10 Creepy Similarities Between Nolan And Burton’s Batman Movies
3. Batman Kills
Its accepted in a blockbuster your hero needs to get through a few goons on their way to the big boss, which is naturally going to result in some collateral damage. This has led to some of the more questionable elements of Nolans films; the truck drivers in The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises and, a little more contentiously, Ras Al Ghul in Batman Begins all arguably die at Batmans hand. You can snap Zods neck all you want; these small moments bother me more because they've been an intrinsic element of the character since the comics stopped being empty action stories. But before you jump to the comments and use this as a jumping point for Nolan-bashing, its worth noting Michael Keaton had much more blood on his hands than Christian Bale. Throughout Batman (and to a lesser extent Batman Returns) cronies are dispelled in violent and likely fateful manners without a batted eyelid. But those pale in comparison to this biggie; Batman kills the Joker. Theres no not saving argument here either. The Joker is escaping, Batman ties him to a gargoyle, the gargoyle pulls him to his death. Was it the rock that killed him? I think not. For heroes that pride themselves on their moral code, both Batmans (Batmen?) seem to have a warped view on killing. Theres less death in Batman Forever and Batman And Robin, but thats probably because the characters were already in hell.
