Why BATMAN Works | The Dark Knight Deconstructed

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[thesuperframe]

Been wanting to make a batman equivalent of what I did for my superman video so here it is... Why batman works!! Making this made me fall back in love with the dark knight, the existential struggle, the inner demons, its all great fun to research, especially the psychology side of it which informed why he is the way he is, hopefully you guys dig the video !!

[HunterShark]

Batman is the most versatile superhero, he can be interpreted in so many ways. His villains are brilliant and sometimes relatable. His city is like a living being. The atmosphere is unique and fitting. That's why Batman is so iconic.

[falkyrie]

I love both Batman and Superman, sometimes for different reasons, others for the same.
Batman inspires me to be strong, Superman inspire me to be good, and both inspire me to never give up.

[alexandrefrauches]

Of all Batman aspects, I think his conflicts with his rogues gallery, are the one that best represent what makes Batman such a great character, since the rogues tecnically are just like Batman, victims of trauma and tragedy, working as dark reflection of what Batman could had become if he had taken a different path after his parents death. When Batman fight them, he is fighting against his own inner demons. These similarites can also be the reason why Batman always choose to help them instead of killing them, because he knows the rogues are just traumatized as he is and, just like he did for Robin and other bat family members, he wants to help his enemies overcome their trauma and become better people.

[noaholson]

Personally I always thought superman is needed more than now I don’t see him as outdated In this day and age

[authorbhattacharjee]

Superman is pure optimism
Batman is realistic optimism
If that makes sense

[jekyle]

On the subject of Batman’s Robins, the biggest factor people keep overlooking is that Batman never coerces these kids into becoming Robin- exactly the opposite! They were all driven, and obsessed with vengeance BEFORE Batman took them in (with maybe the exception of Jason Todd). In other words, without Batman’s guidance, each of those kids would have been hitting the streets confronting criminals ANYWAY.

[aguywithalotofopinions]

“Life isn’t a game and death is never a choice. To make it so is our undoing. It would be my undoing.”

[Kuestiinzane]

It's simple, Batman Works because he has ALFRED

[Carlos-xzvi]

Batman has many things going for him:
1) He looks cool. Batman is the most aesthetically comic/fiction character.
2) His universe. Gotham, Batcave, Wayne Enteprises. You can make a storyline out of any of those.
3) The villains. Joker is as popular as Batman. But after Joker you also have Scarecrow, the Riddler, the Penguin, Poison Ivy. Again, you can make stories out of any of those villains and make it good.
4) The comic stories. No other comic character has so many good storylines: Year One, The long halloween, Hush, In the court of owls, Dark Night Rises, JLA Tower of Babel, etc.
5) Great movies. The Michael Keaton movies were the catalyst of the superhero movie. Then you have the Nolan trilogy which are just great movies that happen to feature Batman. Sure there are many Batman movie duds out there, but the good ones are really great.
6) Video games. The Batman Arkham video games are iconic at this point.
7) Batman animated series. Any kids that watched this in the 90’s became an instant Batman fan.

That’s all I can think of. Some may say Batman’s relatability, but I disagree. Batman is not relatable. He is a billionaire wealthy man that can afford to be a vigilante.

[alexandrefrauches]

Batman works because if he didn't he would be
unemployed.

[TevyaSmolka]

Batman works because he’s a hero who overcomes his fear but also embraces a family and cares about people.

[arminseyednejad]

This channel is so underrated, it’s always a good feeling to find ones like this

[HalfTangible]

4:11 You've said multiple times now that Batman/Bruce Wayne doesn't put his money to more useful things like charity. But he *does* donate vast sums to various charity and public works projects. He even has a work program for former criminals to help them get jobs and live normal lives. The fact that he's somehow able to do that *as well as* beat criminals up at night is ridiculous but it's part of the character.

[Jerome]

I love the line from “The Dark knight”
: “you thought we could be decent men in an INDECENT TIME”
Pretty much wraps up what we love about him. He is individualism and integrity personified, against a sea of evil dragging him down.

[isaaclemmen]

One thing I love about batman is how he represents the virtue of fighting even is defeat is inevitable. If Year One and the Long Halloween are treated as Batman's start then Gotham began as a city with a Mafia problem and evolved into a surreal and horrific city despite (or perhaps because of) Batman. Despite this, his crusade continues despite that he probably is aware that there is no way that he can return Gotham to even to what is was during year one.

[donfrecees]

That scene of bruce in the graveyard of his parents in mask of phantasm still give me chills everytime i watch it what a great movie.

[jpdeleon]

Batman is the best. He knew his money couldn’t completely save Gotham, his parents tried and failed. But now along with that he became something else, not just a man, but a symbol of justice that strikes fear into criminals. In the words of Arkham Batman, “when a mugger or a thief stops to think twice that is fear, that is what I am”. I kind of disagree with the idea that Bruce died that night in the alley, although Batman was born that night, Bruce still remains in there. Bruce is the humanity that keeps his Batman persona from taking over and becoming a monster. For me, Batman is an inspiration to turn grief, sadness, and anger into powerful motivations to improve ourselves.

[thestarkknightreturns]

He is compelling because he is one of the most mature superheroes.
The emotions that caused his birth - loss, grief, guilt, pain - are shared by every single human being at some point in our lives (or several).
As a concept, he doesn't shy away from deep notions of trauma, suffering, introspection and the almost incapacitating urge to overcome your shadow self and use it for something positive, that gives your life purpose.

[JohnVera_Versus]

Started out just wanting to collect movie Batmobile toys. Ended up loving the character and identifying with his humanity, too. Long live the Bat!