Justice League will feature a more "comic book" Batman,

Justice League will feature a more "comic book" Batman, Aug 18, 2017 22:14:56 GMT

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Post by Skaathar on Aug 18, 2017 22:14:56 GMT

Aug 18, 2017 5:38:54 GMT Tristan's Journal said:

Aug 18, 2017 0:21:59 GMT Skaathar said:

Here's the question: Was this always the direction they were planning to take Batman or is this simply DC doing damage control based on how fans reacted to the more brutal Batman in BvS?

that is answered in the movie, skataar.

Batman starts out as a angry, brutal vigilante-loner but EVOLVES into a more reasonable, less brutal guy who wants to bind forces (league). The branding fetish and the corny "You must save Martha" events (ie we are all fighting the same cause to save the innocent we love) are key scenes for understanding this.

This is called an character arc, leaving no real questions to be asked. You have it too with Supes btw who starts out edgy and angry, but ends MoS with a big smile.

I personally could really live with the edgy, brutal vigilantes a la Miller and not seeing Bats/Supes degenerate into your friendly beefcake-in-tights vigilantes next door. But in the end these movies are directed at children too and not realistic crime dramas (alas).

That is not answered in the movie at all. Batman goes from a vengeful killing machine that brands criminals and rams them with the batmobile... to a vengeful killing machine that chokeslams criminals and throws grenades at them. Remember that the warehouse scene happened AFTER the Martha moment... and he's still every bit as brutal as the Batman at the start.