Although both lost their parents at a very young age, Superman’s/Clark Kent’s upbringing was quite different from the one of Batman/Bruce Wayne. While Superman was brought up, cared for and loved by his foster parents the Kent’s who knew of his alien origin from the beginning, Batman’s childhood was more isolated from society. His butler Alfred was his only real friend and confidant. The fact that he inherited a fortune allowed him to live without worrying about getting a job or facilitating his crime-fighting obsession.…
The novel, Wayne of Gotham by Tracy Hickman explores the ancestry of Bruce Wayne while utilizing his detective skills. I chose this book because Batman is my favorite character and I think that the graphic novels along with books paint a broader picture of the character. Batman is after all, the world’s “best detective” in the DC Comics world. The story starts in the cave with Bruce Wayne’s grandfather teaching his son Thomas Wayne to be a man by shooting the creatures of the night “bats” with a gun (Hickman, 2012, pp. 1-5). The story is definitely for avid fans of Batman, but can be enjoyed by newcomers. Bruce Patrick Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth and Detective James Gordon are players in a story that unravels a dark hidden secret of the Wayne…
The main antagonist of the Dark Knight is the Joker. The Joker makes his debut in the opening scene, which is one of the best bank robbery scenes ever shot. Not only does The Joker rob the bank, he does so in a way in which all his criminal accomplices murder each other one by one thinking that they’ll get a bigger cut if they do. From this scene you might think that the joker is motivated by money. However, that’s not true at all. He robbed the mobs bank so he can manipulate the mob as he pleases and cause more chaos and destructions, which he does later into the movie. When Alfred and Bruce discuss what motivates of the Joker Alfred replies ”Some Men aren’t looking for anything logical, like money. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned,…
Each villain comes closer to their epic growth, which lands them a mark in eternity at Batman's villains. Ra's Al Ghul continues to manipulate and play with Bruce Wayne, which, although so troubling for a young boy to grow through, this is significant in his development into Batman.…
Batman didn’t really have any were superhuman detective skills, and he was just very smart at making decision. Batman also had a sidekick named Dick. We all know him as Robin. Bruce and Dick were as unstoppable forces. Batman main goal was to fight the bad guys and clean up the city of Gotham and destroy his parent killer. When Bruce met a police officer; that, seem to be pretty honest in Gotham city helped him to be confident in the law. The police department wanted to capture batman and James Gordon was the one he could trust. Batman had a lot of criminals to fight and a mad scientist who had monsters to do his work for him was one of his challengers. He also had to go against villain like the Joker, the penguin, and the crazy mister freeze. Bruce faced his fears of bats by becoming batman and fighting crime. Bruce met Robin during the time he became batman. Bruce taught Robin (Dick) how to grow up and be a man. Robin followed in batman’s footsteps. Bruce watched his parents get killed in front of him. He was able to destroy his killers, but in was able to clean up Gotham from crime. Batman goal…
In this closing scene of The Dark Knight, Gordon and Batman use cause and effect to justify lying to the general public about the events that took place that resulted in the deaths of five citizens of Gotham. Batman believes that if the word gets out that the Joker corrupted the once heroic police captain Harvey Dent, then all of the inspirational work Dent accomplished would stand for nothing. Batman further explains that the people deserve to have their faith rewarded, and therefore they must protect the reputation and overall image of the well-known known hero. Gordon has no choice but to go along with this logic, and in turn they choose to pin the murders on Batman and protect the honor of…
Bruce Wayne, after reaching a certain age, travels around the world and starts exploring and studying world philosophies and becomes a master of various martial arts, as seen in Batman Begins, in order to be able to stand a chance against people like Jack Napier.…
