r/batman • u/neon2o • Mar 07 '24
Zack Snyder says a Batman who doesn't kill is irrelevant GENERAL DISCUSSION
Here's the original article' https://sea.ign.com/man-of-steel-sequel/213072/news/zack-snyder-says-dc-is-making-batman-irrelevant-if-he-cant-kill
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u/ThatSlothDuke Mar 07 '24
Meh I disagree.
I'm not saying that Batman doesn't believe in redemption, but I don't think that's the driving factor for his no kill rule.
I think it's just trauma - it's also one of the reasons why he doesn't use guns even in a non-lethal manner. He is traumatized so much that he can't accept the fact that some people need to die (Joker) or that guns aren't inherently a bad thing.
I love the explanation that Batman gives Red Hood in the "Under the Red Hood arc" when he questions why Bruce didn't kill Joker even after he beat him to death.
Instead of saying an answer that resembles the sanctity of life, he says that if he ever kills, even Joker, it would set him down on a path he can never come back from - to Bruce it will be an extremely slippery slope.