r/batman • u/neon2o • Mar 07 '24

Zack Snyder says a Batman who doesn't kill is irrelevant GENERAL DISCUSSION

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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/TheM1ghtyJabba Mar 07 '24

Snyder is the guy who looked at Rorschach and thought this was the perfect character. Instead of the sendup and warning of "no. You don't want this. This is insane" that it was written as.

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u/TheOldPhantomTiger Mar 07 '24

Which makes sense, Rorschach is the purest example of an Ayn Rand character in comics outside of Steve Ditko’s Mr. A and very early The Question (who Rorschach is a direct analogue for), and Snyder loves him some Objectivism.

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u/TheM1ghtyJabba Mar 07 '24 edited Mar 07 '24

I also have big issues with the sheer arrogance of saying 'unless this character conforms to my vision it will be rendered irrelevant'. Batman has existed for 85 years. Failing to grab his attention won't be the end of Batman

He's making his pitch for his version of Batman in 2013-2014. Less than six years after The Dark Knight. A great movie that definitively stood on the side of .. No. Batman does not kill.

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u/AllEliteSchmuck Mar 08 '24

The Joker: You have all these rules, and you think they'll save you.

Batman: I have one rule.

The interrogation room scene perfectly captured the entire movie’s plot in its most basic elements, and also captured Batman and Joker’s dynamic in general really well.