Batman's success today is based on his longevity and his development from comic book to full screen.
As a child Bruce Wayne saw his parents being murdered and the trauma persuaded him to devote his life to tackling crime. To help, he created the batman identity and kept it quite separate from his day today identity.
Aside from the normal life of a super-hero, Batman has always had undertones of melancholy and brooding. His heart is as dark and mysterious as the outfit that he wears. Indeed, Sigmund Freud could quite happily have spent months trying to unravel this deeply troubled individual.
More recent films have tapped into his deeper nature becoming more sombre in tone. The first television series was lighthearted and trivial by comparison and suitable for young children, but not represent the other side of his nature.
It is not hard to see the similarity of the name Gotham city to Gothic city. Gothic cities have darkly designed buildings Hence the perpetuation of mystery and darkness. This dark side is also an aspect of his great foes such as the Joker. Heath Ledger's portrayal of the character was very frightening and certainly far removed from the tv series.
If Batman were real how would he fit into today's culture? He would be a loner and most probably an outcast. Interacting with others would prove difficult. Opening up about his inner turmoil surely wouldn't be easy .
So now we can visualize a depressed individual who is remote. A person who in fact might have become a criminal himself with his antisocial tendency.
And so we have a very different Batman from the one so widely known. We are left with a depressed drug dependent, unable to communicate with people. He could be a dangerous offender with his own ideas of right and wrong. And, because of his antisocial thoughts and behaviour, he may have been given an ASBO.
As a child Bruce Wayne saw his parents being murdered and the trauma persuaded him to devote his life to tackling crime. To help, he created the batman identity and kept it quite separate from his day today identity.
Aside from the normal life of a super-hero, Batman has always had undertones of melancholy and brooding. His heart is as dark and mysterious as the outfit that he wears. Indeed, Sigmund Freud could quite happily have spent months trying to unravel this deeply troubled individual.
More recent films have tapped into his deeper nature becoming more sombre in tone. The first television series was lighthearted and trivial by comparison and suitable for young children, but not represent the other side of his nature.
It is not hard to see the similarity of the name Gotham city to Gothic city. Gothic cities have darkly designed buildings Hence the perpetuation of mystery and darkness. This dark side is also an aspect of his great foes such as the Joker. Heath Ledger's portrayal of the character was very frightening and certainly far removed from the tv series.
If Batman were real how would he fit into today's culture? He would be a loner and most probably an outcast. Interacting with others would prove difficult. Opening up about his inner turmoil surely wouldn't be easy .
So now we can visualize a depressed individual who is remote. A person who in fact might have become a criminal himself with his antisocial tendency.
And so we have a very different Batman from the one so widely known. We are left with a depressed drug dependent, unable to communicate with people. He could be a dangerous offender with his own ideas of right and wrong. And, because of his antisocial thoughts and behaviour, he may have been given an ASBO.
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