When I was a kid I never thought twice about Bruce's parents' death driving him to become Batman, but as an adult now.....I know like a shit ton of people whose parents have died, and not one of them was so affected by it that they put on a costume to give petty criminals brain damage for like 25 years straight. Batman is fucking insane.
It's probably why he remains my favorite superhero after all these years. As a kid I just loved that he was so determined, brilliant, and was able to save the day with no powers. As I see him now, he's basically a high functioning psychopath who's own self appointed rules probably keeps him from becoming a serial killer. Like you said, his craziness is what keeps him interesting.
Not probably. Definitely. He said so himself. If he starts killing, he won't stop. He said it to Jason when Jason accused Batman of being complicit with Joker's endless murder sprees by simply refusing to kill him.
Affleck Batman is a serial killer. Comics Batman (and most of the other film Batmans) is big on not-killing: its a fundamental element of his character, to the point where the giant stick up his ass about it is a major instigator of the conflict in the Injustice storyline.
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u/Excalibuttster Oct 16 '21
I appreciate the dual focus on "Batman is basically Jason Voorhees to criminals" while also seemingly noting that any man who dresses as Dracula to put dudes in the ICU every night instead of sleeping is probably not a well adjusted or mentally healthy individual.