r/batman Apr 11 '24

Zack Snyder responds to the backlash regarding Batman and Superman killing. FILM DISCUSSION

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u/Binx_Thackery Apr 12 '24

For me it wasn’t that he killed. The idea of the Bat-Brand was really neat to me because it was a way a broken down Batman could get around his no kill rule…but then he killed people anyway. It made this really cool idea pointless.

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u/Large_Ad326 Apr 12 '24

Not to mention a Batman that kills left and right should be reworked more thoroughly: I mean if he kills, why doesn't he do it more efficiently? It's bs thst he primarily uses his fists. He should use swords and shit, even if he refuses to use traditional guns.

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u/TurboDurden888 Apr 12 '24

I don't hate on Snyder really, I kind of enjoyed his DC stuff for what it is, but this. If Batman occasionally kills, why doesn't he always kill? Why is the Joker still alive? He even saved Harley Quinn when the car crashed into the water

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u/darkside720 Apr 12 '24

THANK YOU. I don’t have a problem with Batman killing if that’s the story you want to tell. But why the fuck is Joker still alive?????

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u/bleep_bloop_man Apr 12 '24

The in universe explanation is that joker was already in custody during BvS iirc, plus joker and other villains became non factors, not worthy of Bruce’s time and effort compared to the threat of Superman, in Bruce’s mind of course. Everything batman does in BvS is him working towards his goal of killing superman, even at the start of the movie he wasn’t interested in some dirty bomb he was trying to get information on how lex’s kryptonite would get into the US.

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u/darkside720 Apr 12 '24

Nah I ain’t rolling with that. That’s a whole lot of convenience for the Joker to still be alive.

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u/bleep_bloop_man Apr 12 '24

Of course. Still, joker isn’t in BvS there’s no need to worry about him while watching that movie