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This is the Batman we need to see more often. The one who remembers what it was like to be a scared child, one who knows how to handle situations delicately.
One of the reason why I love batman so much. He is portrayed as a very careful and guarded man. But he is probably the most human out of anyone. It’s why he is the knight that gotham deserves.
Re: that last panel -
Batman, when he’s written correctly, is an extremely compassionate person.
I always feel the need to reblog this because it’s definitely something I feel was lost in the Nolan films.
We need this Batman. This is the Batman we need.
This Batman got lost in the fake geek boy fantasy of the violent vigilante :(
Batman is your worst nightmare until he runs into a small child.
No but that’s the best part and that’s the part that the Nolan films left out!
Batman is your worst nightmare on BEHALF OF that small child.
When it comes right down to it, the entire Batman story is about someone who was robbed of their innocence as a child and WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY GOES THROUGH WHAT HE DID. Part of that includes taken down the bad guys but part of that also includes making sure that people are okay.
That’s whu he’s so empathetic.
That’s also why there are so many morally grey characters in Batman. (Or at least, there SHOULD be, when written well.) Because he knows that it’s not just about beating people up.
It’s about saving people.
Even the ones who have done harm.
Batman IS one of the most empathetic heroes out there and that’s why he’ll always be my favorite.
That’s also why the Nolan films didn’t sit right with me. They tried so hard to be dark and gritty and philosophical that they stripped away the atmosphere and the themes that made Batman so great.
Also I know that I mention this once a week but Batman: The Animated Series did a fantastic job at this, on top of everything else!
If they make a new Batman movie, aside of having more “investigation/detective work” also like to see this happen in the movie.
