Christopher Nolan has arguably created the best Batman film. The Batman in The Dark Knight has taken the approach of a more vigilante role with ambiguous morals. The definition of a vigilante is member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement into their own community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.
By the definition above Batman is a vigilante because he is a self-appointed citizen of Gotham City who took law into his own hands without legal authority because he views the police to be inadequate. He views the law enforcement inadequate because his parents were killed and no one was arrested and the police are also corrupt. This can also be seen by the lighting
By the definition above Batman is a vigilante because he is a self-appointed citizen of Gotham City who took law into his own hands without legal authority because he views the police to be inadequate. He views the law enforcement inadequate because his parents were killed and no one was arrested and the police are also corrupt. This can also be seen by the lighting