10 Reasons Why Batman In A Justice League Movie Would Suck

9. So What's Your Power?

"I can run really fast, like reeaaally fast." "I can swim and talk to fish." "I can make you tell the truth with my lasso and crush you like a grape." "I can make anything with my ring. Anything." "I can fly, lift cars, and see through your shirt all while taking bullets to the underpants." "Me, too, but I'm green and not as attractive." "I... uh... I know karate." Everyone stares at Batman. "But I'm pretty sure I have more money than all of you combined... so suck it." Yes, this is how the opening dialogue would go for Justice League if Batman was in it, and once things started getting real, the entire Justice League would run to save the Earth leaving Batman to guard the Hall of Justice. It's an slight exaggeration and I'm sure Batman would think of a great strategy or have some cool gadget that would help him out when fighting aliens or robots, but Iron Man may have beaten him to the punch. The point is, Batman wouldn't last a day in an Avengers movie, and that's okay because the tone of Marvel movies have always been less serious than DC movies, Green Lantern, Catwoman, and Steel notwithstanding. When DC movies were less serious, the results were sub par: see the aforementioned and Batman Forever, anyone? With the success of Nolan's Dark Knight and his touch on the upcoming Man of Steel, it appears that at least two of the founding members of the JL want to be taken seriously. Where our belief had to be highly suspended for Marvel's heroes, it's not the same for Batman and Superman. These heroes appear to be in realities closer to ours and having problems similar to ours as well, speaking of which...