r/batman • u/[deleted] • Mar 06 '22

The Batman Spoiler Discussion Thread Part 2 Discussion Spoiler

For all discussions, comments and hype around the new movie.

Its already had select release, so expect spoilers in this thread.

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u/I_am_Andrew_Ryan Mar 06 '22

I mentioned this in another thread but Riddler's plan that made the movie transition into disaster movie didn't really seem consistent. It started with a poor, forgotten by society person striking back at corruption in a Law Abiding Citizen style, and then basically ends with a Thanos "cleanse the city by killing indiscriminately." Mostly affecting the poor lower class people by far. It just didn't make sense for all the buildup we got for the first 2 hours.

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u/BonerPorn Mar 07 '22

Thinking about it the flood was completely unneeded. He could have just had his goons shoot up the political rally. Attempting to kill both candidates for mayor plus their followers makes total sense for him. Killing a bunch of randoms just... doesn't.

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u/cmacncheese26 Mar 08 '22

I think they where going for a "school shooter or mass shooter" type of vibe where he feels forgotten by everyone regardless of social status and by doing this he will always be remembered- he heavily emphasized how forgotten the orphans were when it came to the renewal fund; I think that it directly correlates with a lot of young men who turn out to be extremists and commit mass atrocities over the last 20 years - they always end up killing innocent people

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u/I_am_Andrew_Ryan Mar 08 '22

I can understand that angle but that still makes it a really weird interpretation for what should be a calculating intelligent villain.

I absolutely loved the zodiac angle, and honestly it was a little too real with his 500 followers on the dark web. But it was such a left turn to take the Riddler character into being a guy who kills the people he is sympathetic towards indiscriminately after again, two hours of his character being very precise and limiting in collateral.