Bruce Wayne was the only child in his household, living with his parents Thomas and Martha Wayne along with their butler Alfred Pennyworth. Growing up, he had a strong bond with his family as well as a strong friendship with Rachel Dawes, the daughter of one of their domestic servants. Even as an adult, he and Alfred manage to have a close mutual relationship. As a young child, Bruce had also developed a fear of bats, which originated after he was playing with Rachel in their greenhouse and he accidentally fell into a cave where he stumbled onto a massive swarm of bats. This fear was amplified even further when he and his parents were in an Opera House and Bruce sees a Bat like creature on stage and wanted to leave the theatre. Bruce’s stressor…
Bruce Wayne, also known as Batman The World’s Greatest Detective or The Dark Knight, is best described as an archetypal hero. Batman, the common favorite of comic book nerds, depicts many of the characteristics of an archetypal hero.…
His self-doubt grows and he questions his goodness; his uncertainty will grow throughout the film and will continue in the trilogy. One villain; a psychotic anarchist named the joker, has an impact on Bruce?s life and it makes him question if he is good or evil. The Joker pushes for a reaction from Batman because he believes there is no difference between the two of them. In the interrogation scene, the Joker tries to manipulate Batman, who asks ?The why do you want to kill me?? The Joker responds, ?Kill you? I don?t want to kill you ? You. Complete. Me.? (Dark Streaming). At this point, Batman begins to wonder more deeply about his nature, good or evil. The Joker casts a shadow over Batman that will follow him with many other villains he will…
I can recall that it as though it were yesterday similar to each Saturday, enabling my robe to give me exceptional powers and change me into a super legend "“DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA Batman…!” My folks' room was adjoining mine this night; I was in my room watching toons sitting on the edge of my bed when abruptly I heard my shouting like she never had. I kept running into their room into the lobby entrance; I saw this frightening scene has been scratched in my brain from that point onward. I cried in light of the fact that both of my folks were contending such that it really furious my sentiments. My Father's hands were put around my Mother's neck, stifling the life out of her. I remained between them powerless… on the grounds that what he was doing to my mother, I knew it wasn't right, in the wake of standing immovably between them, he at…
As mentioned earlier, Batman and Superman eventually start to fight, as Batman calls him a sellout for letting the government abuse of his powers. In the scene batman utters, “And it has to end here on this filthy patch street, where my parents died” (190, 4). Batman is referring to crime alley where he eventually dies of a heart attack, the same place where his origin or initially “birth” began. It was the heart drive and tenacity that made him who he is Batman. However, in this cased his own will and heart has failed to make him achieve another victory. Ironically, on his return to crime alley, he received a loss where he is portrayed as the “criminal” and has been defeated by the national heroic figure of Superman that that the government prefers. All births eventually come to an end, making batman’s physical mortality genuine and the termination of his heroic cycle.…
Batman: Son of the Demon is centers around the eco-terrorist and head of the League of Assassins, Ra's al Ghul who is assisting Batman in his quest to solve the murder of Harris Blaine. Blaine was one of Gotham City's most renowned scientists. Ra's al Ghul and Batman turn out to be searching for the same man, the terrorist known as Qayin. Qayin is a rogue assassin who killed Ra's al Ghul's wife Melisande many years earlier. Ra's al Ghul and wife Melisande had a daughter together named Talia. Part of the critical background knowledge is that Batman has shared a stormy, on-again, off-again romance with Talia for many years, despite his ideological conflict with Ra's.…
The dark knight (2008) directed by Christopher Nolan is a movie of great enormity. It's magnitude spans wide with a deep story as well as multiple underlying themes and morals. The story is based around three main characters: Batman (Christopher Nolan), The Joker (Heath Ledger) and Harvey Dent (later Two face (Aaron Echart). The story is also influenced heavily by the characters of: Alfred j. Pennyworth (Michael Ciane), Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gylenhall) and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman)…
From this viewpoint, seeing his parents murdered young Bruce Wayne creates alters (or personalities) that can exist within his new world; Batman, The Joker, Two-Face, and all the other villains are parts of his broken psyche and everything that we know as the batman universe is…