8 Things The Batman Sequels Need To Succeed 

The problem with making a franchise out of a realistic Batman world is that there is no such thing. If Batman is possible, our world would have been a better place by now. No one can really fight dozens of people at once. No one will always make the best decisions when regularly facing matters of life and death. No one is a god of knowledge or martial arts. The Robert Pattinson version will not be Batman for decades, he is lucky enough to last two years of borrowed time.

The Nolan-verse was realistic, but it still made leeways by making it a world where Illuminati ninjas exist. It had killer clowns with overly convoluted plans. A lawyer with burns so severe he might as well be undead. A guy with major breathing problems but is still the most physically gifted killer. Made-up fear toxins, microwave emitters, and a nuclear explosion with no fallout.

Matt Reeves’ The Batman does not have such leeways. It is so committed to making a realistic Batman world, that it directly addressed that being Batman will inspire other vigilantes with terrorist and serial killer tendencies. They will not always be as incorruptible as Batman, nor will they ever be as lucky or as rich.

The movie even alluded that maybe Bruce Wayne should be a philanthropist instead. We may not have a real-life superhero, but we do have real billionaires with so much money to give. It should be an option for character growth that Bruce Wayne needs to quit as Batman, so he can focus full time whereat he can eliminate crime at its root - unemployment, poverty, and social disenfranchised. His money properly invested can turn around the worst streets in Gotham to liveable standards. He can spread jobs around, and even manipulate political power like the filthy rich of reality to institute necessary policies.

It will not eliminate all crime, but at least no one is going to be desperate enough to be The Joker’s henchman.