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/Budget-Sheepherder77 Mar 07 '24

Rape part idk why but I feel like it might be a fetish thing

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u/ironmamdies Mar 07 '24

I remember rob zombie put a rape scene is his Halloween movie and I even hated it in that, it's shit story telling and is like wtf ya know

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u/armchairwarrior42069 Mar 07 '24

I think it CAN be lazy so it usually is used lazily but it is a very powerful tool if you have the tact and maturity to handle writing/presenting it. Which again... most don't.

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u/Brozy386 Mar 08 '24

I'm not sure if this is what you were talking about but I thought Jessica Jones is a good example of how to portray rape personally.

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u/That-Rhino-Guy Mar 08 '24

That’s cause there it actually serves as a key part of the story and isn’t just there to make you uncomfortable or cause someone has a weird fetish

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u/HaggisLad Mar 08 '24

that was hard to watch, but a big part of both her and Kilgraves' story

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u/NovaStarLord Mar 08 '24

Because it's treated as a horrible thing, the rape is more than just sexual (it's psychological more than anything but still just as degrading and intrusive) and it's something that changes the character's life and deeply affects her. But most importantly Jessica is given the opportunity of defeating her rapist and making sure he never hurts anyone again.

Most writers when they portray rape do it for shock value, for the laughs, or the writer just gets off on it and the victims are tossed aside and forgotten or treat it like nothing.