9. Included Some Detecting
Seriously, if youre going to say Batman is no longer a detective, you might as well say Oh yeah, Hulk cant smash. So Nolan changed the tone, I get that, fine, but in removing Batmans knack for detection almost completely from the property, he also removed one of Batmans most intriguing facets. If Nolan simply included a scene here or there in which Batman had to use his immense powers of deduction, I can envision a much more textured, true-to-source plot, that wouldnt have necessarily have been any less gritty and realistic as a result. And Id wager he wouldve had probably around 50 60% more of the die-hard fans on-side than he has as a result.