Gotham City

He studied criminology, forensics, and criminal psychology, and learned from man hunters and martial artists, mastering every fighting style. In time, Bruce forged himself into a living weapon to wage war on crime and injustice. On his return to Gotham, Bruce stalked street thugs as a plainclothes vigilante. Beaten by the very people he intended to protect, he barely survived his first night out. As he sat bleeding in his study at Wayne Manor Bruce knew that he had to first strike fear in the…

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…

century, the most sensational featured realistic depictions of crimes and horrors. They were also extremely cheap, easy to read, and thus accessible mass audiences (inflppl 113). As television sets became a focal point of American homes, Batman stories were reimagined for the screen. The 1990s live-action and animated films and shows meant that people could learn about Batman without ever having to pick up a comic book (source). Now, Batman stories are told interactively through video games,…

If Batman is man, the question posed would be -who is he to hold himself above the law? However, even though Batman fights crime and seeks justice, he still has to abide by the law being a citizen of Gotham city. Therefore, the moral ambiguity becomes evident as Batman is portrayed as a vigilante taking the law into his own hand to bring justice. Costume, design and lighting are also the main features that contributes to the image of how Batman is portrayed…

not only dished out a good beating but solved a mystery along the way. In Detective Comics #49, James Gordon is caught up in an cold case from his days on the force. He grapples with the new freedom he has as Batman to investigate the crimes of Gotham City…and the slippery slope that this freedom can be. Does the system he’s believed in all this time still work? Or is it the only thing he has left to hold on to? Since the story arc we’re still focused on in issue #49 is the same as #48, I…

When we think of Batman, the words “hope”, “justice”, and “incorruptibility” come to mind. He is The Dark Knight, a bat vigilante who fights to keep the fictional streets of Gotham safe. He is arguably one of the greatest superheroes ever created. He fights crime and faces some of the most insane villains in comic book history. What makes him stand out from the rest is that, as Wikipedia states, “unlike most superheroes, Batman does not possess any superpowers; rather, he relies on his genius…

million, driving the yellow school bus. A short montage goes by to introduce all the other characters. In each plot in the film, often have two to three things happening in the same scene. The arrival of Batman was presented in the crime rate in the city is lowering, criminals are afraid of this stranger, and the public is unsure of who is this figure and how they should treat…

doesn’t rely on the darkness in all his films, but The Dark Knight still heavily relies on ideas about dark and light. We see this in its name (The Dark Knight), but also in the film’s sometimes harsh lighting and in the inversion of what ought to be Gotham City’s night life. Because Batman, the titular Dark Knight, deals his vigilante justice in the shadows of the evening, criminals work during daylight hours instead. The Joker calls the gangsters in the movie out on their behavior,…

he elaborates on several controversial issues surrounding Batman in his first chapter, “Batman as Terrorist, Technocrat, and Feudal Lord,” such as his rocky relationship with women, the usage of Batman as a propaganda piece, his motives to save the city Batman has claimed as his own, and his personal life as Bruce Wayne. Batman is portrayed on the…

words. Bruce Wayne gives the impression of being an unmotivated slacker with an attitude problem. He even comments that Alfred hasn't "given up" on him yet. Rachel not only rebukes him for trying to avenge his fathers, but also opens his eyes to the city around him and to what really needs to be done. It is Rachel who showed him the way. Through Rachel’s words his fear fades off, but now it’s time for him to dominate it. The motif of “fear” plays…