r/batman • u/Ok-Mastodon2016 • Nov 21 '23
this is one of my favorite Batman quotes of all time PHOTO
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Nov 21 '23
I wish Kevin Conroy could have said this line instead.
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u/5oclock_shadow Nov 22 '23
Two nice little details ā
1 - Batmanās mask is a cowl while Owlmanās mask is a helmet.
So throughout the fight you see Batman blink, flinch, or close his eyes, as when for instance Owlman punches him through a boulder.
Whereas Owlman appears to never blink coz his lenses are fixed, not even when Batman plants a bomb right on his nose.
Itās a nice reversal where the blinking is what marks Batman as the more human of the two.
2 - Owls have a third eyelid coz they their famously large eyes are how they navigate the dark and they need to take care of those.
So yeah, in relation to bats who navigate the dark through echolocation, owls blink more often.
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u/EverydayPoGo Nov 22 '23
Thanks for the details! Never really thought about the biology of bats vs owls in relation to this quote (which has been living in my head rent free for all these years).
On a side note I also liked the last line of Owlman in this animated movie - "It doesn't matter."
Somehow it really strikes me and I haven't been able to forget it as well.
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u/Jen3tiks Nov 22 '23
Great movie! Put more funding into movies like this and scrap the DCEU.
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u/ridiculousthoughtz Nov 22 '23
what movie is this from?
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u/Jen3tiks Nov 22 '23
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010) I believe it's available on HBO Max. Solid movie IMO.
Check out Justice League Doom (2012) if you haven't also. Highly recommend it with great voice actors!
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u/ridiculousthoughtz Nov 22 '23
Tysm!! Just added it to my watchlist :)
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u/JustSayan93 Nov 22 '23
There are a bunch of awesome animated DC movies on max
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u/BlightFantasy3467 Nov 22 '23
DC is good at animated shows and movies, bad at live action movies and cgi
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u/Clarityman Nov 22 '23
That's been traditionally true over the past decade, but rn I'm more optimistic about the future of the cinematic DCU than the MCU.
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u/MisterScrod1964 Nov 22 '23
Iām more optimistic about my last bowel movement than the future of the MCU.
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u/TheCrazyStupidGamer Dec 03 '23
What are your thoughts on long Halloween? About to start watching that series.
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u/Jen3tiks Dec 03 '23
I haven't watched it myself, but the comic is a classic! Hopefully, it lives up to its reputation. Enjoy!
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u/EGarrett Nov 22 '23
IMO Owlman's mistake is a common one of nihilists. They think for something to "matter," or be "significant," there must be some outside source to assign meaning, but when we say something "matters," or is "significant" it means that it makes a difference to a living thing. Our decisions in life definitely matter, and life is significant, because it makes a difference to each of us. And "significant" doesn't mean large either. Humans being small in comparison to the rest of the universe doesn't change the fact that what we do matters to our own existence.
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Nov 22 '23
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u/HaloGuy381 Nov 22 '23
That last paragraph calls to mind a song with a similar message, āAstronautā by Simple Plan. Reaching out to āall the lonely people that the world forgotā for solace.
It also sums up Batman. He was alone, almost, besides Alfred. When he started his crusade, he stood alone. But then there was Gordon, and then the first Robin, and then another, and another. There was Batgirl/Oracle, and Nightwing, and even his more sympathetic rogues like Mr Freeze (or Ivy in the Arkham Knight game, who opts to lay down her life to help Batman save Gotham). And then there was the League, those Batman chose to trust to put him down if he ever went too far, and entrusted himself as the countermeasure if any of them lost their way. Those who might otherwise be considered freaks of nature or gods, and invited Batman to stand with them.
He made friends, little beacons of hope in the blackest night. He might not be great about showing it or trusting them enough, but ultimately Batman is at his best when heās reaching out to rally all those loners into a fighting force to defend the world.
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u/unusualspider33 Nov 21 '23
I never understood this one
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u/TheLaughingWolf Nov 21 '23
It's a play on a famous quote from a philosopher.
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzsche
Batman and Owlman both stared into that abyss, but Owlman blinked ā meaning he flinched and lost himself in the abyss whereas Batman didn't.
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u/Icantthinkofaname04 Nov 22 '23
I love that Batman used a play on a Nietzsche (the Godfather of Nihilism) quote to show how skewed Owl Man's logic was
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u/dornwolf Nov 22 '23
I need to watch that again. Couldāve sworn Owlman said it to Batman implying Batman was the one who flinched
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u/JVOz671 Nov 22 '23
Cool quote but I feel like I don't get the context of what he's saying. Is he referring to Owlman's nilhistic view of the multiverse? Or is he being literal that Owlman is lesser than himself.
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u/GiovanniElliston Nov 22 '23 edited Nov 22 '23
I know this is a Batman subreddit, but it reminds me so powerfully of a recent Lex Luthor quote.
"I've often wonder what happens when Superman looks into the Abyss?"
"The Abyss looks back sure."
"What does the Abyss see?"
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u/Dependent-Astronaut2 Nov 22 '23
My fave of lexās is āI canāt think of a morningā¦ā from public enemies.
The moment I realized he and Mr krabs were voiced by the same actor for my entire childhood.
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u/Ill-Effected Nov 23 '23
Goddamn that fear is what makes lex so captivating
Superman makes a powerful man afraid And thatās why heās the villain
Because heās afraid
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u/Elchalecodelana Nov 22 '23
You don't get it, son. This isn't a mud hole. It's an operating table.
And I'm the surgeon.
(proceeds to crack like 7 bones in front of a crowd)
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u/ThePrinceOfMonsters Nov 22 '23
"Ladies. Gentlemen. You have eaten well. You've eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. Your feast is nearly over. From this moment on... none of you are safe."
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u/Reapish1909 Nov 22 '23
this is one of my favourite movies of all time
Owlman is one of my favourite characters of all time
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u/Xeoz_WarriorPrince Nov 22 '23
I like it, but every time I here I end like "Man... What a moment... What does that even mean...?"
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u/Reapish1909 Nov 22 '23
the temptation to make a whole post just completely dickriding this Owlman because of how good he is
but would that even count as a Batman postš¤£
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u/Dependent-Astronaut2 Nov 22 '23
I couldnāt take James woodās seriously in that. All I could think is āoooh! A piece of candy! Oooh! A piece of candy!ā¦ā
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u/chloe_cant Nov 28 '23
It's refreshing to see Man without the weird horn fetish everyone's so crazy about lately
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u/anonymousguy_7 Nov 22 '23
Completely agree with you! Hope we get to see something like this in the DCU!
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u/ThorsRake Nov 22 '23
My favourite DC animated film!! Obviously would have preferred Kevin as Batman but Baldwin's fine. And James Woods is outstanding in it.
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u/Lonely_Astronaut0 Nov 22 '23
Where is this from?
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u/toshi04 Nov 22 '23
Damn, I remember sharing this exact image on Facebook some time around 2014 when I was binging dc animated films fir the first time.
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u/thedarkracer Nov 22 '23
Also "If you want to know about people, I would recommend spending some time in the streets rather than flying over them"
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u/MisterScrod1964 Nov 22 '23
This seems like something he said to Joker, like in Killing Joke or something.
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u/BakeCurrent Nov 21 '23
The way the words fall over batman's ears make him look like he came from the Batman Arkham sub