tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685698485860402737.post4171487412311556308..comments2023-07-03T10:34:14.805-05:00Comments on Zombie Jesus: Review: Batman BeginsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685698485860402737.post-6016247896061300932005-06-16T14:47:00.000-05:002005-06-16T14:47:00.000-05:00I liked that aspect of his father's character ...I liked that aspect of his father's character development. It made it hurt all the more when he got shot by the type of person he was trying to help. It's such good development that it fed directly into Batman's/Bruce Wayne's motivations for being the way he is...mixed in with his feelings of guilt for leaving the opera early.<br>*stating the obvious*Matthew McKibbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430423446043540348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685698485860402737.post-58112857286160712592005-06-16T13:46:00.000-05:002005-06-16T13:46:00.000-05:00Speaking of class warfare, there's actually a ...Speaking of class warfare, there's actually a lot of backstory in <i>Batman Begins</i> about Thomas Wayne, Bruce's father. In the comics, of cours, he never had much backstory, so this is all Nolan/Goyer invention, and it's great stuff.<br><br>Apparently, Gotham was in a depression and he used his personal wealth to help out, building an incredible monorail mass transit system, among other things. There's a scene aboard the train where he explains to Bruce that he hoped that by doing something good for those less fortunate, he would inspire other rich people to do the same. He's actually a character for the first time in this film, rather than just a guy who gets shot. That altruism and wanting to inspire people to help others is very much part of what ends up driving Bruce to become Batman.Ryan McReynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11333879625502795277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685698485860402737.post-4368504145253319802005-06-16T13:24:00.000-05:002005-06-16T13:24:00.000-05:00Well, when you put it like that, I guess I'll ...Well, when you put it like that, I guess I'll try to catch this one in the theaters (which reminds me, I still need to see <i>Sin City</i>...). <br><br>I have always thought Batman was the best "super-hero", especially the darker and driven Frank Miller Batman.<br><br>Just thinkin' out lout--I'm sure someone has written something about Batman as a metaphor for class-warfare. The wealthy beating the crap out of the unwashed & ignorant criminal (urban) class. In fact, I'm tempted to write a parody story of a Klan Batman raiding black neighborhoods...genenoreply@blogger.com